New-York tribune., 1901-02-26

Nearly all the guests at the various house par
ties reached New-York yesterday ready 10 take
up the thread of metropolitan existence. The
young people whom Mr.. and Mrs. James A.
scrymser took with them 10 Montreal arrived
They all had delightful time, From Tuxedo
came number who had been TO the squash tennis ennis
tournament. The golfers also reached town from
Lakewood in the morning.
Society in town has settled quietly into the
Lenten routine There yet many dinners to be
| given, and what with these and the opera, the
| many theatrical performances. the sewing classes
and the evening clubs and the card parties life is
evening We're those at the houses OF Mr. and Mrs.
H. Mex Twom6y Mrs Gsorge r. schenein hhi e1nnSn and
Evening Bowling Club held its first meeting the
SOCIETY at the amateur theatricais in aid Of the
New-York Business Women's Association at the
Berkeley Lyceum
One of the entertainments this evening is the
soiree dramatique. which Is to he given by Miss
Cornelia r. Barnes and Miss Grace Seeley Henop
the home of Mrs. Leland No. l62 Madison-ave
Both OF these young women are clever and wei
known members of society and the several dane
ing classes.
Mr.. and Mrs. w Storrs Wells will give large
dinner this evening Miss Wells Is Of the
debutantes of the season. and the dinner is given
for her. Miss Leary will have few friends in TO
! tea and music in the afternoon. and Mrs Wester-
welt will give dinner party. James j. Van Allen
Allen is entertaining te great de deal this winter He
spring for Europe.
Mrs. T. Chesey Richardson has invitations out
for a card party this evening Mrs Gouverneur
Kortwright. already announced will give card
parties throughout Lent, Mrs. Jules Reynal will
at her home in Madson-ave
The members of the Post Graduate Hospital Sew
ing Class will meet tomorrow morning at Mrs f.
Livingston Ludows. The next date for their
sembling is March s, when the rendezvous will be
at the home OF Miss Sands No. 3s5 Fifth-ave. Mrs
Robert Macay Bull gives dinner party to-mor-
row night
Mrs Astor is expected to sail tomorrow on the
Oceanic. Her passage has been booked Mrs
| Astor however, has had annoying but not seri-
Gus case Of grip. which has prevented her from
accepting any invitations this last week. on Sat
urday she was better. but Sunday she did not
| receive according her custom. There is some
| doubt the possibility of her being able 10 go
abroad tomorrow. and she may have to postpone
| he trip one week.
| Miss Julia Wells has Just returned from Italy.
where she has been greater part Of the winter.
She was with her cousin, Mrs. Field. Miss Wells
was at the opera last evening She will receive
| informally on Fridays the rest OF the season.
: A has been born Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
Waterbury at their home. No. "a Park-ave Mrs.
! Waterbury was Miss Maud Hall, and a sister OF
! Mrs. Stanley Mortimer.
The engagement is announced Of Miss Marie
Christina Nichols. daughter Of the late George L.
Nichols and sister of Acosta Nichols with whom
she lives at No 81 East Thirty-sixth-st., TO Luis
James Phelps a graduate of Harvard University.
class of 9s; a member of the New-York Bar of
the Union Club OF the Society OF Colonial Wars
and the Sons Of the Revolution S Miss NifhGIs CHI is "a
date has been mentioned for the wedding.
! Mrs. Gordon w Burnham, of No. 90 East Fifty
third-st.. will receive informally Mondays until
April.
| Cora. Countess of STAFFORD widow Of the
! Earl Of Strafford and who formerly as Mrs
Samuel ]. Colgate. well known in New-York so
ciety arrived yesterday morning from Europe for
stay of weeks She is staying at the Hol-
! land House Scr Edward and Lady Colebrooke are
/ due here to-day on board the Kaiser Wilhelm der
! Crosse. They are not expected to make any stay
! in NewYork, but to proceed at once to Aiken as
! guests OF William c. Whitney. Lady Colebrooke's
/ brother, Sydney Paget over with his sister
in-law, Mrs Arthur Paget who is now in this
! city. Sir William and Lady Forewood. who have
morrow on board the Oceanic.
/ Mrs George b Mcclellan. of Washington is the
guest of her sister, Mrs Egerton winthrop. tr., at
/ No. ia East Thirty -ninth-st.
/ Miss Ethel Henry will give a dramatic and musi-
cal recital the Astoria this afternoon under the
| patronage of Mrs Astor Mrs. Cornelius Wander
biIt and Mrs. George Il. De Forest. Heath Gregory
will assist Miss Henry. She has had much success
General and Mrs. Louis Fitzgerald have invita-
tions for a dinner to be given for Miss Sarah
| Gibbs Thompson and her hance, Stephen II. Pell.
| Mrs Robert Thompson. No. East Fifty-third-
| St. will take party to Lakewood to-day for a
| week.
Chatsworth N j.. seems to be growing in favor
| with fashionable Newly orkers. Among those reg
| istered at the clubhouse are Baron and baroness
! de Selliere Mr.. and Mrs. j. Lorimer Worden Mr.
and Mrs August Heckscher, Mrs. William Hazard
| Field Miss May Field. Mr. and Mrs Edward
| Wnslow. Miss Charlotte Pendeton Miss Maria
| de Barrll, Miss Ethel Phelps Frederick Julia rd
the Misses Clark. Mrs. William B. o. Field John
Pendleton Rogers Mrs. Duer Irving Rufus King
| Madison Grant, Morris Kellogg De Witt Clinton
| Falls and Arthur Osgood Choate.
! PUBLIC BEQUESTS OF LEONARD COULD.
Chicago, Feb. 25.-Through a decision handed
down to-day by the Illinois Supreme Court a num-
/ Der OF charitable institutions will be made richer
! by sums ranging from 5000 $4,000 The de-
cision was in the contest the will of Leonard