New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-03
NETWORK SOCIETY.
Engagement Of Miss May Goelet and the
Duke of Roxburghe Announced in London.


Duke of Roxhurghe Announced in London.
Formal announcement was made yesterday Of the
engagement Of Miss May Goeiet % the Duke OF
Roxburghe. who is staying at Newport. az Ochre
Court. with Mrs ogden Goeiet. Miss May GOelst
is the only daughter OF the late Ogden Goelet. who
died Coves. England. August q. 1872 Her
mother is a daughter OF r.. T. Wilson end sister
OF Lady Herbert. wife Of the British Ambazsador
at Washington. and Of Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt
Under the terms OF her fathers will Miss Goeet
enjoys at the present time the income of s5tGo0oo
and on attaining her twenty-sscoud birthday. two
years hence. she will come into the possession OF
about s20.oC00oo.
The Duke Of Roxburshs is twenty-seven years
old. He succeeded his father eighth duke eleven
years ago. educated at Eton. and Is a leu
tenant Of the regiment OF Royal Horse Guards.
He served with distinction through the Boer war
winning the Distinguished Service order. and ac-
companied the Prince and Princess OF Wales on
their trip around the world board the ophir
His estates cover area OF some sixty thousand
acres His country seats are Floors Castle. Keso.
and Broxmouth. Dunbar and his London residence
Is Chesterfield Gardens W, while his minor dignties
comprise the marquisates Of Bowmont and Cess
ford. the earldoms OF lines. Of Roxburghe and Of
Kelso the viscounty Of Broxnouth. the baronies
OF Cavertoun, Ker and Cessford and baronetcy.
His mother the widow OF the seventh duke. Is a
sister Of the late Duke Of Marlborough and Of
Lord Randolph Churchill. and has held the Office Of
Lady OF the Bedchamber and OF MiSteSS OF the
Robes to the late Queen Victoria The duke has
two brothers and sisters. the eldest OF whom
lost her husband in the Boer war.
The duke arrived in this country few weeks ago
on the same steamship that brought Mrs. Ogden
Goelet her daughter and her sister. Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt. and has been the guest of Mrs Goelet.
Newport. ana OF Mrs. Vanderbilt. on board her
steam yacht. the North Star. ever since The
wedding probably will take place at Newport later
IN tbe fall rfI he he
woman TO wear the strawberry Ieaved coronet OF
British duchess the others having been Miss Con-
suelo Yznaga. OF New-YOrk, who married the late
Duke of Manchester; Miss Helen Zimmerman. OF
| Cincinnati who is married 10 the present Duke OF
Manchester; Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt. married TO
the present Duke OF Marlborough. and Miss Lily
Price, of Troy N Y. widow of Louis Hammersley.
| Of New-York. who married the late Duke Of MARI
| borough After his death she married again. her
fourth husband being the late Lord William Beres-
ford. thereby forfeiting her rank as duchess and
| her prerogatives as a peeress-
The Duke of Roxburghe sits in the House Of
Lords as Earl of lines. his dukedom being Scotch
dignity. and as such inferior in rank south OF the
| Tweed to the dukedoms Of Marlborough and Of
| Manchester both Of which. being dukedOms OF the
| United Kingdom. superior in point Of prece-
| dence.
The principal feature OF societys calendar for to-
day is the marriage OF Miss Gladys Brooks, daugh-
ter Of Mr. and Mrs. Mortimer Brooks. 10 Eugene
| d. V. Thayer. jr., Newport The names OF the
| bridal attendants and ushers have alresdy been
| published in this column A very large number OF
invitations have been issued. and many people have
| gone from town and from Lenox and Long Island
| for the ceremony
October "A has been set as the date for the mar
rage of Miss Marie de Neufville daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. James De NeufvIe. to Lewis Iselin. son
/ of MI and Mrs. Columbus Cd. Iselin. There will
L afra he pdl a
home Of the brides sister. Mrs. J. LanEdon
| Schroeder.
On October Is Miss Elizabeth Lener,s. daugh-
| ter of Mr. and Mrs +. Raymond Lenerts. will be
married 70 CAPTAIN Edward Saden. U. S N. at the
| Church Of the Incarnation; while before the end
of the month the marriage Of Mss Meta Brevoore
Potts daughter of Mrs. Frederick ~ Potts. 70 W.
Creighton Peet will take place. the ceremony beng
followed by q large reception at the house Of the
| brides mother. No. 80 East Thirty-ninth-st
Mrs William p Douglas and her daughter. Miss
/ sbyl Douglas. who have returned to town nom
Bar Harbor. sail for Europe next Tuesday.
| Mr.. and Mrs J. " Phelps Stokes. who have been
STAYING in the Adirondacks. viii spend the fall az
| their country place at Greenwich. Conn
Mr. and Mrs Henry Wise Miller have returned
to town from Morristown. y. j.. and are at their
| house No 90 East Fffty-third-st. They will leave
| the city next week for Southampton. to spend a
few DAYS with Mrs. Millers parents. Mr. and Mrs
/ J. c. X Duer
| Mrs Dallas Bache Pratt and her daughters. Miss
| Pratt and Miss Constance Pratt. who have re-
| turned from abroad. at their place on Pre-
| MUM Point near New-Rochelle, y. Y.
| The Misses VilmeTding have also returned rom
| Europe and are at their house in East Fifty
| third-st.
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| Among those seen in town yesterday were Mrs
| paul C. Thebaud Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Hastings,
Mrs Trenor L. Park who has Just returned from
| F,1rope. Mrs John r. Parson, Mr. and Mrs Fox
| hall Keene and Mrs. Frederic Bronson. who has
| also arrived from Europe TO spend the winter
| here before going in the spring 10 stay With her
| daughter Mrs Lloyd Griscom at the United
States Legation IN japan.
Mr. and Mrs Robert de Peyster TITUS have
| sailed from San francisco for Honolulu and the
f,r Orient Mrs Tvtus was Miss Grace Henop.
|
| NOTES FROM NEWPORT.
| Nevport Sept . (SpeciaD.-1Ir. and Mrs. George
| p De Forest rented to-day. for the season OF 1904
| the Train villa. Bellevue-ave. which they have
| heen occupying several summers.
| REGISTERED at the Casino to-day were g Law
4 renee Miss Fannie Iselin. Theodore Douglas Rob