The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-14
IN SOCIETY.

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Coaching parties have been an enjoyable
feature in the past weeks social calendar.
varied with visits TO the Brooklyn Horse
Show and Belmont Park.
Mr.. and Mrs. Whitelaw Reid are now
being especially entertained in view Of their
departure for England on Saturday week,
May p. On Friday night they we're the
guests Of Mr. and Mrs. H. Nick. Twombly
at their country home, Madison, n. j.
There we're some arrivals during the past
week Of prominent people who have been
abroad for the Faster season, and others are
expected this week Some OF the Newport
cottage set willSal this week on shopping
trips and will be back six or eight weeks
hence. Many cards will be sent out this
week for June weddings.
Mr. and Mrs. Perry Belmont, who have
been staying for some days past with
August Belmont at his home, Hampstead,
there Of Mrs, James l.. KernoChan, will be
among the many sailing on the Coronia
on Tuesday. They will be absent from
six to eight weeks.
Among those booked to sail on Tuesday
for Europe on the Coronia are Mrs. Van
derbilt, Miss Gladys Vanderbilt, James
Henry Smith, Mrs. W. Rhinelander Stewart
Miss Anita Stewart, Mr.. and Ms. Seymour
l.. Cromwell and Mrs. Samuel PennimRn.
Mr.. and Mns. W. Bayard Cutting will sail
on Saturday on the St. Louis. Their son
and daughter-in-law, Mr.. and hrs. W.
Bayard Cutting, Jr., who have been in
california, returned TO town few days
Ago.
Lewis Butler Preston in anticipation
Of his marriage to Miss Mabel McAfee next
Tuesday, gave his bachelor dinner last
night at Delmonico's. His guests included
his brother, George Preston; James Ben Ali
McAfee brother Of the bride-slect Henry
Rogers Winthrop l. Townsend Burden,
Jr., William p. Burden, J, Doddridge Poet,
Jr, and PhGnix Ingraham, Of this city;
Percy. Haughton and Willing Spencer, Of
Philadelphia, and Walter l.. Cutting OF
Pittsfeld, Mass. Mr.. Preston Is a son OF
the late George Rutledge Preston, and
comes Of an old louisiana family. He was
graduated from Harvard five years ago.
Mrs. Charles F. Hoffman. Mr.. Preston's
rich widowed sister, who was Miss leila
Preston, Is one Of the many relatives who
will attend the wedding. She has done
deal OF enteu aiming since she left Of her
mourning. Her late husbands father,
the late Rev. Charles +. Hoffman, who was
a brother Of Dean Hoffman, was the rector
Of All Angels Church, in West End avenue,
and in 1900 rebuilt the edihce at his own
expense. The present rector, the Rev.
De Lancey Townsend, sailed last week,
with his wife, for his annual European Vaca-
ton trip.
Lord and Lady Trayner Sir Charles ana
Lady Rivers Wilson, Sir Thomas @. Shaugh-
messy and Miss Shaughnessy reached
here on Wednesday. Sir Weet man Pearson
and Lady Pearson, who recently visited
Mr.. and Mrs George W. Vanderbilt at
Bilt more sailed on Wednesday for England.
One Of the most notable Of May we'd
dings will be that Of Miss Estelle de Peyster
and Edward Sturges Hosmer on the after
noon Of Thursday week, May rs. at Grace
Church. The bride il a daughter Of the
late Col. Johnston Livingston do Peyster,
one time a governor Of the Union Club and
long aa5ociated With the hnickerbocker
Club. The De Peyster homestead Ia at
Tivoli -on-the- Hudson. The lie Peysters
have passed some winters In Washington,
where they have had house in Connecticut
avenue Of late years.
Mrs jerome Napoleon Bonaparte sailed
on Thursday for Europe and will pass the
summer with ner sOu-ln-ldW ana ndukut'Tt
Count and Countess Won Moltke, who visited
her at Washington last winter. Jerome
naparte, her son, went abroad some
weeks ago.
Mr. and Ms. Harry Lahr who are again
in town after a four months European trip,
are likely to no IN evidence with the New
York contingent az the baltimore Horse
Show, which opens on Wednesday The
hunt hall will be a feature OF the week there.
Mr.. LAhr has two sisters, Mrs. John Morton
and Miss Franoes Lshr, who are abroad,
and his mother, Mn. Robert Lehr. lives in
Chase street near Charles, Baltimore.
The first big notable out-of-town wedding
Of the season will be that on Tuesday Of Miss
Adele Carstenssn and John Nelson MoJilton
shreve. The ceremony will be performed
at the country home Of the brides parents,
Mr., and Mrs. John Carstensen. Old Orchard
I1odep, Soarsdals-on the Hudson. The
,bTid8 win be attsn 3ed by hia.s ha6sl Estelle
w. ~ maid Of honor and by the Miasea
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