New-York tribune., 1897-05-09
THE WEEK IN SOCIETY.

After the hustle and confusion OF the many
Easter weddings and the excitement resafo!,e
minor social incidents Of the Easter season. re
last week has been attended by rev aIlalIs "o -
chroniclng The last three days or 'he "eoH
brought lively intimatons Of summer. which causen
soroa members of the fashionable world TO rush OH
IN the suburbs for brief stay and many othe'"
to hasten their plans for closing their houses al
leaving town for the season. Seldom nave Nehtt",
Park and Riverside Drive i0oked h n, earv part Of
The week In the bright warm sun the t,reS arI
BUDS have blossomed on shrubs and hedges ana
nature has seemed to smile on all outooot ,I ~
Fjfth-ave entrance TO the Park has been blocked
with equipages and praneing horses on .ra raccntl
dedicated tomb of the Nations heroic Generai at
Claremont
Az the victorlas. landaus and dog carts hled IN
the park the other day. Mrs. Burke-Roche was us
cernib!e in her favorite victoria; her sIs'e' Nj
Peter Cooper Hewitt in a smart trap; MIS- freu-
ertc Nelson not far behind In a handsome VIC
tor,a and then Mrs Elbridge T. Gerry and @ her
daughters in large deep as and nrmann oeirchs
ana ana }usr br sister Miss Virginia Fair in stylish
Victoria followed by concourse OF SNOWY . LUZ "a
outs in which were seated handsomely oos'"''e'
women.
The fashionable resort just now wheh .ne wi',p VIM
blows cold or the fasc!nations or outdoor ne pa
&C. tho Madison Square Garden, where BunaIo BIZ
.: hard of redskins-genuine Indians-and
ana ms r,ders are exhibiting themselves to what
NAV truly be designated large ana iasii'oiia0'o
audiences
Tho suburban season has opened In earnest ana
the country clubs and cottages in thelr vic'iy .'
veil filled with members and guests Ihe Hemp
,.oa ord Meadowbrook colony has been welcoming
hoo,, overv day the absentees and every house IN
o,rd,ro william c. Whitney's and e. D. Morgan .
sumptuous homes, IS once moro opeheu anu
cupied The spring meet Of the meadow 'ro. pi ooA
steeplechase Association brought OUT 'he Ho' ''S
cot of society in great force The sport was en-
loved although the day was far from peins Pied
on, one The polo season. which was p, openeu "a, az
Hempstead on Friday by an excitng c",,e Hunt
o,hs ", as narred by serious accident 10 t
Hitchcock jr. Of the crack p,avers ss or rolled
6 se8erdy Kicked in he body limbs b.
his pony The injured man Ia VIZ o Among The spec
tutors @ We're Mr and Mrs G,,Ilr H. Va" va Era Mra
hHq1st Belmont, Miss Eusts Mr. and Mrs. k:nfey
NfaSoun Mr. and Mrs. T. kenyon Sow W
Mn,, Ms, May S'r'' MISS NO'e
, g., tue, nov, in great beauty. and It's colony
. on.,aco owners are pretty nearly all es'aos"e'i
Tor the summer. 1t is n quiet pace from d 9- So
noint Of view this time of the year anu n.Is
IN so,sons and ~ all times more OF dohesuci-y
and family life about 1t iham eneI r near Enough to
cndarhurst All three places ] ere me-" ~ attend wed
,rn n admit coming ana g'hg ~ u,aiI sut cd
dings and reccpooUISe' Of both sexes The drives in
70 saS * are in the pink OF perfection anu ou'"
| Sports rule the Gay
Tho coming wedding on WEDNESDAY Vi n'o5 ,,.,d
Tracy Wilmerding, daughter Vi n.ro, Do,ia-
| IytImerding and granddaughter OF 'sn. g. con-.
| min F. Tracy. 10 Frederic ~ ,ahoo,s dinners
| - .'. .. furnish conversation at iuncheo'iS' ''
| VIZ" 80. ,outhfuI gatherings. AS areaus p
"'u - rbo Tribune Mr.. Coudert gaVe ms i"'e-
| "' ,,.r dinner at the University |'u" o
| r,t,rsda, night when he gave HIS 80 80 ao,ts
| trs and the extra guests haiu' 80 .
| ,n tho form of scarf pins OF eoiu' 'ho he,oro
| III w -, ,,,b diamonds Those men VINO pos ~ e
| SABRE So' Va W." ,ho,r souvenirs marked "a \. T.
| ~, w. a1,ro which will be celebrateu a. 90
~" -, ~ Tho home Of Mrs. Wilmerdhs' w.
e ren,leth-st will be one Of the ,Ii mlG1' he MAJ
fu Of ne Of their relatives and most ny
red 10 fren5s tnT by Archbishop CorrlSahn n drformed
ng-room In which the nr,nr Bids and the picture
nmresented cannot fail TO be a HI Ser cousin Miss
Miss wilmSrdngr has to- enT5e be her maid Of
| IN he bevy of bridesmalds 'iJ sistor Miss Renee
PSadsr g'M Miss Emily oamn viii n"s be Attended MiSs
Devereaux Capp Mr. C3Hder' ia as s'1 best man, whl
pr hsrs RGber' W be james W Gerard po,,erson M j,
Moen. Charles Fuller dvou Edwaru Bibby. Herber
Samuel and Davd Kenne The receplon one "N Mr.
foliows the ceremony WI, pe brief honeymoon
| ,,rJn v,ill return TO town. IL Is P
| u.f va broad later In the season
The sway of Hymen will be kept up II, No waH - no
..a,r the end Of the month even lhousn M", No. oo
u,,' nardcd with favor by brides Ihursuay' .aa
Ems to be a favorite day for nupI'a' wada,nrs
| -, that day there will be at least '"o o.'a =
as on 'hau ua' T., every sense fashionable. One o
when nrss w will be that of Miss Mary Horner oe Toe,
| tie 90 -, asughter OF MI and Mrs. "i'iai" i
| " wv rancis q Landon. well-kno"n .th n.s' , " "
man and son of the late cmsr'd' At noon in h
ths ths ciy ~ the Heavenly Rest, ,, be nerforme
sf,b.st The marriage ceremony pSsTk"r Morgan an,