New-York tribune., 1910-10-02
NEW YORK SOCIETY.


clubs on Long Island This week there VIII
be horse shows. four-in-hand driving com
petitions steeplechases. meets or the Aea-
dow Brook hounds the long distance drive
of the New York Coaching Club, as well as
a number of weddings. Much hospitality
will moreover be dispensed in the city IN
honor of the papal legate. Cardinal van
nuteIr. who is here with Cardinals L0sue
and Gibbons TO take part In the consecra-
tion Of St Patrick's Cathedral on Wednes-
day.
Cardinal vannuteTIi. though elevated TO
the Sacred College several years after car
dinaI Gibbons, is nevertheless his superior
in rank as one OF the six Cardinal bishops
DR.. Gibbons and DR.. LOgue belong to the
order OF Cardinal priests. Among the
preIates who form part Of Cardinal van
nutelli's mission is Monsignor Prince FER
dinand Croy, of Belgium. member OF the
Pontif's household and brother or that
Prince Henri de Croy who has spent SO
many years in New York
While many will come into town TO as
sist in welcoming the distinguished visitors
now in New York, the principal scenes OF
social activity will be in the various suour-
ban resorts. such as Tuxedo, Norristown.
Long Island The latter, indeed, may be
said to take the lead in the matter, with
it's automobile races. its aviation contests
it's hunting and its steeplechases; and invi-
tations to house parties on Long Island
may be said 20 enjoy preference IN 'he
world of fashion just at present
One of the features of the week there VIII
be the annual Piping Rock horse snow
perhaps the most popular affair OF the kind
in the vicinity Of New York. which ATTRACTS
peopIe from all parts of the Island tnciud-
ing, as it does fOur-in-hard driving cOhl-
petitions by members of the Ladies Fouf-
in-Hand Driving Club Of New York steeple-
chases for hunters and fiat races Tor hacKs
and for ponies, the professional element oe-
ing strictly barred from competing elther
as riders or exhibitors
The show and the various contests VIII
continue over Saturday, and as many mousse
parties have been organized in connecuch
Herewith the week end on Long Island
promises to prove very gay
What the Piping Rock horse show IS 70
Long Island, that of Morristown Is to the
various New York colonies IN the Morris
town district of New Jersey. The open air
horse show there begins on Thursday ana
will last over Friday and SATURDAY. and
will be made the occasion Of much hos
pitaIity at the country houses IN the vicin-
itv. Kenneth B. Schley. Henry ". Shoe-
maker. George r. u. Schieffelin, Joseph W
Hartman and Robert 4. Granniss, ST. are
among the principa. members Of the COM
rnittee having the affair in charge. and, as
in the case Of the Piping Rock horse show
il will include foUr-in-h3nd driving COM
petitions Indeed il is said that there Is
more four-in- hand driving around Norris
town. RernardsviIle etc. than anywhere
else in the neighborhood of New York
Coaching is in fact. enjoying revival OF
popularity this fall and on Friday morn
ing the New York Coaching Club will hold
its second long distance drive Of the year.
with southampton. Long Island. as the
end of the journey. The start VIII be
made from the Metropolitan Club in the
afternoon at O'Clock, and the night VIII
be spent at the Meadow Brook Club on
Saturday morning the trip will be continued
to SOUTHAMPTON, where Saturday night ana
SUNDAY will be passed at the Meadow
Club. where the members Of the party
will be the guests of Henry f. Coe-
They will include Alfred G. Vanderbilt.
Reginald w Rives. W. G. LOew. Oliver
Gould .onnings, G.. G. Haven. sr-. Edward
BroEnine and II. Fahnestock The dis
tance of the route traversed between New
York and southampton will be 104 miles
Bishop Courtney will perform the cere-
mopv at the wedding of Miss Valerie Had
den and Francis B. Rigs on Thursday, In
St Jame5's Church. 1t will be followed by
A reception given by Mr.. and Mrs Harold
f Hadden. the parents Of the bride, at
their house in East 18th street The bride
groom is a son OF Mrs. Benjamin c. Riggs
He was graduated from Harvard IN 1905
and is now established in business at Seat
tie. where the newly married couple will
make their home.
Miss Grace NJ. De Wits marriage 70
John West Horner. jr.. takes place on the
previous day-that is to say on Wednes-
day-in the Church of the Heavenly Rest
where the Rev. Herbert Shipman. the rector.
will perform the ceremony Miss Amelia
De Witt will be her sisters only attendant
Townsend Horner will be best man and
the ushers will be Selwyn Kip Earring
ton. James f, Bunting Herbert II. Neale
and Archibald +. McLiesh. OF New York :.
c. Herman Clifford. of Chicago. and II.
Bartlett Stryker, of Philadelphia The
ceremony will be followed by a reception
given at the Hote. Gotham by the mother
of the bride, Mrs. Thomas D. De Witt.
on Saturday Rudolph II kissel will be
married i'm Philadelphia to Miss Mary c.
Bell, daughter of Colonel and Mrs. Samuel
Bell, of that city. Rudolph kissers first
wife who died about two years ago was
Miss Caroline Morgan daughter of Mrs.
David Pierce Morgan, and sister of Mrs.
John Ridgely Carter. wife of the Ameri-
can Minister Plenipotentiary 10 Rumana.
Grace Church tomorrow week will be
the scene OF the wedding Of John Adams
Dix. son OF the late Rev. DR.. Morgan Dix
and graduate of Harvard class of 'O2-
10 Miss Sophie WitheTspoOn Townsend
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Town
send. William Baylis jr., will be the best
man, and the ushers will be Dallas
Bache Pratt Colgate Hoyt Henry 5. Lew
erich, Charles ID. Miller. Robert SedgwiclS
jr q. Tiffany Richardson. John AuerbaCh
and Lowell Blake, the latter of Dedham.
Mass The bridal attendants include Miss
Janet Miss Anne and Miss Margaret
Townsend. Miss Margaret Harris. Miss
Frances Dickey and Miss Justine Barber.
Announcements has been made OF the en-
gagement OF Miss Frances Burr. daughter