New-York tribune., 1908-05-03
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

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May which from a climatic point of view opened
! somewhat omrously. is month devoted by society
outdoor pastimes and sports of every description
| and those of the fashionable set who do not pur-
pose to spend the early portion of the summer
abroad already established at their country
| houses Long Island. Westchester County and
in New Jersey. while at Tuxedo and other SUBURBAN
resorts nearly every villa is the of gay house
| party. The country clubs are once more IN 1uii
commission. yachts being rapidly fitted out for
! the season. and polo matches, gymkhanas open
air horse and dog shows, golf and tennis tourna-
ments and horse racing are engaging the attention
OF that modish world which Frederick Townsend
Martin declares 10 have grown from the Four
Hundred of the late Ward McAllister TO Eleven
Hundred, having than doubled in the space
| of eighteen years.
Mr. and Mrs H Mex TwombIy and Miss Ruth
TwoInbIy have gone Florham for the early
summer season, and vii! remain there until they
&c 10 Newport at the beginning of August. Mr..
and Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish are at the old family
homestead at Garrisons; Mr. and Mrs. Frederick
W. Vanderbilt at their place at Hyde Park.
Mr. and Mrs Oliver Hartman are at their house
at White Plains, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence H.
Mackay at their home at Roslyn and Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney at their place
the Wheatley Hills. Mr.. and Mrs F. H. Hartman
are Arden n. Y: August Belmont and Mr.. and
Mrs. August Belmont, jr.. are at Hampstead Will
lam X Vanderbilt jr.. who returned recently from
the South. IS with Mrs. Vanderbilt and his chill
dren his country seat Lake Success. Long
Island Mr.. and Mrs Payne Whitney at Man
hasset. Long Island. and Mr.. and Mrs. George
Gould entertaining to-day weekend party
at Lakewood connection with the horse snow
and gymkhana held there yesterday under the
auspices of the Lakewood Country Club, their
house party being by way OF farewell prepara-
tory to their departure for Europe in ten days.
Numbers Of the fashionable set will be found to-
day at Newport. whittier they have betaken them
selves in order to attend the wedding there
Pauline lie Roy French to Samuel Wagstaff in
st. Johns Church. Tuesday The bride Will 0e
given away by her father. Amos Tuck French and
will he attended by q large bevy of bridesmaids.
whom she entertained at dinner last night Har-
Eor View. where she Is staying with her grand
mother. Mrs. Francis O. French and with her
aunt Mrs Alfred c. Vanderbilt II is there too.
that the wedding breakfast and reception will be
given by Mrs Francis O. French after the mar
riage ceremony. George Wdgstar will act as best
to his brother. and Warren Robbins CIar-
enCe c. PeI. Grswold Lorilard. James Park Al
bert Hoffman Francis o. French and Taylor Pyne
will be the usherS
The wedding of Arthur Havemeyer and Miss
Clara Herrick also will take place on Tuesday and
Mr. and Mrs William r. Wilcox and other of his
relatives and friends started for Chicago night
to attend the ceremony there. Here in town.
among other weddings set for Tuesday. VIII be
that of Miss Caroline Skidmore Willis daughter
of the late John Townsend Willis to Walter Jones
Hewlett. son OF Mrs. Walter r. Hewlett of Cold
Spring Harbor. In the Church OF 81. Mary the
Virgin, the ceremony being followed by recep,-
tion at Sherry's. Frederick Floyd Jones Oliver
Livingston Jones and Stephen Wood Livingston
will be among the ushers
Mrs. Alfred Chaplin and Miss Grace Chaplin will
return from Europe May 10 Miss Chapin-s
marriage W. Beverly Rogers is set for June l in
Grace Church.
Belmont Parks spring racing season. which opens
a week from Wednesday. lasting until the end OF
the month, will. usual, be made the occasion of
much hospitality at the country houses on Long
Island-at any rate. those which are within
the opening day there will be many luncheon par
ties before the beginning OF the racing the Turf
and Field Club which occupies the premises Of the
old Manice homestead. Providing the weather is
IN any way favorable. the club inclosure will pre-
sent brilliant scene. and the same time Will
permit those present form idea OF Jus, who
the absentees. most OF whom have gone to
Europe. In fact. every ocean liner leaving port
carries full list bound. as rule for
Paris. where the season Just AT its height
for London. where it just opening and where
It promises be exceptionally brilliant. The Inter
national Horse Show al Olympia. in London will
be more elaborate and complete even than year
and the state visits TO King Edward by the Prss-
dent of the French Republic and by a large con
tingent of foreign royal personases. including
Queen OF the Netherlands and her consort the
Crown Prince and Crown Princess cf Germany the |
Prince OF Bulgaria and his bride. King of Swe-
den and the King OF Saxony. will he made the oc |
casion not only OF many festivities court. but
also OF much hospitality the part OF foreign |
ambassadors. OF the great dignaries of the state