The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-25
WAITING FOR
HORSE SHOW
May Fair to Come Out in Gala
Attire.
TALK OF COMING WEDDINGS
Circus Parties Features of the Week.
Big Golf Tournament at Lex
ington Next Week to be
Delightful Affair.

The mail on my breakfast tray was
mall indeed this morning. Dame Fri
,ol seems To- content herself in the quiet
81 manner. Is it possible she is laying
tow" for Horse Show week? This out
.loor affair is usually the gayest Of gay
social affairs, anywhere else It's heard,
NIL Wilmington May Fair come out in
gala attire for it now that we are truly
10 have Il real Horse Show? ! hear
..llmors of society womens' interest in the
.lasses, but as vet nothing III confirmed.
It needs but the leadership of some
popular woman and society will follow
and the social element of the show will
20 an assured thing.
Just now talk is still on the wedding
just now talk is still on the weddings
to-be---lhe Smith Berger nuptialS and
thr Lindsay-Gilmore affair.
The week opened with the John Drew
how III the Opera House which brought
lut the bellies and debutantes III full
force.
Then on Tuesday evening Miss Louisa
ia du ront gives on informal dance in
:,rnch's Mills. These affairs always
.lvor of the unconventional and are most
delightful, and this one proved no eN-
cption to the rule.
Wednesday there We're quite n NUM-
bel OF circus palties--one given by Mr..
md Mrs. Horace Greeley Knowles for
Governor aud Mrs. John HUM. In the
ary were Miss Alice Hum, Secretary
II State Layton. Miss Rachel Layton,
Hiss .Adrlinr l.. Jones and Robert Fen
ngton.
Mrs. Alfred In Pont entertained Miss
Mary Manncrng and they We're in evi-
| lenca mt the circus.
| From New Castle quite a jolly coterie
| Iline overwhelming the Misses Cooper,
| Mrs. Black, Miss Black and Miss Shaw.
| hrs Hrnv T.. Scott also chaperanei
| party of children.
/ Thursday and yesterday We're full of
! engagements Of the busy Women visit
| ne here for the State Federation of
| Nomsn's Climbs. Miss Lucille Ross, of
| Sclford. who came rs a delegate. Is the
| NEST Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Gray oil
4 Thirteenth street Miss Davidson, OF
| l,oyrr was entertained by Mrs. Arthur
Garrett.
Next week May Fair will be gaycr for
/ m Thursday Mrs. Henry T.. Scott gives
| ,er golf tournament at her home Lex
! ngten'' near Bear Station. There will
.,e Twenty-Five girls and men enter the
| contest. which is to be an all day affair.
/ There will be an al fresco luncheon ana
/ nv one who has enjoyed Mrs. Scott's
| ,ospitality will not miss this delightful
,lfair.
Then the out-of-town bridesmaids to
| ,tliclate at Miss Rebccca O. Smith, $
Wedding are expected and there will be
nGch entertainment in their honor.
Miss Jnlia f. Maull has returned from
Yrteprton where she was maid Of honor,
| "Wednesday afternoon when Frank Clark
.osby. Of New York city. second son of
Paw Director Frank G. Cosby. United
States Navy. and Miss Carolyn Eatla
DuRois, only daughter Of the late M"di-
N Inspector Francis l.. Dubois. Y. ;.
%.. were married. The Rev. 5. W..
Beach Of this city assisted by the Rrv.
William j. Bridges. performed tho cerc-
ntiiy The bride was given away by nei'
,rothnr. paymaster Barron L. Dubois,
II til, navy. Arthur i. Cosby, = brother
If the groom. late captain Of the it"ugh
Riders. was best man.
The bridesmaid, were Miss Clara i.
l.upton. Railway. \. j.; Miss Laura NJ.
Suck Of Phoenixville. Pa: Misses Mabel
nixon, Harriet Coyla ard Alice Potter,
If Bridgcton.
The usherS were Major Spencer Cosby.
n. S. A.: Henry u. Shnte. FHncis ).
Sirle. rittSEurg. Pa, Edmund ). san
lerson. Philadelphia, Chester pni'"is
nd City Solicitor James Boyd Potter, OF
Rmdgeton.
/ Mrs. Wallng Of New York has hern the
uest OF Archdcacon and Mrs. George
:. Hall.
Miss Helen Clarkson is the guest of hel
! PARENTS Mr.. and Mrs. James 4. Clark
on IN West street
Readers Of StevrnSnn's "a Soldier OF
Virginia" will be interested 70 know that
Miss Mary Poole posed ms the hrrolll.
.or the Illustrator L. II. Goodwin Mr.
;oodwin is pupil of Howard PSle.
/ MIR. and Mrs. ]. Edward Adlieks ar'
pending few days mt their Newport
. home but will return to Claymont nrN
week.
Miss Dolly" Leach who has been tn
.,est Of her sister, Mrs. George W
Sharks left Yesterday for New York.