The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-15
IN SOCIETY,".

I on for this week. Tomorrow Miss Flor
ence Lounsbery and Frederick Beasley
[ Alexander will be married at st. Thomas
I Church at 3 o'clock. Bishop Greer will
/ perform the ceremony. and the bride will
/ be given away by her father, Henry b.
[ Lounsbery. Miss Edith Lounsbery. the
( brides cousin. will be her maid OF honor.
| The bridegroom. who is son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. James W. Alexan der of East Sixty
! fourth street, will have eight ushers, in
| Guiding Howard Willets, Lothrop RAN
dolph and Raymond Little aud his brother
will be best man He and his bride are
going abroad for their honeymoon.
Mrs Morgan Dix and her daughter. Miss
Catherine Morgan Dix. went to Lakewood
during the week TO recuperate from the
fatigue Of ante-nuptial preparations and
festivities, and will return TO town to-
morrow The bride-elect, who is one of
the popular maidens in society, has re-
Ceived q great many presents from rela-
tlve-, friends and members Of Trinity
congregation. From her father, the Rev.
DR. Morgan Dix, she received some beau
tiful point de venise lace, which viii form
part of her costume at her wedding with
William ii. Wheelock in Trinity Church
on Tuesday afternoon at o'clock
The Duke and Duchess OF Manchester
still head the list Of the titled contingent in
town, At the Whitelaw Reid ball on iday
Sht there will be a several titled foreign
ers from. Wash'n gton's diplomatic circles
present This will be the nmartes' affair
OF the week. Some PhiladelphiaRs are
coming on for the occasion Until James
Smith gives his dance 1t will be far and
away the most costly function Of the season.
Sunday il rather a busy day socially
now. Mrs. Ogden Mills is one of the num-
Der OF matrons who entertain at luncheon.
with bridge later Mrs. Aston, like h great
many others. is informally at home to her
friends on Sunday afternoons Two hun
dred or more Of the friends of Miss Carolin
de- Forest and Miss Mary Calender will
attend one OF their series OF musicales this
afternoon. Very smart people and some
well known theatrical folk VIII be in evil
| dence at the afternoon tea OF Miss Elisa beth
! Marhury and Elsie de Wolf Any number
| Of dinners will be given at the fashionable
restaurants. Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence IL.
Mackay will be among the dinner giyers
One OF the big parties on for tonight
will be given by Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Gilbert
Thebaud at their home, White Plains, In
celebration Of their fifteenth wedding an
niysr.arV II will be a reception with
some good music. An elaborate theatrical
and vaudeville performance will follow
the supper The guests will go from town
from a number Of dinners Mrs Ihebaud
Was a Miss Reynal and has great fortune.
Mr. and Mrs John Jacob Aston give their
dance tomorrow night. II will be- some.
what smaller but otherwise like that Of Mrs
Aetor All of the married couples OF the
dancing set and all OF he prominent beauN
have been asked Elisha Dyer Jr., will
probably Ice the cotlllon leader. Mrs
A-tor holds her own IA the handsorneat
m1tron OF society. and this winter ha- APP
tycarpd IN an unusual number Of beautiful
rortuines. She ~ very much given to
athletic sportH and Is one OF the best skaters
vi the rink parties.
Pink and red was the color scheme II
the splendid decorations in the dwelling
Of James Henry Smith for his musicale
on Thursday night. II will be n month be-
fore MIR. Smith gives his first big dance IN
his new house. The cards have not vet
been issued.
Yesterday afternoon az 30 O'Clock Miss
Constance Knower Henry Coleman Dray-
ton and their bridal party had a rehearsal
In NJ Thomas Church and afierward
Nlr Dravton and his attendants went 20
the Union club for dinner The rehear7als
are very important ante-nuptial events
these d"vs.
King solomon In all Is glory presided
over the dinner given befor,. the Aston ban
in the ballroom Of the 81 Regis. los Mr. and
Mir Harry $ Lehr who sail this week for
Europe. The King j. the chief figure On
the great tapestry GA one end ot the marble
walls The new gold service u the hotel
was used Mrs Lehr was in yellow satin
brocade in "A design Of white lilies end pale
green leaves trimmed with a pTolG-lon
OF rare lace and wore number Of superb
diamond ornaments including tiara,
c0arctte and cham Of -olitnre-, with big
pendant of diamonds and sapphiras. The
ninety guests we're all seated az one great
table.
Charles C. Dickinson gave his bachelor
dinner la-t night at Delmonicos His
marriage 10 Miss GeoRette Kidd will be
celebrated an Thursday afternoon at the
home Of the brides mother. Mrs George
/ W Kidd s52 Fifth avenue The bride viii
be attended 10y Miss Lottie Hall Williams
as maid Of honor.
Mrs. Levi q. Letter will soon sail for Eng
I land 10 Join Lady Curzon. with whom she
will 70 to the Riviera later on She will be
joined by Lord and Lady Suffolk A. Lord
CurHon returns 10 England in the spring
his wife who il stead V improving in health
will not again journey TO India.
Henry Coleman DraytOn gave his hachs-
( lor dinner last night at the Onion Club.
Hi, guests included J. Laurens Van Allen
Ogden Mills. Jr.. William Post, OrIne viii
son. Jr Lyman Delano. Richard Derby.
Jr. William Sands. Charles Oelrichs. Jr..
and John H. Peabody, who will attend him
neat Saturday afternoon at O'clock at St.