New-York tribune., 1905-03-04
NEw-YoRk SOCIETY.

sherry's the scene last. night OF another a
the University CotilOns. and. as usual. the ban
room was decorated with the colors OF Yale Har
ward Columbia and Princeton the four unlversit.A.
TO which the undergraduates who have organized
these dances belong Frederick De'Rham and Chal-
mers Wood led the cotiiIon. dancing alone The
patronesses who received the guests were Mrs
Dallas Bache Pratt. Mrs. Chalmers Wood Mrs
Charles A Peabody. Mrs. Charles De Rham jr
Mrs Henry II Landon Mrs. Archibald Rogers ana
Mrs. Howard Mansfield Among the other patron
esses were Mrs. Arthur NJ Dodge. Mrs. William
Sloane. Mrs. Warren Delano. jr.. Mrs. II. Fairfed
Osborn and Mrs. w Seward Webb A buffet sup
per was served after the dance
Another dance which took place last night was
that given at the St Regis by Mrs. Thomas 3
Shaw for her daughter. Miss Elsie Shaw. Among
those invited Miss Kate Prentice. Miss Helen
Fargo. Miss Grace Ruggles. Miss Edith Constable
Miss Lena Curtis. Miss Ruth Hubbell, Charles In
man. Carl Woodruff. jr Guy Forbes and Whitney
Carpenter.
1t is to-dav that the wedding Of Miss Elsie Porter
dat ghter OF General Horace Porter. the United
States Ambassador 10 France. TO DR.. Mende will
take place. at the Church OF the Holy Trinity in
Paris. DR.. aIende is the son OF celebrated Swiss
physician, and after the honeymoon viii bring his
bride TO New-York and take up the practice OF Ms
profession here.
Sayre Martin. tr, of Mr.. and Mrs John 5. Mar
tin. of Madison-ave. to Miss Jean Guidet Buckley
The wedding will take place at the home OF the
bride. Yet other weddings for to-day are those OF
Miss MathiIda Emory. daughter Of Captain VIII
lam H. Emory U. s. N. TO Horatio L Whitrtdse
Of Baltimore and that OF Miss Elizabeth Hamilton
daughter of Judge and Mrs. Andrew Hamilton. OF
Albany. to James Cox Brady. OF this city.
Mrs William A. Street entertained at luncheon
yesterday at her house in Park-ave-. and Mrs.
Frank K. sturgis had bridge party at her house.
IN West 36th-st
From London comes the announcement OF thu
death there of Sir William Lane Booker. who spent
many years in New-York as British consul general.
being the immediate predecessor OF Sir Percy San
derson in that office. Sir William Booker while in
this country married daughter OF the late Gilbert
Page of Nforristown. N J. Lady Booker died five
years ago
Mr.. and Mrs. E H. Hartman and Miss Mary
Hartman have left town for Washington to stay
with Senator and Mrs Chauncey ". Depew, whose
guests for the Inauguration ceremonies to-day IN
cIude also Miss Anne Depew PaulctnS-
Mr. and Mrs Cleveland H. Dodge and the Misses
Dodge have left town for Arizona. where they viii
remain throughout the month
At the marriage of Miss Eleanor Roosevelt to
Franklin Delano Roosevelt. March II President
Roosevelt will give his niece away The ceremony
will take place at the East 76th-st. house OF her
cousin Mrs Henry Parish. IT.. and the bridesmaids
will be Miss Alice Roosevelt. Miss Cortnne Douglas
Robinson Miss Helen Cutting. Miss Isabelle Selmss
Miss Muriel Robbins and Miss Ellen Delano. The
bridegroom who is a son OF Mrs James Roosevelt
of de-Park-on-the-Hudson has not yet selected
his ushers.
Mr.. and Mrs James W Gerard. jr.. who have
been during the greater part OF the last month in
the South return to town next week Others VIVA
have announced their arrival here for next week
are Mr.. and Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt. August Bel.
mont and ]. Henry Smith Oliver Harrinan's re-
turn from the West Indies is set for March Is
Mines Sembrch, Nordica, and Homer. as well az
Caruso Scotti and others OF the leading artists Of
the Conried company, appeared last night at the
opera IN a programme consisting OF scenes from
"Cavalleria Rusticana,'' from La Gioconda"
from the ''Barbiere'' and from '*PagNacci" Among
those present were Mr.. and Mrs. Orme Wilson. Mr
and Mrs. E. Francis Hyde. Mr. and Mrs E 4.
Crosby. NJ. Dwight Collier, Mr.. and Mrs. Egsrton
Winthrop. Mr. and Mrs. ]. J. Wysong Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles B Alexander. William Starr Miller.
Henry Clews. Mrs. Frederick Pearson. John Claim.
Mr. and Mrs. Bradish Johnson Mrs. GambriT and
Mrs William D. Sloane.
The engagement is announced OF Miss Mabel Nc
Afee TO Lewis Butler Preston Miss NcAfse is ths
granddaughter OF ]. B. Haggin. She made her
debut in society last winter. Mr.. Preston Is tbs
son OF Mrs. George r. Preston OF Tuxedo Park
He is Harvard OF the class OF 'ss The we'd
ding will probably take place some time in Nay