New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-26

The Hon. Nell Primrose second Of Lord
Rosebery. and now about twenty-nour years old.
has arrived in this country and Is staying at
Tuxedo for the holidays His brother-in-Iaw the
Earl Crewe, Is Lord President of the Privy Cou-
Gil in the new Liberal administration
daughters Miss Evelyn and Miss Gwendolyn Bur
den who have been living at the st. Regis since
their return from Europe. move into their new
house. in East S2d-st.. tomorrow
Mr.. and Mrs James A. Burden, r.. have Just
moved into town from their place at Westbury. and
are at their house. No. East s1st-st
Henry Pierrepont Perry on the occasion OF hts
marriage to Miss Edith Lounsbery February L
at St Thonnas's will have his brother-in-law
Pierre Lorfllard Ronalds. his best man. and
Grosvenor Phelps. Arthur Iseln. LOOMS White
wistar Kendall. Cooper Lord. Ben Ali and Richard
Lounsbery jr.. as his ushers
Mrs Sidney Dillon Ripley. who has let her house
IN East 7sth-st. for the season, has been staying
at the St. Regis with her daughter. Miss Anna
Ripley, since her return from Europe
Most of the hospitality dispensed by society yes
terday in town restricted to relatives and
intimate friends. and family dinner parties were
given last night by Mr.. and Mrs. r. T. Wilson
Mr.. and Mrs Hamilton NICK TwombIy Mrs VIII
lam Barclay Parsons, D. o. Mills Mr. and Mrs
Henry Clews. Mr.. and Mrs William A Perry and
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller. jr.. whose guests
included Senator and Mrs. Aldrich-
Mr. and Mrs Payne whitney are spending tn.
holidays with Mrs. John Hay, at Washington
Mr. and Mrs Alfred G. Vanderbilt have large
house party staying with them at Oakland Farm
their place near Newport
Others who preferred a rural to urban
Christmas were Mr.. and Mrs. George Could who
spent it at Georgian Court their place near Lake
wood: DR. and Mrs Seward Webb. with their chill
dren. including Mrs. Ralph Pulitzer and her hus-
band at their place in the Adirondacks; Mr. and
Mrs. Frederick Vanderbilt, at Hyde Park; James
Henry Smith. at High Point, N. c. whence he re-
turns tomorrow; Mr.. and Mrs. W K Vanderbilt
ST.. at Idle Hour their place on Long Island. and
Mr. and Mrs. William Bayard Cutting. ST. at Oak
dale Long Island Their son. w Bayard Cutting
and Lady sibyl Cutting at St Moritz switzer-
land. and will remain abroad until summer
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick H Allen have arrived
from Europe. and are spending the holidays al
Bolton Priory. their place at Pelham Manor They
are still in mourning for the recent death OF their
brother-in-law. the Count de Galfffet
Mrs Harold Farquhar Hadden will give recep-
lions January Is and . Cor her son-in-law and
daughter Mr. and Mrs Kenneth Douglas Robin
son. at her house in East 76th-st
Among the dances set for this evening that
given by George Seney for his niece. Miss Eleanor
Hoyt. at the st. Regis; by Mrs. Henry Reese. for
Miss Gretchen Hoyt. at -Sherry's; by Mrs Hermann
Oerichs, for her niece, Miss Blanche Oelrichs. az
her house at East 57th-st. and 5th-ave.; by Mrs
ARENAS Holmes. Miss FTflda Holmes. at Der
house in Madison-ave.. and by Mrs. Henry O.
Havemeyer, for Miss Adeline Havemeyer. at her
house in East 6Sth-st.
1t is to-day. too that the civil marriage of Donna
5f7o, Of
takes place at Paris The religious ceremony fol-
lows tomorrow.
KubeIik will play at the first of the series Of
dinners given by Mrs. Philip NJ Lydg at her
house in East 52d-st.. January 4.
It is 5sth-st that is to-day the social centre Of
New-York. This is demonstrated by the latest
issue of THE Social Regster''-the most complete
of the entire series. volume for San Francisco
having now been added to those for Washington
Philadelphia, Chicago Boston. Providence. ST.
Louis. Pittsburg Baltimore. Buffalo, and to the
which takes in Richmond. Charleston. Savan-
nah, Augusta Atlanta and North Carolina The
of New-York was until 1902. at the rate Of ons
block year and study of old New-YOrk shows
this 20 have been the rate of progress from the
Battery northward for the eighty-fve years termn-
ating in 1902. During the last three years. how
ever the pace has doubled, and the rate has been
two blocks year. or six blocks in all since 1872