New-York tribune., 1901-03-24
sOCIETY'S SUNDAY REVIEW

one of the signs Of the coming Easter season
nd the rapid approach Of Holy Week is the fare
u of Nj Crau's singers at the Metropolitan.
-o-nlorrow evening viii be the very last Of the
shionable nights and although it is Passion
week there will no doubt be the usual brilliant
house There has been much friendly rivalry dur
ing the winter as 10 which night was the most
fashionable Wednesday evenings this year have
proved formidable rivals 10 Mondays. and on Ger
tan Friday evenings there was evidence that those
zho had their boxes for more than one night in
the week gave them the cachet Of fashionable
natrouage Lent has been most musical and this
forn of entertaining and entertainment has be-
come the vogue. The musical has been most popu-
lar In the last week the largest affair OF the
kind given at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Abram :. Hewitt. where Nine. Theo sang selec-
@ 9R5 the NeTo lover i of cPer fHS bou 9se0 Today %
Miss CssnGfr & VII receiyf and there r vii VII be
musical Ihi afternoon David Bispham and
KgdPhu at Ae caHe Hail 4 haTf This see Deserves s noc
from society as vel as a musical point Of view.
fashionable people and the innovaton Of having
g1cheon and dinner appeals TO nearly every one
Besides the Hewitt musical and the Rose Show,
the programme OF last week shows little but
record Of the meetings of sewing classes. Lenten
clubs and luncheons and dinners. For the next
rwo weeks little can be expected of society. At
nearly al the fashionable churches there are even
irg as well midday services, and the rnodsh
world will be found with pew and hassock. The at
tendance this Lent at Trinity Chapel. 81. Thomass,
Grace s. Georges. Calvary St. Bartholomew's
and The Heavenly Rest has been very large. Il is
this week already announced, that the Children
of Mary make their annual retreat at the Sacred
Heart Convent. in Sevenueenth-st. Among the
members Of this society are Mrs. Brockhoist Cut
ting Mrs Charles May Oelrichs. Miss Leary. Mrs.
Reynal. and uany other prominent Roman Cath
oics In Holy Week Miss Leary viii not have her
rsIa q
and club classes will not hold their meetings.
Many Of the country houses are being renovated.
and an early exodus 10 Jhe rural ana SUBURBAN
of the turtle is heard once more in the land. and
;he traditional flowers are beginning TO bloom
Dr. and Mas. ". Seward Webb and party have
returned from their California trip. They have
been away about a month. a great part OF the
r;r-e was passed at Santa Barbara DR.. and Mrs.
Webb are a. Shelbourne Farms and win give there
a series of house parties Mr, and Mrs William
Europe 10 be gone about three months Mrs.
5ITirg The sprins season For the f1rst time in TWO
years m he VA Nan69eT6t 69eT ana p party W are si cruising
in the Spanish Main
The English newspapers announce the speedy
rival Of James ]. Van Allen and the Misses Van
Allen in London They viii not, however. go, ac-
eordng 10 present plans. before Easter, and pos
SHY the Misses Van Allen viii remain on this
SIDE o. me |seF as Iey Iye'u aor C% @ ~ in Fsris
she will return before July.
The departures for Europe have not been many.
Mrs. Cooper Hewitt sailed yesterday. She will
20 10 the Riviera and Paris. She Will not be
away long time. - she intends also 10 be al
Newport this summer Mrs. Burke Roche remains
IN this country for the present Other GepaLSGres
B5EnsP iiai15s WI ~
Each week brings news from Newport Of the rent
ing OF more cottages. Frank Otis Will be of
the bachelors who viii entertain this there
J. Henry Smith has not vet taken a cottage, and
much curiosity is evinoed to his intentions Al
q which is that he intends 70 rent Marble HOUSE
srS Dgcbass ~ Mariboroueh coming 10 America
IL which case Marble House would he utilized Tor
then.
Mrs E H Hartman and Miss Hartman re-
turned on Friday from their trip 70 Aiken Mr.
and Mrs H NICK. Twombly and party are eX-
pecred This week from their Florica Trip; MI, ana
Hrs. Arson Phelps Stokes have arrived ~ Pam
Beach from Nassau, where they have been this
last month
Life at Aiken continues in the same lines Ever
Ting is informal and half Of the day is passed out
doors There are beagle hunts and polo and cross
Country rides and pigeon shooting and picnles-
The season will close about Easter. Colonel and
Mrs John Jacob Asfor intend 70 be 6afk al ma
II who are the most enthusiastic OF all the Aiken
iFis so1tbe+n resort and Mrs Hitchcock Miss
Eusts, passed a great part OF hef chliohood leIe-
The first drag hunt Of the season was held yes
terday At Meadow Brook. and was well attended.
Ralph Y Ellis was master of the hounds and
snong the women VINO followed and took par, IN
Re- Bsrrer en- wallace and Ms A Parks. There. was
Goshen.
The condition Of the scarlet fever patients Is IN
proving although Howard Willets. the host at
Gedney Farm. is down himself with what seems
70 he q light attack of the disease Mr.. and
Mrs Reynal are much better. Mr.. Reynal mas
been very I'll man. The other visitors AZ 15edney
fsTnlT5 LOUIS Tltzse5affa fa escsed The disease
Luis James Phelps, who was in4frle9 N e e aIs a.
the tine suffering from scarlet fever is improving
A large marty the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
C Vanderbilt. started on Friday evening Tor
Elsa Bronson, Miss Emily . Ne Va, De Lafe9S 15
Kountze. Willing Spencer William " 1g,iIi
viii be married in Pittsburg shortly after Easter
The fifth and last meeting Of the Social Whist
series organized by Mrs. John Weston Duncan ana
Miss Mabel Harrison Duncan, was held on TUESDAY
afternoon in the East Room Of the Waldori-AstoT4a'
Over one hundred women took part IN me me sIiIe sT
Mrs William Gerry saoe presslttei sen -TSfanv min of
pearls and diamonds as token OF their ai'ee''oi'
and gratitude
Among the weddings 70 take place after Easter
viii be that Of Miss Catherine EAzaoein 'ol"ti'
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus warren Noi-
we'll Of No $50 West Twenty-seventh-s'' 10 fieiliS
Harrison SlIp!ee Of Philadelphia II Will take place
e. The church Of the Holy Apostles. Hinth-ave.
and T-ventv-eiztth-st.. on April "a Miss Mary
Isabel Harrington Emerson viii be maid OF honor
She is niece Of the bridegroom George haie
Emerson will be best man. and the usners VIII y ne
well and Lima MontaIvo ColWell, brothers OF ne
bride and Charles Buxton cons ' az! I3ct1I< @