New-York tribune., 1912-01-07
BROOKLYN SOCIETY
Weddings, Engagements and
Announcements.

gave q large reception at her nome, NO 10
Monroe Place, Pink roses and greenery |
were effectively combined in the oecora-
tions Receiving with Mrs. Sherman, VINO
was gowned in white crepe meteor were
Mr.. Shermans sister, Miss Sherman vi
Unadilla, n. Y, who is spending the WIZ
ter with her, and Miss Elizabeth Fisher OF
Richmond, Va, whose engagement to Fred
erck Taylor Sherman, jr., was recently
announced. Miss Sherman wore coral chill
fon and Miss Fisher appeared in yelIo"
satin. They were assisted by Miss Eliza
beth Gray, Miss j. Clementine Grey, MIS-
A. Herman De Witt, Mrs. James s. LEEDS,
Miss Elizabeth Tousey, Miss Isabel lde,
Mrs. Albert II. Pratt, Miss Chaplin, Mrs
Julia r. Green and Mrs. Arthur BostWick
After the reception they dined informally
in company with Mr.. and Mrs. Robert V.
Mathews, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel T. Brown
Clafin White, Arthur Bostwick, A. II. DE
Witt, Mr.. Geed, Frederick T. Sherman and
Frederick Sherman, jr.
1t is seldom that a Brooklyn gathering
brings together such representative society
from widely divergent points as did the re-
ception which Mrs A. A. Low gave Thurs
day for her sons bride. Mrs. George Cabot
Ward Low. formerly Miss Dorothea Curtis
Douglas. The bride is a daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Curtis y. Douglas and niece OF
Governor and Mrs. John Dix, and as it was
in Albany that her wedding took place on
November II, that was the first opportunity
that many of Mr.. and Mrs Lows friends
had to meet her. Lavender orchids and
ferns were banked upon the mantel in the
receiving room and elsewhere about the
Low home. at No. PierrepOnt Place. Amer |
iCan Beauty roses and palms were used in |
the decorations. The hostess wore gown
of black satin, the bodice being in coat
fashion Of white lace with touch Of pale
pink in the girdle. Her guest of honor was
gowned in rose satin and chiffon trimmed
with silver Receiving with them were Mrs. .
Curtis, in gray satin; Mrs Dix, wearing
cloth of silver, and the fiancee of A. a. |
Low, jr..| Miss Elizabeth Clafiin, whose |
frock was of deep rose chiffon, the draped |
Ovcrskirt opening over a panel of silver !
embroidered lace The receiving party fur !
thor included Mrs. William Raymond |
marion Ward Low, of Ccdarhurst; Mrs. /
Seth Low, Mrs. William Gilman Low, Miss
Benson, Mrs. John Hin Morgan, Mrs. Ed
mund Lynch and Mrs. Adrian Van Sinderen |
Jean White.
Among the guests were many from AL |
bany and old Brooklyn people who now
make their homes out OF town.
Countless spring flowers were used in the |
beautiful decorations at the reception which |
Mrs Ferdinand w Lafrentz, Of No 125 |
Eighth avenue, gave Friday TO introduce !
her daughter, Miss Hazel Rosalind La
frentz. In the drawing room there were
clusters of white blossoms against a deli |
cate screen Of greenery, and in the music |
room yellow daffodils were combined with
the ferns. Pink roses were used in the
dining room and as the table decorations
for the dinner which followed for the re-
ceiving party. The debutante's frock was
of white crepe meteor, embroidered and !
trimmed with lace. Mrs. Lafrentz was
attired in gray crepe chiffon, with garni-
lures of silver and Miss Lafrentz, who
received with her mother and sister, wore
quaint little pink taffeta frock, having a
fichu and rufiled skirt. Assisting were Miss
Mildred Hunter, Miss Louise Higgins, Miss
Mary Westervelt and Miss Laura Meyer
Of Brooklyn, and Miss Elizabeth Johnson
and Miss Mildred Buck, of PHILADELPHIA.
The extra dinner guests were Richard
Hollaman Seneca Eldredge, Stephen Rae,
George Hughes and Arthur Lafrentz. of
Brooklyn; James Bryan and Richard Kins-
man, of New York, and George Blossom.
of Chicago. In the evening they attended
the second Of the Two Dances at the
Heights Casino
Miss Dorothy Shubrick Chids, daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Eversley Childs. of No
800 Clinton avenue, will be a debutante Of
Friday. Following the reception at which
she Is to be presented will be a dinner
dance for the receiving party, which will
mciude MISS Alice Moss, Miss Janet Bu-
chanan' Miss Doris Mangam, Miss Mary
WeSterYelt Miss Grace Jennings and Miss
Helen Stearns, Of Manhattan.
Cards came out last week for the we'd
ding Of Miss Myrtle Gordon and Hugh Sin
clair Roberts, which is 10 take n1ace
Tuesday, January IS, in ST Pauvs Church
Flatbush. They were issued in the name of
the brides uncle and aunt Mr.. and Mrs
F. Storer Brown, with whom she has nade
her home for some time at No, 100 East
18th street, where the reception following
the ceremony will be held. Miss EtheIvn
MOorehead is to be the maid of honor and
the bridesmaids will be Miss isabel Rob-
erts and Miss Bennita Lawrence, John
Schaumer will serve as best man. and
chosen for Cshers are Jose Lozano. Robert
Johnstone, Lazarus Taylor and Russell
Cruikshank. Miss Gordon is the daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ. Gordon, of Alberta.
Canada. Her fance is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs John j. Roberts, of No s4l President
street 1t will be a o'clock wedding.
Following close upon the announcement |
Of the engagement Of Miss Hortense Mar
guerte Harder and Sidney Smith Whean.
comes word of their wedding They were
quietly married Thursday at the home of
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs Victor
Achilles Harder No. III Eighth avenue.
The ceremony was performed by the Rev.
Father David J. Hickey, and was strictly
private. Miss Harder wore her travelling
gown Of bT n zibeline, trimmed with Rus
sian sable and q sable hat Mr. Whean,
who is the son Of Mr. and Mrs. George j.
Whean, Of No. East 3lst street and
Mrs. Whelan sailed yesterday on the Amer
ika. Their car will meet them at Cher
bourg and they will spend the rest of the
winter motoring through Southern France
and Italy.
Miss Dorothy Amman and George Harder
who are 10 be married on Monday. will
also go abroad on their wedding trip and
expect to join Mr.. and Mrs WheIan. Mr.
and Mrs Harder may also take a brief trim
and return late in the spring with the
young people.
Announcement is made of the eneage-