New-York tribune., 1902-05-25
NEW-YORK SOCIETY.

NEW-YORK SOCIETY.
Memorial Day. which will be celebrated on Fri
day, is the official end of a season in town Very
few fashionable people are supposed to be IN town
after that date. The few country clubs which
have had their openings will begin their season
on Friday. At Oyster Bay the Seawanhaka
Corinthan Yacht Club will begin its annual cruise.
and there will be and dance. Tuxedo has
in preparation attractive programme. and every
knows what Memorial Day is at the West
chester Country Club. There will be polo at
Meadow Brook, and golf at Morristown, Ardsley.
Baltusrol and Bernardsville. In fact it is the be
comes in from Europe brings members of the fash
ionable set home. and they go at once 10 their
month yet before Newport, Bar Harbor and Sara
toga begin their seasons But people are already
seen there. getting their houses ready for the
summer.
Meadow Brook. Roslyn and the other Long ISL
and haunts of New-York society furnished the prin
cpal contingent of the fashionable set present at
the Brooklyn Handicap yesterday afternoon. Will
lam c. Whitney had with him his daughter Miss
Dorothy Whitney. and his stepdaughter, Miss
Adelaide Randolph, we'll Miss Beatrice Bend.
the latter in black satin surah. dotted with white
and a black hat trimmed with quills, while Miss
Whitney blue cloth frOck trimmed with
heavy white lace and large blue straw sailor hat,
with a garniture of cornfowers Miss Randolph
was dressed in white foulard patterned with small
black rings and wore a large black hat Mrs.
Harry Payne Whitney who was with her husband,
arrayed in a dress of dark blue crepe cloth
the coat of which had revers of ecru embroidered
batiste. while her large pale blue straw hat was
trimmed with a wreath OF small white roses
around the crown
Mrs. William Travers in black satin fouIard fig
was with Mrs Prescott Lawrence. whose black
tight fitting pesse OF castor taffeta beIted the
waist Waist WIN 4tqaG Srd,e OF black satin and with
wore large hat with black straw. the wilde brim
Of which was rolled up on each side and trimmed
Win QulS and black MORE. Mrs Thomas
Hitchcock the lightest of gray tafeta, with
Vet While Mrs Prescott sades dress of royal blue
zn ID Wf e sed & with polka t dots Of " Taqgs Tt
lace. With this she wore black hat. Miss Fred
frock of ecru grass linen, trimmed with embroidery
and grdled with cardinal taffeta. Her large black
veil.
The entertainment given yesterday afternoon at
the westchester Country Club in aid of South
ampton charity. and consisting of tableaux-vivans
arranged by George c. Munzig, was a great sue
cess and attracted large attendance from the
various country houses IN the neighboring districts
Among those who figured in the tableaus were Mrs
Robinson. MRS. Goodhne fGvingstonM M Miss seSgTy Xn1s
Dodge Mrs. w. Butler Duncan. jr. and Miss En-
rection Of Louis Coleman Hall. while the artists
comprised signor Guerda bassi Nine Breitner and
several of whom were present, consisted of Mrs. G
RssF Rnsse Mra r II 4 @ HgTafe
Belts and Mrs. Edmund Randolph
Another entertainment yesterday was the recep-
ton given in the afternoon by Mrs John l. Water
bury at her country place near Morrstown for
her daughters Many Of her guests subsequently
dined at the Morris County Golf Club, where there
those present a the latter being Mr. and Mrs Ham,
iiton htG NJ NICK n Twomby who bropght over the
taining at their country place. Florham,
The various country clubs. notably the BaItusrol
Golf Club Tuxedo and Ardsley. were thronged yes
terday afternoon and evening and will continue 70
De SO to-day. providing the weather remains fine
Lord and Lady l'auncefote and their daughtars
have for the last ten years been such well known
ana popular figures in society. not only In the na
tona! capital. but also here in New-York and at
Newport, that the news of the British Ambassa
COR death Yesterday morning at Washington has
found sympathy for his widow and ana OF pro-
VIII now, OF course, take their departure for E
had besn seronsT Sehnd HI & them Lord
out OF late his condition showed such signs OF in1,
He is succeeded dean OF the dipIomatic carn r1r
Won Holleben. Da4OD
Mrs Anson Phelps Stokes and her daugbta-
SaroIlhe were among those who sailed yesterday
Tor Europe. and expect To be absent abour six
weeks going TO their camp in the Adirondacks on
9enarHr rerern e. Anson Phelps Stokes has delayed his
or ThnrsIav S,tS ~" Gays; and sails on Wednesday
oreth' on his yacht Sea Fox FOR a short cruise.
Among the weddings OF the week opan,Dg to-,a-
Is that OF Miss Ethel Phelps daughter OF Mrs
Charles p Phelps. and William North D,aro
which takes place Wednesday afternoon AZ g.9o
o'clock in the Brick Church, Miss Edith Catlin
TO DESTROY BACH