New-York tribune., 1900-08-15
IN SOCIETY.

Although Coils p Huntington cared little for
eiety and was rarely at any entsrtainrns-e
yet the death OF man controlling such vast ~
terests who had played 50 great role In the indr.
trial and commercial development OF his nat.
country cannot pass unheeded even by the r,o,.
frivolous butterflies Of fashion in the great cfs
where he established the home OF his later years
man Of much culture, with pronounced artis-sr
tastes and a keen eye for a good picture he ds
spsed all show. and was an absolute stranger "a
snobblshness His fortune wiIl It Is expected 20 "A
his widow his adopted son. Archer married 10 Ne,
Gates. and member Of the Players and of tbs
Authors Club and hts adopted daughter. Princess
Frances Hatfield who. without knowing Of ths
danger that threatened Mr. Huntington. had rnaas
all her arrangements TO sail to-day for New-Yorx
the Majestic IN order 20 visit him hts camp n
the Adirondaeks. where MS DEAN took place. shs
at once Informed BY cable Of his demise.
Inasmuch as considerable curiosity Is expressed
with regard 20 book recently published al Berlin
by one Of the hundred and odd Princes Of Reus-@
which purports to be species of guide for the
organization Of fashionable household and for
the treatment OF the various members os the ss-
tablishment, it may be mentioned that the Prince
Reuss In question Is not the husband OF Queen Vic
toFa's great-gTanddaughtsF FeOdOre Of Saxe-Slsin-
Ingsn. but a pTinceling OF no importance whatso-
ever and assuredly authority upon the subject
concerning which he writes. In the hTst place 4
is not 70 Berlin that any one IN Sew-York would
look for instruction IN such matters. and secondly.
such books only intended for the new rica
and for the vulgar that Is 20 say, for people who
possess neither the breeding the knowledgs
OF how to treat servants or TO run a big household
For those. however who are in need OF such d.
rections may recommend certain English pub
Iications concerning the duties of gr0ons OF TIA
chamber hrst and second butler. OF the various
footmen. OF the private chaplain the housekeeper.
the govorness. the steward. the chef etc. rather
than the pretentious and presunptuous volume %
the German prineeling
Inasmuch as the Infanta Euialia has many
friends and acquaintance IN New-YorS society. Z
may be OF interest TO say that she has secured 4
judicial separation from her husband. Don An
tonic and that from henceforth she will De obliged
to spend nine months of the year IN Spain, instead
of making her home in Paris as heretofore span
ish Court etiquette requires that royal prncessss
living apart from their husbands should make their
headquarters at Madrid, so as 10 be under ire
chaperonage OF the Queen. The terms of the sep
aration are in every way advantageous 70 the n
fanta, who is the subject OF much congrarrlariou
by ali those acquainted with the circumstances Of
her marriage
Senator Chauncey NJ Depew, with his son and
niece, will sail next Saturday for America, with
the intention OF spending the remainder of the
season at Newport
Miss Daisy Letter has been so frequently report
ed engaged 10 English peers, in particular Lord
Suffolk that it is somewhat Disappointing 20 find
that she is returning home on board the Majestic.
sailing from Liverpool to-day, without the much
heralded coronet She is reported 70 De profoundly
impressed with the notions OF etiquette and csrs-
noniousness acquired the viceroyaI Court OF her
English brother-in-Iaw. Lord CuFzon. az Calcutta
and at SimIa and may be expected 20 start IN Chi
cago society a number Of Innovations that cannot
fan TO prove OF interest TO New-YOrk
Among the Americans at HoUlgatee near Trou-
VILE in France are Mrs Griswold Cray. Mrs G.
/. Ingraham Mrs. Lars Anderson, ST. and IfrS
George Rutledge Gibson
Among the American yachts which have attract
ed attention Cowes during the last fortnight
has been Robert ". Goelets Herrssho1 Z1-fo0tar
the Mishe-Nahma, which he has been sailing with
the assistance OF T. Hopkins Smith. ir., who
New-Tork society, IN spite Of les acknowledge
friveIity. is exceedingly charitable more per
haps, than that OF any other metropolitan city n
the world. This being the case 1t may not Be
OF place here to state that ST. Johns Guld IN
which many fashionable people are interestsd. IS
In need Of funds to continue its system % udps
the floating hospitals OF the guild The terri
be heat OF the summer has had the result q put
ting the guild extraordinary expense IN the hoFs
Of checking the infant mortality and suffering. ard
1t is on this account that an extra appeal has 70
be made to these members OF New-TCrk society
who are interested In this kindly undertaking.