New-York tribune., 1901-09-11
ABOUT SOCIETY.

Profoundly relieved by the promising news re-
ceived from Buffalo. society is gradually resuminS
its normal mode of life end its round OF pastimes
and entertainment. The air Of concern and appre-
hension that apparent on the faces OF those
who constitute the world of fashion has given way
which until yesterday was threatened with gloom
and sorrox, is now anticipated with pieasurabe In
terest-
Indeed yesterday the town presented rather
gay and brilliant APPEARANCES At almost every
step in the avenue one encountered familiar faces
while clubs and fashionable restaurants were
thronged with well known habitues-
Thus Sherry's last night William C. Whitney
was entertaining party of men at one table, while
at another Robert Bacon had as his guests Captain
Gordon, Lady Sarah Wilson and Mr. and Mrs. Fred
erick o. Beach Lady Sarah had jewelled orna-
ments in her hair and YVES in a dress of navy blue
crepe trimmed with black lace and silver spangles,
while Mrs Beach was all in black. with black
hat trimmed with gardenias. Z. d. Morgan had
party OF men, as had Clarence n. Mackay, while
ohg 'he other diners m We're Mr. ana & r Isres
trimmed with black and pale blue hat, trimmed
J. Pierpont Morgan attended dinner party given
on the preceding night at Sherry's by Charles
Lanier while at tables close by Mir. and Mrs.
Cornelius Vanderbilt and Richald Mortimer. James
l.. Breese and g. Creighton Webb were likewise in
town yesterday. and We're seen on the avenue.
1t is within block of the town house of Mrs.
Hermann Oelrichs that her sister. Mrs. William X.
Vanderbilt. jr.. and her husband will make their
home in the future when IN New-York. They have
leased the house No. % East Fifty-seventh-s for
term of years. 1t is nearly visa-vis the house
which Mrs Dave Hennen Morris is having built
next to Mrs. c. F. Huntington's home and is only
a step from the mansion of Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Payne whitney Besides :his; II Is within sight OF
the homes of William X Vanderbilt, sr. of William
and Mrs Vanderbilt will not be able to move into
their new house for SOM time as extensive altera-
tions are projected.
The engagement of Miss Amey Gett daughter
of Colonel G.. Gillett. of San Antonio, Texas. to
George V. Olney, of New-York, Is announced. Mr..
Oiney is cousin OF the former Secretary of State
So many of the women of the fashionabl world
have derived their knowledge of riding from Mrs.
Emily Beach that it may be of interest TO say that
as soon it became known that the accident which
she met with at Newport the other day would con-
fine her her bed for some weeks a subscription
was organized among the cottagers of the City-by-
the-Sea and the proceeds amounting TO over sZ0oo'
William c. whitney content with the largest
racing stable in America and with his establish
ments at Westbury. Long Island: at sheepshead
Bay at Saratoga and at Belle Farm NY, Is now In
negotiation for the purchase or eight Blue Grass
farms in Fayette County. Ky. comprising nearly
three thousand acres anu situated about six miles
from Lexington.
Mr.. and Mrs. George W. Vanderbilt have pur-
chased a site at Bar Harbor. and propose to build
there with the object of making it their summer
home They still town pending their de-
parture for Biltmore
A. Gordon Norrie and Lispenard Stewart have
left Newport for a shooting trip in the Maine
woods.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Harry Alexandra, who are at
their country place. Shore Acres Clifton, Staten
Island are about to entertain there succession OF
house parties. Among their guests will be their
daughter Mrs. Samuel Adams Clark. and her hus-
band. who have spent the greater part OF the sum-
Southampton.
Mrs Brayton Ives and her daughter have re-
turned from the White Mountains and are at their
country house Chesey. at Ossining, n. Y.
People are returning Tuxedo for the autumn.
Mr. and Mrs r. Fulton Cutting are back at their
cottage and so Mr.. and Mrs Richard Nor
timer Mr. and Mrs Newbold Leroy Edgar and
Walker Rreese Smith at the clubhouse Whie
Mr. and Mrs Paul TuCkerman are expected very
shortly at their cottage in the park
Colonel and Mrs. William Jay arrived to-day from
Europe after n prolonged tour on the Continent
while Lady Lister Kaye. her mother, Mrs. Antonio
Yznaga John w. Mackay and w Rhinelander
Stewart are al either their way across the
ocean about TO sail.
Mr. and Mrs. H Nick. Twombly and their daugh-
ters left Newport yesterday for Florham, their
| Mace near Madison N J.. while Mrs. Stuyvesant
Fish is TO leave Newport to-day on the coihpieuo
| OF the summer season