New-York tribune., 1902-02-06
About People and Social incidents.

under the patronage Of Mrs. BrockhoIst CUTTING
Miss Leary. Miss Marie Mrs. John C. wilmerdinr
and the Misses Bouvier. IN behalf of the St Roses
Settlement Nine ,, suzanne nm adams and Heath
from The Tanning OF the shrew.'
The Knickerbocker Bowling Club held its t-,,
meeting OF the season in the afternoon Their.
was music and tea was served. Owing to the death
of President J. Hooker Hamerslsy several
changes cha have taken place in the management OF
elected president Waiter Rutherfurd vice-prsst
dent. Cortlandt Schuyler Van Rensselaer, secrs-
tary and William NJ Purdy treasurer.
rather original entertainment last evening
the so-ealled Farmers Dinner given by
Ernest Rudolph Gunther at his apartment in
East Forty-hrst-st The guests were dressed in
rural fashion the women being in calicoes and
the men in homespuns and flannel shirts Both the
menu and the table were in keeping with the cos
tunes The table covered with a red cloth
with white fringe ard the napkins matched. Steel
knives and forks and Britannia metal table spoons
took the place of the customary silver and thick
barrel shaped tumblers used for the cham
pagne, which served from tall gray stons
pitchers such as are used by farmers for cider.
celery, and while the favors for the women con-
hlled with 2 es, those for the men were papier
mache sar ne poxes. containing cigarettes. After
coons tsr Super was served on TN piafsE
with tin u 2s and wooden saucers and wooden
out from large tin pals with tin dippers Among
Mrs Wilbur Bloodgood and by AIRS. DeIafeId,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dodge. Mr.. and Mrs
Ir and % Mrs Reeve Merritt Frarcis J. heSaHa oaEs
Captain Gde and and Mrs w WarTTn IT Beae5 5 Mrs William
Mr., and Mrs; stephen Peabody. Miss Alice HaTri-
Mr.. and Mrs. William A Perry and their SON
Henry leave town to-day for New-Orleans and the
Mr.. and Mrs Cary T. Hutchinson. who hav.
been spending the winter with Mrs. Hutchinson's
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry F. Dimock. move
Ree Week 'n7i' 0"" "ou7' III h''S' 0A i='S'' next
The Lenten Sewing Class organized by Mrs
Hitchcock and Mrs. Ludlow meets next Thursday
1890 a. m. at Mrs Hitchcock's house IN East
Twenty-ninth-st. The members viii sew for the
benefit OF che OabieS' wards OF the POsJ-CfTaduatS
Hospital. They will meet on alternate Thursdays.
Mrs. Robert Hall Mccormick entertained the
NeighborhoOd Amusement Club at her house in
Fifth-ave last night, while the Wednesday Even
ing Amusement Club met at the home Of Mrs Eu-
gene Parsons No. sl1 Fifth ave.
Mrs William j. Schieffelin had a luncheon party
yesterday at her house in East Stxty-sixth-st.
The engagement Is announced OF Walter Watson
Stokes son Of Mr., and Mrs. Walter c. Stokes ana
Miss Mary Constable, daughter OF Stevenson Con-
stable and niece OF Howard Constable and OF Mss
Anne Constable. Her mother Miss Longstrest.
of Philadelphia
James Henry Smith sails for Europe on February
Is. and expects TO be away about month.
Miss Caroline Drayton gives theatre party on
February IL be followed by a supper at Sherry's.
Bishop Potter, assisted by the Rev. Or. William
r. Huntington. viii of1eiate at the marriage Of
Miss Alice Morton which takes place. ALREADY
an IN Isl
in Grace Church. Stuyvesant Rutherfurd will De
h best nan ffr and b4 MISS 1 M9Gn T oT hfFs
bridal couple will sail for England.
Mrs. Douglas Burnham will receive on wednes-
days throughout this month at her house in Park
ave. Mrs Gordon Burnham and Mrs Daniel Ls
A Boy TSSeT lii syss W. b a1 boms on We5nesdav
afternoons during the remainder Of the month at
Dinners will be given by Mr.. and Mrs E Rollins
Morse by Mr. snq Mrs Harry LehT and s2s,S Sy Mr.
On the afternoon Of the same day Mrs. William
Bloodgood gives reception at her house in East
Thirty-fourth-st. at which Nine. Calve win BE-
take part will be a feature OF the entertainment
Among those at the opera last evening Mss
Leary Mrs F. Reeve Merritt. Mrs. W. Emlen
Roosevelt Mrs George 5. Scott and Miss Scott. Mr.
and Mrs. c. T. Barney. Mr.. and Mrs. Egerton l.
Wnhrog Mr. and Mis- MIS- GS2Fgs 2 sn5 I4s Rg'1 45 M5s
l. H9vt Mr. and Mrs E j. Berwind MI and Mrs
d. s. Lamont. Mr.. and Mrs. Dallas B. Pratt and
Mrs. Joseph Stickney and Mr.. and Mrs, E H. Harri
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry O. Havemeyer. tr-. recefv-
ing congratulations on the birth OF little daughter
at their home in East Thirty-hfth-st. The child IS
TO be named Charlotte. after her mother. who was
Miss Charlotte Whiting.
Something in the nature OF a surprise was sprung
on New-York society yesterday In the marriage Of
Philip Lydig and Mrs Stokes. formerly the wife
of ". E d. Stokes The ceremony was performed
at o'clock in Grace Church Chantry by the Rev.
DR.. Huntington Within two hours after the we'd
ding Mr.. and Mrs Lydig sailed for Europe on thu
Oceanic. Among those present In the church were
the brother OF the bride, who gave her away: her
who was best man; Mrs David Lydig. aunt OF the
bridegroom. Charles d. WetmOre. Mr.. and MIS-
Egerton Winthrop, ir., Ronalds l. Cottenet. Craig
Wadsworth, Center Hitchcock. Mrs stephen Van
Rensselaer,. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles a Van Rsns-
seIaer and Mr.. and Mrs Frank K. sturgis. Captain
Lydig, who has served in the Philippines, has oeen
understood that religious obstac stood & "a lnS
way OF their marriage Mrs Stokes belnS a tsolI1I
took place in 1926 Archbishop Corrigan performing
the ceremony; Two years ago Mrs Stokes 9otalRSTa
f. d. Stokes, jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Queen Brown announce ths
engagement of their daughter Louise to Dr.
James Ditmars VOORHEES,. The wedding VIII taxa
place this spring.
DINNER TO AMBASSADORS.
Berlin Feb. 5-Emperor william and the En-
press entertained AT dinner tonight the amoassa-
dors to Germany from the United States. GreAl
Britain France Spain. Russia. Austria, turkey
and Italy the military ana b naVI isys of me Ger
man civil, military ana naNa4 CaO'h0's'