The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-05
IN SOCIETY.


Among the dances soon 10 come and for
which cards have been issued are those OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerry for Friday night and Of
Mrs: Vanderbilt on the night OF Friday
week. Feb. IL. There Is also much talk Of
Henry Smith and Mr.. and Mrs. George j.
Gould, who ara now at their home in Fifth
avenue. Mrs. Aston will give one OF the
handsome dinners OF the week on Tuesday
night. Mrs. Richard Gambnll il to give
one OF her SERIES oil dinners on Wednesday.
The guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Gerry will
include members Of the dancing set. The
first supper will be served not long after the
opera Is over and the ootillon will be danced
afterward.
The dinner TO be given by Mr. and Mrs
NJ. Orrne Wilson on the night of Tuesday
week, Feb. IA, at their home is ne suit OF the
Hyde costume ball There will be more than
fifty guests End each will he in such a wig
or coifuro az most pleases his or her fancy
This will nake tie dinner a st. Valentines
FEAST Last season Countess Cassin gave
such dinner at the Russian Embassy in
Washington with great success.
Many persons we'll known in society
were on hand on Wednesday afternoon in
the big ball room of the Waldorf Astoria
for the charitable entertainment given by
Alrs. Richard Irwin. Nine. RejaDe, who
rected la Poupee. and gave an imita-
tion OF Sara B7rnhardt, wore Ren aissance
redingote over white chiffon, with wide
black taffeta gIrdlc and touch of black
al her throat and black hat with feathers.
Nine. Nordica. who sang. also wore n Eenais-
sance costume, with hat TO match, with
feathers.
The Belgian Minister and Baroness Mon
oheur, who came on from Washinct on
Thursday, are being much entertained and
will he in evidence at some Of the smart
affairs OF this week On Friday Baroness
} Moncheur starts for Mexico, and her hus-
bnnd returns TO the capital
The next notable wedding here will be
that Of Miss Merton Ludlow Whitaker and
Joseph Earle Stevens on Tuesday Feb.
IS, in Grace Church. ut 3 o'clock in the after
noon. Miss Whitaker hhs decided not to
have any attendants.
Joseph Earle Stevens, the bridegroom.
elect, il Bostonian, but is in bushes,
hero. He has selected his brother. Arthur
Stevens. for his best man, and William
Sloane, Harry Pelham Robbins, Emory s.
Lyon, John Clinton Gray, Jr Frederic
A. Juill ard, Schuyler SchiefIein, Scott
McLanahan and Arthur IL. Woods as
his ushers. Ri hop Potter will give the
benediction at the wedding.
The Count and Countess R,nh du Temple
dc Rougemont sail next Saturday for
France, accompanied 10y the latter's
mother, Mrs ". Devereux Clapp, and
Miss Tenie Wolfe, who have an apartment
in Paris.
II l. l.. a.
sons, Sidney and Michael Herbert for some
little time with her parents, Mr. and Mrs
r. T. Wilson. will return TO England next
month Mr. and Mrs. Wilson have been
surrounded hv their entire family of late,
NJ. Orfne Wilson, X. + Wilson. Jr, Mrs.
Ogden Goelet and Mrs. Cornelius Van
derbilt all being here as well as Lady
Herbert.
Mr. and Mrs. George ". Vanderbilt arc
again located at Blltmore, y. c., where they
will entertain serios Of house parties.
Among those who are booked to sail for
Europe on Tuesday are Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
liam K Vanderbilt, Mr.. and Mrs. Ruther-
ford Stuyvesant. Mrs Clement c. Moore
and Nj and Mrs Ernesto g. Fabbri. who
sail on the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse.
Cards are here from Mrs. John D. Upper
for the marriage Of her daughter, Miss
Gladys Twining and Arthur Lowering.
TO take place in St. Johns Memorial Chapel,
Cambridge. Mass, next Wednesday
Cards ara ont here for the wedding Of
DR.. Joseph Collins Of 81 West Thirty-eighth
street and Miss Maud Coote Davies. TO take
place on Tuesday Mt St. Andrews Church.
Wells street, London. Dr. Collins sailed
last week for England. The bridal break
fast will be given at the hone Of the parents
OF Miss Davies In Gordon Square. w. G.,
London DR.. Collins Ia q member OF the
Century, Locust, Racquet and other clubs
The second junior ootillon Of the winter
Is on for Tuesday night at Sheuy's. The
ootillon VIII he danced after the supper,
which viii DO served soon after midnight
The guests will be received by some Of tho
patronesses who give the dances who are
Mrs. Douglas Robinson. Mrs Hilbome l..
Roosevelt, Mrs. ". Emlen Roosevelt. Mrs.
Frederick w. Whitridge Mrs. William
Barclay Parsons, Mrs. Arthur NJ Dodge
Mrs. James B. HAggin. Mrs. Dallas Bache
Pratt. Mrs Charles Peabody, Mrs. John
Boriand, Mrs. j. Nelson Borland. Mrs.
waldron p Brown, Mrs. Stanley W. Dexter,
Mrs. Paul Dana, Mrs. Cleveland II. Dodge
Mrs, Joel B. Erhart, Mrs. William E. Glyn,