New-York tribune., 1901-08-31
ABOUT SOCIETY.

The Futurity race takes place to-dav a,
head Bay, and the attendance OF society n-arr.p
10 be large, as many people came into tow I
n ior the purpose Of Witnessing Indeed Iss
ana modish restaurants presented an animateSS SSaos
j. Fierpont Morgan left town last night for NJ
port on board the Corsair 20 witness the trial -
OF the Columbia and the Constitution. Mr. srs
Mrs Seth Barton French will take their h
party on board the Corsair to-day and an ,r
sRt VII give dinner party at Edgerston in bor
Griscom, who are due in Newport rs tbiI bIieInent A.
on board the Aliot. ''-s morning
Among others expected to-day at NevVpor, -.
and Mrs Henry NJ. FIagler. who will be the Ill a,r
OF Mr. and Mrs. Pembroke Jones' Several o
fa Sre pr1ceeding to Newport to-day in order to -,
mrs M Lewis Cass Ledyard for SIR Thomas Iintna sna
MISS Dela Guruea. daughter OF Walter s. Gur,.a
sI,, ST.. OF No s2S Fifth-ave. viii sail for home ~
Theodore Frelinghuysen has purchased M -
west Forty-seventh-st with the intention ~ r,.L
ing II his home. max
Among the passengers on board the Augusta v,,
toria. now on her way across the ocean So
SOUTHAMPTON to this port. Mr. and Mrs Wavns
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward R. Thomas have arr,vs,
at southampton on board their yacht the Taro
and are staying with Mrs. James L. Breese ASlo'
The Due de Chaulnes is about to cross the ocs,,
and 70 visit the United States, and is creditsd ~,
his friends and acquaintances with nnatrin,onIa,
intentions He was recently engaged to Princes.
Catherine YOUrieffska. youngest daughter or Er,
peror Alexander ii of Russia and OF his sacoD,
and morganatic wife. But the young duke who n
not rich. broke off the match on discovering that
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daqshter any dowry or to make any kind Of fnau.
cial arrangements in her behalf save verbal Tr
aeGrtaklng 10 furnish the young couple with an
pendent upon ner goodwill The duke is the bea5
trous French ducaI house of which the -T pn mus IS
Gyn LGuynes Is the head His mother Princess
in Paris. want
Lady Layard who Is now In this country with
her niece. Miss Alderson daughter Of Canon Alder
son. of Lutteworth. staying with Mr. and Mrs
Clement A Griscom, and who will arrive TODAY
at Newport board the Griscom yacht is the
widow of Sir Austin Henry Layard, British Am
5@sfadoF basted r. at Madrid and at C3nstannop 50 ce
wonderful discoveries at Nineveh.
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt and Mrs. George B. Ds
Forest among those who gave dinner parties
at Newport last night. afterward taking their
half a thousand invitations had been issued by
Mrs Berwlnd for her dance, and there were few
regrets.
Mrs William K. Vanderbnt's guests at the
luncheon which she gave at Southw-ck's Grove
Portsmouth. yesterday. previous to the automo-
bile races at Aquidneck Park, close by. numbered
120. and were seated at ten large tables in the
pavilion, which had been decorated with hundreds
lands '"-''' anu gar
General and Nine. di Cesnola gave luncheon
party yesterday at their villa at Mount Kisco in
honor of Archbishop Corrigan and Monsignor Seal
abrIni, Bishop of Piacenza OF Italy, who has come
sOectin tbe missions which he has fo9Sse5 q ,nd M
to promote the establishment OF a protective So
ciety here for Italian immigrants.
In addition 20 the horse shows at Newport and
Cedarhurst next week there will be at Bel
haven-on-the-sound; near Greenwich; which VIII
and the various places in Westchester County.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Pearsau Field are at their
place at Seabrfght, N J.. while Mrs William
Hazard Field and Miss Mary Field at Lake
Mohegan-
The sympathies OF many people at Southampton
went out to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Coster yester-
day when they buried their young daughter, who
died on Tuesday last
Lord Athlumney, who has arrived in this coun-
try on board the Marguerite the guest OF
Colonel and Mrs \ ]. Drexe. enjoys the reputa-
ton of being the cleverest bridge player in London
society King Edward being merely the second
best He has recently been serving in South Az
rica and just before the King left England Tor
Germany he summoned Lord Athlumney 70 Mart
borough House for the purpose OF decorating MN
in person for his conduct in the campaign LORI
AthIuunney likewise active service IN EsSpSS
He is unmarried. although he has been engaged
several times in one instance 10 Miss MurleI W.
son of Tranby Croft He is far from r1cn-lndeed,
IN was financial reverses that compelled MN 20
leave the Guards and 70 seek service IN EgypL
Inst before coming over here he helped 70 reScue
Mrs George Cornwauts West from drowning a.
1ToNrAs where she had fallen into the sea WhAe on
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