The Washington times., 1906-05-21
FASHI0NABLES DEPART
FOR COOLER CLIMATES
Drawn Blinds and Absence of Swell Equipages Indicate
the Hegira of the Smart Set From Warm Confines
of the City.

/ been brought over from England for
charter purposes To Judge from the
number Of yachts that are to be seen
ootting the sound as far as the eve
| can reach on every fine afternoon, one
would be tempted to believe that the
yachting season was already at its
height instead OF merely at its outset.
Coaching Club Drive.
1t is at the end Of next week that the
annual long distance drive Of the Coach
ing Club win take place. the destination
being the country place Of Commodore
Elbridge T Gerry. at Delaware Lake
that is to say. near upon 100 miles from
here Both IN going and coming the
party viii break the trip near Pough-
keepsie, spending the night in each in
stance. not at any inn, but on board the
Gerry steam yacht Electra, so famous
for its cuisine and its wines and which
VIII be anchored in the Hudson of
Poughkeepsie- At Delaware Lake the
members OF the club viii be entertained
by Peter and Robert Gerry, whose
parents and sisters sailed last week for
short visit to Europe. the old commo-
dore as usual taking the precaution Of
registering his familiar seal skin cap
al the custom house here, so as TO have
no difncuity about bringing II back into
his native country on his return.
-Four Notable Weddings.
-Four weddings Of note are scheduled
10 take place between now and the
last week OF next month. Thus on Sat
urday next the Church Of the Heavenly
Rest viii be the scene OF the marriage
Of Frederick r Van Beuren. jr., 10 Miss
Jessica Mohlman. As the bridegroom is
member Of Squadron a, Of which the
Rev. DR.. D. Parker Morgan. rector OF
the church. Is chaplain. and as the ush-
ers and best man likewise belong to the
corps, the wedding will have a distinctly
military flavor and uniforms VIII lend q
touch OF color 10 the ceremony.
The ceremony viii be followed by a re-
eepton given by the brides mother at
her house on West Fifty-second street
Freddie Van Beuren, who was graduated
from Yale in 1898. has lived until now
with his parents in the old Van Beureu
mansion on West Fourteenth street. lust
or Fifth avenue. Surrounded as 1t is
/ by garden Of some considerable size.
on the lawns Of which cow or two and
and aged pony were wont until quite re-
Gently 20 peacefully Craze, it constitutes
one OF the most familiar landmarks OF
old New York
tc Howard Martin or the following SAT-
urday at TivoN. viii be notable bv rea-
son Of the conspicuous absence OF old
Gen John Watts de Peyster, the million
ARE philanthropist, and grandfather Of
the bride Possessed of immense wealth.
much Of II consisting OF real estate in
this city, and which has been IN the
possession Of The de Peyster family for
over century. ne has cut himself adrift
from his kindred. lives the life Of a re-
clCse, and IS understood to have decided
everything, including Rose Hill, the an
cestral home at T1vou, to the Watts
Orphan Home at Yonkers and to other
charitable Institutions
Years before the old general lost his
wife he had separated from her. and his
only son, the late Col Johnston L. de
Pcyster. forfeited his fathers friend
ship by espousing his mothers cause.
So persistent was the general IN his
estrangement from his son, that al
though their country places adtoined.
he declined 70 visit him on his death
bed or tc attend his funeral Natural
", the widowed Mrs Johnston L. de
Peyster has never forgiven this harsh
treatment Of her husband. and. like her
daughter. Justine, and the bride OF next
week. refuses 10 nOlQ any intercourse
whatsoever with the general. whose an
cestor, Col Abraham de Peyster, the
first chief justice OF the colony OF New
York, IS familiar 10 every New Yorker
through his statue on Bowling Green.
Bishop Satterlee will perform the wed
ding ceremony at TivoH and Mrs. Gar
ret 3. Kip viii be her sisters only al
tendant, and Frederick Townsend Mar
tin will be his brothers best man.
The other two weddings in store for
us are those Of Miss Cynthia Roche 10
Arthur Scott Burden, which IS TO take
place, according TO present arrange
ments, at St BartholOmew's IN the sec
ond or third week IN June, while that of
Harold MlQnot end Of Anita Sands VIII
be a Newport affair, having been set for
June q. Cynthia Roche has returned
with her mother from abroad. provided
with the most gorgeous troussesu. the
gift of her grandfather, old Frank
Work, Of whom she IS a particular fav-
orite, and has been much in evidence
since her arrival from abroad. especially
at the races at Belmont Park, where
her devoted Arthur is always 10 be seen
in her train