New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-13


fashionable wedding In town at this season OF
the year is an unusual social affair; nevertheless.
the marriage OF Miss Elizabeth Howard Ward TO
Charles Bruen Perkins. which celebrated at
noon on Tuesday at the home OF the brides parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Wren Ward No 10 East
Ninth-st., brought together a large rumler OF men
and women well known in society. The small bridal
party extremely picturesque. and included as
maid of honor Miss Marion Low. daughter OF a. ~
Low. OF Brooklyn. and Grennell Betton. OF Boston
as best man. The bride. who appeared very youth
full I'm her rather simple wedding gown Of white
SATIN the corsagc embroidered In seed pearls and
trimmed with point lace. received the congratua-
tons Of her friends with happy smile. The bride
groom. who IL a good-looking young man. also APP
peared to be extremely happy. as indeed. he should
be- having for wife a young woman whose
beauty and attractions have made her favorite In
society for several seasons The marriage ceremony
took place In the drawing room, which was hand
somely decked with white roses. The officiating
clergymen Monsignor Doane and the Rev.
William o Brien Pardow. of the Society OF Jesus
Less than hundred guests attended the recep-
ton and breakfast which followed. The bridal gifts
not displayed. but those who viewed them be-
fore they were packed away saw many magnhcent
pieces Of silverware. cut glass and jewels Mr. and
Mrs. Perkins who sailed yesterday on the steam
rope passed the first few days OF Their. honeymoon
at 1nnis Arden. the summer home of Mr.. and Mrs
J.. Kennedy Tod. Sound Beach COnn.
A wedding last week which OF interest 10
New-York was that Of Miss Mary Mills daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. William II. Mills. TO DR.. Edward
l. Mead. of Green wich. Conn. which took pace al
4 O'Clock on Wednesday afternoon. at the home OF
the brides parents. at Larchmont The ceremony
was performed by the Rev. DR. Holmes. Of the
Mamoroneck Methodist Episcopal Church Because
Of recent bereavements In the families OF bride and
bridegroom. only relatives and intimate friends
were present The brides gown was of white satin
trimmed with point la e and chiffon and the veil
was of tulle Miss Beulah Irene Mills was her sis
null over white silk DR.. Mead and his bride, after
their wedding trip, will make their home In Green
witch. Conn.
One Of the fashionable out-of-town weddings Of
the present month will be that Of Miss Alice Bowers
Lee the eldest daughter Of Mr. and MIS-. Bowers
Lee to Ralph Miller, which Is announced to take
Mace Mt the pretty little Protestant Episcopal
Church at Southampton Long Island. on Wednes-
day September 80 The reception Will follow AT
Holmc Lee the country home OF Mr. ana Mrs, l,r'
ri Southampton. The engagement OF MISS Lee anu
Mr. Miller who is young lawyer III thlS city WAS
announced last spring
While Bar IIarbor and Narragarsett Pier are
comparatively deserted. y 'wport mas not ceased TO
Ne in sn,te OF some -ather disagreeablc weather,
CAV and attractive and LenoX Is coming In Tor It's
share Of fashionable attention. IS Is shown by the
large number of arrivals at the cottages ana the
single hotel in the place. House parties are null
plying at the different country places in the herK-
shres which will be the theatre Of most " the DO
ings of fashionable peop. until probably. the week
before the opening OF the annual Horse show In the
Madison Square Garden in November. The chei
entertainers at Newport since Monday have Deeh
Mrs William Astor. Mr.. and Mrs. james r. herho-
chan. Mrs. David King, Mrs Shirley ErVihs' MrS'
Calvin S Brice and Mrs H. Mortimer Brooks Mrs
Ji,,,. arfy vi
evening at Reachwood most sumptuous Mrs;
Astors guests were Mrs Lloyd Bryc, Mp, any
Drexel Mr. and Mrs. Francis Burrell HOFFMAN,
Mrs. Edward ;. willing Baron ana ha n,1r and
Mrs John Clinton Gray, James v Parker, AIiren
lie CHAT the Belgium Minister at "aS"'"s'o"'
James OTIS and Count Slerstorpn
A nIeasant incident OF the week al Newport was
the celebration OF the anniversary OF the battle OF
Lake Erie Tuesday, in which the decoration u
the statue OF Commodore Perry, display Oh hre-
works and a dinner party at BeIcourt by Mr. ana
Mrs Oliver II. T. Belmont were the princlpaI Ie"'-
ures Mr. Belmont. in honor OF his iilustrion' an
costor Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, arranged
the details of the celebration in which the citizehs
of Newport. well AS the members OF the summer
colony took part. In the evening aiter the cohCei'
in Touro Park the Newport Band serenaded Mr..
and Mrs Belmont and their guests at Belcourt. MT
and Mrs Belmonts guests at dinner were MI anu
Mrs lanes l.. Kcrnochan. Mr.. and Mrs. prescott
Lawrence Mr.. and Mrs. James i. kernochan Mr..
and Mrs Daniel b. Fearing Mr.. and Mrs. Nllilam
r Burden Mr. and Mrs. Perry Tiffany, captain
Rodgers of the United States warship Massachu-
sets. and Hermann Oelrichs. Mrs Gavin .
Brices garden party at Beaulieu on FriGay Tor 'c
benefit of ST Marys Free Hospital LOT ~. iicI. VI
Ncw-Iork ~as on Iid o. e,r givcn At Newport Scy-
eral thousand dollars were netted TOT the hosPltd
and the entire cottage colony turned out ana nun
dreds of visitors from the hotels as vel rs ny ~,
of the townsDeople. contributed 10 tHe Su.,.H- v,
the garden party was the parade Of pony carts. IN
which the sons and daughters Of several OF inc
h foiInRod by fancy dances by the children
Tho last Of the Casino dances took place on Fri
dav evening and was, all things considered larry
well attended The dance on Monday evening az
tracted a large number of the young people VINO
danced well on TO midnight. Miss Alice Blight was
IN q gown cf pale blue satin with trimmings Oh
white chiffon; her sister. Miss Edth Blight wore d
gown of cream white satin the corsa2e orhafneh'eu
with cluster of pink roses MISS BESSIE laws WI"
I'm 2 gown Of white satin trimmed win cn'io" anu
,aco. her mother Mrs. John Davis. looked very
boou,,ful in a gown of white Powered brocade orna-
rnented with many bows Of corn-coiored ribbon'
Miss Van Allen wore gown Of white SIN WIN I'm
N N,ee t,isie Honman's gown OF reseda satin
,iror,eJ with lace Miss Madclaine Goddard was IN
"a sO"r Union ~ and black velvet: Miss Julia Grant
wore "A gown of blue and white strlpeIT saN u
Grant wore a costume OF black MORE covered WIN
Max chIfron trimmed with lace and BOWS OF DIue
- ~. Miss C;wrndO.in King WAS in prettE gown
~ white lowered silk made with broad SASH anu
a hcit OF abslnthe-gree satin ribbon
Do,,-,uros from Newport within the last few
1o,s have been many. Mr. and Mrs. Frederic II.
Alien have closed their cottage and are now al the
priory their home at Pelham y. y. "nere theS
will have as their guests the Count ana countess
Orlowsk who In a short time VIII return 10 france
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- ,h p,,ard cottages Is now at her home Glen
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