New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-24
S. Borden, Bertram II. Borden ana As"'''

| The wedding Of Miss Jeanette Davis 10 bef
schattman will be celebrated at o'clock on tues
day evening. at the Tuxedo, Madison-aNe' ana
Fiftv-ninth-st The Rev. Stephen 5. wise Will
oacIate The bride who will be given away ny
her brothcr-in-law Louis Harlem Will be attenueu
by her sister Miss Goldie Davis. as main on noo,
yiI he 'T The flower made,s The ushers Will be
Benjamin Werner David SchattmGahn ,c J'', nd
Samuel Berliner
The engagements announced last week or
Miss Elsie NJ Coster daughter of the late Charles
r. Coscr TO Alfred Egmont Schermerhorn, son OF
Mrs Alfred Schermerhorn: Of Miss Sarah Girls
. void Fitch. of Norwich. Conn. to Francis Hill
house brohsr of Charles Hillhouse, who married
Mary T. Danforth daughter OF ex-State TREASURER
t;ot Danforth to GeorYs L. Fox 81 Middeorre
the late john Rowland Pell to Samuel Cornell
Hopkins
The coming annual ban in aid OF the Nursery
and Chids Hospital promises 10 be Of the
most popular eyer given. The young women in So
cicty are most enthusiastic about it and are ar
ranging parties realizing that the ball offers the
best music ard mcrrlest dance OF the season
Prominent society people have taken boxes. and
y Ill show their interest In the charity by bringing
with them many strangers. who are 10 be in the
city Old Now-Yorkers always loyal to this
enter tanmcnt in aid Of charity founded by one
OF New-lorks most eminent and philanthropic
women forty years ago. Mrs Cornelius Du Bots
who was until her death the first drectress. The
managers are most anxious to realize handsome
sum. their expenses constantly increasing
in their efforts provide for all those who deserve
their Alexander NJ. Hadden who Will be
chairman of the Floor Committee, has selected
the following associates: Schuyler Schiefelin. Roo-
ert Van Cortandt. Grenvillc b. Winthrop. r. J.
Oakley Rhnelander. J. Langdon Ervlng William
II. Aspnwall Charles A. Appleton. Henry Chaun-
artrc Tla1, H.fi
tr. Edward De Peyster Livingston. Richard l..
Morris. Edwin a. S. Lewis. Arden NJ. Robbins,
George r. Sullivan. Harry T. Robbins. Amory S.
Carhart. Murray H. Strong. Herbert L. Satterlee.
James Barnes. Alexis R. McIyaine Richard $.
Charles s. Dodge j. Sanford Barnes. IT,. p. Brad
ss sr0ns John 6 Seeser DE F8T oo Grant,
Lor1on 5ohn A., 0cSnnpr Rudolph Neeser. Joseph
maine Baldwin. The boxes and tickets yet unsold
may be obtained from Mrs. Frederic NJ. Goddard
No. , East Thrty-ffth-st., between the hours of
II and o'clock.
dance will be given in the Berkeley Armory
Saturday. February {. by the Badmlnton Club
Of which the patroncsses are Mrs. William Rhine
J. d. Peyster. Mrs. Walter Lispenard suydam
Me- Me- TSars e %so Me- r SsT de
Mrs Rowland Pell and Mrs. Nicholas Fish
Mrs. Frederick W. Vanderbilt will give dinner
February l2 in honor of her niece Miss Post
daughter OF Mr. and Mrs. William Post There
will be forty guests at the dinner which will be
an elaborate one. served in the ballroom. The
next meeting of the Thursday Evening club early
in February, will be held at the home of Miss
Louisa Lee Schuyler. In Gramercy Park. Mr.. and
Mrs. Bradley Martin have issued cards for dinner
p. SeaGrave, of St. Nicholas-ave has as her CUES;
Mrs Schroeder. OF Mattcawan. n. Y.
of loot in Fra, oh, bao
ranged by Professor A. Wsner. Of Paris. which
will be delivered at the homes of womcn prominent
in Fashionable life. The first of the series will take
place on Thursday morning. February 1. at the home
of Mrs. Fish, No 50 Irving Place. when Professor
Wisner will lecture Causes ct Origines de la
Revolution FRANCHISE" The other lectures will take
place follows: February H. subject, Les
Femmes Ncndennes." AT the home of Mrs. W. S,orrs
Wells. No. Is East Fifty-seventh-st. February ls.
subject. Les Enfants de Louis XVI ct de Marie
Antoisette." at the home of Mrs. John Sloane. No.
sSs Fitth-ave February g. subject LA Literature
Pendent In Revolution at the home OF Mrs Her
mann Oelrichs. No East Tifty-seventh-st.: March
T. subject Bona pare Officer d Artillerie at the
home home Of Mrs sidney Dillon Ripley No IS West
n Me- west 'Ff benz Of MR. MaSc%
Mrs. Richard Mortimer. No. 32 Fifth-ave.; March
OF Mrs Henry Parish, jr.. No. East seventy sixth
St; April l. subject "Lamartine Poete e, H9mme
No 5! East Fifty four,h-st.: and April $ subject
b ct y e0P E ntr S Sap S a,
Sixty-fourth-st.
One Of the semi-social and altogether charming !
episodes Of this week will be the first OF three read
ings from early and modern English and American |
poets which Miss Ada Sterling Is to give in the |
smaller ballroom OF the Waldorf This lady. for |
three years a member of Mr. Days company. |
ls skilled elocutionist ard the possessor of deep |
which have been set music by famous composers.
and IN each instance having read the text she !
will proceed to sing 1t. thus Illustrating the KIN
ship OF Melody and Poetry" 1t Is a happy idea. II |
makes peculiarly clear the double value Of song |
which musical when read can be made more must |
cal when reinforced by the power OF another art. |
Miss Sterling made admirable impression in
New-York last season. which she may be expected |
to confirm. The reading this week IL set down for
Friday afternoon at o'cl2rh There VIII be another
T. The iist of persons whose names ac-
Wrn M9irgmret ~ sanss,er NJ ana Mrs Hamilton
W Mabie. Mrs Sarah 'oweli Lcmoyne. Mr.. Ed |
The treasurer OF the enterprise Is Charles Henry
Phelps No 50 Broadway
II il expected tina, the appearance tomorrow
evening Of Nine. Errma Games Story In the char
meter OF Juette will be social as wei! as An ar
stic affair Ii is two years since she has sung the
part here. and her marked Improvement in other
characters this season VIII certainly he much more
,vident in her favorite role. which has been re- |
served for the lest TWO seasons 20 Nine Melha
MRS WHEELER VISITING HERE
Cora Stuart Wheeler. author of The Chdren's
Hour writer OF short stories lecturer ana poet Is
row visiting this city. She is the guest OF Mrs
Frank Leslie at The Gerach Mrs. Wheeler Is pre-
,ai ding give another course OF lecture-rcc.tals
Music IL arranged To vary them. and rare photo
;rnphs illustrate the talks. Mrs. Wheeler cnIivens
-" programme with anecdotes and recitation.
scores for children will he added when the lecture