The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-11

New York, May 9.-It may be accepted as a fact that the soclai season in the city Is over and that "the gentles" will transfer their activities to scenes redolent with the odors of green pastures and fresh woods. Some. like pilgrims, wander Europeward, while others make them selves at home at country seats. Indeed, the truth Is, all our wealthy-and none but those amply endowed with nerve and gold dust, can be fashionable-fami- lies have country homes. These homes are the permanent residences of our great people It is not only the fashion, but 1t is economical The savings effected by paying taxes in the country are more than enough to pay the cost of running it. But outside the paltry consideration of twenty to forty thousand year, the country residence" is popular End of the week parties are pleasant ways of entertaining and the diversions of the country are health-givlng. The cloven hoof has as yet made but one impression and that is drink. l am sorry to say, yet candor compels me to confess 1t, that the only blight on country life Is to be found in the amount of drink consumed. The ''bracer'' is taken on all occasions and 1t Is not an unusual thing to find half house company half-seas over by o'clock in the afternoon, and the whole company full-seas oyer by midnight. Drink is making fearful headway.
 
 At the wedding of Miss Ella Guthrie to MT. Eugene Sands Willard, on Monday last, the old fashioned lilac was the distin- gushing flower. The bride carried a huge bouquet of white lilacs, her bridesmaids carrying clusters of delicate tinge, and sashes of palest lilac satin were worn with their white chiffon gowns. Their hats were ornamented with wreaths of the same flower, in white and color It will be remembered that the bridesmaids at Miss Cathleen Neilson,s wedding carried huge bouquets of the white Parsian lilac.
 
 Information has been received of the marriage at St Peters church. Frimley, Surrey, England, of Miss Eleanor Schuy- Ter Grinnell, daughter of the late Thomas P. Grinnell, formerly of this city, to Maj. E. W. Van Straubenzee of the Twenty second South Wales Borderers. and son of the late Colonel Van Straubenzee, formerly of Kirkleathan, Kingston, Can ada, and later of Richmond, Yorkshire, England The Grinnells have lived in AAibihhd AbI Aiitiy ytHlS+ nt ldlt MT. Grinnell was in the banking house of Morton & Rose.
 The scenes on Wednesdays and Fridays in front of the Holland House are very lively. The two coaches come in at the same time, Here is the Liberty from Lakewood and the Pioneer from Ards ley. On Wednesday Oliver H. P Belmont tooled in the Liberty and he wore his quaint coaching hat which makes him al- ways look as if he stepped out of an old picture. Alfred Vanderbilt had the coach Pioneer for the day. Miss Iselin was on the box seat and there was Miss Natica Rives with Mrs. Vanderbilt and Miss Therese Iselin and others among the pas sengers. The polo matches keep the Lib erty busily employed, and the Charles B. Alexanders have given coaching party also this week. And so the coaching will run on until the parade on Saturady next The meet will be in Central Park, near Eighth avenue, and the coaches will drive through the park, be reviewed at the up- per end by Col William Jay, the presi- dent, and then go to Morris Park for the 1 races. There will be eight or nine in line including James Hyde Robert L. Gerry and Alfred Vanderbilt
 Whether or not MT. and Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt are going to pay Newport a visit remains a question. Willie Van