The age-herald., 1901-05-05
NEW YORK SOCIETY

order of the day. I only wish my young bachelor friends really meant, as they did of old. farewell, a long farewell to all their gay, devilish bachelor ways. As grow older and see how many of these well intending young men merely mean to make these farewells temporarily. have come to the conclusion that what they really mean Is to take a leave of ab- sence And then monsieur and madame live apart, or go to South Dakota. We'll. MT. J. Stevens Ulmann has said farewell. His bachelor dinner was a notable enter tainment.
 John Rockefeller's son-in-law, Charles A. Strong and Mrs. Strong have returned from Lakewood understand Mrs Strong will launch out next winter in the high social line.
 The Twomby and McCurdy families have opened up their grand places in The Jerseys, and will entertain house parties during May and June.
 In spite of the rain and roads, five inches deep in mud, the gay coachers have been dashing around and about the upper part of the city. A four-in- hand In wet weather is an abominable place. No love of doing the correct thing will ever make me believe to the contrary. When ones back is tickled by a small rivile and ones hands are cold and clam my. landscape soaked by a weeks rain possesses no charms. And seven gay Jehus tell me they love coaching. We'll let them love, a club window and B. and $. are more to my mind, to be pre- ferred.
 Lorillard Spencer has rented his cot tage in Newport to Alfred Vanderbilt. Chastelleux is one of the most attractive places at Newport. It commands a view of the harbor, which is always beautiful Mrs. George B. DeForest is visiting Mrs. Duncan Eliot. Sallie Eliot. who was the lovely Sallie Hargown, has finally made up her mind to have nothing more to do with Duncan. Poor old Duncan, he had his farewell dinner but that did not pre- vent him from visiting the forbidden lands, and Mrs. Duncan sued him for divorce. His gallant efforts in Cuba and In the Philippines as Uncle Sam's soldier boy did not rehabilitate him In the old story books that sort of thing went. He landed in San Francisco from the troop ship in his bright uniform as a lieuten- ant. but no fatted calf was ready for him. The prodigal received a service in suit for divorce. Such Is the way in this bust ing age.
 Mrs. Charles Berryman, Mrs Spencer's mother, will visit her mother Mrs. Casi- mir de Rhem in the Home Cottage, New port
 pr. William H. Draper died recently. For over forty years Dr. Draper was a noted physician enjoying lucrative prdc- tice among the wealthiest families in this city. In the performance of his official duties he brought hundreds of little pill grims into the world and lived long enough to assist them when they in turn became the introducers of pilgrims Dur ing forty years of practice Dr. Draper was the household friend of two and three generations. So wide was his prac- tice. so dearly beloved was he, that few members of a family can die and be so widely mourned. He had peculiarly de- lightful personality which endeared him tc his patients He attained great emil hence ir his profession and was honored by colleges. hospitals and scientific socie- ties His first wifa was Miss Kinnioutt and his second Mss Ruth Dana, a daugh- Ter of Charles A. Dana.