New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-08
TuE WEEK IN SOCIETY.

.ras,er social campaign continued its I'M
Tn and inactive course last week, with
M carnations in the way OF gayety. whether II
s"e ..s combination OF wind and coid' or some
vas "a, cannot be said but certainly the week
V ,most without social incident OF any consid-
-, ,mnortance. Count Hadks domino supper.
eao. aa,v night at the Mendelssohn Assembly
Q" IN West F.fty-ffth-st was. Of course, the
.,,,or,v bright spot in the week, so far as So
p uas concerned 1t was handsome ana
,,,a entertainment. the decorations or the famli-
- ballroom being almost entirely OF rich oriental
IFS and embroideres with an effective dash or
,o,s,on lilies and growing palm trees. The small
n,s arranged along the two sides Of the room
- brng with exquisite Indian cloths ana en-
,aories and Indian OF great value and
.,,v covered the floor OF each of these Enclosures
enner was served in the tents by Berger The small
.hss each laid for six or eight persons, were COW
80, with Oriental cloth. The attendants were In
or,.n,al costume. Mrs Ogden Mills assisted the
hos, 20 receive the guests. who were invited 10
=, II o'clock There was dancing before and
tier supper Count Hadik. who goes abroad in
abort time expects to return In time for the New
port season.
To add further to the general depression In So
c,ety many men and women OF prominence nave
zone southwark or across the ocean for the spring
v,onths and except the departures the Easter wed
a,rgs and the few dances to come after Easter
sunday there has been very little for society 10 aA
about. Among the departures yesterday mornine AZ
the steamship Kaiser Wilhelm for Genoa were MI
and Mrs. John Jacob Aston, who Will return III
lime when they will go to Ferncliffe. their coun-
,rv home at Rhinebeck * on the Hudson; Mr.. anu
Mrs. Gustav Edward Kssel Frederick Diodau
Thompson, Mrs. Frederick Goodrdge Mrs Gouver-
nsnr Carnochan and Miss Caroline Goodridse. MIS-
Goodridge and her daughters have gone ABROAD 10
remain until about the middle OF May Inc! VIII
visit Rome. Nice Paris and probably Vienna They
will return In time to open their handsome SUM-
mer home Sprnghurst. at Rverdae.
Dining and luncheon parties are Independent OF the
winds and their freaks. Elaborate dinners were
gwen last week by Mr.. and Mrs. Elisha Dyer, r.
Colonel and Mrs. S. Van Rensselaer, Cruger Mis'
Frederick Goodridge. Mr.. and Mrs Henri braeih
and Mr. and Mrs William Edgar Shepherd. MT.
and Mrs Shepherd, who entertained at their nome
No. % East Fifty-hfth street. on Wednesday even
ing had as their guests Miss Gertrude vanderbilt,
Miss Renee Coudert, Miss Elsie Mitchell MISS
Winnie Davis. Miss Lille Graham. MISS Emmy
Petit Miss Ethel Johnson Miss Ellie Moiier MISS
Georgette Kidd. Miss Elizabeth Stokes. Lispenard
Stewart, Worthington Whitehouse, u. Creieh'oh
Webb the Rev. Braddin Hamilton, j. Frederic
p,erson IT, George c. Munzg. Peyton J. Van
rensselaer, Alfred r. Conkling and Louis Mansfield
ogden.
NJ and Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt started on FIJI
Say morning with party Of guests LOT ram
Beach Fla where they will remain, making ''s's
10 ST. Augustine and other places OF lh'eres" io'
he next two weeks Mr. Vanderbilt ana MS party
are travelling in a special train The party incudes
Miss Gertrude Vanderbilt Miss Marie Winthrop
Mics Svhu Sherman Miss Helen Norton MISS
bishop. Miss Amy Townsend, Thomas F. CUSHING
Lspenard Stewart Philip Lydg. Heoer H. b'shoP
hid Harry Payne Whitney.
One Of the interesting social incidents OF the cary
mr., of the week the meeting OF MISS very
ssu,,ns class which was held on Monday evening" al
-. hor,a ~ Mr. and Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt
rha work Of the needle was followed by vaude-
vi,,a entertainment TO which number OF men were
invited.
49, -, ~. ,.rgest and most elaborate luncheons
-. ,ha ,vsak was given by Mrs. Oliver Eaton Crom-
well in the annex TO the metropolitan Ciuo Oh
Thursday afternoon. The twenty-four guests "e'e
seated at a round table handsomely oecheu WIN
yellow jonquils Mrs. Cromweirs guests Meie W.,
pe,er Nouer Mrs Howard Wainwright Mrs. Will
lam E. Iselin. Mrs J. MunemDue por",av
Mrs Eugene s. Blos, Mrs. William bar0'ns
par.ons Mrs Duncan Wood. Mrs George pe
wiz, Mrs John c. Peters, Mrs Eu""'a
J. sanford Mrs Frederic Cromwell MIS- ). Es ,,o
s.hermerhorn Mrs. John de Ruyter' MIS- H,n
pu,herfurd Mead Mrs. Henry g. Trevor Mrs' M'-
$50 Ms Malcolm Graham. Miss Furniss Miss
Y.
800 corh,n Miss Julia Wells and Miss Anna
Krebs
The Colonial Danes Of the State of New York VIII
Tnrrsdav a mi-careme entertainment at
cherry. the invited guests including the o'oeis
o,d managers Of the thirteen sister soo'e'e' "
Colonial Danes OF America, together WIN ' ~
rcsentatives of the mems patriotic ana histoi'o a."
eoc,ation as we'll the Daughters OF 'he Aine 70"
pavolution The entertainment is to take the FORM
old
a breakfast set for 1890 o'clock There VIII oe a
,arietv Of ,oasts given by the POSTMASTER Freoerc
Ds pevster Governor of the Society OF Coi ii
Wars 10 which responses will be made Dy ~ WaS
I,anry y Uow;and governor Of the society OF May
owey Descendants Colonel John Hay and Others.
The suite OF rooms wnere ,ne nto the sembance
~ rooniai apartments. old mirrors; furniiure anu
portraits having been zee ent p psrsoas Will be present
pccted that from -'o u ~ p''' ~
al the breakfast
, .r,d.. and bridesmaids are full OF expec-
.,ior ana excitement in these dull Lenten days.
"a =, the weather is proptious the real iashio"
show Of the season will be at the Easter "euu'Ns'
and not In temples OF worship or IN fH''-a'e VI
Faster Day. Wedding announcements are 0e
IN ss ranidy as cards for o'clock teas do In the
month OF November Miss Helen kinssiahd anu
NewboId Morris. whose engagement was announced
shor, two weeks ago, have elected to be marr'ea
on the Thursday following Easter SUNDAY Apr.v
The s 'ake cRnrch and the reception
,I,, ne be,d AZ the home Of the brides motner.
Mrs George Lovett Kingsland. In F1itn-aye. ME-
Ell. Tohnson daughter Of Mr. and Mrs Eastman
L Ihn.cn and Alfred Ronads Conkling. VIII aiso
be married on THURSDAY The marriage h err NOON
WI VII oil, he followed by a reception at the home OF
NJ and Mrs Johnson In West ff'y-h''h-s''
invitations will be sent out In DAY or Two ~,
,,n marriage OF Miss Louisa Robb. the second
6,uyh,er OF Mr. and Mrs Hampden Rono' 10 "ood-
bue Livingston. which will take place at noon on
Inril in ST. Georges Protestant Episcopal Church
1 r 'r - ns ., the largest and most brilliant