New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-24
IN THE SOCIAL WORLD.
PLANNING FOR EASTER AS THE END OF
LENT APPROACHES
u.rnD,Nc; DEII.s BLING TUNED-IIE SERIES OF
AFTERNOON TEAS AND MILD DIVERSIONS
NEARLY ovER-NoTEs OF AFFAIRS
FAST AND TO COME

when the lily is queen CT flowers Approaches tne
feminine portion OF socetys three ctcleS' 'io -''
the Heights ard the Park Slope, begins It's serious
preparations for the spring campaign ana 'ha' 'I'
saapplrg Of :he bonds imposed by Lent VIII % "e'
coined goes without saying. Not that the restraint
has been particularly irksome save perhaps u
some Of the fishiy q the younger = ,o Uy
the accomplishment Of what is cJnsiIcI,d a uu'S
waen TIA, dgty & ,b IN s5 pG whees
can rim along AZ their own sweet VIII W4lhoI.I, ~
taken I'M ADVANTAGE Of after the customary man
ner of those who make up what Is Known as '''e
social word.
Dan Cupid however. has never yet Acknowledged
the rule of the Church the sound OF the Dioi'd
in Exceis,s" is 10 him but the prelude II the merry
iangle OF wedding bells. and that his arrows nav
lost none Of their drectness Of flight or sharpness
of tip duling ihe forty days VIII ne SHOWN HI'eI
the forty days are ended. He has been active tTS
season. as seasons past ana tie l4s o. ms Nc
tins Will DE Interesting redllHS 10 tIIc 24Atr-7' 49,
ms and aua,s pf those concerned to say ho!h hlns
OF the big brothre and fathers andof course there
are someGSIppontci Su'ioIS t|ut Zane 4'.uo, 80
be cast aside, while the remainder w. s,dAd care
full sitting.
There were a number or entcrta inments. literary
and otherwise last week. and various Brooklyn
charities benefited thereby. one OF the most I'M
portant OF these WAS the second OF the series o.
Ienten readings by Brooklyn authoresseS, which
was given In Memorial Han on Wednesday morn
Ing at IL O'Clock, for the benefit OF the Downing
Vacation House. under the auspices OF the BROOK
lyn Associations OF Working Girls Clubs. Mrs. rru-
man j. Bacl;us. president Of the Woman's Club,
Abbott. who read a paper entitled The Ministry
of the Vile" Mrs Kossitcr W Raymond to-
lowed with selection entitled y True stor$ Oh
Wltchng Chat" MIS-. George Hunt Prentss read
three poems The sns,ng Lejter 49, 0GeeV nr oi
Frances Lee Pratt gave Captain Ben's Choice,
and Mrs. Katrina Trask represented by Mrs. ~, 20
der King Constantine" Mrs. Henry Earle concud-
Wooing"
The third and last reading Of the series will be
given on the evening of April A. when the readers
will be Mrs Kate Epson Clarke, Miss Caroline D.
lie Row. Louise Both-Hendricksen, Mrs Henry
l.. Wardwell Mrs Thomas :. Moore, MIS- George
Hunt Prentiss Mrs Laura Hooway-Langtord ana
Mrs Lillian W. Belts After the reading reception
will be held in the psr!ors of Memorial Hall III
honor of the authoresses Of Brooklyn Invitations
are extended 10 all the patrons OF these readings
and among others who have been invited are the
Rev. and Mrs W. C. i. Rhoades the Rev. Dr. and
Mrs A. d. T. Behrends the Rev. DR.. and Mis-. Il.
s. Storrs, the Rev. Dr. and Mrs 7. T. Mcleod, the
Rev. DIR. and Mrs. Lyman Abbott the Key. Ut.
and Mrs L. T. Terhune. the Rev. a. j. Lyman
the Rev. DR.. and Mrs. r. il. Meredith, the Rev ana
Mrs Burrell, the Rev. and Mrs. c. c. Hail. the Kew
DR.. and Mrs. David Gregg. the Rev. and Mrs T. De
Witt Talmage the Rev. y. D. kns9lving. the Hev'
j. g. Bacchus, the Rev. and Mrs Herbert MelSh;
Mrs c H. Hall the Rev. DR. and Mrs G. W.
HO d M the ky and N Me- Rev ami M a lme A.
