New-York tribune., 1901-04-16
ABOUT SOCIETY.

In spite Of weather that savored of late Novem-
Der rather than of balmy spring. yesterday was
busy from social point of view. The public
coach Pioneer began its spring runs to Ardsley.
there were several weddings in the afternoon While
IN IN the evening there were number OF dinner and
concerts at the waldorf-Astor.a-
The Pioneer coach started from the Holland
House the stroke of 10, and neither wind nor
rain deferred the members of the party invited by
Center Hitchcock, who had chartered the coach for
the day. from appearing in full force. Mrs C. OH
yer Iselin occupied the box seat beside Reginald
w. Rves. who the whip. while among the
other guests were Miss Bishop. Miss Nora Iselin.
Mr.: and Mrs t. j. Oakley Rhinelander c. Oliver
ArdseS s the earv F. o the m
Holland House at O'Clock. Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius
row. Alfred G: Vanderbilt and Robert L. Gerry
have retained it for Saturday and Oliver Isslin :,
for May 2. and j. II. Scrymser for May 13.
Tho dinner party given by Mr. and Mrs. Robert
NJ. Thompson at the Metropolitan Club last evening
was for their daughter. Sarah. whose marriage to
Stephen Fl. Pell will be celebrated tomorrow after
noon in the Church of the Heavenly Rest. The
dinner was served in one of the private rooms and
the table decorated with bridesmaid roses.
The guests. who numbered thirty-two. included
Miss Bertha Munde. who will be Miss Thompsons
maid of honor her bridesmaids. the Misses Eleanor
Russell Esther Hoppin. Daisy Holland. Edith
Hyde Gertrude Pen and Sarah Thompson. and
s. Osgood Pell. who will be his brothers best man.
and w. Albert Pease, jr Lawrence Gilman. o.
De Lancey Coster. Lucius Tuckerman Gibbs. Liv-
Barclay. Prescott sisde. Theodore Roosevelt PeIi
and Charles w. Fairchild, who will ushers
Mrjor and Mrs. Theodore X Gibbs. % Mrs W. Albert
PtS PeSss & Mr and Mrs Edward Mcvickar and Miss
Ethei Post Miss Thompson presented TO her maid
OF honor and bridesmaids last evening charming
surrounded with psars and OF %
gifts to his attendants were scarfpins. After the
furnished by the Hungarian B Band MT" '"0S''
Among the other entertainments of yesterday
evening was theatre party given by the Misses
Augusta and Frances De Peyster. daughters of
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick j. De Peyster. which was
chaperoned by Mrs. Arthur Coppen and followed by
a supper at the De Peyster residence. in Madison
ave There were also a musical given by Mrs.
Prescott Hall Butler at her house in Park-ave.,
Miss Anna Oten's violin recital under the patron
age of Mrs John C. Wilmerding Miss Calender.
Miss de Forest and others in the small ballroom
a dance. given also at the Waldorf-Astoria. by the
musical clubs of Columbia and the University of
Pierrepont Edwards Mrs. Dallas Bache Pratt. Mrs.
Lewis Atterbury, Mrs. c. O'D Iselin, Mrs. Walden
Peil and others.
The marriage of Miss Adelina Tower. daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Phelps Tower the
Rev. Thomas Reed Bridges took place yesterday
afternoon at the home of Miss Towers parents.
No. 81 East Sixty-fourth-st The ceremony was
performed py the Kew Or. David II. Greer, OF ST.
Bartholomews Church. and only the relatives and
family connections of the bride and bridegroom
We're present The ushers Alden Freeman.
Stewart Woodford Eames. Alexander Jay Bruen and
Henry Tower Shriver The Rev John jay Bridges
brother of the bridegroom. best man. The
bride. who was presented society three or four
years ago is a great granddaughter of Judge
Phelps who married Aimira Lincoln. a sister OF
the late Charemagne Tower of Philadelphia ther
or the present ambassador to Russia. She has
taken an active interest In the College Settlement
work In fivington-st-. and of the first
members OF the Society Of Mayfiower Descendants
In the State of New-York. The Rev DR. Bridges
Is nativS OF Kentucky and graduate of Hanover
College Of the Union Theological Seminary He is
pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church of New
ark - ~
Mr.. and Mrs. William Rhinelander will sail for
Europe on the Cyulric June T. They will be
accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Oakley Rhine
lander. ~
On the social programme for to-day are Mrs
Charles Dewar Simons jr.s. "at home" at No AL
Park-ave.; Miss Leary's regular Tuesday after
noon reception with music, the marriage of Miss
Flarrcnce Oyphant Ward. daughter Of Mr. and
MIS- George Gray Ward. to Lieutenant Henry Hews
tough. u. s. N, at the Church OF the Heavenly
kest; Miss Ethel Gardner Dominick's luncheon for
maids on the occasion of her wedding on Saturday
next 10 Andrew Varck Stout and Mr. and Mrs
Henry A Barclays dinner at Short Hills n L in
honor of Miss RoSalie Paul and Henry A Barclay
Jr whose marriage will be celebrated on Thurs
day. ~ ~