New-York tribune., 1900-10-30
GOSSIP ABOUT SOCIETY.

always extremely dull in town There are a great
many people about, and not so many are IN the
country would suppose. Mr.. and MIS- Car
ence II. Mackay among those who are In town.
staying at their house, Madison-ave and Twenty
nnthst. Mrs Astor Is at her home A in @Fifth-ayed Fifth
NJ NJ aI9 anu W. NJ aorqe p De Forest have come in
from Newport and opened their town house Mrs
Hillborn L. Roosevelt and Miss Roosevelt, who
have been abroad several years. return to their
home, No. 141 East Thirty-seventh-st, this week
The dinner dance at Morristown tomorrow even
ing will be a very large and picturesque affair.
There will be gathering of the entire neighbor-
hood and all the women will wear fancy costumes
and powder There will be dinner, followed by
dance. Mrs J. O. H. Pitney is one of the origina-
tors Of the affair. Among those who are TO be
present are Mr.. and Mrs. II Mex. Twombly, Mr.
Mr. and Mrs Philip Livingston, MT. and Mrs Rich
ard Stevens, Mrs. Cromwell, Mr. ana mrs u. G
Frelinghuysen and Mrs. Robert Ba44antne-
AS announced in The Tribune some weeks ago
the two subscription dances to be known as Thurs
day evening dinner dances for young people. which
have been arranged by Mrs. Frederic ]. De Pey-
ster and J. Montgomery Strong, will be given at
Delmonico's The first will be on Thursday,
January s. and the second Thursday February
about hg6e so W' cocS c and Which viii be preceded by
dinner served at small tables in the large eafoorn
dancing The favors will be very handsome. and
supper VIII pc served thFoughG1I & Ine eVe1s IaU d
each will have the privilege OF inviting six guests
This afternoon at Morristown N J., in the
South Street Presbyterian Church, the wedding
Of Miss Emma Dorrance Stone. the daughter Of
Mrs. George Stone, and Walter Schuyler Kemeys.
will take place.. There will be small reception
house Reginald Ronads will be best man The
bride will be given away by her cousin. Christie
pher r. Corning
Tomorrow afternoon Miss Ethel Muster Taintor.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Giles E. Taintor. and
John Harper will be married at the home Of the
brides parents It vii 9e 81 small an wgaqng s ana ana
very intimate friends of the family.
The wedding of Miss Alta Rockefeller. daughter
Of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller. and E.
Parmelee Prentice. will take place November
2 in this City Miss R0ckefsler is a3Foad d. with tt
wedding have been arranged as yet
Mr. and Mrs Thomas H Howard will close
Rough Point, Mrs. Frederick W. Vanderbilt's home
at Newport to-day and come to town for the
winter Thomas Gushing and Miss Edith Gushing
also leaving Newport for the season They will
go abroad soon.
The tabeaux vivants at Tuxedo will take place
on Friday evening next The committee in charge
consists of Mrs Grenville Kane. Mrs. G. G. Mer-
rill. Mrs. William Kent; Mrs, F; A; Snow, Mrs
George Griswold Mrs Richard Mortimer. Mrs. c.
B. Alexander and Mrs R. Fulton Cutting.
The announcement Of the engagement of Miss
Mary Elizabeth Stokes of Philadelphia. and Will
lam Gillette Libby, of Summit, has been
nounced.
Mrs Charles Moller will remain for the present
at her home, No. 29O Madson-ave
Mr. and Mrs. Auguste Vatable. accompanied by
their son. Auguste S. Vatabe, will sail in Novem-
Der for Europe. They will spend the winter In the
South of France.
Mr. and Mrs John II. Hedden have taken
apartment at No 121 Madison-ave for the winter.
Mrs Hedden will be at home on Thursday in jan
uary.
Mr. and Mrs ]. Borden Hartman have taken
Winthrop Cowdins house, No. Is West Eleventh.
ST., for the winter
The Rev. DIR. Nevin, of Rome, Italy will sail to-
day the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse. DR.. Niven
has been in this country part of the summer,
and has been entertainer at various country
houses and Newport.