New-York tribune., 1901-09-17
IN SOCIETY.

Only those who have lived in Europe can appre-
ciate the compliment contained Ia King Edwards
orders for court mourning for President Mckinley
1t Is the first occasion on record of mourning being
thus commanded for any parsonage who did
happen to be of what is known as blood royal
No such tribute of regard was paid by either Eng
land or any other European monarchical State
at the time of the assassination of the French
PRESIDENT Sadi Carnot or in connection with the
tragically sudden death Of Felix Faure While
there were many royal expressions of sympathy
bscause OF the murders Of President Lincoln and
ordered in Europe These commands pq By RinF Ed
ward. therefore. mark departure which is worthy
prestise of the United States abroadN5Sat prestige re
TO be
the late Of this sreat Country by King
Edward does not mean the mere expression of
NhlcF iases HssFsS
royal displeasure. but fine AMI Imprisonment.
In this country public mourning is dictated not
by royal decree. but by a sense of individual pro-
priety and patriotism. Many of the fashionable
women in town yesterday made point of avoiding
gay coors in their toilets. while the general aban-
donment of every kind of entertainment. both great
and small was in keeping with the adornment not
with sombre hansings. Indicative Of a great ma
tional bereavement. Indeed there was little gayety
restaurants in the clubs in ia t. in all the acsTs-
which not without impressiveness.
OF course. the at Newport and Bar Harbor
has been brought to complete close by the trag
edy at Buffalo There is regular exodus from
those two cities by the sea. and the meets of the
Mon Monmouth So1 County hounds Which were to have haye
port, have been abandoned
number of people are going to Washington for
the funeral of President Mckinley, which promises
to be extremely solemn and impressive. Of course.
all the foreign diplomats. who have been summer
back TO the national capital
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt. wife of the President
of the United States, accompanied by her son.
Theodore. jr., and her sster-in-law Mrs. w. S.
Cowles. left town fer Washington at 1880 a: M
IN 3y "a an sa early her bov ad
sister-in-laws was attired in deep mourning.
ter. and among those sailing tomorrow from here
Sn % board h the St Pap ds saI Mr. a T M Wam sor S
Wells and S. Phillips Stats
launching at Sherry's yesterday afternoon were
Miss Kernochan and Miss Everetta Kernochan,
the former in a frock of purple brocaded crepe de
chine. and small black straw bonnet trimmed
with corn flowers. while her niece was arrayed in
many oue t NE nsr mat Reng 0 bGd bsd nd
black and yellow brush pompon.
1t is on October that the wedding of Miss
Laura Barney, of Philadelphia. daughter OF Mr.
and Mrs. Charles D. Barney. to Henry Miller
Watt. takes place the ST. Paurs Episcopal
Church, Ogontz. Following the ceremony will be
a wedding breakfast at Eildon, the country place
of the brides parents Miss Barney. as already
told in this column is a granddaughter of jay
Cooke After her return from her honeymoon.
1,705 Rittenhouse-st
Mr.. and Mrs. George L. Rives and Miss Natica
Rives will spend the autumn at their Tuxedo
cottage.
Mr. and Mrs. j. Lawrence Van Allen will stay
during the autumn with Mr. and Mrs Frederick
w. Vanderbilt at Hyde Park n. Y.
1t Is doubtful after all whether W. Bayard Cut
ting jr.. and his English wife. LAZY Sybil. will
put into execution their project of spending the
winter in California For the present they are at
Oakdale the Cutting country place on Long Island.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pembroke Jones making prep
arations TO entertain a number Of house parties
this winter on their plantation in North Carolina.
The wedding of Nanette willdeton and Horace
Barnard will take place on October in Grace
Church The maid of honor will be Miss Fannie
Ogden. while the bridesmaids will be the Misses
May and Isabel Brandon. j. Augustus Barnard.
brother OF the bridegroom. will be his best man.
while the ushers will include Alfred R Whitney,
Ward and E. Liddon Patterson
Among those who have been seized with the pre-
vailing epidemic for structural alterations of their
town homes and who have filed plans in connec-
tion Herewith at the office of the Buildings De-
partment Mr. and Mrs. Henry Clews. Mrs.
house. in East Seventy-nnth-st.. between Madison
and Fifth aves
Mr. and Mrs F. Egerton Webb who spent the
abroad will return to New-York the
end of the month.
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt. sr.. with her daughter
Gladys and her son Reginald. is about to stay
xxish Mr. Mrs pax-
Whitney estate on October Mountain, near Lenox
Mrs. J. Perpont Morgan who has been spending
a few days in town. is returning to her camp in
the Adirondacks.
James Brown Potter. who has spent most of the
summer in Mexico. is hack at Tuxedo staying at
the clubhouse His daughter. Mrs James A.
Stillman, and her husband expected at Tuxedo
before the end of the month
Mr. and Mrs Frederick II. Benedict return TO
town from Newport tomorrow and open their
town house in West Fffty-second-st which Was
occupied last winter by James Henry Smith.
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ANOTHER REBUFF FOR PRINCE CHUN.
Berlin. Sept. 16-Prnce Chun. head of the Chi
nese mission OF expiation. who had expressed de-
sire to pay visit of coincidence to the mother of
Baron Won Ketteer. but without success. subse-
auentIy suggested that he should visit the widow
but she also refused TO receive him.
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DIED.
Booth. Mary NJ. r. Johnson. Lucia r.
condict. Sophia L. X Packar! James S.
Fall A. Fearsall George H
Hsmrnersley James H. Ruseh. Althea C
Hatchings Elizabeth C. L. White. Samuel P
BooTH-srptember 49, 1901. Mary Maud Brewster. wife
E,rfor