The morning times., 1896-11-10
trio OF WEDDINGS
TO INTEREST SOCIETY
They Are Sole Attractions Outside
of the Horse Show.
York to See the Equine
AriStocrats.

The present week does not promise any
notable entertainments, and the most in
tcrcStlng social events are the several we'd
dingS already announced.
The marriage of Miss Nellie Foss and Mr..
| Charles Francis Jones VIII occur noon
| today at st. Andrews Episcopal Church,
| Fourteenth and Corcoran streets, while
| three pretty and notable weddings are to
| take place tomorrow. Miss Blanche Wilson,
| Miss Claudia Stewart, and Miss Lille Nc
| Clelland being the prospective brides.
The occasional luncheon or dinner one
| hears Of is usually an informal affair, how
| ever handsome the appointments may be.
| and few cards Of invitation are circulated
except wedding cards.
Family parties are much in vogue, and
| Thanksgiving Day promises to see many
| handsome dinners OF this description, with
possibly an elaborate club affair of some
kind to mark the holiday.
With large proportion Of society people
in New Y ork for the week at least. there liz
considerable interest taken in the gossip OF
the metropolis.
Those who speak with authority say the
rising star in New York's Four Hundred is
Mrs. William c. Whitney. under whose
leadership the some what shattered forces
OF the Astors and Vanderbilts will be will
ing to train, and that more harmonious
season than New York has known in sew
efal years is in prospect.
Mrs Whitney as Miss May, and later as
Mrs Randolph, was one OF the notably
charming women OF Washington, and has
always retained a warm interest the home
Of her girlhood Capt. Randolph being
an officer OF the British army, his han;i-
some wife spent much of her married life
in England, and after her widowhood
NgwnIrf l.
ways success, and possessing great GX
perlcnce and tact, it is safe to say that
should this former Washingtonian accept
the social scepter which has been wrestcd
from Mrs. Astor, and refused to Mrs.
Belmont, formerly Vanderbilt, the 400
would see a better administration than it
has known since the passing away OF its
own Ward McAllister.
Among the visitors who were view ed with
| interest as well Il who viewed the horse
| with interest at Madison Square Garden,
were the British Ambassador and Lady
| Pauncefote, who took in the first day of
| the show
Baron Fava viii also be a notable visitor
| accompanying the young Prince of Savoy
| and his suite, who promise to attract rs
much attention as did the Duke OF Mari
| borough and his American bride last
season.
The Prince of Savoy has been the bright
| particular star at halfa-dozen fine en-
| tertainments in several large cities, but
his Washington visit three weeks ago WAS
| not marked by any social demonstration.
| The Italian ambassador entertained him
| at particularly handsome dinner at the
| Waldorf last Friday, the other guests be
ing the princes suite, Mayor Strong. of
! New York; Ex-Minster to Italy Potter.
| and number of distinguished Italian resi-
| dents of New York city.
There were eighteen guests in all. and
| while no ladies were invited. Baroness
/ Fava presided most gracefully, but was
| clad in deep mourning. \ magnificent ser
| vice of gold plate was used for the first
time, and the decorations were American
| Beauty roses most artiStically strewn about
| the table. with one huge cluster as Il
| centerpiece.
Mrs. Archibald Hopkins left for New
York yesterday to attend the wedding of
her kInsman. Mr.. Charles Cooper Mott, jr.,
and Miss Julia Jerome Hildt. which is
to occur at noon today, and is to be one
OF the distinctly fashionable matrimonial
events of the New York season.
Mrs. S. s. Summer, wife of Col. Sumner.
| commandant at Fort Myer, has recently re-
turned from a summer at her home in
0swego, n. Y.
Mrs. Summer was given a very delight
full reception at the Fort on last Thursday
| evening, when everyone llastcncd to wei
| come her return.
Gen. and Mrs. Gordon. the predecessors
| of Col. and Mrs. Summer, have taken a
house in Georgetown and Will make that
| their residence.
Mrs. H. W. Snow and Miss Snow. wife
and daughter of Representative Snow If
| Illinois, are on a months visit to Wash
ingtOn and are stopping at their former
| residence, POI East Capitol street.
Mrs. Gibbon, widow Of the late Gen John
| Gibbon, U. S. A, and family. have recently
returned to Washington and will remain
| for the winter.
The marriage of Miss Ella Stickney and
Mr.. Percy Bright will be one of the inter
esting events of the present month The
bride is the daughter of the late Judge
Stickney and the groom prominent young
attorney Of Wilmington. Del. The wed
ding, which will be comparatively quiet
one, will take place in this city on Novem-
ber %.