The sun., 1901-03-16
WHAT MADAM
GRUNDY HEARS
She Tells About Her Chat With
Betty.
ENGAGEMENTS ANNOUNCED
When Lenten Season is Over There
Will be Numerous Wilmington
Brides-YouDg People Hold
Calico Party.

au lait? My mail? ..n. letter from
my tailor, one from well that
can wait. l am like child. put
away the sweetest morsel for the last
and these inyitations-the first d we'd
ding, the Hulburd- -Bechtel nuptials, to
Use newspaper parlance. Let me see,
now how does this read?
Mrs. Theodore Henry Bechtel-(that's
The brides mother)-requests the pleas
IRE Of your company, etc, to the mar
.iage of her daughter, katharine For
'yth. to ID. Wendell Hulburd, Thursday
vening, March 2Sth, at o'clock, Sec
nd Presbyterian Church, Green and
fulpehocken streets, Germantown, Phila-
lelphia.
All! here is card to the church and ut
iome cards, for Mr.. and Mrs. Hulburd
ire going to live at 5237 Laurens street.
md the cards say they will be at home
tuesdays in June, the month of love. and
tnses. No reception you ask? Yes,
here will be small and informal re-
option after the ceremony to which only
he immediate families and the bridal
mrty are bid. You see there will be
hrs. Hulburd and Miss Anna Hulburd
md the Bechtels-that is, Mrs. Becl-
el, Miss May Bechtel and Miss Nellie
3echtel-and Mrs. Harry Auberger.
lerself bride of few months, and
Hiss Katharine Forsyth, better known
II the footight world as Kate Forsyth,
he wel-known actress, who not many
ears ago set the hearts of the jeunesse
iorees of London and New York fiutter-
ng. Miss Forsyth is cousin of the
ride, who, as a namesake, is favorite
# the actress, who now makes her home
II London, but who is here deeply in
crested i'll the preparation for the
,nptials, and than whom there will
'e IL more interested spectator.
Wilmington Vanity Fair will be much
II evidence at the wedding. Mr.. HUI
,lird has selected two of his ushers from
mr. young society men, Joseph +. Bailey
nd William Jones.
was very glad to receive this in
itation; nm always glad to see cards
ollowng the announcement of Cupid's
york. Easter will bring several we'd
'ings about. There is a great variety
opinions ON the subject of prolonging
II cutting short of engagements. Long
nes are very bad. very short ones are
IL. II
medium period of waiting that seems
n best taste. Those who regard mar
iage as kind of commerce, whose
Tearing house is the fashionable church
u the town. of course clinch the ar
angement as soon as possible. They
eem to have the same feeling as we
ave when sitting in dentists room
With the toothache, waiting for the
'peration-we would gladly annihilatc
he interval.
Mr.. Hulburd gave a bachelor dinner
n Wednesday evening. As the next
Benedict in a little cotere of young men
bout town he HES his turn to pay the
et. Ills guests were Messrs. Henry
I. Pennepacker, Edgar Garfield Penne-
acker, Robert Pennington, Joseph +.
sailey, James +. Nields and c. T..
'liller Rumford. Toasts to the future
narried man We're drunk and standing
oast to the next to fall in Hynen's
oke. Who will it be?
'Ehe little god Cupid seems to aim true
t these young hearts. There's one who
las sworn his allegiance to an attractive
'etite blonde who is most popular So
tally here, another has given his heart to
he keeping of Il little maiden with a
lao of fluffy hair, who was much i'm
violence at our gay capital during the
Xciting legislative term, another keeps
Is guessing. lowering about to many
eles. aud another has taken as hfs:
mistress the Mase of Music while two
nem so fond of many sports there is
mt little time for the gentler art Of
onrting Cupid-Quiene Sabe?
Nl,..,.,,
ial mail today, but the penitential sea-
on is waning. Some women are busy
With their sewing circles, but mi-lady OF
ashton IS busy preparing for Atlantic
'ity, or some nearby resort where she
will show her gay clothing at Easter.
tie American Brighton promises to he
rowded this season. The Esplanade
will be a gay throng. and if rumor he
orrect the color most seen will he rod
he fashionable color par excellence this
pring. 1t has come to be considered bad
orm to be in the city Easter time
me must go South. Or to Lakewood. or
o the American Riviera. Atlantic CITY.
last night the younger set We're in high
slee at calico party given by Miss
NuheItm Grant at her grandfathpr'S
beautiful home on PENNSYLVANIA ave
iue. The young bellies and buds looked
luaintly pretty in fresh prints. and the
'oung beauX made an effort at some
original style of dressing that was the
,ignal for a deal of merriment. A
Gather medal was awarded to the most
successful costume, but am sworn to
'ecrecy as to who received it. The
,retty girl in the bathing suit did not
ack for attention. and who could have
ooked sweeter than the damsel who
| went as a Swiss peasant?
Thursday was Mi-Careme day and had
| IN excuse for gaiety and frivolity, as
| he Mid-Lenten break from doing pen-
lnce. Mrs. Alfred I. du pont gave an
Informal but delightful dinner at her
iome ON Brecks lane. Miss Bertha
| Negendank was the hostess at an after
| aoon card party in honor of her guest.
Mrs. Shoemaker. of Philadelphia. A first
1 rize was awarded to the guest of honor,
Mrs. John Richardson winning the Sec
ond prize. Besides these the guests were
Mrs. Egmont Negendank. Mrs. Me-
| seorge, Mrs. Taylor. Miss George =. Bis
sell Mrs. John B. Bird. Mrs. Gertrude
Pyle, Mrs. William G. Pennypacker
Mrs. George Chambers, Mrs. Frank
Patterson, Mrs. Elmer Mitchell. Mrs.
L fCnpfsnnaJ ~ d..