New-York tribune., 1905-11-12
NEW-YORK SOCIETY.

Each annual horse show at Madison Square Gar
den s,lrpasses the one that has gone before In
brilliaucy and in popularity. and the one WHICH
opens tomorrow Will certainly prove no exception
TO the rule for the city is fete to welcome the
British cruiser squadron now in port. and the en-
tertainments have been organized for its well
come will mingIe with those that are invariably
arranged in connection with the show. Nearly
every who has house in town has returned
the city for the show. while the hotels are
crowded to overhowing with representatives from
the fashionable sets of Boston. Philadelphia Wash
ington, Chicago and all of the big cities all over
the country. All the most hospitable instincts of
New-York society have been aroused In an excep-
tional degree. and the week which opens to-day will
furnish an uninterrupted round of festivities.
Notable among these will be the ball given by
Admiral Prince Louis of Battenberg on board his
flagship, the Drake. Tuesday evening. Since Fri
day morning when the big cruiser was warped
alongside the Cunard pier. carpenters and deco
rators have been busily engaged in Transforming
the quarterback of the Drake into spacious and
picturesque ballroom, and the prince and his
officers, well the officers of the American
army and navy and of the National Guard who
have been asked will all be in full uniform the
gold laced. scarlet of the British officers of
marine furnishing a particularly striking touch of
color. the scene will. be unusually brilliant
To-day there will be the usual luncheon given at
the Madison Square Garden by the directors and
officers expected
Admiral Prince Louis of Battenberg and his
nephew Prince Alexander after attending the
luncheon given in their honor by Mr.. and Mrs.
John r. Drexel, at their new house in East 69th-
St, will be present in the of the afternoon.
Tonight Prince Louis dimes with Mayor Mcclellan
the iatter's house in Washington Square
It is tomorrow that the horse show Itself the
twenty-arst of the SERIES will open with the Gus
tomary call of the bugle, and, while familiar faces
will be missing from the scene, yet the attendance
gives promise of being larger than AS al
ready told the horse show has become such an
extent recognized institution of New-York So
city and of New-York life, and the opening feature
of the season. that, criticise it may no one
afford to ignore it. Among the foreigners
present this year. in addition the two princes
will be Lord and Lady Maitland, the Hon. Hugo
and Lady Evelyn Barring Mr.. and Lady Susan
Townley of the English Embassy at Washington
who are spending the week with Mr.. and Mrs John
r. DrexeI and Sir Purdon Clarke. who. however
can scarcely be described foreigner, since he
has become the new director of the Metropolitan
Museum Of Art.
Christ Church was the scene yesterday after
noon Of the marriage of Miss Kathleen Taylor
Massey to J. Wright Brown. The bride was dressed
In white duchesss satin and duchesse point
lace with tulle veil and bouquet OF lilies s-of-the
valley She given away by her uncle, George
Massey and wes attended by Miss Mamie Wright
Brown maid of honor. in Directoire coat OF
Pompadour silk, a white lace skirt and a picture
hat of pink velvet trimmed with white ostrich
pumes. She carried bouquet of pink roses. There
five bridesmaids-Miss Lillian Warwick. Miss
Dorothy Smith. Miss Muriel Massey Miss Theodore
Wood and Miss Florence Diamond-in frocks of
pink chiffon cloth. trimmed with lace. and pink
velvet hats trimmed with white feathers All
carried bouquets of white chryssnthemums Their
number further supplemented by the brides
little niece. Kathleen Goodsrhanl. of Toronto. who
in a white lace frock and big poke bonnet of pink
tulle acted as flower girl. Harold r. Talbot who Is
engaged TO Miss Mamie Wrigh. Brown. the
best man. and the ushers were Howard Plummer,
Howard L. Hitchcock, George A. Crocker. Jr., DR..
Arthur Bastedo. Frederick ". Weston and Ed
ward Fielder. Following the ceremony. which was
perforned by the Rev. DR. Strong. rector OF Christ
Church, there reception given by the uncle
and aunt of the bride. Mr.. and Mrs George Mas
sev ct their house, in West 7st-st.
Miss May Van Allen has decided 10 spend the win
ter abroad and has rented her new house. in East
ssth-st for a term OF years 10 Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest Iselin.
Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt, jr.. and her sister Mrs
Ogden Gcelet, who still abroad, have arranged
TO sail for New-York next Saturday. Mrs. Van
derbilts house is being entirely redecorated. and
it still In the hands of the workmen she will
go to hotel until 1t is ready for hsr occu-
pancy.
Mrs May Nicou Lord, widow OF James Brown
Lord. has announced her engagement to Cornelius
c. cuyier. Her husband. who died few years
ago. was the architect OF the Appellate Court
Building In Madison Square. and also OF DslnoD-
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