Elliot. Dr. and Mrs; joan W. Ch&dWlcK; MI 4 ing
Ms St Clan 5n3 N2f rs T.S M W es MI N and M
William Dean Howells. Or. and Mrs. David A. Coch-
Clarence Dc S Beer [ DE- ard Mrs. Truman
Mr. and Mrs; F: Hopkason smith Harry Watkins atkins
rem. Mr. ana Mrs. Seth Low A. N; Palmer. Miss
John B, woodward Franklin woodruff Mss Grace UTs
Deno L'Shied he Fey = po Wa9T JT de and
Mrs Abbott. Miss Margaret Love Mr. and Mrs
James McKeen, Judge Cullen and Judge and MIS-
Bartlett
Miss Eva Louise Cook daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
John ]. Cook. of Keap-st.. to Edward Henry Froth-
ingham. the ceremony being performed on InurS-
day evening by the Rev. j. D. Wells, assisted by
the Rev John b. Clark. III the Presbyterian Cnurch
at South Third-st and Driegsave. Miss Efhe Nc
Creery and Miss lnez lie Fevre ATTENDED tne p W
worth, Edward Coy. Henry Pook and T. Z. Conklin
were ushers. The reception was ned in tne hndpp
mansion and the guests included many OF me peo-
En- End n'0S' p'''''''e''' -''
The Kings Daughters and Sons and the Waysde
Home reaped substantial assistance from the pres
entation of the story Of the Scottish Reformation
at the Academy on Tuesday and Wednesday even
ings Mrs. II. +. Monroe. who had careiuIy pre- pre-
pared the lecture. assisted in the scenes Dy
Sn%es and sevenyve sereoptcon views aided in
making the story realistic.
William Archibald Thompson. son Of the Rev w.
d Thomson, of the Central MethodlSt CnufCI' ia
Drggs-ave, and Miss Edith A. Lloyd were mar
ried on Tuesday evening Miss Margaret Bissell OF
NewYor was maid Of honor; Ia ana bes D@nh sn
One Of the delightful affairs Of the week was the
musical given by Mrs Baldwin and her daughters
on "Wednesday afternoon in their Cinton-ave. home
The artists who contributed 10 the entertainment
were Miss Mary Hathaway Baldwin and Francis
Fischer Powers, Vocaiistsi Master Arthur HOOK
mann on the violin and Victor Harris accompanist.
Chapman, Hinman, Arthur Quarterly fei5ee JTrvis'
Mrs Alfred c. Barnes, Mrs Charles Strickland Miss
Strickland Mrs. John Gibb Mrs Arnold e. Dana.
and the Misses Florence GueEtin, Strickland Ferry
and Dabney
On the same afternoon Mrs. Calvin T. Hull, Mrs.
NJ E Hawley, Mrs. b. b. Mosher Mrs. Thomas
Cochran and Mrs. Furman T. Mutt assisted MISS
Kitty Cochran in managing a large progressive
euehre party which Was EYeR at the o foqGe GSeT
There nearly 200 players, and three sets OF
n to Mpsi Georse Miller and Mrs f. Hawthorne
while the second two were won by Mrs j. Sprouts,
and Mrs AlonZo Stoat, with Mrs. Ii. Palmer and
Mrs NJ E. Hubbard winners of the third prizes.
At the meeting Of the Civtas Club the same
afternoon at No. leD Joralemon-st., Miss Jean
Palmer presided. with Miss Mary Campbell as re-
cording secretary. Four papers were read by morn-
bers Of the club and the organization received from
j. r. Planten Consu-General of the Netherlands. a
handsome silvermounted gavel the wood Of which is
q portion of the threshold OF the church at Deep
haven Holland. in which the Pilgrim Fathers wor-
shipped before sailing for America The hosie;S ,,s
ford L. Lutkins, Mrs Fred Tapping, Mrs. William
Berg. Miss De Bevoise Miss Kitty Hill. Miss Mary
Jadwin. Mrs. X. =. Won Der Smith, Mrs. Maillard
Mrs Canda and Miss Maud Huffman. The club
proposes 10 give a literary and musical entertain.
inent. followed by reception about the middle OF
next month. for which the details as yet have not
been arranged. II Is understood that Mrs Edwin
NJ. Blashleld will address the open meeting for
April on the subject Of Municipal Art. in which
she WIN discuss the possibilities of the cty's adorn-
buildings.
In the other clubs OF women IN the city there are
much activity and considerable discussion The
Health Protective Association is actively at work
on the subject OF cleanliness. the Urban Club has
the financial condition OF the country In hand
H. tax.in IL.