The Washington times., 1905-12-10
N THE GAY WHIRL
OF NEW YORK SOCIETY
5hriStmas Prospects Appear Less Promisng-Wedding
Bells Will Ring MerriIy Throughout the
Coming Week.

AT ST bartholomew s. AS the bride is i'll
mourning for her father, the wedding
Will be a very quiet one The names of
the bridal attendants have already been
published in this column, and much
have been printed concerning the pedi-
Sree of the late Frederic J. de Peyster
that repetition is unnecessary. The
bridegroom is a son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry F. Shoemaker, Mr.. Shoemaker
being a railroad and mining magnate.
He has been associated in many of his
interests with Eugene Zimmerman, the
father of the Duchess OF Manchester.
Mrs. Shoemaker is a daughter of James
w. Quiggle, at one time minister to
Belgium. and it is from her grandmoth-
er, Mrs. Quiggle. that Miss Blanche
Shoemaker who was one of the most
attractive of last seasons debutantes.
inherits her literary gifts, which have
found expression in a valume of poems
entitled The Song of Youth" which is
TO be published next week.
Sloane Dodge.
Another wedding at St. Bartholomew S
in the near future is thar OF Miss Jessie
Sloane. daughter of Henry T. Sloane,
to William Earl Dodge. ON Tueday week
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social point Of view-quite the most i'm
portant matrimonial event OF the clos
ing year, and over b. thousand invita-
tions are said 10 have been issued. Miss
Emily Sloane will be her sisters maid
OF honor and a bevy OF exceptionally
pretty girls, comprising Violet Cruger
Miss Martha McCook, Miss Sybil Doug
las Miss Christine Biddle and Miss
Margaret Dix are to act bridesmaids
William Earl Dodge. VINO gave his fare
well bachelor dinner on Friday last at
Delmonico's. will have Richard II. Will
Jams. jr.. as his best man. while his
ushers will consist of John H.-McCul-
lough Ralph Sanger. Bertram Cruger
Kenneth Budd. Albert Zabriskie Cray
James McVicker, James s. Sands and
Samuel Stevens Sands The ceremony
will be followed by a reception giver
by Henry T. Sloane at his new house IN
East Thirty-sixth street. and, ol
course the entire Vanderbilt clan viii
be largely represented among those pres
ent. the bridegroom being a favorit.
nephew of Mrs. w K. Vanderbilt. sr.
while the bride as a niece of Mrs
William Douglas Sloane, has been close
J ly identified with the Vanderbilt clique
/ The young couple will spend their hon
| eNmOOn ABROAD
! Parties for Debutantes.
! Theater parties for debutantes offe
some relief this week from the innum
cradle receptions for the presentation T.
society OF the buds of the season Thu
Mrs. Stanley Mortimer gives a theate
party on Tuesday night for Miss Flea
nor Mortimer and II will be followed b,
a supper and small dance at Sherry 6
and Mrs. Paul Tuck erman has a theate
party on the following evening. follow
ed by a supper and dance at Sherry :
! Tomorrow Mrs. Edwin II. Weatherbee
gives a large reception at her house OF
Madison avenue, for Miss Weatherbee
and on Tuesday John Turner Atterbur
| Will formally present his daughter
Katherine. TO society at a receptio
given at his house on West Forty-nint
street. She already figured last wee
as bridesmaid at the wedding of he
sister. Mary. 20 Fuller Potter and he
father is also giving a dance for he
at Sherry's on December % Mrs .
West Roosevelt has another receptiO