New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-19
ACCIDENTS IN SOCIETY.

Mr.. and Mrs Frederic II. Coudert of No. l3 East
Forty-hfth-st. gave dinner party last night In
honor OF their young daughter. Miss Renee Coudert
The table decorated with American Beauty
roses Among the guests Miss Grace Durham.
Miss Beatrix Carey Davenport Miss Helen Ganse-
wort Edwards. Miss Ethel Davies. Miss Marion
Smith, Miss May Low Miss Alice Tracy Wilmer
ding Harry Pelham Robbins. Frederick DE Witt
Wells. Davies Tainter and James W. Gerard jr.
MIR and Mrs Elbridge T. Gerry gave dinner
party last night in their home. No. East
SiXtyhrst-st There were forty guests at the table
Reginald Henshaw Ward gave elaborate dinner
party last night at the Metropolitan Club. There
was music 10y the Hungarian Band during the meal.
Mr. Wards guests included George J. Gould, Count
Hadik. Chauncey NJ. Depew, Colonel Frederick Dent
Grant, Frederic H. Benedict General Henry l..
Burnett George W KIDD. Abram :. Hewitt Morris
X. Jesup Joseph W. Burden Ford Huntington. h.
" Taller. r. J. Oakley Rhnelander. Jules A. Mon
tant. X. Livingston Beeckman. Edward J. Berwind.
George r. schefren. William Wall Chaplin. Frederic
Taylor Captain Warren c. Beach. Edmund ID. Ran
doph. Arthur Il. Tw1mbly, j. de Neufville. Bray
ton Ives James Z. Tofree. Camille Wedenfeld. II.
ii. Campbell and ii. Victor Newcomb, father-in-
law OF the host
Mile. Zelie de Lussan was last night the guest Of
honor a a dinner party given By Mrs. NJ. Augustus
Field at her home No IA West Thirty The
table decked with American Beauty roses and
lilies OF the valley. Besides Mile de Lussan there
sat about the table Mr.. and Mrs James A. Wright.
NJ. Beadleston, Dominck Tomaceh and John Ber-
wind.
Colonel and Mrs. G. L. Gillespie gave large re-
cepton at their home. No ~ East FIfty-thlrI-st.
yesterday afternoon. in honor Of General and Mrs.
Nelson A. Miles Of Governors Island. In the re-
ceiving party Mrs Frederick ID. Grant and Mrs
Eugene Mclean. The occasion also served TO IN
troduce to Colonel and Mrs Gillespe's friends Gen
eral and Mrs. Miles's daughter. Miss Cecilia
Miles who received In the inside drawing-Foom
with Miss Julia Dent Grant. Mrs. Frank H.
Keech and Mrs Horace NJ. Porter presided at the
tea-iable. After the reception there was "A dinner
party in honor OF the guests OF the afternoon; The
other guests al the table included General ana MIS-
Daniel But;erneId Mr. ana Mrs. Albert Blerstadt
and General Wnslow.
The second meeting Of the season OF the Tuesday
Evening Dancing Class better known as Mrs. John
r Halls class took place iast night In me ia aie
received with the other paronesses: Mrs Lawrence
Wells Mrs Frederic Galatn, Mrs; William Rhine
diner Mrs Frederic j. de Peyster. Mrs. bernard
Mackay Mrs. Frederic Goodridge, Mrs W,,,h W
Hoppin and Mrs. Charles T. sands The cot II
which danced before supper. was lea by HOW
land Peli who had as partner MISS r. vnn ncnSe5
tambourInes. fancy glass balls. trumpets and silver
fTke Miss A pssy taSos s MAIZE %s's hs
Eleanor Errng. Miss Juliette de Neniyliie MISS ,s
Misses Deaiei. Miss Adele Gardner Mss Kath,
arlns Beekman. Miss Sarah Fuller. Miss Isabel
Jones Miss Augusa Bs s 1s BehsS Wee Mss
Mary Lefferis. Miss Ethel seln. Miss Mary Neeser,
Helen tfalldtn. MISS janet w "'.'
ANY Varnum Miss Edith Jay. Miss Marion de
Peyster Carey, John Necser Rudolph Neeser. jules
Vatable j. de C0urcy Ireland. Grenville winthrop
A. v H. Post Eben stevens Wainwflghi farlsh;
WIlrnerdng Biddle. Harold Van Rensselaer, anu
Herbert Parsons go .,., =,
Mrs Ida Stockdale Knowles will be MARI "a 10
Miles Aldysius stafford at o'clock THIS evening AT
her home No 47s West End-ave. The rev III
Joseph Kerr WIN be. the officiating clergyman;
The wedding of Miss Mary Potter. the - nngtst
daughter OF Bishop and Mrs. Potter to Wilid'n H.
HYDE IT, will be celebrated at O'Clock ms aiter
noon in Grace Church. Bishop Potter. cssiSted by
the rector. the Rev DIR. William r. Hun'nEg,t3nn IN,
VIII perform the marriage ceremony, when WIZ ps
followed by a reception a the home OF Bishop ana
Airs Potter No. 10 Washington square. North,
Miss Rosina Sherman Hoyt will be introduced 10
society at a large reception which her mother
Mrs Alfred VI. Hoyt, VII eye giye for her ths utter
The engagement Is announced OF MISS Cnar,ot,e
Haisted the only daughter OF John r. HaIsted' 10
Mrs David r Porter Introduced her daughter
Miss Mary Porter, at tea which she gave Ststtr-
dav afternoon at her home. No: l32 West Onehuh
dred-and- twenty hrsts Miss Porter yas a. s sea
and Mrs Charles +. Porter