New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-16
IN THE SOCIAL WORLD.
THE NEW BLUE BOOK" a SUBJECT OF
GENERAL DISCUSSION.
vrNpISc Up TIE SEASON PREPARATORY TO
LENTEN QuIET-NoTEs OF TIE
WEEKS HAPPENINGS.


WEEKS HAPPENINGS.
With Lent so near that 1t can almost be touched
and all the prominent balls and pubic so'lai iu"c
tons OF the season affairs OF the past ana inc great
question of WHO'S who?' thing OF no further
moment for this time there Is pro)ec'ea i"'o '''e
social field a book which VIII cause not ',.e
laughter and possibly some pangs OF jealousy i"e
long heralded "blue book has made It's appearance,
and many and curious the distinctions arousen
NV ,,s a,tcmpt TO decide once and for ALL just how
many people are entitled to rank in society," ana
who they are Prominent CLUB mempei ro mn
omitted. men and women whose names ar are M weI
coined at the homes OF al those people III e ID
who know them are eir SHOWS that the outs
ere not only respected r point on nunneis. uu .ho
sue some pretty goo se peSRf is M
doubt. but thing may De reckunei - y" contains
there will be some lively times when the next social
gets into swing and the s,s % sr tha social
and charitable affairs which are so marked feat
ure Of Brooklyns winter ire
In the mean time the usual windns"up rush is on
and preparations are being made for spending the
.a,son nominally devoted 10 fasting ana prayer III
as decorous manner as Is consistent WIN WI
meant effort to satisfy the demands OF the church
and at the same time keep in touch with those "
whom the voice Of minister and priest appears WIN
little force one OF the principal affairs OF 'he week
WAS the last of the Heights assemblies when was
held on Wednesday evening in the Gernama |iuo-
house in Schermerhorn-st The occasion Iiva hs.
;n point OF attractiveness and general intsS. us
%ncn man nnu on previous occasions The coon
was danced after supper whch WIS WIS Sininr-roorn
VIEWS FERRY a and Clyde hoffman led William p
rre1sss being Sess Wam sheldon ED ne' There
several interesting nsures and 9ne iSVS overs The
sSsys. we're foT receivs6 by Mrs William Lchhsd
and Mrs william Reed and N the ESm William p
t.,entice Charles H. Won Nostrand ana WHY'S
Terry.
The wedding of Miss Frances Henrietta Hunter
daughter of the late Joel Du Bots Hunter an" NV
ert oliver Thompson. of Campbell Hall. Ne"-i oiN'
was celebrated on wednesday evening Inc oe'e
mony took place at the home of Mrs. john James
Walton Of Wiow-st The Rev. Dr. Storrs onci-
stel assisted by the Rev. Dr. Hunter of Miiienve'
a brother OF the bride. Miss Hunter wore pe'om-
ing gown of white satn. and her vel OF tule Vas
Adele walter d in drny s hss r 10 Rcs Val
,Ss H White ,Ss BpdS '' wSsr Mc New
York the best man There NV Were h no marking
,he way they We're Masers s4k John Henry
HsDkison ir.' Kenneth Hankison. Ronald Gomns
Hunter. Malcolm Hunter. Francis Games ""''o"
and james Henry walton
The Church Of the Good shepherd. in McDonough-
at between Lewis and Stuyvesant ayes. was nieu
with n fashionable audience "wednesday AFTER
noon at 5 oclock TO witness the marriage OF MISS
Marie Louise Mensch, daughter OF Dr. Charies H.
Mensch to Clinton Spader. The CHANGER was Simply
and effectively decorated with Easter iiies' com
hined with cut palms and foliage. The Rev A. +.
