The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-18
IN SOCIETY,".


month the outlook for Ire week is dull from
the social standpoint. Just now the New
London cottagers are very active prepar-
ing to entertain guests over the Harvard
Yale races on June 81. Many who will go
to New London for the races will proceed
to Newport. In the New London crowd
will he many members of the old Lyme,
Conn, colony of artists.
In two or three weeks Mr.. and Mrs. F..
Kingsbury Curtis will sail from England
and will go directly for the remainder Of the
summer to the Curtis country place at
place onW ednesday in London in the church
of st. Martins in the Field. The first wife
of Mr.. Curtis was daughter of Montgomery
Hare. He is a son Of the late William f..
Curtis and brother Of DR.. Holbrook Cur
tbs and William Edmund Curtis. He is
lawyer and a member of the University,
Union, Lotos, Rockaway Hunt and other
clubs. The bride is daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. George William McLanahan, who
live at 1901 Twentyfrst street, Washing
ton.
Quite number of people are to leave
town to-day including Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Goelet. who go to Newport to the cottage
they have taken for the season. They will
Jay, in Fast Seventy second street, next
winter. Mr.. Goelet'S mother, Mrs Ogden
Goelet, Is expected to return from Europe
much earlier than usual this summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. T. Wilson, his grandparents,
and Mr.. and Mrs. r. T. Wilson, Jr. are now
at their Newport cottages.
President Roosevelt who could not
attend the wedding of Samuel Montgomery
Roosevelt's stepdaughter. Miss Augusta
Eccleston Boylston, with Donald Campbell
of Boston, on Wednesday. sent his good
wishes by letter The ceremony was per
formed in St. James's Church, Skaneateles,
n. Y. One of the prettiest bridal gowns
seen for some time was that worn by Miss
Boylston. 1t was a Doucet connection
which she brought over with her recently
from Paris.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernesto q. Fahbri are due
to arrive here from Europe on Tuesday
and will go to their cottage at Bar Harbor.
Mrs. Louis r. Haggin and her daughter
Countess Festetics are also to reach here
on Tuesday from abroad and will join
Mr.. Haggin, who arrived here during the
week from Colon at His country place,
at Closter, n. j.
An heiress. Miss Anna Barber, who will
marry an Irish cousin, will have big we'd
ding at Elheron, n. j., in a few weeks.
Miss Barber's parents have an American
residence on Broadway, Paterson.
John B. Phillips of las Ross street, Brook
lyn, announces the engagement Of his
daughter, Edna Creighton Phillips, 10
Richard +. Williams Of this city.
Among the titled individuals hero last
week we Lord Falconer, who put up at
the Holland, and Sir Charles Rives Wilson,
president of the Grand Trunk Railway.
and Lady Wilson, who sailed for England
on the aroma.
Mr.. and Mrs Robert d. Wronn will pass
their honeymoon abroad Society was
represented at their wedding last Monday
in the Boston Summer Church at Nahant.
After the ceremony all the guests were driven
to the Nahant Club, where an elaborate
bridal breakfast was served.
President Faunce of Brown University,
Providence, will sail for England next
Saturday from this port with DR.. and Mrs.
". ". Keen, of Philadelphia After passing
some days at Oxford. he will cross the Con-
tnent to join Prof. Manatt at Athens. He
will visit Italy later and sail late in July
from Naples for home.
One of the smartest weddings OF the week
was that on Wednesday evening of Mrs
Huntington Hills and Frederick Lewis
Colwel There were 800 guests at the
supper served after the ceremony. MIR.
and Mrs. Colwel, who sailed on the Moltkc
on Thursday. will visit Lord and Lady
Elmer and Lord and LADY Holcroft in
En- gland.
Mrs. Herbert A. Claiborne. national
president of the Colonial Danes of America,
and Gen. William X, Cox will he married
in Richmond Va. next Wednesday. The
ceremony will be performed by Bishop
Cheshire of North Carolina Gen Cox, who
was a Member of Congress for several years.
is one Of the richest planters in North Caro-
lima. His prospective bride will be his
third. She was the third wife Of the late
Herbert A. Claiborne.
Mrs William X. Vanderbilt made a hur-
ried visit to this side and was one Of those
who sailed on Tuesday on the Kaiser Will
helm III. 1t was her first trip over since the
marriage of her son. Winthrop Sands, few
months ago. Business in connection with
the estate of her father the late Oliver
Hartman, required her presence.
Mr., and Mrs. Henry May OF Washington.
and family sail next Saturday for England
where they will remain during July. Miss
Isabel May, who served Mrs. Reginald C.
Vanderbilt, the Countess Of Yarmouth and
many others, as bridesmaid, will be con-
siderably entertained in London. under the
auspices Of her aunt, Lady Bagot. formerly
Miss Lily May. who was presented at the
recent drawing room.
Cards are here for the wedding on Wednes-
day at Newport of Miss Alice Ro' inson