The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-19
IN SOCIETY.

May has been selected by some brides to-
be for their weddings although this month
has been tsbooed here heretofore. In
England 1t has been favorite month Tor
weddings always.
The wedding Of Miss Mabel Maoafee
and Lewis Butler Preston will lie celebrated
on Thursday May 10, at noon, in St. Thomas's
Church and will be very large affair. The
Rev. DR.. Ernest NJ. Stires will perform the
ceremony. Miss Macaf, is a granddaughter
Of James b. Haggin Of 5s7 Fifth avenue,
where the bridal breakfast will be given.
She was introduced a couple OF seasons
ago by Mrs. Haggin. Mr.. Preston is son
OF the late George Rutledge Preston and
brother OF Mrs. Charles Frederick Hoffman.
He was graduated from Harvard about
FIVE years ago.
Harry Lehr and Arthur Kemp we're among
the New Workers who attended the recent
baby party given by Mr.. Kemp's sister,
Miss Kemp who has care Of his little girl
at Rome. where she lives. Mr.. Lehr left
here Just after the opening of the season
Of the big dances and only led two cctillons,
that given by Mrs Astor when he and Elisha
Dyer, Jr., were in charge, and that OF MIR.
and Mrs. W. Rhinelander Stewart.
The wedding Of Lucius X. Wilmerding,
Jr., and Miss Helen Cutting Is set for March
q at st. Georges Church. The ceremony
will be performed at 2 o'clock by the Rev.
DR.. William S. Rainsfond the rector. The
brides attendants will include Miss Alice
Roosevelt and the brides sister, Miss Eliza
beth Cutting, one Of this winters debutantes
who will be the maid Of honor. The Tecep-
ton will be given al the home Of the brides
parents. Mr. and Mrs. r. Fulton Cutting.
Mr.. Wilmerding's mother, Mrs. Lucius X.
Wilmerding, Is a sister Of Mrs. William
Bayard Cutting and w8s a Mics Murray.
She and her daughter, Miss Caroline VIII
merling, are due 10 arrive from Europe
on Wednesday.
Ansel Phelps, who ia TO wed Miss Georgi-
ana Wilmerding IL q brother Of Stowe
Phelps who led a number Of cotillons in
the psst season. They ara the sons Of Mrs.
Charles Phelps, who was Miss Helen Stowe
Of Boston, and formerly lived in that city.
Miss Wilmerding is a daughter OF the late
John G. Wilm arling and her mother was
a sister Of John Heckscher.
Among those who will attend the Will
merding- Cutting nuptials will be tn
bri!egroom's cousin, Ebert Wimerding
and his fsno6e, Mas Helen L ouise Barber
Miss Barber, who Is a daughter Of Mrs.
Charles Gibbs Barber Of 035 Park avenue
is talking Of an early June wedding. Mr.
wilrnerding ia a son Of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Currie Wilmerding Y
The record Of the seasons important
dances Ia Of interest. Elisha Dyer, Jr., who
declines to lead ootillons excepting for his
most intimate friends, led at Mrs. Astors
hall with Harry Lehr. at Mrs, John Jacob
Astors with BERTHE S,opford Of London,
at Mr.. and Mrs. Elbridge T. Gerry's with !
H. Rogers Winthrop and at the dance Ct |
Mrs. Sidney Dillon Ripley. Worthington
Whitehouse led the cotllon at the Wander |
tilt Iselin and James A. Sullman balls /
and that OF Mrs Ogden Mills. Montgomery |
Strong led at the first Thursday evening |
dinner dance and i. Ashton de Peyster |
st the second, Amos Tuck French brother
Ion at the st. Regis given by Mr., and |
Mrs. Douglas Robinson for their de- |
butante daughter, Mise Corinne Douglas |
Robinson.
Monson Morris was the leader at one Of |
the Iselin dances and at that given by Mrs. |
r, Fulton Cutting Stowe Phelps led at the |
danoe, twice at the Saturday 1
evening dances and at a Cinderella and ]
Junior COtulOn. OfOSNeuOT AlJeIuuIy ana /
Phnnix Ingraham led the two Harrington /
dances Franklin A. Plummer was the /
leader Of tho Page and Duncan ootillons.
Edmund Rogers and Alfred Ely, Jr., led |
one OF the two university cotllons and
Chalmers Wood, Jr., and Fred de Rham
he other. DIT. George II. Bell led one Of /
Inc century dances. Robert Coffin led one
II the Neighborhood's and +, Raymond /
tefets one. Russell Landale was he /
Ia Yer Of one OF the Saturday evening
ianoes. At the two dances given by Mrs. 1
William Douglas Sloane Harry Pelham
Robbins and G. Creighton Webb were the
eadsrs Frederick 8. Woodruff and Fer
rars II Tows led the ootillons of Eighty
md j. d. Roman Baldwin the Morgan
ianos Charles II. Sheriff. led one Gin
ierella and one Saturday evening and
Marcel steinbruggs one Of the Madison
dances,
Al the homo Of Mrs. William Jay Schief-
Ielin, 5 East SiTty-siKth street, the fret OF a
,eries Of Lsnten readings 10 be given by /
Mrs. Waldo Richardson l. 10 take place