New-York tribune., 1901-10-17
IN SOCIETY.

This IS the country house season. Thar.
constant succession OF guests at all the co,-.
homes in the vicinity OF New-York along the ua
son Valley, around Lenox and on Long Islana ..
well as In New-Jersey. and there are many nor.,
lar members Of the fashionable set who bai, a
great demand. spend the entire fall In a species =.
progress from beautiful country home m a.,
other. 1t is a custom which may be said 10 bav.
house existence has become as delightful fsaty
Kingdom. OAi'ed
1t would be futile to make any attempt 70 kasn
track Of the succession Of house parties ar tn
various country seats. to attempt 70 placa an
record the names of the constantly chang5r
guests. 1t will be sufficient TO enumerate fsT
such. for instance. that of Mrs stuyvesant Fish
for EdgecyfTe her place ar CSarrisonlu anu 70
the-Hudson. The party will last until Monday ana
VIII number nearly twoscore.
There is to be another house party for the we4u
end at Shelburn Farms. and among the guests ~
DIR. and Mrs. W. Seward Webb will be Mr. and Mrs
William ]. Schieffeln and Mr. and Mrs lanes
Abercrombie Burden, jr. The latter are now stav
ing with Mrs. Burdens parents. Mr. and Mrs WIN
lam Douglas Sloane. at Elm Court. their country
the middle of next month. Mrs. Burdens sister
Mrs John Henry Hammond; and her husband re,
nave been spending the summer They have taken
Mr.. and Mrs. William j. schieffelin have been
staying with Mrs. Schieffelins mother Mrs ElIiott
F. Shepard. at the latter's country place at Scar
borough-on-t he Hudson. Mrs Shepard frequently
Games into town. and was here yesterday 70 visit
the Margaret Louise Home, which she founded in
connection with the Young Womens Christian AS
sociation.
Miss Della Gurnee has opened her home. IN
Fifth-ave, for the season. and is actively engaged
in preparation for the wedding Of her niece Miss
Scott. to Colonel Dyer, which is to take place this
Mr.. and Mrs. Rowland PeIl have opened their
house in Madison-ave. for the season. They re-
Gently returned from abroad.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. o. Havemeyer have gone to
their country place at Stamford. Conn, for the
autumn and will return TO town toward the end OF
November when they will establish themselves at
their house in East Sixty-sxth-st for the winter
Mrs Almeric Paget is still far from strong and
on this account she will remain abroad some time
longer and will spend the winter in Egypt. Her
husband sails for Europe day after tomorrow to
weeks 7''"'
Mrs Philip Sands. who disposed Of her house IN
East Thirty-third-st.. to the Astor estate last
spring has leased it from it's new owners for the
winter, and viii occupy it with her daughters.
Mr. and Mrs Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, have leased
Winter ter '-S"' a. No. East -'i-S' '0' the
| Mr.. and Mrs. James A. scrymser are entertaining
large house party at their country place near
Seabright.
| Lord Cromer is we'll known TO all those mem
bers of the fashionable set here who have visited
Egypt in the last sixteen years that the news Of
HIS engagement Is likely TO prove matter Of inter
| est. The future Countess Of Cromer IS Lady
Katherine Thyme daughter Of the late Lord Bath
and sister of the present Marquis. She is hand
some and stately woman, with the somewhat long
chin which is'a distinguishing feature OF the his
| toric house of Thyme. Lord Cromer. who used
formerly to be known as Sir Evelyn Barring and
who is an uncle Of the Honorable Cecil Barring
/ who makes his home here, has been for the last
/ two decades the British plenipOtentiary in the
| land OF the Nile. and is regarded of the
/ strongest OF contemporary British diplomats
The musical mornings OF A Morris Bagby will
take place usual in the ballroom OF &c Waldorf
Astoria soon after II o'clock Mondays Decsn-
/ Der 9. December Is. December % and December 80
Among those who sailed yesterday for Europe
| on board the Oceanic were Mrs. George Keppel.
who has been spending several weeks with her
| husband in this country; Mrs. Charles H. Mar
| shall Lady Sarah Wilson, sister Of the late Duke
| of Marlborough and OF the late Lord Randolph
| Churchill: Mr.. and Mrs. H. VI. Alexander Mrs.
| r. McCreery and Sir Charles Elliott. The Count
| and Countess de Chambrun and Mr. and Mrs ].
Frederick Tams sailed yesterday on the Naderland
| for Antwerp Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Porter sailed
4 the St. Louis.
| There was a successful meet OF the Orange
/ County Hunt Yesterday under the mastershtp Of