New-York tribune., 1896-11-29
THE WEEK IN SOCIETY.

| coming-out teas and receptions. THANKSGIVING oh
servanoes. the opera, and outofdoor sports all %
to show that the fashionable well started
| Thanksgiving was pleasant holiday for people ~
| all tastes and dispositions At the different hunt
| clubs there were runs with the hounds and tbs
| usual hunt breakfasts arranged by the member.
AT the Rockaway Hunt Club while the hunters
were or IN the afternoon. there was golf tourna-
fine golf playing by the women. In which Mrs Ed
| ward La Montague showed her remarkable skill
and succeeded In winning the first prize. ~
Miss Rosalie Deafeld Floyd was introduced a
society yesterday afternoon a reception which vas
given in her honor by her father John Golston FLOYD
| at his home. No. III East Twenty-ffth-st The
! debutante. in gown Of white silk and chiffon vas
| assisted in receiving by her aunt, Mrs. Herbert r.
Turner; Miss Janet Henderson, Miss Cornela Clark.
son, Miss Nellie Mahan Miss Elsie LtteIl Miss
Smith Miss Harriet Bidde, Miss Laura ireisnd' ls.nd'
MISS spsephne at @AtterbIry Miss Mary Meredith Miss
Beatrice Barclay, Miss Bertha Gillette and WSs
| Mary Beekman.
| Mrs Charles McBurney. Of No. % West Thrty-sev.
enth-st., gave a reception yesterday afternoon to n.
| troduce her daughter. Miss Alice McBurney WIN
% assisted in EeSeyng by Mis-. May McBurnsy
| Iapsley. Miss Riggs, Miss Schessinger and Ma
Mrs Joel Rathbone, OF No. 26 East Sxtieth-st yes.
terday afternoon gave the first OF her several recep.
| Norwood.
The Board Of Governors Of the Wednesday Co,IiIon
| will give a reception the Waldorf on Saturday
afternoon to enable those guests Of the board
who have invited its assemblies this winter
| at Sherry's meet the patronesses The reception
| will be held in the banquet hall and state apart.
| mcnts The women who will receive will be Mrs
| William s. Livingston. Mrs. John b. Lawrence Mrs
Robert Nco. Mrs. Oliver Livingston Jones'. Mrs.
| Samuel Spencer. Mrs. Algernon s. Sullivan and Mrs
4 L.
over by Miss Caroline Thompson Miss Constance
| Trenholm, Miss Olga Gosser. Miss Edth Black. Mise
| Mary Livingston Bosher. Miss Mary Newbold Norris
Miss Mamie Adams. Miss Grace Tacoit Mss Verona
| Miss Eva Wise, Miss Agnes T.aiilaw and Miss Annie
souherland. There will be music in the hours Of
the reception
| The church weddings of importance last week
| were fortunate in regard to weather. One OF the
Jrettiest celebrated in church. and one which
| of absorbing interest to New-York society, that
| of Miss Edith Sands. daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
| Philip j. Sands to Robert Dun Graham. at
| on Wednesday. in the Church Of the Incarnation.
The decorations wer, entirely of green and yellow
| and the costumes worn by the bridesmaids
most effective. being of white MORE trimmed with
| yellow faille and chiffon, the large hats OF yellow
| and black dressed with black ostrich plumes The
brides souvenirs to her attendants were handsome
| pins heart shape and crown in design of sap
| phires and diamonds. Mr. Graham gave his best
| and diamonds Miss Sands made really beautiful
bride. ami looked supremey hai p ,n IN her gown o.
orange blossoms. The reception. at IN" home OF Mr.
and Mrs Sands. Fast Thrty-third-st. was
| rather small one owing to the death last summer
In London. England. of Mrs. Mahlon Sands.
