New-York tribune., 1910-09-11
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

| Two country fairs in the neighborhoou %
New York always come in for "a
| ar,ount of attention on the part OF soeie'S'
| Roth take place each year in SepteihOet'
| The one at Mineola, which IS popular wiz
| all those who have country seats on H"-7
| leland and which includes among lts ieo'
| ,,res an open air horse show, OPENS o1'
| r,vredoy 1veek The other country falf'
| that of westchester County, begins at
| White Plains tomorrow under the pre7i
dencv of Oliver Hartman, and' IKE that u
! MtneoIa will comprise morse SNOW -.
| which the stables of Alfred ana Heeildiu
| Vanderbilt. of Nathaniel and Eugene f1SS
| nal and of many of those having hoiiieS IN
,ha Iveetobester County district. VIII be
r4nresented The White Plains fair anu
horse show are always made the occasion OF
n,,,cb pavetv and hospitality by those own
ing country places within motoring distahce
NJ the grounds. Numerous house partles'
beginning Yesterday and lasting throughout
the greater part of the week. have peeh
ORGANIZED in connection with the affair, ana
MANY will go out from town every DAY to
attend the entertainments and also 10 DC
present at the show.
With regard to the fair at Nineold
ten davs hence. its brilliancy from a SO
cial point of view will be In measure
narred by the fact that quite numoer OF
the country houses ordinarily filed Win
g71ests for the occasion will remain closed
owing to the absence Of their owners III
Europe Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Mackay
sail for home on Wednesday week. aItSI
motoring on the Continent and cruising
with Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius vanderbilt on
board the latter's steam yacht North star.
Their little girls, who. during their parents
stay in Europe. have been quartered IN one I
of the cottage annexes OF the Profile House
in the White Mountains. returneH to their
home at Roslyn yesterday Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Payne Whitney are also abroad, at
Holwick Hall, their place in Yorkshire
where the sport is said to be very bad this
wear. as indeed everywhere else IN the
United Kingdom. owing to the flying ma
chimes, which grouse. partridges and pheas-
ants are reputed to dread as some new and
terrible kind of birds of prey.
OF course there will be a dog show, one !
Of the most important of the year, in con- |
nection with the Westchester County an |
n11al fair at White Plains. 1t Will take !
place on Friday and Saturday. and the en- /
tries. both from the surrounding districts |
and from the Hudson River Valley, as well |
as from town, are numerous There are |
entries from Long Island also, since there
will be no dog show at the Mineola far
In fact the principal other dog show of the
month near New York is that at Norris
town, N j., organized by the Whippany
River Kennel Club and held on the grounds
of the Whippany River Club, the main
house Of which suffered such severe damage
through fire a short time ago.
Among other affairs of the week opening
to-day will be the annual coaching parade
at Lenox, Mass. on Wednesday. organized
by Miss Kate Cary, the meet being IN front
of the Lenox Club. In fact Lenox will be
particularly gay this week For on Friday
night the Berkshire Hunt gives its annual
ball which is the most important dance of
the year, and on the following day, Satur-
day, the Hunt has its annual races in the
Lee Pleasure Park The committee in
charge of the meeting consists of Newbold
Morris the treasurer of the Hunt: Giraud
Foster, its president. and Samuel FrothinS-
ham and Frederick Schenck.
AS already announced, the wedding of
Miss Edith Deacon to George Lee Peabody.
which had been set for Thursday next has
been postponed, owing 10 the slowness of
his recovery from his recent serious illness,
to some time in January Among the we'd
dings of the week is that of J. Stanley
Fargo, son of Mr.. and Mrs James F. Far
60 of East 37th street, to Miss Gwendolen
at the country place Of the brides
near London. The ceremony is
set for Thursday. and on Tuesday week the ,
newly married couple will sail for New I
York. The bridegroom Is a brother of Mrs.
Daniel Chauncey. jr., and of Miss Clara l
Fargo His brother, James c. Fargo sailed |
Just a week ago for England TO attend the !
wedding as best man. /
Miss Helen Lispenard Alexandra was
married at noon yesterday at the home Of '
her mother, Mrs. John E. Alexandra. No. !
IS West 3Sth street, to Bayard Gushing
1oppin, son of w. w. Hoppin. Il was
originally intended TO have a large we'd
ling at the Lenox summer home of the
brides family, but owing TO the death last
month of her father, the invitations were
recalled, and it was decided to have the
solemnized in town very quietly
Consequently, only few of the immediate
members of the two families were present
II the ceremony, which was performed by =
Father OFarren. of the Church of the
Holy Innocents- The bride, who given :
away by her grandfather, General AleXan-
Ter S. Webb wore a gown of white satin
almost entirely covered with old English
point lace which had done similar service z
1t the weddings cf her mother and grand ;
mother Her veil was also OF old point
ace which had also likewise been worn by :
members of the Remsen and Webb fam
lies 1t was fastened with a spray of >
'range blossoms. She carried no flowers
md had attendants. Nor was there
my best man or ushers. Mr.. and Mrs
ioppin on the termination of their honey
noon will return TO New York for the =
winter =
Mrs. c. Ledyard Blair sailed for Europe
esterday to spend the fall abroad
Mrs. Clarence Pell and Miss Peu VIII
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