New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-17
THE WEEK IN SOCIETY

THE WEEK IN SOCIETY
! The last week was not one Of much social AZ
tivty in town There are still few persons Who
/ lnger. and whose summer plans have not bean
fully arranged and there are others who come int
the city for day But the majority Of tia
houses IN the fashionable districts are closed ana
II Is officially given out that society Is not IN
town. But the greater number CT the modIsh
In the neipbborbood Of The Meadow Hr88ok tS'and
Cedarburst clubs. on the south side a. rang ~
Babylon and In the Hamptons: the Jersey
coast and in the interior Of that State. and
again as far north as Tuxedo and Cazenovia s.
ciety has practically settled for the early summer
The cottages are slowly filling az Newport the
Casino and many OF the hotels viii open on June
30 at Narragansett Pier, and IL viii be about the
middle Of July before the season properly begins
at Bar Harbor.
The suburbs are In all their glory. At west5ury
the week has been extremely gay and not devoid
of excitement. On Thursday. for the third time
within two years virtually the entire colony was
called out to act fire brigade. This time it
was the barn OF Theodore Havemeysr. which had
been struck by lightning. and the flames threat
ened the house near by. Two years ago the
Clarence II Mackay house caught fire while din
in progress. and This year by singular
coincidence Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Havemeyer
were giving a dinner when the flames started
The Meadow Brook colony rallied quickly from this
exciting experience On Friday there was spirited
are number of house parties. = few have Iett
Ma SrtS Mjo K EST Mr. and Mrs William ana
Vanderbilt. ir. and Mr.. and Mrs Victor SOrchan
who are now at Newport. Mr. and Mrs. c. Albert
Stevens, MT. and Mrs oliver r. P Belmont. Mr.
Theodore A Havemeyer MIR and Mrs Egertor L
Mr.. and Mrs f. Van RENSSELAER, Kennedy and
Mr.: and Mrs. Gushing. are occupying their houses
and entertaining.
In town during the week there was consider
able gathering at the different hotels and restal-
rants on Wednesday the White Star pier pre-
sented an animated appearance Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence Fl. Mackay had a large number Of friends
TO bid them bon voyage as they sailed on the
Oceanic and they received many floral tributes
derbnt sailed on the same ship for a short trip IN
Europe. and with them were Mr. and Mrs. Fred
erick ". Vanderbilt, Mr. and Mrs FL Mex
TwOmby and the s,,- Misses e Twom6 33 Hem Henry T.
ThGmas On the f ST. his kog gnnuS TT ys us 30 In
and Mr.. and Mrs Delaney Nicoll
The Princess Aribert granddaughter OF Queen
Victoria. after spending week al Washington
the guest OF the British Ambassador and Lady
Pauncefote went Immediately Niagara Falls on
Monday morning last The short time she spent
there was obviously used TO the best advantage
and under good guidance She drove around Coat
Island getting her first view Of the falls there and
from the Three Sister Islands Afterward she
way placed at her disposal by the president OF the
company, and went around the Belt Line, going
first TO Dufrerin Islands. down on the Canadian
Later in the afternoon she saw the power house
Of the Niagara Falls Electric Company. visiting
the pit and seeing the machinery In the evening,
there being beautiful moonlight. she was escorted
lunar bow from Luna Island and then on a short
moonlight drive around the islands On Tuesday
aged of the Gorge Railway. trip on the Maid
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Canada and Lady Mimic. Before starting the
what She had seen and the pleasure the visit to
Niagara had given her
The Teutonic which arrived on Thursday. brought
IN a number of well known New Workers who had
been abroad. many OF them since last winter.
Colonel and Mrs. William Jay and Miss Jay sailed
in November and passed the winter in Rome Ms
Adrian Iselin. jr.. and her daughters were IN the
Engadine all winter and afterward az the italian
Lakes and In Paris Mr.. and Mrs J. Lee Taller
had been on the Riviera, in Paris and in England
Robert W Taller ]. Lee Tailer's father, went with
them The family viii pass the summer at their
country home, Rtchheid Springs Colonel and
Mrs. Delaney A Kane returned after about a two
years sojourn abroad Both Colonel and MIS-
Kane have, however been In this country Tor snort
visits in that time. With them was their son, De-
Tasi College az s+onvhurst in England Ernest
Iselin, the OF Adrian Iselin. jr., was also on
from Vancouyer with Alfred. G. Vanderbilt on The
trip around the world which was so sadly inter
The Kaltenborn Classical and Symphony Even
ings and some OF the roof gardens have been well
patronized by those in society who have not yet
left town. Az the KaItenbOrn concert on Tuesday
Miss Louise Ward McAlister had a large party;
Miss ElOise Breese had another. Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Hitchcock Alexander NJ Hadden anu
other well known people were IN the audience.
A wedding OF much interest in the week that
of Miss sara Ely and William H. Parsons which
took place at the home Of the brides mother,
Riverside Drive and Eighty-fifth-st. II fam
lily wedding, and there were less than hundred IN
Vitations out. Mr.. and Mrs. Parsons will sail
this week for England and will pass the summer IN
a driving tour through the different shires. They
will return in September
A church wedding took place Tuesday evening
at All Angels Church. West End-ave and Eighty
hrst-st. Miss Ethel gilbert Harding and Charles
Stewart Mott married in the presence OF a
fashionable gathering. The bride Is the eldest
daughter of Mr. and Mrs Herbert B. Harding OF
only son of the late John c. Mott OF this city and
served in the Spanish-American war. tuH ac-
count of the wedding was published IN The IriouAS'
Yesterday was a field day for the suburbs Inc
final contest In the championship golf games at the
Morris County Club attracted many lovers OF 'H9
game. and the country houses in the neishoo'HoOu
had large house parties There we're also interest,"
ing matches at KnoIwood where there was
Stock Exchange tournament; at ApaWamlS' near
RYE and at RaltusrOL The festivities a. IuNeIo
have been planned on large sClls- --5Iio =
stiH crowded. and Mr. and Mrs PIERRE LoIiiI H.
If. Mr. and Mrs T. Suffern Taller MI anu z W.
James Brown Lord Mr. and Mrs. NllIldLh hs-c.
Mr. and Mrs Fred Piersou. jr are among tnT y0 s,s
couples who do much 70 promote gaye'y r ~ iais
in July. on Saturday evening there Is usually an
informal dance at the clubhouse.
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