The wedding OF Miss Louise Garland to Robert E.
| Emmei on the same afternoon. was an occasion for
opening James a. Garland's handsome house in
| Madison-ave. in which there have been few enter
| tainments recently. In many respects the wedding
| was the gorgeous OF the season. the appoint
uents being the most magnificent scale through
out The rarest and finest flowers transformed the
rooms into verItable gardens while the addition
built in the rear OF the house for the occasion. was
beau,lhed by hangngs of gobelin tapestries festoons
Of laurel and smilax and some choice cut fowerx
| 4 temporary throne, with canopy and draperies OK
richest cardinal satin brocade. was erected TOT
| Archbishop Corrigan. who. with the assistance OK
| several priests performed the marriage ceremony
he bride looked very beautiful in her white satin
| gown with trimmings OF point de Nenise ac- ana
veil OF tule which was held IN place by an immense
| harvest moon Of diamonds. gift from the youthful
| bridegroom Mr.. Emmet, besides being a graduate
| OF Harvard. class of SO. secured his diploma last
| sprng from the College of Physicians ana our'
geons in this city. The brides attendants, III cos
tunes cf deep yellow moire. with trimmings OF chii'
| fon and with dainty yellow velvet bows In ther
| coiffures precented picturesque group as they
| stood about the Archbishops throne. \ large num-
| Ter OF people were present at the ceremony ana
| breakfast. and all seemed TO have heralded the1
coming by the costly and valuable gifts FROM
her father Miss Garland received three large OAK
chests bound with brass and filed with collecuon
Of antique Irish and English silverware many Oh
| the pieces being extremely costly ana rare 1"
chest No ! were six silver trays. ranging IN size
from small card tray full size tea tray most ot
them an,eda,ing George and George IL TWO paNso.
canGlesticks with classic columns. Engist crest anu
| notices made In ls9s and i7oo two sauceboas made
| by the celebrated silversmith, Paul l.amerle' LUZ
whom Hogarth engraved: tea set composed Oh ~ yea
not creamer kettle. slop basin and coffee po' vino
| funnel OF English design. two-hanui'" cup W."
| cover and stands. exquisitey chased III m"sN' a'N
arabosaue bands and designs the date OF '"'S ~
being 1851: "a beer from the conectioh VI D"
Charles Hamilton, who inherited II from MS l"'h''
This mug was made in London in lilo, and was org
inallv the property of a member OF so-ca1i'd pee'
steak club which met in Fleet-st.. poh'icai Ut
ganization of the time OF George l. 'ohPoSe' "
many prominent and titled men who were opp
10 the administration of Walpole. then Prime N'"-
is,er Their motto Beef and Liberty. win tno
insignia OF a grili-iron AMI Long 1--we .re ,ntsrssng
| engraved on the face OF the mug An itc IT., h,t
peSs IN TINS thee Work Of an English svesmish
which in 1850 removed WIN ,iao o,,e, ~ phila.
nnte nv the treasurer OF Harvard College 10 .mrr
a"Ipha some time later when IT was safe TO re.a,n a
the plate TO the college. II was discoNetea - "A Of
na,r which Id been presented to the college ys 20
before. \ few years ago tankir1 was somtnr from
| sale in this city. IL WdS ItPi'
| an old Maryland family H. strai.ensu strai-,s who
stances ii was closely examined by sAPe, PERI from
| finally recognized It as the missing taihar" '
the Harvard College collection ,. -, CELLARS
~ Tbasf No contains four old irish saIt cci's
George ii period pair of rare Queen h'pi nair Of
caddss sugar box George ii period; anndr p'p pots
mufineers Queen Anne period; pair OF peppsy, ppps psop
George / and George IL periods; peau..p ,sp man
basin with chased heads and three legs nrhow lrs
vfarture. George II period; repousse susa'vs vine
standing on nuhss hss m lsss GsSrse simple Wire
dies chased and partly gddsdb disbes made %ads s in Dublin
in iIl5 and I7is an Irish punchbowl win niorde made
| horder made In Dublin In l7lS; salad pow' ~ ,H ar.
in London 1863; a curious old potato @ thy IN a. Dub.
,ice OF Irish use and manufacture made L Larwork ~
| ,in ohnut i7OO "a cake basket, carved wickeI"o,