The age-herald., 1902-02-23
New YOrk'S Social Side
BY DIEDRIcH kNlckERBockER.

season the young people are brought to- gether, in the Lenten season they make love and in the Easter season congratu- lations are in order. Therefore the Len ten season Is Cupid's haymaking sea- son.
 Since the death of Miss Clarkson and Miss Baylies some years ago no sadder death has come than that of little Miss Beatrice Goelet, Robert Goelets daugh- ter. Next season she was to have come out. Beautiful, accomplished, rich, of ex cellent position her prospects in life seemed to be brilliant. She caught cold, pneumonia set in and dreaded death fol- lowed carrying her off. Her mother was Miss Hattie Warren, of Troy, and is re- lated to the Whitneys, Berrymans, Phoe- nix and other families. Since the death of her husband, Robert Goelet, Mrs. Goelet has lived on both sides of the Atlantic. and very largely on her yacht. While at Kiel the German Emperor and Elm mpress visited her yacht, and upon hearing of Miss Goelets death he cabled his coincidence and ordered a wreath plac- ed on the grave. It is a sad loss to the mother, who has now but one child left, a son.
 ITO avoid the climate" they say; well, possibly. But the climate is always ob- jected to when Lent comes. However. the emigrees are numerous. Alfred Van derbilt wife and babe, MT. and Mrs. Fred Vanderbilt, Richard Peters and. a score of the very rich set are at Palm Beach, Florida; while Major and Mrs. Mallery, MT. and Mrs. Thomas Hitch cock Jr., MT. and Mrs. Willie Sands, and H.. A. has kept up it's reputation for gaiety and people live there nearly the year around. On Lincoln's birthday-which also hap pened to be Ash Wednesday-there were many cottages opened and some very large house parties. The recent trip of Mrs. T. Suffern Taller to Sioux Falls has mad an effect on the place. as far as the Lorillards are concerned. The Pierre Lor- lizards have gone to Washington and the Willie Rents sail for Europe on Wednes- day MT. Taller remains in town.
 operagoing and music of all sorts are immensely Fashionable just now. No one mas gwen up the wearing of smart gowns and jewels in consequence of the season, but on the contrary the displav Is more brilliant than ever The house fills up rather earlier-that is, the box es do-and people stop until the very end of the performance, as there ia less going on than was occurring during the height of the season.
 It is the fad now to have music after. dinner and the amount of good music heard at private houses this year is as- tonishing When any one like Mrs. Astor or Mrs. William c. Whitney elects to furnish guests with the entertainment of some noted artist the fact Is heralded abroad, but there are no end of smart entertainments given at which the same artists sing or play and of which no pub- lie mention is made. It Is now considered
 very dull to give 8 dinner without hay-
 ing music or cards afterward, and as the
 dinner hour continues to be moved ahead
 late hours are becoming quite too fash ionable for most people
 Somehow there is not the amount n, enthusiasm over sewing classes tha, there was a few years ago, and many members merely send for the work and have 1t done at home. never appearing at any one of the meetings. The Oelrichs. Nelson class known as the o. N.. and which has been in existence for some years has again sent out invitations the meetings to be held at Mrs Nell sou's ana at Mrs. oair1chsA I1rA REaz.