New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-24
Aboz1f People and Social Incidents.
NETWORK SOCIETY.

! NETWORK SOCIETY.
All those members of New-York society VINO be-
| long to the Meadow Brook colony and who have
country places Long Island viii be busy this
| week in connection with the county fair and
| horse show at Mineola On Thursday W. Gould
Brokaw will have a series Of steeplechases on his
place at Great Neck, the same lines as his sue
cessful meet and entertainment last year, and
there will be large attendance Of his friends and
acquaintance.
Next week the racing season ct Belmont Park
will open. and most of the owners Of the country
houses within driving or motoring distance OF the
course VIII have house parties. The racing season
VIII be made the occasion Of brief revival OF road
coaching, and, long it lasts the Venture viii
be run between the Holland House and the park
each racing day by Alfred Vanderbilt and Robert
L. Gerry. Monsoon Morris has chartered the Vent
ure for the opening day of the races, as well as
for the first day Of the steeplechases at Morris
Park. toward the close of the month.
Henry Rogers Winthrop. who will marry Miss
Alice Babcock week from Tuesday at the coun-
try place Of her parents Mr. and Mrs. Henry D.
Babcock, at Roslyn, Long Island gave his fare
well bachelor dinner at sherrys night before last,
His guests included Worthington Whitehouse.
Frederic D. Kernochan, who is be his best man;
Ogden R Mills, Clarence H MAckay, Alfred G.
+.
John Clinton Gray, 1r., W. De Lancey Kountze.
Bradish G. Johnson. Ashbel H. Barney Robert L.
Gerry, Monson Morris. George R. Dyer, Cyril
Hatch, Ernest Iselin and William Woodward.
The wedding will take place shortly after noon
and the ceremony will be PERFORMED by the Rev.
Ernest Stires Of st. Thomas's. Miss Mamie
Langhorne Shaw and Mrs. Reginald Brooks will be
in attendance on the bride A special train viii
take out the guests from town to Roslyn, starting
from Long Island City. On their return from the
bOTo he will
the winter at the Renaissance
Mrs. Mackay, who is entertaining a house party
over Sunday in honor Of the Duchess Of Marlbor-
ough. her other guess including Miss Frederick
Webb, the latter's fanc6 Ralph Pulitzer; ]. Ro-
maine Baldwin and William A Duer. gave large
dinner last night followed by musical under the
direction Of Nahan Frankie.
Lily, Duchess Of Marlborough, stepmother Of the
present Duke Of Marlborough. sailed yesterday for
Europe on board the Campania. after three
weeks stay in this country on business competed
with the estate Of her first husband. Louis Ha-
mersley.
Among those who will arrive this week from Eu
rope Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney, with
Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Burden. jr., and Rawlins
Cottenet. While Mrs Whitney and her cousin. Mrs.
Burden, have spent most of their time abroad in
Paris. Harry Payne Whitney has been entertaining
a series of shooting parties at HoIwick Hall. in
Yorkshire. which he leases every fall for the shoot
ing season
Mr.. and Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt and their chill
dren likewise on their way home, and ex-
pected here this week Mrs Vanderbilt, on her r.
rival, will go to Hot Springs Va. for the baths.
Her husband Will remain in town. Mr.. and Mrs.
Vanderbilt have been abroad the entire summer,
part of which they spent in cruising their steam
yacht North Star. while the remainder Of the time
was passed at German thermal resorts such as
Bad-Nauheim for Mrs. Vanderbilts health.
Virginia Hot Springs is thronged at present with
New-Yorl1 people, and each week brings new |
rivals. Among those there Mr.. and Mrs. R. |
Beekman, Mrs. Philip VI. Lydig with |
her sister, Miss Ada d'Acosta, who is still frail
from the effects her carriage accident year ago
that she is compelled crutches Mr. and Mrs.
Theodore A. Havemeyer and the formers sister.
Mrs Marie Havemeyer Tiffany; William r. Tray
ers and Mr.. and Mrs. Adrian Iselin and their
daughters.
Prince Louis of Battenberg and the British cruiser
squadron will arrivd here from Annapolis on No
rember 8, and will stay here week, in which the
Prince will give a ball and several large dinners
IN board his flagship. the Drake. Many entertain
nents have been planned by the leading clubs. and
by friends of the prince and OF his fellow ofceFs
n their honor.
The Duchess of Marlborough will go Friday
lext to Lenox to spend the weekend with her aunt,
Mrs William Douglas Sloane. at Elm Court, where
Edmund L. Baylies and Miss Lucy FTelinghuysen
Ire staying. The Duke of Abercorn's brother,
4ord CIaud Hamilton, with his daughter, Miss
Hamilton, and Mr.. and Mrs w. Bayard Cutting.
With W. Bayard Cutting. jr., and Lady Sybi Cut
Ing also at Lenox.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Butler Preston. who are now
It Tuxedo. will be at No. 152 East S5th-st.. through
'ut the season Mrs. Preston Miss Mabel Nc
Afee, granddaughter Of James B. Haggin.
Mrs. ]. Stevens Uiman and her sister Miss Clara
Barclay. will leave Southampton for the season on
thursday and go to Hot Springs. Va, for a few
weeks. Their mother. Mrs. Henry A. Barclay, re-
urns to town from Southampton on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry C. Emmett and Mrs. B. Ay-
mar Sands at Breton Woods Miss Amy T.
'hipps and her niece. Miss Kortright, are at the
Iount Washington.
SOCIAL NOTES FROM NEWPORT.
by TELEGRAPH to The Tribune.I
Newport r. l.. Sept. 23.-There was little doing
the cottage colony to-day, the largest affair Of
social nature being the musical and reception
iven this afternoon by Mrs William T. Bull at
dudley Place.
A luncheon was given this afternoon by Mrs.
eorge B. de Forest and the members of the Clam
axe Club enjoyed bake at their "shanty." at
astons Point.
This Avauippr cottage dinners Ipera eivar b, Mrs