New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-23
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

Long Branch's horse show, the eigh-
teenth OF the annual series organized py
the Monmouth County Horse Show Asso-
citation. opens on Wednesday at Holly
wood and will continue until Saturday
afternoon, when It will be brought TO
close by the-customary ball at the Holly
wood Inn. There will be dances at the
Deal Casino and at the leading hotels at
Long Branch and IN the vicinity besides
which, wellnigh every country mouse
along that part Of the Jersey coast Will be
filled with guests for the affair, as the
horse show IS always made the occasion or
much hospitality.
Missing from the scene, however. VIII be
Mr.. and Mrs William Goadby Loew. who
in former years always had whole house
ful OF friends for the races. among whom
members Of the Vanderbilt and Gerry fam
lies usually figured. This summer Mr.. ana
Mrs I.oew are spending the season
at Newport and their place at Seabright
remains closed Not that the absence OF
the Vanderbllts dimlnishes their interest
in the exhibition, for their names figure
among the givers Of special prizes, along
with those OF Charles Baudouine and or
Harry Content The judges include Charies
II. Robbins. s. Taber Willets. Joseph
Larocque and John r. Townsend
Ienox is somewhat dull Just at present,
owing TO the fact that many OF the regular
summer colony have gone 20 Bar Haroor
and 10 Newport for the next five weeks.
There ia. moreover, but little prospect OF
much Improvement. The Berkshire Hunt,
"A fVnn a N
a role in Lenox life each season, has gone
out OF existence. That is 10 say. II has not
been organized this year. owing TO the fact
that most OF the people who took lead
ing part I'm its affairs are either IN mourn
ing or absent from the Berkshres. The
result IS that there will be none OF those
hunt races and hunt balls which have
always been the red letter events or the
Lenox season Mr. and Mrs. William
Douglas Sloane are. however. entertaining
n small house party at Elm Court, includ-
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Dickinson and
Mrs Elliott f.. Shepard. who celebrates
there to-day her birthday.
Miss Dorothy whitney. whose engage
ment TO Willard u. Straight was an
nounced in these columns a few days ago.
is dividing her time between London and
Paris. where she IS buslly employed I'm
getting together her trousseau. II IS I'M
derstand that her wedding Will take place.
not In New York. but In London. from the
town house Of her only sister. Mrs. Almeric
Paget. with whom she spends much Of her
time. and that she will be given away by
her brother. Harry Payne Whitney. who.
with Mrs whitney and M. and Mrs.
Payne Whitney. leave FOR Europe at the
end OF next month.
Lady Granard and her brother. ogden y.
Mills. are booked TO sail for New York on
Saturday next and ON their arrival will
proceed TO Newport to stay with their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. ogden Mills.
Mrs. Frederic Nelson. who is staying
at the Plaza. leaves the day after to-mor-
row for Europe.
Among the engagements announced
during the last week has been that OF Miss
Alice Strong. daughter OF Mrs. William
Everard Strong. OF No. East 65th street.
10 G. Tiffany Richardson, OF No. 81 East
18th street. who was graduated from TIar-
ward I'm 1902 and belongs 10 the Union and
New York clubs.
Another impending marriage Is that OF
Miss Josephine Higgins, daughter OF the
late Governor Frank W Higgins OF New
York. TO Emile Lucien Hoveacque govern
ment inspector general OF public instruc-
ton in France and Cheyaler OF the Legion