I-nderb rector officiated and the bride was given
AWAY by her father. The bride. who was unattenu-
ed was attlred in a becoming travelling costume OF
brown broadcoth. with bodice OF brocaden 'ane,n ,
NTH black sat dants hat to match hand
somey trimmed with velvet ana oia d Ups a., The
bridal bouquet of white roses ana hies vi va,
valley The best man was Thomas Sandersoh anu
the ushers were DR. somers F. Tucs sed AVE-
S,cberson Mrs " r. Maugher. cousin Of the
bride presided st ,ns organ as he bridal party en-
tered Oh Promise Me- during me ceremony osr a> No
reception followed the ceremony on tneir re,ul IN
frora tour WHICH will include , shor, S.ay
Under the auspices Of Miss Bur,is. Miss Moody
and a number of other young women from the Hill
and Park Slope a leap year cotlon was gwen nj the
Pouch mansion on Wednesday evening. Inc ar
rangements were in conformity with leap year
privileges and the first innovation was that OF the
patrons Instead Of being welcomed by NUMBER
of matrons as is the custom. the guests were re-
ce,ved by Edgar p Hicks, Howard r. Pyle Amos
p Hawey Walter ~ Beatty. Charles DeBevoise'
John Andrews and Juan Almirall while Miss Burts'
Miss Moody. Miss DeBevoise, Miss Johnson MISS
Almirall Miss Wheeler and Miss Goddard were
ushers The patronesees were Mrs Calvin r. nun
Mrs John II. Burtis. Mrs. Leonard Moody ana Mis.
John Cartledge Dancing began about y O'Clock
and ended at 1896. the coton was led by Miss
Rur,is dancing with Edgar T. Hicks. and Miss
Moody dancing with Howard Pyle loan AmSng th9se
Missy Miss Vernon. Miss Wheeler, Miss peBsyoise Mss
po sT nl" Miss Vreeland Miss Purdy. Miss Itans
f fssss Mis- Wilson S Miss OTIS Miss Wabrdge Mise
Haley Rhodes Miss Psmars MIS- Nsf Ms5s
M MGss f M,s GAIL Miss Rishs5dson M,s
Ixersn Walter
Howard Vernon John Anare Msv, Ehaa nsustDs
idsrsSs hss: Hf TsmSn f S4 sn. H.
EdWard Dolyea Charles Cartledge Lawrense Mar
shall A' Hazard Armstrong. Mr. Dickerman and j.
Wright.
Mrs Nathan T. Beers and Miss Beers gave tea
followed by a leap year dance In the evening" y"
Wednesday, in their house in New-fork-aVe me
decorations were Of yellow mingled with green aho
harp and mandolin music was played during the re-
ceptlon hours In the receiving party were Mrs j.
Wesley Cornwell Mrs. W. B. Greenman, Mrs n L.
Greenman Mrs. NJ. NJ Canda. Mrs Arthur stani-
ford Miss y. W. Beers Miss Granger. Miss A.
Bunce Miss f. Payne Elmira. \: y: the Misses
TAFT the Misses Jewell. Miss l.. g. Thane Miss M
Redell. Miss Il. Carhart. Miss C. Mathews ana MISS
{; Simmons In addition to the ladies OF the receiV-
ing party the guests at the dance in the evening in
stanford asrss41 f. Msr6sr D
+ c. Holden. Dr. j. Macfarlane Winfield, Professor
Ma% r. Payne United states Navy n Beers
Payne. c. THAN. A. b. Carhart. j. f. Kinds r
s s. Kinds, w. ii. Hardness and W. Gilbert Mac
naughton.
Another of Wednesdays teas was given by the
Misses Sanxay of Washington-ave Mrs Henry A.
Hilton Mrs Charles Skeftington Sanxay. Mrs. Sam
mel Armstrong Nelson Mrs. Andrew c. Fetterof
Miss Tatum and Miss Randall completed the recelv-
ing party. Among the guests of the afternoon were
Mrs. H. f. Chapman. Mrs John Allen. Mrs. Lilly
- Crary Dr. Lucy Hall-Brown, Mrs. Harry Barber.
Mrs. j. H. Brumey. Mrs N. l.. Coe Miss Post. Miss
Potter. Mrs. V. ii. Kellogg. the Misses Laing. the
Misses Hart Mrs William Hunter Miss Guernsey,
Mss Geddes and Mr.. and Mrs. John Dtmas, 1r
supper to receiving party followed the additional
g,lssts being Albert Cromwell. j. L. Webster, Jr.
5r Charles Ware. Edward Mccoy. George c. Rob
inson, IT., George Gordon. c. X. Sanxay. s. A Mel
son and A. G. Feterolf.
Mrs. Maria Huntington Elwel. OF No 81 Mon
tague-st who is widely known in this city and