New-York tribune., 1895-10-13
THE WEEK IN SOCIETY.


couh"'' ..o,,.n ~ fashion will remain 10 enjoy
m.A nc long as the pleasant weather lasts Every
- q, Tuxedo West Chester. Hemps'eau' N'
-, IN the Oranges and Lenox s'ahos "''" VIZ
.., doors and at most Of the large county o
W' races named there are house parties OF war;
-. dimensions. Mr. and Mrs Clarence gray I'm
80 who have decided to pass the winter III ans
- they have taken an apartment IN the avenue
...sau have had a house full OF people al their
,r,rv place the Locusts, al staa'sDuis-o"-'ne
,y,ason Some of its members were MI anu ~Nls
..n Elliot Mr. and Mrs Charles 5. Dodge. Mr.
,a Mrs Adolph Ladenburg. Mr.. and Mrs FRANK
r.,r.on Webb. Miss Cora Randolph, H. Maitland
rsxsv Hamilton W. Cary and Eliot Gregory. On
,,~,asv evening Mr. and Mrs Dinsmore gave a
handsome dance. the guests numbering about 10
~,s exciting incident in the neghoorhood OF stats
,.,rs and HYDE Park last week was the golf tour
,.ment. which was begun on Friday Mr.. and Mrs.
yoan Jacob Astor and Mr.. and Mrs Frederick w
vanderbilt were among those who also entertained
large house parties.
The marriage Of Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt and the
Duke OF Marlborough Will be the principal social
happening which will precede the opening OF ;he
horse show Mrs. Alva 5. Vanderbilt has decided
,sat her daughter shall be married IN 81. Thomass
church Fifth-ave. and Fifty third-st.. at noon on
wednesday. November 6 As TO the selection OF
.uendants for the bride or the bridegroom except
,,s that the latter will have as his best man his
cousin. Ivor Churchill Guest. nothing has really
been decided The marriage ceremony VIII
soubtless be performed by Bishop Potter. assisted
BY Bishop Lttlejohn. Of Long Island. and the rec
Tor Of 81. Thomas's Church. the Rev DR. Jonn
Wesley Brown. AS told In yesterdays Tribune. the
wedding breakfast and reception will take place
q, the home OF Mrs Vanderbilt. the brides mother.
seyenty-second-st. and Madison-ave. Mrs. Wander
bl and her daughter left town on Friday. and the
Duke Of Marlborough is still absent in the South
with his cousin. Ivor Churchill Guest
Matters at Lenox were comparatively quiet last
week Il may be said that the season at the beautl
tui resort in the Berkshlres has passed Its height,
and IL VIII be the decline from this time on
ward one of the principal entertainments OF the
week was the reception with music given by Mr..
and Mrs William Douglas Sloane at Elm Court,
when Archie Crawford. the English barytone sang
several songs the accomplishments being played by
G Creighton Webb The autumn wedding at Lcnox
has seemingly become salient feature OF the
social year but that of Miss stokes and Mr.. Hoyt.
which will be celebrated October 81 In Trinity
Church. will be among the most gorgeous nuptial
celebrations which Lenox has witnessed. The de-
taGs are being arranged by Mrs. Stokes. who has
party OF young people at Shadow Brook. Many of
the guests are 10 20 from this city by specia.
train and while some Of them Will stay at Mrs.
stokess house. others will be accommodated at the
hotel which Mrs. Stokes has already engaged. As
already announced in this column. the music ar
ranged by Mr.. Warren. OF st. Bartholomews
Charch will be a special feature OF the service at
the church
Tuxedo. with its myriad-iinted hills and valleys. Is
probably the best patronized Of the suburban resorts
The crowd the clubhouse. where there j. music
every Saturday night Is he greatest ever known
there while there is scarcely empty house in the
ptrx one OF the latest real estate transactions
recorded IN the beautiful park is the purchase by
A D. Juilllard OF the William Waldorf Astor place
foY something like $1,000. The annual autumn ball
.f,.o ri, night ,borl
There have been several church weddings in the
week that Of Miss Fanny Johnston Belts. daughter
OF Mr. and Mrs. George II. Belts, to Walcott II.
