The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-12-04
WHAr SOCIETY Is DOING.

There are still q couple Of weeks Of social
gayety ahead before the Christmas holidays
make q temporary break in the chain Of the
winters functions. In that time there will be
luncheons. weddings. dinners. the opera.
dances and suppers to claim time and atten-
ton. The most important ball will be the
First Assembly. on Thursday night, Dec. 10.
at the Waldorf-Astoria Worthington White
house. who led n spirited cotillon on Friday
night at the Knollwood Club. is to lead at the
Assembly. As already mentioned in TIL Sun.
Mrs, Aston. Mira. Vanderbilt. Mrs. Grand
d'Hauteyille and Mrs. William Watts Sherman
will receive the guests. Among the important
festivities Of the winter already planned. are
balls 70 be given by Mrs. Ogden Mills and Mrs.
Ei6ridGe !. Gerry: Mrs. Mills Sly, Ti lI give Two
Both have beautiful bathrooms at their dispo-
sal. In the Gerry house. as in the Aston resi-
lery. When Mr.. Gerry's law library adjoining
is also thrown open. the space thus afforded
wore a superb Russian headdress of diamonds
with her white cow embroidered In silver on
s shs o Rc 2 Z R 9Rfte Of sa ihe Gown Sowa. N T5s, g sssPs
worn by the eorgeously attired women, on opera
mig, nisht; ;,a have s,isited Th even nd more Sss adm m1Ss u
brocade. satin and velvet. and in some cases
lined and trimmed with the richest ,furs. with
further embellishments OF embroidery and
lace.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin D.. Morgan will sail for
Europe mex Wednesday. Dec. 4. and will be-
accompanied by their two Young sons and
daughter. They will remain at their fine
country place. "Wheatly." at Westbury. L. l..
up to the time OF sailing. Mr.. and Mrs. Nor
gan will remain abroad until the. late spring.
Among others going abroad this week are
Auguste s..Vatabie. who will sail on Saturday
on the steamship AuEuste Victoria. Mr.. and
peared In the passenger list Of the steamship
Fuerst Bismarck as sailing for Naples on Nov.
accoun; Of the. severe illness Of Mrs. II. q.
Fahnestock. They have returned to the Wal
dorf atter.a sh9rt Southern trip. and are e1-
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman lie Roy Emmett OF 1O2
East Thirty-sixth street are to give a dinner
Of sixteen covers tomorrow night. On the
following Wednesday night Mr.. and Mrs. John
NJ. Bowers of 7 West Twenty first street will
give a dinner. their guests going with them
| afterward TO the opera. 1t will be. recalled
that Miss Mary s. Bowers and Miss Martha D..
Bowers were introduced together last winter.
been sent out will be given BY Mrs. George
Henry Warren Of $40 Fifth avenue. on Thurs.
Shy a night Sr! D 'Sbl II; T Betss T HiIl6 be ia n %RO af St
| passing the winter at the Waldorf. Mrs. War
ren's guests will 20 with her to the first AS
sembly.
As yet no date has been set for the COM
ing out of Miss Kathleen Nelson. who will. it
is expected. be presented soon by her mother.
Mrs. Frederic Nelson; Mrs. Nelson's broth
Grand ister-in-law, Mr., and.Mrs. Frederick
Gebhard. will go off this week TO Virginia,
Where d fssE have rs srsanged last Se 'a Monday nas wifh ToI
Baltimore, whore she has been visiting her
mother. Mrs. J. b. Morris.
The series OF dinners which the Executive
Committee of the Badminton Club gives prior
to its meetings is soon to begin. The COM
mittee this.winter includes Amory,S. Carhart.
Barclay Ward Kountze. Rowland Pell. II. j.
| Oakley Rhinelander. o. IT,. Wainwright.
and j. Norman de r. Whitehouse. The arst
meeting of the Badmipton Club will be held
. O'Clock in the Berkeley School building. 20
West Forty-fourth street, The lumber Of ap-
club Is Htensely proud OF its war ron For
~tunately all of the. members who went TO the
front have returned. and are likely to be well
OF the club. Schuyler Schiefrelin Is the ex-
e~eption. He is stil in bad health, according
Gen mi Francis rsiGeVV: \. Greeene. TFhe YBaaSdm ii taGe roll i
Of honor includes: In the army, Lieuts. J.
Ra livingston. Robert l.. Livingston. Capt.
i. schieIelln Stebbins. and Corporal J, Lang
don horn fIT oasSild n u he B. s. n Alert L sna sa rallaR s ssn
phen II. Pell. U. S. S. Yankee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence s. Day OF 42o Madi-
son avenue will give q dance next Thursday
4 hAAhls V o- ~ - a. IA
the silver anniversary OF their marriage. The
affair is also intended as q coming-ou ball for
the two elder sons OF Mr.. and Mrs, Day. who
have no daughters. The young men to be pre-
scented are Clarence s. Day, Jr, and Julian
Day, who graduated from Yale In the classes
Of 90 and f97 respectively. IL Is several sea-
sons since Mrs. John King Van Rensselaer,,
a We tea q The elder Of the two. +. Harold h1r idN Van
RensselaeL and his wife. formerly Miss Lucy
j. Grinnell. are abroad for the winter. After
their wedding Of Nice last spring they re-
turned 70 this aide for q time.
Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney and her sister-in-
law. Mrs. Almeric Paget. have been among the
much-noticed young matrons at the opera the
past week, They have appeared In suerD
gowns and gorgeous Jewels. Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Payne Whitney will participate In the
seasonal Eayeties. and will then bstake them
selves 10 Hickery Hollow, Tenn. where som
"a the hunters from tine Whitney stables are
to be sent, AZ. and Mrs, Herman b, DuTyea
will start on Wednesday for this Southern re-
treat. aud have, already shipped their horses
there Mr.. aud Mrs. Duryea have been oc.
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