New-York tribune., 1901-03-23
SOCIETY DAY BY DAY.

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served to make up a typical Lenten Friday-that
is to say, as New-York society understands Lent.
The sowing societies are not exclusively devoted
TO making garments for the poor, neither are they
restricted solely to women. Men are admitted
bring in the news and gossip of the day while the
sewing is in progress. and if this is sufficient
to enliven the proceedings there is generally
luncheon tea and music to add to the entertain
ment. 1t has often been said of the old Knicker
booker families of New-York that they were wont
to take their pleasures sadly. Their descendants,
the New-York fashionable set of to-day, do pre-
abstinence to which they are condemned by their
church during the forty days Of Lent very Gayly.
Vice-President and Mrs Roosevelt were the
guests yesterday at luncheon given in their honor
by Mrs. Douglas Robinson. The party comprised
Cora, Lady STAFFORD; Mrs. William Sheffield
". Hollis. Mrs. X. Douglas Wiggin and Mrs George
Riggs
Among the other features of the social pro-
gramme yesterday dinner party given by
Miss Della Gurnee. the meeting of the o. y. Sew
ing Glass at Mrs Charles NJ Oelrichs's, meeting
of the Helpers at Mrs. Di Zerega's the meeting of
the Evening Badminton Club at the Berkeley Ar
mory and the meeting of Mrs. Gouverneur Kort-
rights bridge whist class al Miss Laura V. Days
house, No. 6 East Forty-fourth-st. Among the
Charles a. Chids, Mrs. Frederick Pierson. Mrs.
FREDERICK Benedict Mrs I... Henry G. Trevor. Mrs Mrs
class to have met at the home of Mrs Oliver
fndlSpOStIOn
her little boy. the meeting was transferred to Miss
Days house.
Among the various Lenten sewing classes which
doing good work is that of which Mrs. Henry
Grafton Chapman Is president and which makes
the Laura Franklin Hospital the object Of It's char
Bit Mrs. Egerton [, Winthrop. tr.. the Misses
schieifelin. Elizabeth Rernsen ana Margaret Rem
s Mr eapG aPf te2en3 NF and Mss % GaeBGeT
meets on Wednesday afternoons.
The Century Coulon will take place on Tuesday
evening. April 9, at Delmoncos, This dance. given
once a year. is the outcome OF the Wednesday
Cotilons The patronesses are Mrs. Benjamin
Schuyler Church Mrs Oliver ,L Livingston Jones.
renee while among ne governors are Arthur
H9rrineton and Montgomery sohuyier JON" ~
The opera attracted n number OF fashionable
people last night and the house was well filed.
Among those present were Mrs. Frederick Nelson
and her daughter Mr. and Mrs z J. WySong, Mrs;
Ogden Goelet ana Miss Goeet, Miss stIman and
Weno. Mrs. lie Roy Emmcf and Mrs. George Bliss.
The Easter meeting OF the Delmonico dances will
be held Tuesday evening. April Is. in place of
Wednesday evening April TO- This is the dancing
spirit.
Little Viola Townsend will he the maid Of honor
Of Miss Estelle Hawkins the occasion of her
marriage to henry WO!cOtt Warner, which Will
take place on Wednesday, April ii. the Church
of the Messiah, Park-ave. and Thrty-fourth-st.
The bridesmaids will comprise Misses Edith Van
Cortlandt jay, Angelica Schuyler Church Matilda
S. Janeway and Daisy Bartholomew. Miss Hawk
mss wedding gown will be OF white satin trimmed
with point lace, and the point lace veil which she
Will wear was worn by her mother and grand
mother at their respective weddings. Henry w
the Stock Exchange. He has a place on Long
Island, TO which he will take his bride for the
summer
Among the engagements announced is that of
Miss Harriet Coventry Burt daughter of Colonel
and Mrs. Charles a. Burt OF No 60 West Fifty
ninth-st, 70 Peter Robinson Seight, OF Newark
The rose show at the Waldorf-Astori closed last
evening. social and popular success to the very
last. a large has been cleared by the affair
for the charitable ward of the Loom:s Sanatorun
for Consumptives at Liberty.
Among the patrons for the violin recital which
Miss Anna +. Often will give shortly after Easter
at the Waldorf-Astoria will be Mrs Francis p.
kinnicutt. Mrs. II. +. Pratt, Mrs A. 3. Stone and
Albert Morris Bagby.
Mrs. Anson Phelps Stokes and Miss Mildred
Stokes have arrived Palm Beach from Nassau.
DR.. and Mrs. VI. Seward Webb and their party
expected back in New-York to-day from their
trip to California.
large card party will be given on Tuesday next
by Mrs H de Berkeley Parsons at her house No.
294 MadiSOn-aVe.