New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-05
ruE WEEK IN SOCIETY.

Inc 9th shouts Of welcome for the New year
the pa wore no particularly notable iestNties IN
o N celebrate the departure Vi ''' ou ""u ,.e
low" # the new year. but there was cohsiueraoie
arrN"' ,hc suburbs and especially at the coun-
gave" Indeed there was scarcely a>place OF
"F or resort that was not utilized curing 'he iast
sum- h some OF its hot-weather patrons Tor a bl,
,,rv frolic. Ii was a gaia week al iuNeoo
OF .ro t,rtunate enough to be among the clue
anu have had considerable outdoor sports with
members "' ,he drawbacks and hardships which
OUT e"' f,or those pleasures are sometimes called
% endure There was no sleighing, and d,, al
m upe no skating Howevsfh o formed house parties
house a. ass in the park aid not suffer FOR want OF
Of some 0se k" the handsome welEept
selves w MIX dancing and feasting on New Years
Eve sqSserP nbmbs G' of the coitagers The meal
the p sarve at small tables arranged in the iarge
circular oa was led by James L. Breese There
mere no favors AZ the StroHs 0' fo s6 nnd the
hour NE me PV was welcomed in true Tuxedo fashion
INV c1tillon was kept up until nearly c'ocN wiz"
on elaborate supper wa" S'''0
~. and Mrs Frederic II. Aliens dance at iheiF
.nne Bolton Prory. at Pelham Manor was ,"e
nom, incident in West Chester on TUESDAY
I'D the leap year party given by MISS
nisu NJ Baltimore, and Miss He.en carroll al
.,v home OF Charles II. Carroll. near hemp
-. .s.a Long Island occupied the attention OF 'he
fashonab people for miif iH,e a[U% 10 give the
i.a In the large barn had to De aodiao''i I
sscoun; of the cod wea'hrf Vim Pavne Whit
~ was danced after dinner; ~ W. d onnin!,
Entertainment ana laseG %e in i 1own ~" Vas rreS
OF e sne Nd as usual. to the junior division OF SO
so,v's brigade. who have enjoyed numerous oan'eS
ana Christmas trees
The surprise wedding Of the week was .ha' %
Mrs Blanche Emma Cruger to James frederic
roms which took place al noon on Ne" feai
Dav. in he ohantry of Grace Church IN 'he pres
100 ~ q small number of relatives and intimate
s,nds No formal invitations were issued ana
49, wedding was as quiet and simple as the couple
wac nost interested could haze desired Inere We're
no Immediately after The words of the service
hsd been pronounced by the Rev Or W Imam an ~. ~,
ia ,nc,on carried his bride of for tour IN me
nun BEFORE taking up their home in town mr..
and Mrs Tam5 viii sPeH nav sSm sd wey MT and Mrs
p e. Cireenleafs country home
The recent deaths in large family connexions VIII
.,dlv interfere with metropolitan gayeties The
80 Vanderbilt family have been cut off from
narc,naton in the social enjoyments of the winter
nv the death of Miss Alice Twombiy. the eldest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs H. MCKAY lWomoH'
The entertainments planned ny me oncrT,s vii
not take place. Perry Belmont who had decided
row night has postponed the party sine me an
nourcement of the engagement or MIS-; W lil,ah IN
Vanderbilt to his brother. OiVer H. J. he''"o''''
The first assembly ball of the season, which VIII
take place at the Waldorf on Thursday night next
January o will be the important dance Tor society
reon,e Of this week 1t promises to be one OF the
,oos, elegant entertainments given by the sub
scribers and the decorations of the rooms will be OF
an unusually elaborate character me sC SS m,,
I'd Ms William A. Duer Elisha Dyer. jr.. vii
lead the coton. in which some handsome 'a'o'H
will be distributed
The second Of the series Of subscription dances
T'rOyNb ri
Brevoort Kane and Mrs Archibald A. watson: MI, MI
be given at Sherrys tomorrow night. Inc GOTHIC"
will be led by George D. cross
Mrs James A. scrymser. Of No 1o7 East Twenty
drst-st will give the first Of her four MohaaE
evening receptions tomorrow evening. The others
will follow on January 10. 20 and p Mrs scrymser
viii also give two large receptions on the afternoons
Of FEBRUARY 6 and 10, from to O'Clock.
Mrs Daniel B. Toucey. of No. TAB Madson-ave'
will give reception. supper and dance at the al
dorf Wednesday evening next.
Mrs Aston. who has not yet entertained IN her
new home AT Fifth-ave and SiXty-fifth-st' VIII
give large dinner party on Thursday evening
January l6 She will also give a large recepton-a
sort of house-warming-on the afternoon u -No"-
day. January "a
4 wedding OF in;eres; Tuesday will be mat
OF Miss Julia Havemeyer Maclay to Cnar.es warn
Hall OF Tarrytown ana this city, when VIII oe
celebrated at o'clock at the home Of the brides
VI
and Park-aves.. Yonkers. The Kew. AVIAN .
Hobart. Of the Warbur;on Avenue Baptist churcn'
will perform the marriage ceremony Inc '''1'
will gown OF ivory white sa'in; mn 81
fule vii be held in place with orange blossoms and
several pearl and diamond ornamen d =, ne ne
bride. and Miss Catherine Hall. sister OF me sne
bridegroom. Will be dressed alike In gowns o. pss
same colo Mr Halls best man win be George rye
Ludlow Gould of Yonksrs Frsnc H., L. rryne r %
Albany. and Edwin b Katie OF thi ,be cry Youngest
daughter of the late Mayor Havemeyer OF 'h's
city.
A rather quiet home wedding Will take place, ut
o'clock IN Tuesday. at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Henry Jackson. No. s25 Madison-ave the
bride will be Miss Laura Jackson, the third daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Jackson. and the bridegroom Dr.
Samuel Kimball Bremner formerly Of Boston, but
now OF this city Invitations for the ceremony ana
the reception which follows it have been confined
10 the members of the family and the most init
mate friends Of the bride and bridegroom. The
Rev Dr. Abbott f. Kittredge. pastor of the Madi-
son Avenue Reformed Church. will be the officiating
clergyman Miss Ada Jackson. a sister Of the
bride will be the maid Of honor and Mss Marg ,I
Rsey, of Boston Miss Jackson MISS parsonF M 1b
city and Miss Maud a Smith. of Morristown \. j.
VIII be bridesadSs GIefber as hest man Tbe
nshers will be Sharswood Brinton OF Philadelphia;
Thomas Darling of Wilkesbarre, Penn Charles
person and Henry s. Brooks Of this city; The
wedding will be a quiet one. on account OF the re-
cent death of the bridegroom iather.
The marriage of Miss Frances Lyman Meigs'
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Titus b. Meigs. OF NO. 10
East Sixty-ffth-st., 70 Oliver J. Lyford' IT, OF
Chicago. will take place. at o'clock on Wednes-
day In the Madison Avenue Presbyterian church.
The marriage ceremony Will be performed by the
Rev Dr. Charles J.. Thompson. the pastor MISS
Meigs will be attended by a maid Of honor ara SIX 81,
bridesmaids The former VIII be Miss Caroline NJ.
Plat The bridesmaids Will be Miss julia jerome
Hndt Miss Louise Lawrence OF TINS s,i ss NE Mss
Irwin and Miss Alice Irwin. Of Albany, MISS Case:
OF Pennsylvania and Miss Virginia D. Lyman OF
Englewood. " J. Mr.. Lyfords best MAJ maj VIII b be
Theodore ID Irwin and the usheis WIZ -, the
hrdos hrctl to- / Meigs and Walter Melgs,