The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-05-29
CHARLOTTE'S
NEWS LETTER

Tours Of England and the continent
will soon be the order of the day, for
the end of the spring season in Nor
ristown is at hand. Announcements
of many who will go abroad have al
ready been made and new steamer
bookings are recorded daily. Not all
Of the Morristown set go to Europe,
however. Quite a few spend the
heated term in Rhode Island, Maine,
along the Jersey coast, or in the Adj
rondacks, while Others take in Canada
and the North Woods. But Norris
town is not to be dull place on that
account. There is ever something doing
in this aristocratic and fashionable
old burgh, for the social colony is so
large that there are alwaysa few peo-
pie left in town and they are obliged
to entertain for their own amusement,
even if social obligations do not re-
quire it, But the summer season is
not long part of June, July and
August and then the hosts will be
returning with fresh ideas, new amuse-
ments, and happy hearts, glad to re-
sumo the round of festivities and
pleasures SO essential to the we'll
being of harmonious colony.
Pink and white, favorite colors Of
the hostess, were the table decora-
tions at the Golf Club Saturday even
ing when Mrs. Mahlon Pitney enter
tanned at dinner in honor of United
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sister, Miss Kean. The vases for
flowers were filled with large, hand
some peonies of deep pink shade and
were placed at intervals from one end
of the table to the other while the
board was strewn with white snow
balls. Nothing more charming and
attractive could be imagined and the
effect was that quiet, simple, subdued
one which so delights the heart of the
diner and is always to be observed at
Mrs. Pitney's functions. Those pres
ent were -; Senator and Miss Kean,
Mr. and Mrs. John |. Waterbury, Mr..
and Mrs. Louis A. Thebaud, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Patterson Phipps, Mr..
and Mrs. Rudolph H. Kissel, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ridley Watts, Mr.. Henry Shaw,
Miss Mamie Watts, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Shipper, Mr.. and Mrs. George
B. Raymond, Justice and Mrs. Abram
@. Garretson, Justice and Mrs. Mahlon
Pitney. The women were Respondent
in beautiful gowns, the costumes be-
ing exceptionally handsome.
By far the largest luncheon at the
Golf Club this season was that of
Wednesday when Mrs. Thomas w.
caldwell enterta ined thirty-one
friends. The dining-room was fairy
bower of green and white and the
table was Respondent in the same
colors, the board being covered with
sprigs of green and leaves of maiden
hair fern, while white peonieS-the
blossom of the season-filled the vases.
The table was a long one and taxed
the capacity of the room to the ut
most, being stretched from corner to
corner. The luncheon was as elabo-
rate as any ever seen at this popular
country club, but was without specta-
cular features sometimes used for
entertainment and amusement. A
few of the guests seen at the table
were, Mrs. Grinnel Willis, Mrs. Albert
/ M. Bigelow, Mrs. Elias Hurlbut Ames,
Mrs. Palmer, Mrs. Robert Dumont
/ Foote, Miss Dana, Mrs. William M.
Hughes, Mrs. Henry Forester Tay-
lor, Mrs. Ridley Watts, Mrs. T. Olney
Hill, Mrs. George Henry Watson, Mrs.
Edwin Fayette Smith, Mrs. Herman
Behr, Mrs. Granville White, Miss
Sherman, Miss Randolph, Mrs. Will
lam Elmer Wheelock and Mrs. Henry
E. Fanshawe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard A. McCurdy
will make their pilgrimage to Europe
this summer as usual, sailing some
time during the second week of July.
Usually they have been accompanied
by Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. McCurdy,
but this year Mr.. and Mrs. Louis A..
| Thebaud will make the trip. Mr..
and Mrs. Thebaud will visit London,
Paris, and perhaps one or two other
European capitals, but will not devote
much time to the continent as they
anticipate returning to Morristown by
September first. Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Curdy will, of course, remain abroad
until late in the fall. Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert B. McCurdy expect to spend
the summer on their yacht touring
the Maine coast and stopping at the
fashionable resorts for short vacations
on shore. While the McCurdys are
away the bridge practice class which
has been meeting with Mrs. Thebaud
Friday mornings will be given up and
will not be resumed until late in the
fall. The Friday Euchre Club will
meet the same fate. both parties end
ing their season about July first.
Mrs. Alfred r. Whitney gave an