New-York tribune., 1908-05-10
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

May is the month which New York society a.
votes to suburban life and to open air pastlrhes-
Polo. symkhanas. goIt. tennis and horse Iaclns
tie order OF the day. and will continue 10 en-
gsgs the attention OF the fashionable vorid untlI
the time comes for adjournment TO summer re-
sorts in mountains. the Berkshire Hllis ana
along the seashore. Next Wednesday the racing
season opens at Belmont Park. and will contlnus
until The hegfnning of June It will he made the
occasion of much hospitality on the southern part
Of Long Island. August Belmont Will give MS Gus
tornary dance on Tuesday evening at his place az
Hempstead and on Wednesday the Turf and Field
clubhouse formerly the Manice homestead will he
tha scene OF many luncheon parties Immediately
prior 70 the races The meeting will be distingshed
by the absence OF foreigners Of note It is note
worthy, too. that coaches have been relegated en-
tirely TO the background by the Ubiquitous motors
which will occupy the entire parking space at the
course.
The opening day Of the races at Belmont Park
will be interesting both from an equine and so
cial point Of View. since IL will enable people 70
form some idea Of the number Of those OF their
friends and acquaintance who have gone ABROAD
for the spring and early summer Each outward
bound ocean liner leaves port with crowded pas
senger lists. freighted with tourists who are bent
upou spending a few weeks in Paris and London
before the opening OF the seasons at Newport, at
Ilenox and at Bar Harbor- Mr. and Mrs Elbrtdge
II Gerry and the Misses Gerry. Mrs Ogden Mills
with Miss Beatrice Mills and Mrs Maturn Living
ston Mr and Mrs W. Bayard Cutting. Mr. and
Mrs William Douglas Sloane. Mrs. Vanderbilt, Mr.
and Mrs I. Townsend Burden and the Misses Bur
den Mr. and Mrs. Forbes McCreery, Mr. and Mrs
Henry Spies Kip, Mr.. and Mrs F. Ashton de PeS-
ster Mrs George r. Sheldon and Miss Gertrude
Sheldon, Mrs. Winthrop McKim, ]. Hampden Rooo
and Miss CorneIia Robb. Mr.. and Mrs Ernesto g.
Fabbri Mr.. and Mrs. F. Egerton Webb. Mr. and
Mrs Jules \. Montant, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Scribnsr and numbers Of others have already gone.
while Mr.. and Mrs. George Gould and their chill
dran leave here on Tuesday for England where
they will remain until the fall, occupying cOun-
trv seat which George Gould has rented for the
summer and early autumn
Som. few are returning Thus Robert L. Gerry
and his bride who was Miss Cornelia Hartman.
arrived board the Mauretania, among their fell
low passengers being the Hon Reginald Walsh,
son of Lord Ormathwaite. who is taking C. Give
BayIey's place British Consul in this city. Mr.
and Mrs Reginald c. Vanderbilt also sailing
for home after several months spent In Europe
Elisha Dyer. too. is back again from Europe. while
Cornelius, Vanderbilt Is on the ocean bound for
New York on board his steam yacht North Star.
which In his capacity as commodore of the New
York Yacht Club he will throughout the
son as flagship of the squadron
George Barclay, who has just been promoted by
King Edward the rank of Minister Plenipoten-
tisrv in charge Of the British Embassy at Constan-
tinople Is married TO New York woman. a niece
of Colonel William Jay and a granddaughter OF the
venerable Mrs. John jay. Mrs. Barclay Is
daughter of the late Henry G. Chapman. OF New
York and of Mrs Chapman. who is a daughter OF
Mrs John Jay. The wedding of Mr.. and Mrs.
BARCLAY took place at the Jay homestead at Ka-
tonah. y. Y
spasmodic attempts being made TO revive the
waning interest in coaching. Thus. on Thursday
last the members Of the Ladies' Hand
Driving Club undeterred by the most abomnable
weather OF the spring held their long distance
drive making the object of their journey Fforhan.
the New Jersey country place OF Mr. and Mrs II.
Mex Twonbly, who entertained them at luncheon.
SQUADRON A has likewise placed its drag on the
road for runs between the Hotel Savoy and Van
Cortlandt Park and until further notice IL will
make tine trip every Tuesday, Thursday and Satur-
day. Yesterday. indeed there were two coaches
that made the journey TO Van Cortlandt Park.
Finally there will be the coach Magnet, which,
beginnng on May IS, will leave the Holland House
every afternoon Arrow Head Inn Fort Wash
inyton the return trip being made after dinner.
Mrs. Thomas Hastings has chartered the Magnet
for it's initial run. will handle the reins herself and
will entertain party of friends at dinner at Fort
Washington
Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton Nick Twombly enter
tanning a house party to-day at Florham.
terday at Sherrys for Mrs John W Mackay and
other quests included General Horace Porter. Gen
eral Brayton Ives, Mr. and Mrs. w Kathbone
Bacon. Mr.. and Mrs.. Edward Tuck. Mrs. Francis