The Washington times., 1905-12-03

NEW YORK. Dec. 2--December I
which commenced the day before |
yesterday. promises to be won
derfully gay and busy month IN spite
# the fact that quite a number OF nos
oitable houses have been placed IN
mourning during the last Few days anu
,heir owners barred from putting into
execution the hcspltahle plans which
hey had made for contributing toward
the festivities Of the season. Weddings
will follow one another in rapid sacces-
sion. Quite a number of dances have
oeen scheduled and the receptions for
lebutantes are simply iunumertble This
: due to the fact that ttbc crop of buds
this winter is larger than Tor many a
year past and as each Of them will
nave entertainments given by their
parents and relatives, the season
promises to prove exceptionally brilliant
Although Abram Gwynne was COM
ssrstfvely little known I'm New York
society. his death viii be regretted by n
large number Of people who never set
eyes ON him. for he was the brother ef
Mrs Vanderbilt and the uncle Of Mrs.
Payne Whitney and of the Cornelius,
Alfred and Rcgsic Nanderhilts. all of
whom are now placed en- mourning. Mrs.
Vanderbilt had arranged 10 give several
ianccs for her daughter. Gladys. who
came out n winter ago. and Mrs. Payne
Whitney was to- have given bah for
he debut o. her Sister-jn-law. Miss Dor
othy whitney. between now and Christ
mas: IN fact The whole - the lower por-
ion of her biz house ia West Fifty
seventh street had been reTnodeied and
redeccrated and the eSllireon enlarged
during The past Suraaser with a view
-o hoSpitsEticS on an extensive scale
.h,s ScaSo-
These wI1l 1CS sidVr - De abandoned,
ror Ms Eau1cr0I1 has very strict ideas
- - rsshe- cl5-rashsoned nature on the
suoScc- oF mourning and few of her
-ois5-e- u7ols6 cGre "a offend the some
u1as i1nrs-eaaS SowaSer by rendering
-rf-1selEfS c1l-v oF what she would
regard - a sShs 20 the memory of
e.s- .5cos l-osec-- The sudden death of
S1lasn NHn Ess-sSslaer. ST. only a few
DAYS Eett- -hs Zar--sEe Of his eldest son
az.a u1rnaszke 20 Mss Dorothy Man
=-- lssT - -lzrss iu mourning a very
lzrre szUlV cclrec-ion. and somewhat
re 1-i1t-r-E-e5 che honeymoon OF
tn glE gseoE1e- who were called back
t-oE aot S7-nss, Va. 20 attend his
funsr.al lr-fo7e chey had been gone fou,
dzys
LADY Evelyr Barring and her husband
have Just lost their uncle. old Henr,
N.ldmay. and. OF course. the death o
Bob1ie' Hargous at Quebec. will pre-
sent his sisters. Mrs. George de Fores
and Mrs. Woodbury. Kane from partici
pating in the g&yctics Of the season.
Mrs Clarence Mackay is in deej
mourning for the recent loss OF he
, father. Mrs. Frederic de Peyster. VIII,
always took 50 active a part in the en-
tettainments of the winter. organizin,
dinner dances aud dancing classes with
out number. is still in deep mourning 70
her husband. who died suddenly las
spring. and Mrs Stevens Uiman an,
her pretty sisters are yet wearing blacl
for fhe death of their father. Henry \
Barclay, about last Eastertide.
Then, too. there is the shocking deaf
or Mrs. Francis Burton Harrison barrel
a week ago, which PUTS quite a mum
ler OF people. Including the Ogde
Millses and the Charles - Alexander
in mourning, and will necessitate III
abandonment OF all the succession
dinner parties hat had been arrange
for the Whitclaw Reds when they CON
over here for the Christmas holidays
From this it will be seen that thel
VIII be many hospitable houses close
ana r.any familiar faces missing froi
the haunis OF fashion this winter
Among the most notable weddings
the week Will be that Of Miss Mary Ba
ton AttcTbury To Fuller Potter at a
house OF the brides father. John Turn,
Atterbury The Attcrburys arc "A pr
life family. There were no less tn.
seventeen Of them present at the Kilia,
van Rensselaer, and Manson weddir
the other day I'm St Bartholomew az
John Turner Atterbury has contribut,
his fair share TO the number being Il
father of a whole tribe Of pretty daug
ters. who become engaged and are ma
ricd of without the slightest difficult
almost as soon rs ever they make the
debut.
In the case Of Miss Mary Attcrbury
wedding on Thursday. il derives ad,
tionaI interest from the fact that n
eldest sister. Josephine. is married
the bridegrooms brother Elpha1
Potter. ard I understand that while Z
latter viii oficiate as best man. you
Mrs Potter wifi be her sisters matr
81 honor The ceremony will bc p,
formed by Tho ReV. Dr. Ernest
StireS. rector of ST Thomas Chur,
and the bridesmaids will consist Of NJ
Ellen and Miss Katherine AtterbuI
fiiss Katherine. by the by. is one Of I
most cha rmiuE debutantes Of the W
ter. and her father. John 7. Atterbu
gives 4 reception for her formal pres'
talon 10 society on December j.,
his house on West Forty-ninth sire
follow ing il later on with "a dance
Shcrrys
ON Saturday. Trinity Chapel viii
tho scene of the wedding OF Miss lfel'
Rutherford Ely. daughter OF Mr a
Mrs.. Alfred Ely. 20 Richard Worsi
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