New-York tribune., 1901-09-19
ABOUT SOCIETY.

To-day will be dies non." so far as societv
Is concerned. 1t is the day of the burial OF the
universally lamented President and the fashionable
world will take part in the national mourning
There will be no entertainment. great or small 10
detract from the solemnity of the day The smar,
set. indeed. have displayed an amount OF feeIinv
over the tragedy with which they are not credited
as , rule % by the general public. They have kept
have been subdued in tone and their houses IN
TOM have been effectively adorned with tokens Of
,led nsss tonspeuous among their homes this
w. Vanderbilt W. D. Sloane Mrs CornelirGs GS1sge %agse
derbilt, ST, Mrs. Maekay and William c. whitney
The fashionable restaurants were crowded weston.
day William c. Whitney. Mrs Lawrence Water.
bury and Mrs. Stanford White were lunchinr >,
sherrys. Mrs. Waterbury in a frock of black Indi,
silk, with open herringbons seams and a Witt
straw hat with black chiffon veil. Mrs E Reev.
ing at the Waldorf-Astoria attired in a frocL
black tafeta trimmed with black velvet ribbon =,
Mrs William K Vanderbilt ir and Mrs Hermsnaa sna
oerichs were luncbins DelInoncos Mrs Vanderna
Dit in a tailor dress of red cloth with blacE n
toaue trimmed with cherries. while Mrs Oere5s
wore gown OF navy blue and white foulaTd vith
feather. ''a'A ostrich
Dining last night at sherry's were Mr. and Mr.,
W. X Vanderbilt, 1r.. and Mrs. Hermann oericb~
the latter in toilet of white embroidered rru
trimmed with butter colored lace. and a hat cow,
posed for the most part of violets and pale blus
ribbon Mrs. Vanderbilt dress Of male gr,,
chiffon spangled with silver. and large VsfIIoy
nat a1orned with white feathers At another tabis
was Mrs Frederick Benedict. in black lace 1;tS
large party, while at vet another table Mr. Nh Ns,n
conspicuous among Whom were CAPTAIN frrlends. rGss.
n mlason s and u LADY sarah his WIFE who arrayed
silver, and large black hat. "'"
Eugene Higgins who is crossing the Atanti. ~
board his yacht. the Varuna was reported of
+arfia
pected TO arrive here to-day
Mrs. Stanford White returned to her ulacs IN
Long Island last evening. She will be in town ag,i
for the yacht races but will kent her Co...
place open until after Thanksgiving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Burton Harrison return tht-
week from Bar Harbor and open their new house
In upper Fifth-ave- e
Mr. and Mrs. II. de Berkeley Parsons bava rs-
turned from the Adrondacks to their place al Rvs
James Stokes has completed his Western Fri,
and is back at Iencx
Mr.. and Mrs. Elisha Dyer ir and Mrs rSv,-
daughter, Miss Laura swane return to town This
week closing their house at Newport. ''''
The Misses Gertrude Constance and Mary Par.
sons. daughters of John f. Parsons who went
abroad shortly after their fathers marriage with
Mrs. David Wolfe Bishop, returned from Europs
Wan yngausS on BOARD the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse
daughter were on the same ship.
Sir Henry Primrose chief Of the Customs De.
partment of Great Britain and cousin Of Lord
Rosebery, and Mr.. and Mrs Bruce Isnay were
among those who sailed for Europe yesterday on
board the Oceanic.
Fault has often been found with the rules and
regulations by means of which order is maintained
in Central Park. and they have been denounced
QS rTnF1r r1x-
fere with the enjoyment Of the park by the poor
Yet that these regulations are of public benefit is
made evident by the fact that the condition OF
Londons Hyde Park. where no such rules n
forced, has become intolerable Hyde Park is now
monopolized by two classes of people, those who
ride and drive there. and what 'The London Satur-
day Review describes as "a heterogeneous coIlec-
tion of rosues. vagabonds mscreants and pariahs
of both sexes whose presence during the day turns
beautiful landscape into disgusting and often
evzed or sGGn aS Soqd mot be IN any
these wretched specimens. IL continues, most Of
cry to alcoholism take possession Of the % park rom
daybreak day to midnight They have no other
seGHTed enough to purchase hs drink that gives
but wallow and sleep undisturbed." The result of
this is that HYDE Park, of the principal lungs
classes, who are unable to allow their children to
make use of it, lest their eyes and should be
destroy every sense of youthful deicacy This is
what the fate of Central Park would be il the
authorities abolished the rules by which order is
enforced and the place maintained as a breathing
place for the respectable element of the popula-
ton. both rich and poor.
After the Horse Show. the largest affair Of the
season will be the Assembly Ball. This will take
place on Thursday evening. December u. The
three Junior Cotilons are 10 be held at Sherry's
on December 5. January and February The
first Fortnightly will be at the Astoria on Noven-
ner 70 So You see that this season will be early.
!
Wednesday will be in the first week in February.