Johnson. which took place in Grace Church on Tues
day afternoon being the most numerously attended.
The chanting by the well-trained choir of the nup
tal hymn pronounced much more effective than
the traditional wedding march. The bride. who
stately and graceful. walked 10 the altar with her
father. She was almost surrounded by her attend
ants, who formed a dantylooking group in their
gowns OF white and yellow and short wells Of tulle
Other weddings in town included those Of Miss
Bette Balm Dent. dauRhter-of the late Louis Dent
and d niece OF Mrs Ulysses 5. Grant, to Lieutenant
Henry Gorrish Smith. assistant naval constructor.
United States Navy. which took place Wednes
day at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles II. Ray
mond Of Miss Alice Nye Wetherbee. daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Gardner Wetherbee TO Jean Edouard
Schopfer. which was celebrated on the same day In
the Church Of the Heavenly Rest. of Miss Beatrice
Richardson 10 Willis Sharpe Kilmer also on
Wednesday at the home OF the brides parents Mr..
and Mrs A Frank Richardson. No. 1Os West
seventy-fourth-st.. and that of Miss Elizabeth De
bevoise 10 William Frederick Decker. which took
place on Wednesday evening at the home Of the
brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs George W. Debevoise.
No q West One-hundred-and-twenty- y-fourth-st
This week will be a rather busy one in a matri-
monal way. One OF the prettest and largest we'd
dngs will be that OF Miss Olive Alice Grace to Henry
scanlan Kerr, which Will DE celebrated on Wednes
day afternoon al the Lindens the handsome country
home OF the brides parents. MIR and Mrs John W.
Grace az Great Neck Long Island Only the members
Of the immediate family and small number of init
mate friends have been hidden 10 witness the
rage ceremony which viii be performed by Bishop
McDonnel. OF Brooklyn. The bride. who is a beau
tful girl. will have her bridesmaids her two
cousins the Misses Grace. daughters Of ex-Mayor
William r Grace: Miss Lillian Wing and Miss Maud
Wing. Mr.. Kerrs best man will be Charles Tudor
Wing. and the ushers Will be Joseph Grace. Frank
Grace T Fairfax Bush. Frederick Z. Moore. Arthur
c Jackson and Melville Z. ingalls,. jr. The recep-
ton which follows will be attended by several
hundred guests
fashionable wedding in Harlem on Wednesday
evening will be that OF Miss Seraphino Monaghan
the only daughter Of Mrs. Mary E. Monaghan, OF
No. 10 East One-hundred- -and-sixty- ty-seventh-st.
and Thomas A. Maher. secretary of the southern
Bouevard Railroad Company and eldest son Of
Edward A. Maher. ex-Mayor Of Albany and presi-
oeni OF the Union Railway Company OF this city
Ine ceremony Will take place az 7.S) o'clock IN the
Roman Catholic Church Of 81. Thomas the Apostle
IN West One-hundred-a nd d-eg hteenth-st and ST
Nicholas-aye The bride VII be given away by her
Ofother. Or. Eugene Monaghan late OF Fordhan
Hospital She will De attended By Miss Charita
hAeAam. Miss Lulu Maher. Miss Mccarthy and
MISS Hannah Halpn as bridesmaids ard Miss Flor
ence Maher as maid Of honor Master John Maher
VIII be The page. The best man Will be the
brother o. the Bridegroom. Edward Maher The
usAers VII be Richard Dillon, OF Albany; Adrian
/ klernan. James Geraty, Paul Ha.pin John
Osen ard Harry Hamili ot this city. The mar
rage ceremony Will be performed by the Rev.
Ihonas F. Gregg rector OF ST. August'ne's Church.
Morfisaria The reception will be held at the
nome OF the brides mother.