New-York tribune., 1901-02-21
SOCIETY IN LENT

ASH Wednesday Is never very gay n is
uay or Lent and IL pervaded by an atmo.uba-
ssekeloth and ashes. As Lent advances thsra = VI
spettv assn mere lstllgde But the opening dav i
entari,irr rlTee was not much doing in the wav :.
''i'inheh's out good deal of churchsoins o'
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt Accommodates
VHiam Douglas Sloane attended divine ss-y,,a'
~ Bartholomews. Still i'm deem noou-rt
was attlred in a tailor made dress Of bIacs c1...
trimmed with an appliaued design of stitched crsr.
Her crepe veil was thrown back from, bsr 80.
Mrs. Sloane was sowned in purnlA c,ot, . 'ee.
with hands Of stitched satin OF the sam, -
Her black velvet hat had black ostrich Tins 60,
ing over its brim. and a bunch OF vioIets ,a,u-
"Iue' ]" MISS eernochan. in dark purple broad
cioth and an emerald green velvet bonnet was a,
Grace Church. as were also Mrs James M var
IN smart tailor made frock of black cloth Persar
lamb Jacket with sable revers and black ha.
trimmed with green blue feathers; Mrs NJ Dv,gs,
| Collier. arrayed in mourning; Mrs William rsn
nan IN Bull in costume Of tan colored cloth W.T.,
horn and Miss Schermerhorn Mrs George Bliss sn
,; MISS Bliss; MRS j. A. scrymser Mrs. Charles ar' no
Jacket M and large black hat. trimmed with feathsss
an ana ME MIS-. Robert c. Remsen and her daughter bof5
was at ST. Barthoomew's in toilette Of dsra aa
green oroadcloth. with hat TO match. '''S
Although Jean de Reszke was preventss h,
! from singing last night, there was an unusu,rr
large and fashionable attendance at the on
Mrs. C. T. Barney and her daughter were thar. -
their box. both arrayed In white Mrs Astor's bov
was occupied by young Mrs. Frederic r cons.
Mrs. Schuyler Van Rensselaer, with her Joorert motrt
Mrs O. Griswold. was in the George G. Haven hox
also Mrs. Charles Dodge with some wondsrf, S wers
| ornaments in her hair; Mrs. H. F. Dimocks soto 10
mauve, trimmed with silver; Mrs John Vi55+o IN
white. 'oies' IN
Among the other features Of the social prograr,r,
yesterday were meetings Of the Post-Graduats
Sewing Glass at Mrs. Bradish Johnson's and :,
the Knckerbocker Bowling Club in the afternoor
and several dinner parties in the evening notabI,
6y MI and Mrs Sydney Smith. and another nv
Miss Della Gurnee. "
Tomorrow being Washington's Birthday. thers
will be general exodus to the country Special at
fractions are being arranged at the different re-
I sorts; Al Tuxedo there is a squash tournament
solI tournament. and at Ardsley. BaltusroI and
Among the many house parties which ara hs,rs
given over Washngton's Birthday is one OF whicb
Mrs. j. Pierpont Morgan is the hostess The uartv
will be at Highland Fails. Mr. and Mrs James
A. Scrymser will take with them to-day in special
car large party of young people 70 Montreal
This will be in honor Of their niece Miss Charlotte
Prime There will be thrty-two in the parry
They leave here this evening and will return q,
Monday morning. vi
The annual midwinter exhibition of the Nsv
York School of Applied Design will take place TO-
day. The reception will be in the afternoon and
the exhibition will last week. IL will be held ar
No. 225 Fifth-ave Among the patronesses are Mrs
James Hartman. Mrs. GrenvilIe Kane Miss
Frelinghuysen. Mrs. Dunlap Hopkins Miss Learv
Miss Remsen Mrs. Jules RevnaI Mrs Colgate
hoyt. Mrs Lewis Cass Ledyard. Mrs John W
Wood and Mrs. William Woodward ir
The annual Mi Careme party of the One Hundred
Club will take place on Thursday evening. March
II. at the home Of Miss Anna Constable No D
East Sixteenth-st. The committee in charge Of the
invitations and arrangements is composed Of Miss
Khe{s: Mrs. Herbert L. Satterlee. Mrs Hilborne
Hoffman Chaplin.
James stlman. Mr.. and Mrs John D. Rookie
feIler and Mr.. and Mrs. William Rockefeller
started yesterday afternoon for Florida. They go
hrst 70 Palm Beach. and will visit also other
Florida winter resorts tarryins for few DAYS
Jeykl island on their way home II is understood
thar the party will be away from the city for two
Mrs r. 7. Wilson gives large dinner party on
Friday next at her house. No. 5l1 Fifth-ave. and
James ]. Van Allen on Saturday. The date of
Mr. Aliens sailing is vet decided. j. Coleman
Drayton and his daughter remain here a short
time longer and then so 10 Philadelphia.
Mrs Astor sails on Wednesday next on the
Oceanic. as already announced in this column.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Douglas Sloane and Miss
Lila V. sloane so abroad in April and expect 70
remain there until autumn which they will spend
usual in Lenox Mr. and Mrs NJ Orne Wilson
Commodore Gerry, Mrs. Gerry and the Misses
Gerry expect to sail sail SI about The same time for Eu
and Mrs Ogden Mills and the Misses Mills propose
70 spend the spring
Mrs. Francis a. Di Zerega and Miss Elisa Won p
Di Zerega have organized Lenten sewing class
The Helpers" which will meet at Mrs Di Zeresas
No. 7s4 Park-ave.. during Lent. The first meeting
takes place March from 10 p m Tea Wi os
served az o'clock.
An engagement of interest which has Just been
announced. is that Of Miss Matilda s. Janeway the
daughter OF DR. Edward G. Janeway and Mrs
Janeway. to William Talman Wisner the son Of
y j. No date has yet been SET for the wedding
Miss Janeway came out in society two wears ago
and IS a member OF several or the dancing classes
Now Is the time for the announcement of the
dates of the dancing classes for next season Al
ready the invitations ioin have been sent out
by the matrons who are the patronesses OF these
classes. The dates OF the Assemblies will be an
nShtles for next season are as follows N9ssHos55
%. December 10, December % January J. ls& ana
January q and February Z. 1902.
Aiken Is busy with polo and hunting me
womans match at polo Tuesday was not
success. but a very interesting experiment
William c. Whitney was referee. and Mrs. Thomas
Hitchcock. ir.. Mrs. Robert shaw. Mrs q w W
Dolan Miss Dorothy Whitney, Mrs. Hayes anu
Miss Sanford were the PLAYERS
Senator Depew authorizes the statement that
the engagement between his niece. Miss Annie De
pew Paulding and Lieutenant John 5 Edie. l. .
n. is cancelled.