The Washington times., 1906-06-03

Win the exception Of Miss Cynthia
Burke Roche's wedding to Arthur Scott
Burden at Grace Church tomorrow
week. there is nothing of Importance TO
keep people in town, now that the sum-
mer has arrived. Yet. with all that,
the fashionable restaurants are not yet
deserted at the luncheon and dinner
hour, there are plenty OF well-known
people still to be seen on the avenue
of an afternoon, and there is plenty
going on at the various clubs in the
evening. This may appear strange, In
view Of all the houses in the residen-
tial section which have been closed up
for the summer But the -four hun
dred" are a peculiarly paradoxical set.
and no sooner do they transfer their
abode from the city to their country
houses than they seem to become i'm
bued with longing for urban life, and
il may safely be asserted without any
fear of exaggeration that at least four
days of every week are spent in town
by those who are established at their
country houses Long Island. in
Westchester county, the Hudson valley.
and New Jersey. That the men should
be obliged to come into town several
times a week to attend TO their business
affairs is, after all, only natural. But
1t does seem odd that the women should
lllu IL equally necessary 10 come 50
often TO the city. The fact Of the mat
ter is that the smart set OF New York
has not yet had time 10 become aC-
climated TO the real enjoyment Of coun-
try house life. The latter at present is
merely a fashion. but not yet a definite
taste. People take up their abode in
country houses because it is the thing
10 do, but after all they prefer in their
hearts the hustle the noise. and the
excitement of town life. All this, how
ever, will come TO an end in a couple
of weeks, when country houses will be
closed and the migration to Newport,
Bar Harbor, the Adirondacks, South
ampton. and other seaside and noun
tain resorts will have reached its height.
Miss Roche's Wedding.
With regard 10 Miss Cynthia Roche's
wedding, there is hut little 10 add 10
what has already been published beyond
the fact that she has chosen a very at
tractive bevy Of bridesmaids. namely.
Miss Natica Rives. Miss Elevyn Par
sons. Miss Therese and Miss Norah Ise-
lin, Miss Mollie Moran. who has been
bridesmaid at several weddings the
past winter and Miss Sadie Jones
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Pembroke
Jones None Of the Burden girls figure
IN the list, a fact which has caused
some comment. The ceremony. which
takes place at 12:30 at Grace church will
be followed by a wedding breakfast and
reception given by Mrs. Burke Roche
at Sherry's. and the young couple will!
spend their honeymoon abroad
To Be Quiet Affair.
Miss Fannie Iselins wedding to Phil
LivermOre. which has been set for June
i. viii be very quiet affair. owing 10
the mourning OF the bridegroom. who
lost his brother ''Jackv so suddenly the
other day. II will take place at c. Oil
'.er Iselin's beautiful country place on
the Sound near New Rochelle. and many
of the guests will doubtless come by
yachts. as the Iselin home, which oc-
Cupies an entire promOntory 1utting
out Into the sound, has a large private
dock. with anchorage for quite big boats.
Miss Fannie Iselin, like Miss Cynthia
Burke Roche. is receiving an immense
number of gifts. for both girls are
popular, and Miss Iselin i'm particular
has an unending list OF rich relatives,
all Of whom are placed under contribu-
ton on such occasions as these.
out-of Town Weddings.
Other Out-of-town weddings are those
OF Miss Mary Montant a Oyster Bay
on June Is. and Of Miss Anita Sands a
Newport on June %. Miss MOntant's
wedding. which will serve TO inaugurate
the gayeties Of Oyster Bay. promises to
prove a rather imposing function. as "A
very large number OF invitations have
been issued and a special train arranged
10 convey the guests out from town.
Miss CecIy Sheldon. Miss Edith Green
ough, Miss Ruth KingsbUry and Miss
Jean Hancy, whose engagement TO Will
u
nounced a few weeks ago. will be the
bridesmaids and the bridegroom Hunt
ingtOn Norton, will have his brother
Norton as his best man and Louis Mon
taTt. James A Blair. Massey Holmes.
Henry Cuttings. of Baltimore, and Grant
Forbes. of Boston. as his ushers.
Bates-Vernam Nuptials.
Another out-of-town wedding in the
near future is that of Putnam Bates.
son of Mrs Alfred W. Bates. 20 Miss
Emeline Vernam. daughter of Mr. and
Mrs Albert II. Nernam, a MorrisJOwn,
on Thursday, June y. i'm ST. Peters
Church. Miss Nernam will have her
sister. Miss Alice Vernam, as maid Of
honor: and John Bates. as well as T.
Towar Bates, Harold Vernam, Albert
w. Putnam. Wolcott Robbins. William
p BoIlton. Leonard Horner. and Regi-
nald w. Pressbrch viii be in attend
anCe on the bridegroom. The wedding
breakfast will. providing the weather is
favorable be Sc; at small tables on the
lawn of Mrs. Vernam's country place.
near Morristown.
The Gerry House Party.
Livingston Manor. the country place
of Commodore ElbridEe T Gerry on
Delaware Lake. is the scene of fes-
tive house party. all the members OF
which belong TO the New York Coach
ing Club, who have selected il as the
bourne OF their annual long-distance
drive. IT is long-Cistance drive
in every sense of the word For
h. the time the party gets back to
town on Tuesday night they will have
travelled nearly 800 miles by road. They
started on Friday morning. using nine
teen relays on the way out and cock
horses for the hills so that Dracfica lIN-