The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-04
WHAT PEOPLE ARE DOING.
A Worcester Engagement = Fashionable
eohemians-At the Astoria.

a Worcester Engagement : Fashionable
Hohemians-At the Astoria.
The engagement is announced of
Miss Louise e. shumway and Mr. John
]. Heron
Mr.. and Mrs. Munro Lanigan, who
have been staying at the Bay State
House, have left Worcester and are
at the Tourraine in Boston.
The tragic end Of the empress of
Austria will throw out OF society for
| the opening Of the season In the CAPT.
tai two Of the best-lil1ed people in the
| diplomatic circle, Baron and Baroness
Hengelnuller the Austro-H Hungarian
minister and his wife. The beautiful
baroness has been greatly admired as
one of the most charming hostesses.
The period of official mourning lasts
| for 30 days, but, as the baroness was
a favorite Of the dead empress, it is
likely the official residence will see but
necessary social functions this winter.
Rumor is current in England that the
| Duke of Newcastle, q strong high
churchman, is about to furnish means
for the establishment Of an ANGLICAN
brotherhood or monastery, upon his
Nottingham estate.
The Marquis of Lorne, governor of
| Windsor Castle, who has already writ
ten and published most useful guide
to the queens greatest palace, is now
| engaged on q work Of a more strictly
| artistic nature, dealing with and repro
ducing large number of the magnifl-
cent masterpieces now preserved within
the castle. This volume should prove
one OF great value.
| The Astoria roof garden restaurant,
which has been such q feature of the
past summers life in New York, and
which has been SO much enjoyed, not
only by strangers in town, but by the
members of the gay world, who have
come in from Newport and elsewhere
on occasional short visits, was closed
over fortnight ago. The sun parlor.
which was also used as a restaurant
| and which was much patronized on
rainy nights, will remain open, but
meals are no longer served there, saws
an exchange. The weather Of Septem-
| Der was thought to be too uncertain to
| justify keeping the roof garden restau-
rant open, and the palm gardens and
Fifth Avenue Astoria restaurant are
now crowded at the lunch and dinner
hours. The plan of limiting the at
tendance at the roof garden restalira nj
next summer is under contemplation
So many guests and patrons of the
hotel found difficulty in obtaining
tables on the roof many nights, and
then only after long waiting, that 1t is
probable that tickets will be required
next year. These will be issued free
first to guests and then to people who
patronize the hotel during the winter
and who are known to the manager
The success of the Astoria roof garden
has, of course, let to it's imitation, and
1t is probable that there will be at least
two or three fashionable and expensive
\ roof garden restaurants open next
summer.
While the Berkshires continue to he
the centre ofSsocial interest, the season
| at Lenox does not rival the gayety Of
| many previous years. Last week there
were numerous dinners, dances, lunch
| cons and small entertainments of one
kind or another. The Cornelius Van
derblts, the w. D. Sloanes and the
Henry Payne Whitneys have en+er-
tanned largely. or the things promised
at Lenox. the most elaborate in every
way will be the floral parade, which
VIII take place this week.
The taste for Bohemia among fash
ionable people at this time of the year
particularly those who are passing
through 'incos," as 1t were, is very
marked. Any one can go to the great
hotels of the large cities and III
through a course dinner, with palms
and flowers, candle shades and HIM.
garlan band thrown In But "the thjne,,
now is to go to what one woman cal1ed
the other day, some funny little rec
taurant where you eat queer things
and see queer people" MANY uyail
known society people have been seq
at these funny little restaurants' dlIr-
ing the past week eating 50-cent and a
table d hote dinners, accompanied ~,
bottle Of chianti or vim ordlnaire.