New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-18
IN THE SOCIAL WORLD.
BROOKLYN MADE ITS MARK ON NEW
YORK'S HORSE SHOW.
THE ED REGIMENTS SUCCESSFUL FAIR-wED-
DINGs PAST AND TO OoME--A BALL FOR


THE HILL PEoPLE-CLUB NOTES.
Was Brooklyn represented at the Horse Show
over in New-York? Indeed it was. and there are
dark hints that NewYorke would have
been just well satisfied If it had kept its horses
to itself and not gone around gathering in blue RID
hons and all that sort Of thing. But the Horse
Show important affair to Brooklyn people
as well as to those who live on the west bank or
the East River. for 1t tn, one thing needed
10 draw the laggards back TO town from their sea-
shore or mountain summer resorts and the music
of fashions march is started by the sound OF the
prancing feet of the thoroughbreds Great is the
Horse Show and great is Brooklyn's share thereof
1t was CORY enough for show when Frank
Boards beautiful team carried off the blue ribbon
for four-in-hands, but the procession Of ribbons
toward Brooklyn began on Monday night night when when
Sne rs prSe b ior b5y eedng
driven by J. II. Shuts, ir. This was foll9wed on
and Sensation. winning a. blue. and Emperor and
Sensation being first In the tandems In the even
again got the award. and when on Wednesday
pons' Whining .nG against some of New-Yorks best
known horsemen. 1t was admitted that the Brooklyn
exhibition Other prizes followed as a matter Of
course To Mr. Beard A. J. Nutting, Hamilton II.
m nSd0h HoagS aIy and j. I H. Shuts jr due
greater part of the credit for the remarkao,y nlgh
Workers are prone 10 poke fun at.
Among the more prominent Brooklyn people who
attended the show and were gIad they ulu attehu
were Colonel Partridge Howard Glib Mr.. and Mrs
George E. Fahys J. r. Beard, Mr.. and Mrs William
~ Dykman Mr.. and Mrs. Timothy L. Woodruff.
Miss Daisy Sproule. Mr.. and Mrs L. II. Barnes. Mr.
and Mrs Howard Boocock Jonathan Buckley.
WHY'S Terry. Newberry Frost, Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Whitney Nelson G. mr. a and Mrs Mrs
j. H Shuts jr.. p. \. sproule. Frederc c. Brown.
Barnes. MI and Mrs f. L. Maxwell. Mi and Mrs.
Henry T. Body Ernes;us Gulick' Harry brooKihs n
Downing. Mr.. and Mrs j. C. Hoagland, Mr.. and
Mrs j. T. Gwathmey. Mr.. and Mrs. Hamilton II;
Salmon Mr.. and Mrs. George II. Prentiss, and
many others
Mars and Venus walked arm-in-arm on Wednes-
day when the 23d Regiment opened its big fair IN
its big armory and run up the curtain on a DIG
success ours" has fairly divided the honors OF
the week with the Horse Show dt seems almost
impossible to get away from the horses) and that
the regiment holds a place in the hearts or
Brooklyn people and high place in the social
world is amply shown by the numbers OF repre-
sentative families who have lent their daughers
to the crowd of spectators ana ther purses 70 t h
far have done their work we'll and their labors
have been admirably seconded and hoeraly re-
on fhrigs military whether serving in the fed
OF on the armory floor. All hands are PROUD OF
the 23d and the regiment has received substantial
evidence of that fact.
And the whrl has really started. Ihere
are weddings and rumors Of weddings. and the emo
is not yet Balls receptions. parties afternoon
teas and all the functions which go TO make up
an active. joyous winter season are planned or
beng planned. and the last of the list is long
way off To take the principal affairs Of the week.
on Tuesday evening the adjoining houses OF MIS-
Charles d. Bigeow and her daughter Mrs. $50. 20
ward Beecher, on Columbia Heights. were opener
for the first large reception OF the season az ,i
Heights. The guests were received IN the blgflow
dining room and mushroom The receiving party
consisted OF Mrs Bgelow Mrs Beecher ana Mrs
ard nd hoy ere
tanning the guests by Mrs Charles E Bigelow. Of
HSnsYae Mrs. Hsrse2 Edward
ari and Mrs. G. W KENYON ne ~, dSt o, toIy
people of Brooklyn and a number from other
cities.
on Wednesday evening the second important
social affair of the week drew gathering OF
fashionable people to the home Of Henry Is Shell
don at No 900 Columbia Heights. where Anna
Ernburv Sheldon and the Rev James Townsend
Russell were married. the officiating clergymen
being the Rev. Or. Charles II Hail. Of Holy
Trinity and the Rev. Dr. Charles Cuthbert Han OF
\ sell has been released from his engagement AT -
nr.sent Mace The young couple will make their
home with the brides parents There was sinai
hers Of the Sheldon. Embury Kiss'm, Hall. Rus
sell. Brett Pierrepont' and other "e"'hno"" lam
lilies being present
Many Prospect Heights society people attended
the wedding OF Miss Ida O'Meara and William
Thomas Lyons at ST. Francis Xavier's Church on
Wednesday afternoon. which was fonoWed ~ y. a
rice o. Meara. in Berkeley Place The young couple
started on Southern trip
OF the weddings to come. the Niles Brookman on
Wednesday, and the Read-Seaman on Tuesday.
easily lead the rest Miss Brookman viii be married
In Grace Church by its rector the Rev Chauncey
b. Brewster and will have as bridesmaids Miss
Florence Niles and Miss Madge Niles. twin sisters
of the bridegroom. When T. Sufern Taller an 1
Miss Maud Lorillard were married year ago last
spring Mr.. Niles was best man MI Taller WIZ re-
turn The compliment. ana De oesi hn 1or M
Beeckman. Richard A.. Peabody. Arthur Lucen
gagged Miss clara ot5kiss aaush3sr Of MT ana ana
d dnnF Breakfast at the Brookman House No ls
EEs%9e W live ana at s Nd wesi Nnt
Miss Caroline Seaman. daughter Of Samuel II.
Seaman of Columbia Heights will be married to
William A. Read by the Rev Dr. Charles II. Hall.
Her two sisters Miss Mary Seaman and Miss Sadie
FISH Viii T' be the Bridesmaids WHY'S Terry r.
Burnham Monat. Jonathan Buckley. J. NJ Martin
friends Of the family have been invited the cere-
mony and wedding breakss s VII be seIyed at
i iss Seaman nome No. 100 '''""'A f''F"'S' A'
The engagement, OF Darwin r James jr.. the
only son of Darwin r. James, and Miss Alice Fon-
d. of Gates-ave. has been announced. Young Mr..
James Is a senior al Princeton and popular in his
class He Is business manager Of 1.-THE Princeton
IAN captain OF the Track Athletic Association. and
member OF Tiger Inn.' MISS Fonda is the daugh-
ter OF John A. Fonda. OF the Mutual Life Insur-
ance Company.
The tenth Ihpetonga ball has been slated for Jan
uary Is, and that 1t will be the equal In elegance
and perfection of appointment OF any OF these we'll
known society functions Is guaranteed by the fact
that Arthur NJ Hatch will again have charge OF the
arrangements. The revision Of the list of subscrb-
shows a few changes. c: Delano Wood Henry
B. Cromwell, n. Pendeton Schenck and George i.
Nichols have resigned, ana the vacancies have
been filled by Albert G. Jennings, W: Augustus
White, Henry w. Maxwell and General Alfred c.
Barnes.
Right here IL the place 10 announce that the Hi
Is going TO be a rival to the Heights in socia
prominence. especially In the matter of balls. Fol