New-York tribune., 1901-11-28
NETWORK SOCIETY.

Thanksgiving will be celebrated by the fashiona-
BILE a great extent in the country Town will
be somewhat deserted to-day Nearly every one
who has a country place is keeping open house and
those who do not possess rural homes have TO
great extent avafed themselves OF the invitations
of friends who more fortunate in this respect
At EIlerse, Staatsburg. al Fernclife at Ciarri-
Hempstead in the Westchester County districts,
in fact at all the important country seats. gay
house parties are in progress today Inc natlonai
festival which many regard as the most imporIaint ia
patriotic fervor in good. old fashioned style
Mrs Clarence H. Mackay's Thanksgiving party
is at the same time housewarmng. It is being
celebrated in the new home which she and her
husband have built at Roslyn. and which is one of
the costly and splendidly appointed houses on
Long Island
William c. whitney Is spending Thanksgiving at
his place at Wesbury with his daughter. Dorothy.
and his stepdaughter. Adelaide Randolph. while
Mrs AdolPh Ladenbqrg Sgnalizesr the festival & f, BY
which there is to be a run with the houhds-
Among those who will spend their Thanksgiving
in town are Mrs William Astor. who gives dinner
party at her house in Fifth-ave; Dr. and Mrs
shcrry's. and Peter Marie. who entertains party
dinner at his house
The Horse Show at Orange. y. J.. opens tonight
at the Riding and Driving Club. as already an
nounced in this column. and will continue until
Saturday evening
There was successful dance at the Morris
County Golf Club last night. Mrs H. Mex. Twombly
ard other owners OF country, places in the neigh
borhood bringing the members o. 'iie4' muse
parties to the entertainment
The engagement is announced of Miss Ethel
Phelns daughter of Mrs. Charles Phelps. of No.
% East Thirty-second-s to William North Duane.
who is a member of the University and other clubs.
,rd who was graduated from Harvard in the class
Of 90 He IS a Iineal descendant of James Duane.
the Livingstons and other Colonial families Miss
Phelps is sister of Ansel Phelps; OF the Calumet
club and her mother was Miss Helen Stowe
Mr.. and Mrs. C Oliver Iselin and the Misses
IseIin are spending Thanksgiving at Providence
r. l. with Mrs. William Goddard
\ reception was given yesterday afternoon by
Mrs David Morrison at her house, in East Forty
ninth-st for the debut of her daughter Natalie
Among those who assisted the debutante in re-
ceivinr were Miss Ethel Rockefeller. Miss Adeline
Havemeyer Miss Mary Prentice. Miss Ruth Put
man, Miss Elizabeth Clark and Miss Mabel Dodge
After the reception. for which about twelve hum
dred invitations had been issued. there was
dinner party which several additional guests in
cludns Milton Cornell. Theron Strong. Devereux
and William Putnam. Frederic A De Peyster and
Kenelm Wnslow. had been asked The debut2nte
wore Il frock of white point d'esprtt. over white
chiffon, stripped lengthwise with bands OF white
ribbon.
Concerts by the Morgan Chamber Music Club will
be held after the year Wednesday after
J. West Roosevelt Mrs. Henry Poor and Mrs
Jacob w. Miller
Mr.. and Mrs De Lancey NcoI who recently sold
their house in East Thirty-eighth-st- have bought
No. % East Thirty -ninth-st.. and will occupy it
throughout the winter.
c. Meade Tooker. after fortnights visit to this
country. sailed yesterday for Europe on the Celtic
ffar-
noon at her house, in West Fifty-ifth-st. the
Bridge Whist Club. organized last winter by Mrs
Gouverneur Kortright and revived this fall 1t Is
now in charge of a committee composed of Mrs
Kortright Mrs Henry Trevor. Miss Greta Pom
eroy Mrs Joseph Pulitzer and Mrs. Edey. 1t is the
intention OF the committee make the club a per-
manent organization. and it will Wednes-
days during the winter. Its next session Will be
Wednesday at the house OF Mrs. Charles Steele
and after that Will December IL at the
house of Mrs. Pembroke Jones. and on December
IS Mrs Kortrights. There will be no meetings
In the Christmas holidays and the first session
after the New Year will be January s. at the
home OF Mrs Pulitzer The members play duplicate
bridge ana the holder OF the highest individual
score at he end OF the will receive a cup.
Among the forty members are Mrs Joseph Stick
ney Mrs. James Waterbury, Mrs. James Barclay.
l.. McCready. Mrs. Henry Clews. Mrs Moses Taylor
Campbell and Mrs. Edward Van Ingen