New-York tribune., 1896-01-19
The News OF Brooklyn

Juan smith and tie Misses lInnsr Miss SIS, Sea fss
Misses Dow.
Many Brooklyn people interested in the an
nouncement OF the engae5men; of Miss Margaret
Harrison. daughter of Alexander Harrisoh' Oh
Philadelphia. to Jack" Grcory. of the same town
Miss Harrison is niece OF Mrs. John Prentice ana
OF the bridesmaids al the WeddIhs OF NJ.
am Mrs. Edward T. II. T,image besides having having
frequently visited here at other times ana appeared
at the Inpe,onga. Miss Harrison Is great "a
vori;e both in brooklyn and in Philadelphia socies'
party Of well-known Brooklyn people nclui-
ing Mr.. and Mrs +. W Bliss, Mr.. and Mrs. Francis
d. Beard Colonel WE.iam Hester AMI William NJ
Van Anden have made arrangements to leave on an
ocean trip to South America on January % 1he
trip will occupy six weeks. ard among the interest
ing places which the party VIII nave an cnas,
at a safe distance from the disputed boundary ihe'
An engagement which wi; be learned with interest
b. society en- Prospec, Heights is that OF clarence
W Rickerson. eldest son Of Charles RicKerson' Oh
Eghth-ave, TO Miss Anabe, Of Hudson, ~ "
which is just announced.
Cards are out for the wedding Of Miss Florence
Ncgus daughter. .of Mrs. John d. Negus. to Arthur
Leopold Boucher at s o'clock Wednesday even
ing. January %. at 81. Peters Episcopal 'hWch'
State-st, near Bonu
The wedding of Miss Alice King. daughter Of Gen
cral and Mrs IIora,io G. King TO Joan Hanway, OF
Baltimore was quietly celebrated on Thursday
Miss Mary Iaw,on, of Washington, was the mald
OF honor. and Miss 1.-The. King and Miss Mary
Hanway the bridesmaids The best man was as
ushers Mabel King and Mary Wisrnm were Were the the
sno be S Rev nf DR. RT aGy M aScock Of B
more officated Mr. ard Mrs Hanway will make
their home In Cumberland
Tickets for the Leap Year and St. Valentines Day
bail which is to be given in the Pouch Mansion on
the evening of February a. will be out early th's
Y eek and the annual dance FOR the beneht OF the
Brooklyn Nursery and the childrens wafu OF 'ne
Home for Consumptives will no doubt be as great n
success as any that have preceded IT, The aHair
will be decided novelty, IN that there Will be two
separate dances under one management going on AT
the same time In the banquet hall the Hungarian
rand will furnish music for the Leap Year ball. ana
in the ballroom Giesmanns double orchestra VIII
furnish the time for the st. Valentines dance. sup
per will be served in the Colonnade Room. ana '"e
Neapolitan Troubadours will occupy the conserva-
tory There is not little speculation as to Just
how the dances viii be divided. and. while there
will be found a way out of what now seems TO be
difficulty. the outcome is looked forward TO with
much interest c. u. Smithers. of NO 1,li5 Dean
St Is the treasurer and the list OF patrohesseS III
cudes Mrs David A. Boody Mrs. Frank l.. Babbott.
Mrs William a. 4. Browne Mrs: j. Bion Bogari'
Fr Ii H. BI9w~ BToNn Msi Mrs eSfs Sason G. Mrs
Isaac II Cary Mrs Albert Ghansr Mrs Mrs as
Casey Mrs. Flamen b. Gambler Mrs ;I1,an' 1Hc0D u r.
ETba4 dsmer MRS livingston Emery Mrs Clinton Elliott.
Mrs Howard GibS' Mrs. Raymond H9agland Mrs Mrs.
Thomas B. Hewitt Mrs ,;c Miliam Gkins Himmnh Ms Mrs
Charles A. Moore, Mrs. John Notman Mrs ns George
H Nichols Mrs Willis l. ogden Mrs i Thomns nsTc r.
Mrs Calvin T. Pratt. Mrs. stephen 7. Post Mrs
Bernard Peters, Mrs Bsnjdm9 AZ 9ohsTg RI srgpnIs Mps
T. stranahan Mrs Charles A. rta Schieren; Ms Mrs.
Francis rccIe sherry r Mrs eaIra anseman Mrs
Wilmot Townsend, Mrs Thomas vernon Mrs, >;
r. Wilson. Mrs William c. Wallace. Mrs. Frederick
H. Webster. Mrs Charles 5. Whitney ana MIS-
Timothy l.. Woodruff.
The 1hpetonga ball which Is generally accepted as
the climax Of Prooklyns social will be held
on Tuesday evening in the art association and as
sembly-rooms Of the Academy OF Music. The COM
rittee in charge consists OF A. a. Low. Frank
Sherman Benson. William Cary Sanger. William C.
sheldon. jr. and Arthur NJ. Hatch 1t Is under
stood that the decorations Of the two big rooms
will be little different this year from those OF past
occasions Nile green being the prevailing tone OF
the ballroom Supper will be served a, small tables
in the assembly-room at half an hour after mid
night Favor figures which omitted last year.
danced after supper The favors will consist OF ro-
settles for the men. and l.eghorn hats trimmed
Mr ana Mrs Sanger are expected down from Al
bany. and Mrs. Sanger Mrs. Edward II. Litchned.
Mrs William A. Reed and Mrs A: \, Low Will re-
ceiye the guests. There VIII probabiy- be a large
ATTENDANCE as most Of the rhpc,onga Subscribers
triple opera bill in the playhouse viii attracr MANY
who will from direct to the ballroom Thls
will hitch in time arrangements, as the
performance is begin fifteen minutes earlier than
usual.
An interesting meeting OF the Twentieth Century
Club held at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
II. Turlei No. 81 Monroe Place. Thursday even
ing The topic for discussion The Turkish
Question. and the speakers were Professor Edwin
A. GrosvenOr. OF Amherst College: Dr. John =.
Peters. OF New-York. and Herant NJ Hlretchjian
The annual concert o, the Euterpe Quartet will be
given in Association Hall tomorrow evening The
Ylzkye Trio. Metropolitan quartet. and Miss Alice
Hntz Merritt. Soprano Tirzah Hamlin Rutland con
traito; Harry NJ. Peckham mOnolOgues; Edward J.
Rice. humOrist. and Robert C. McGraham. accom-
panist, viii take part In the affair.
Invitations will be out for the annual mid
winter dance Of the senior class OF the Polytechnic
Institute The dance will be held usual in the
gymnasium Friday evening. February :. The
ladies' who viii be patronesses this year Mrs.
Fritz Achells. Mrs. Peter r. Austen. Mrs. David 4.
Body. Mrs. Charles w Bonner. Mrs David II
Cochran, Mrs. Thomas B. Hewitt. Mrs Charles NJ.
Howard Mrs. Henry T. lde Mrs. William &. Pate.
Mrs Charles 4. Schleren. Mrs Henry S Snow and
Mrs S V. White The committee In charge ls com
posed OF Charles G. Putnam. Jr. James \. Cameron.
Alfred Miller F. Taylor Sherman jr., and r. Hart
ley Sherwood