New-York tribune., 1901-04-13
SOCIETY DAY BY DAY.


/ We're the amateur vaudeville entertainment r,vs,,
oy the Misses Hewitt and the discovery in cor,a
tion with the PROBATE Of Fernando Yzn,pa.s 80,
that he had beg -eathed his entire fortune a,orr.
ing to considerably s2.OOO0DO 20 the widov,as
Duchess of Manchester. without any provision o.,
his two other sisters Lady Lister-Kaye and NJ
a9Znasa or ior his mother. The bequest to the
for the dukedom of Manchester is one of ths r,
impoverished of Great Britain and the crrTrn
stances of the duchess have from the time OF bsr
marriage until now been of somewhat str.i,
ened character AS the Duke of Manchester is her
only child, u may be assumed that he will eventu-
ally inherit the fortune now bequeGthed to his
mother. '
With regard to the Hewitt entertainment there
is little TO oe said os it, that ii consisted or
amateur theatricals representing scenes Of Amer,-
can life in different The entire affair was
organized by the Misses Hewitt themselves and
was as distinguished for originality and therefore
as successful as most of the parties given their
two hundred.
The meet of the Meadow Brook Hunt will he
to-day at East Norwich and the course will extent
in a southerly direction toward Jericho and West
bury. Ralph y. Ellis, the master Of the hounds
announces three drag hunts for next week
Meadow Brook and on Saturday, at Bulls Head. in
each case at 80 O'CLOCK
The Princes Albert and Jacque de Broge who
are due here to-day board La Lorraine are
both young of great wealth, being of the
Princess Amadee de BrogIie who of the
three children and heiresses OF the French multi
millionaire sugar refiner. Say She is a sister too
of the VicOmtesse de Tredern and of the late
Henri Say whose will. bequeathng his vast fort:
the ,Gebhards. of this city is now being attacked
count of some alleged faw of legal nature in her
brothers marriage Nine. de Tredern's son the
Duke of Brissac. as well as her sister Princess
Amadee de Broglie. are opposed to her in the
mater and have testsd IN f9urL IN favor OF The
taken for granted that the two of the Princess
tbe american relatives of Nine Henri saw and
especially by the Gebhards and their friends Their
man man by inclination While his elder brother IS the
Chamber of Deputies. The De Brogiies are an
ancient family of italian origin, who have played
late duke grandfather Of the young princes who
arrive today. having been member Of the he ASad-
idency OF Marshal MacMahon He was a gTandts0a
of the famous Mime de Stael, who was therefore
ancestress of the two young princes
The closing dance of the series known as the
Friday Evening Dancing Class took place at
Sherry's last night the guests being received by
Mrs benjamin s. Church. Mrs. H. Fairfield Os-
borne Mrs Edward Curtis. and other patronesses-
Montgomery Schuyler led the Cotillon. The dates
for next winters meetings OF this class are De
qra I na1Tonssres l will he Mrs Edward l.
Keyes, Mrs. Francis Dana WinslOw and Mrs.
Alfred c. Clark.
The next meeting of the Junior Thursday Even
ing Club takes place April IS, at the home of
Mrs Benjamin S Church and among the features
of the programme provided for the evenings en-
tertainment will be the playing of Miss Marie
Schade, the Danish pianist
The ..Cotillon of Eighty is the name of the new
dancing class, which has just been formed. and
which is 10 meet at Delmonico's winter on De-
cenber g. January 13 and February b. The patron
es.es include Mrs. Thomas Powell Mrs Alsernon
Sydney Sullivan. Mrs. Thomas Hicks and Mrs
Daniel Lamont
The saturday Evening Dancing Glass will have
its last meeting OF the season tonight AT Del
monico's Frederick Martin Davis gives his fare
we'll bachelor dinner at Sherry's, and earlier in the
day there will be meeting OF the BadminIon club
in the Berkeley o f0r Babe e at the home Of Mrs
Charles r. Alexander. No West FITty-eign1nSb,
ST. likewise gives theatre party Tonight
Mrs Edward c. Parish has issued invitations for
a theatre party Monday evening and will after
ward take her guests home TO supper at her house
in West Fffty-seventh-st- Mrs Charles 5 Homer,
No 10 West Forty-third-st., gives dinner party
Monday night
On Tuesday Mrs Charles T. Barney gives small
dinner dance at her home in East Thirty-eighth-
st and Mrs Walter 5 Gurnee. jr.. and Mrs. r H
Hartman. who give dinner parties the same lsH''
will take their guests TO Mrs Barney dance-
Easter lilies will constitute the principal feature
in the floral decorations Of St Bartholomew
Church on the occasion Of the wedding OF MISS
Isabel Stillman Percy y. Rockefeller on April %
Not merely the chancel. but the entire interior o.
the church will be adorned with lilies by AIdred
G Co VINO have charge OF the affair, and the
beauty of these flowers will be set of by hack-
ground of green formed OF sprenEert asparagus
The marriage ceremony will be performed oy the
rector the Rev DR.. DAVID Ii. Greer, and reception
will afterward be held NJ the home OF the orlue >
father. James Stilrnan. in East FOrtleth-st-
1t is tonight that Stephen II. Pell. who IS TO
marry on April II Miss Sarah Gibbs Thompson
gives his bachelor dinner at the St Nichoias Clup
The wedding will take place, as already anhouhceu
in this column, at the Church OF the HeaVeiilS
Rest After the ceremony there will be recept!yI'
az the home Of the brides mother Mrs. Robert NJ
TrhomDsOn in East Fifty-t hrd-st y large marquee
adorned with tapestries, IS being constructors u
accommodate the welding guests
Mrs Clarence H. Mackay, Mrs. Frederick Nelisoh'
Mrs. f. II. Hartman Mrs. George l. Nlnsslahu'
Mrs Richard Irwin. Mrs GeOrge l.. HiveS MIS-
George Stanton FIoyd-Jones, Peter Marie, IhonnaS
Cushing and Clarence II. Nackay were among ttie
audience at the entertainment for the peheIIt VI
Home for the Destitute Blind given at tnv w 0
Astoria Yesterday afternoon. The anaN W@S =
great success. The monOloSues by CoQlt IN ailG is
the songs by Pol PlancOn We're pret2ced oy d 9IIei
hut eloduent address by eX-JudSe Henry F. ROW
land president of the charity Tor whlch tue ~.
tertainment was given The two most popular
t'oauelin's rendering of Daudets story or lie sous
PrSfet Champs and PlanconS Hyuhe ID
Mutt by GOunod-