The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-24
uT1r rs eo1xo ON IN SOCIETY.

outsiders who supposed that tourna-
r,cr,s wore over for tho season and cups relo-
10 upper shelves until next year. The
first day of the Morris County tournament was
damp, thick, foggy, and cminenty suggestive OF
Scotland. the home OF this now absorbing game.
Af,cr sone nretty sharp contests sixteen mon
were found worthy to play for the Morris Coun-
~ Cup. while tho remaining thirty will DO al
lowed TO fight bravely for the consolation prize.
Although the weather was unfavorable, a large
number of people we're present 10 watch the
games, among them Mr.. II. Mex. Twomblcy ana
his daughters, Mr.. Eugene Higgins In n snowy
four.in.hand, with n Chicago party, consisting
OF Mr.. and MIR. and Mrs. Chatncld Taylor anu
Mrs. Reginald do Koven, all three players on
tho links. Mrs. William Strong, Miss Alice
strong. Mr.. and Mrs. William Shipper. Fl. Nor
timer Brooks, Mr.. and Mrs. FrelinRhuysen, ana
others of Morristown's smart set also ATTENDED,.
Visitors returning from LenoX say that tho golf
craze. which subsidized somewhat while foreign
notabilitics and n glorious autumn moon ap-
sorbed the attention OF the cottagers. has broken
ont again, and that all social entertainments
nre subscrvicnt TO It. Music has gone down
completely before 1t, and even a charming con-
cert arranged by Mrs. John 1nncss Kane, in
which Adamowski and other distinguishes
musicians took part. had a very thin audience.
There have been sharp runs with the hounds
over the Meadowbrook course, and, although
Mr.. Ellis, tho NJ. F. H., does not encourage
women riders, yet Mrs. James l.. kernochan
never loses n run, and Mrs. Kenyon Stowe ana
Mrs. e. T. Cushing, formerly Miss Mabel Roby,
are frequently in the field. There have been
several spills from the saddle OF no great Inn
portance, but the croppcr threatening life ana
limb, which Is pretty sure to come during every
hunting season. has not yet been heard from.
Although there have been very few New York.
ers or Bostonians at the meets OF the Genesee
Valley Club this year, yet the runs have been
better than usual and live foxes have been un-
carthed at every one. An immense number OF
people were present on tho first day, and the
procession Of four.in.hands landaus, and VIC
torias, all moro or less occupied by ladies in gay
gowns, with men in pink, ana a background OF
| autumn foliage. made n very bright scene. Mr..
| and Mrs. Riggs, F. Gray Griswold, Arthur Bris-
| banc, and John II. Townsend were almost the
| only ones TO be seen from this city. Mr.. w. A.
wadsworth, NJ. F. H., kept open house, ana
| offered the most liberal hospitality to all.
The wedding OF Miss Van Zandt Potter ana
Mr.. Granville Bnyard Winthrop on Tuesday
filed All Saints Chapel in Newport once moro
with a gay throng. The few that are left OF
summer residents and n fair number OF the WIN
ter colony were there. The bride. who comes
from Baltimore. looked pretty in the conven-
tionnl white satin and old lace, and tho brides
maids were a symphony in yellow, topped with
black hats and heavy black plumes.
Newport seems always to have a wedding in
reserve after the last one of tho season has
taken place. The marriage of Miss Pauline
Dresser, of the Leroy connection, whose sister
recently married Mr.. John Nicholas Brown, to
the Rev. George Merrill of Tuxedo is az
nounced to take place there in December.
A smart wedding near Boston was that of
Miss Eleanor ShHttuck and Mr.. Hugh Whitney,
ut which all the Beverly shore and hunting
-r.trtnl lrt - rn,tr- annls
went down from Boston and Milton TO Mr..
George Shattuck's cottage on the Beverly
shore, and there were lots OF fun and ~jollifca-
tion. Miss Shattuck was a lovely bride. Her
delicate coloring was well set Off by her SHIN
mcring bridal tincry, and among the ushers
were Frederick Winthrop and Frederic Wat
riss of the Knickcrbockcr Club, New York.
Invitations have been issued by Mr.. and Mrs.
Duncan Elliott TO the marriage of their sister,
Miss Snllic Duncan Elliott. to Mr.. G. J. Guthrie
Nicholson on Thursday, Nov. !, in the Church Of
st. %Ignatius, at the unusual hour of 10 o'clock.
Cards are also out from Mrs. Charles Goodrich
King for the marriage at Providence. r. l., of
her daughter. Miss Mary Faruuhar King. to
Mr.. William Payson, on Wednesday, the 9th.
II Is SO seldom in these days that an engage
ment comes in the nature Of n surprise. as they
are generally announced and contradicted and
announced a long time before they actually take
place, that Mrs. John Lowery's TO Mr.. James
Srcyer made a decided sensation among her
acquaintanccs and friends. The marriage. 1t IL
said. will take place in November. when the
handsome house that Mr.. Spcycr has purchased
on Madison avenue will be ready.
An engagement has taken place in philadel-
phia of much in;ereS; TO New Workers, espe-
cially to those who make Bar Harhor their sum-
mcr home. 1t is that of Miss M~ary-rommonly
called "Maizic "-Sturgis. Miss Sturgis and
her sister, Miss Susie Sturgis, have been the
bellies and beauties OF Mount Desert for several
seasons. They were both there last summer.
and as popular as ever. but there was no rumor
of an engagement with the handsome young
fellow, Mr.. Edgar Scott. who is Second Score.
tary OF the American Legation at Paris. The
Scott family have always been conspicuous in
Philadelphia society. There have been mar,
riagcs and remarriages among them, and Edgar
SCOTS mother, Mrs. Tom Scott, the widow OF
the great railroad man, has been for a long time
a resident OF Paris.
Paris, by the way. has been swarming with
Americans for the last few weeks. Some OF
them arc homcward bound and others are pur.
chasing outfits for n winter in the Riviera.
Among them are Mrs. Ladcnburg. looking, it ID
said. more attractive than ever. but who Is moi
likely to come home at present. Mr.. and Mrs
George b.. De Forest, Mrs. George II. Bend and
her daughters. Mr.. and Mrs. George r. Fearing
and Mrs. and the Misses Whitehousc-nll on thciI
return from German baths and watering places
A private letter from London says that Mrs
.Adair is at Wimbledon House. recovering slowly
from her late Illness, hut that she looks greatly
z changed and very delicate. The Hon. Mr.. and
, Mrs. Michael Herbert are to have n few months
, in England. and have taken n home in the
| suburbs Of London. In tho meantime Mis-,
!, Fanny Reed is visiting her old home in Lowell
aud will he in New York for "A few weeks on heI
return. Mrs. Maturin Livingston arrived by