New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-10
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

row night at the Metropolitan, the
NAV no said to have arrived, anu '.0
brilliant gathering Of society at '"o
onera for "Manon Lescaut." with Caru''
in the cast, will signalize the coninen :,
ment of the New York season OIL W..
n season which gives promise OF Deihs
vary CAV and festive, at any rate unth
the advent of Lent, February o. oesniS
to drive people away to the Faciho Ooa'"
to Florida, to the Riviera, ana iui tue.
south across the Mediterranean 70 Aislei'
and Egypt.
The opera always has the ERECT OF At
tracing the people into town from the"
country seats, no matter how much 'ne'
may be tempted by the beautiiui autumn
weather to linger there. 1t plays nloS'
important role in the social HE OF ne"
York throughout the winter For II iui-
nishes a popular and agreeable rendez-
vous where the members OF the Ias'ioH-
able world will assemble on three DAYS
a week to meet their relatives and iriehu9'
10 discuss plans and exchange gossip
also incidentally to listen to some eA'ei-
lent music and probably the nnest sihs-
ing that is to be heard anywhere IN the
world II IS a great convenience 10 kho"
that on certain nights from now on untii
near Easter one can be reasonably sure
Of finding there on certain evenings per-
sons whom one wishes to meet, and 10
men especially it is far more pleasant 10
be able to make calls on ones FRIENDS
in their boxes after dinner than be COM
PEELED to tear oneself away from the
club between and 7.
Next Saturday the great annual Ma
uonal Horse Show will open at Madison
Square Garden, although last year 1t
was reported that the exhibition Of 1911
would be the last ever held on the prem
ises Whereas the horse shows In other
American cities are essentially local, that
at Madison Square Garden has developed
into a natonal-nay, even into into an
Observation-Disclosures, running the annual
International Horse Show at the Olympia,
In London, a. very close second In CO.'S
mopolitanism and importance. 1t VIII at
tract people not only from all parts OF
the Union but also from Europe, ana
among tho picturesque features of the
scene will be the uniforms OF the foreign
occasion by their governments.
Those belonging 10 the smart sets Of
other cities generally like TO visit New
York at least once a year so az to re-
main in touch with their friends here,
and also for the purpose Of keeping
themselves thoroughly well posted with
regard to everything that is latest in
dress tastes, prejudices, mannerisms. fads
and topics Of interest. They generally
endeavor TO time their stay I'm New York
30 as to take in both the horse show and
the opera. That is why the leading hos
tleries here will have their accommoda-
tons taxed to the uttermOst during the
next two weeks, while there will be the
customary trouble about getting tables
at the fashionable restaurants at the
luncheon, dinner and supper hours, owing
TO the crush OF visitors from out OF town.
Indeed, for the next fortnight New York
will be full OF strangers, VINO will add
considerably TO the life, to the ANNA
ton and TO the hospitalltIes of the Empire
City.
Weddings Of the week include that OF
on Thursday next. I'm st. Bartholomew
Chapel. The bride, who is the third OF
Mrs. Dsntord Henry Knowlton's dsugh-
tiers to marry within a year-Mlss Natalie
Knowlton having become Mrs. John
Insley Blair last winter and Miss Made
lene Knowlton having been led TO the
altar by John F.. Cowdln in June-wtll
nave no attendants. Percy Pyne ID will
be best man. while Edmund =. Rogers, II.
r. Hollister, Wistar Kendall, Aymar
Johnson, John Sloane and Langdon B.
Valentine, will be the ushers. After the
ceremony, which will be performed by the
Rev DR.. Leighton Parks, Mrs. Knowlton
will give small reception at her house
in East 3sth street.
Miss Marjorie Noyes's marriage on the
same day TO Robert c. Sierck will be
solemnized Ia the Old South Church, Park
Avenue and Sith street. The bride, who
has received from her parents among
her wedding gifts the house fully fur
nlshed at No. Park avenue, adjoining
their own residence, will be attended by
Miss Mildred Poor, Miss Viola Townsend,
Wilde. Miss Doris Andrews and Mrs.
Edward Alker. at whose own marriage
two weeks ago Miss Noyes was a brides
maid, Edgar A. Slerck will be his
brothers best man, and Harvey Ladew,
Amos Schermerhorn, George l.. Forman.
Robert Meyer and Edward p. Alker will
act as ushers. After the ceremony, per-
formed by the Rev. Thomas r. Bridges,
the parents of the bride. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Prentiss Moves, will give a re-
ceptlon at their house In Park avenue.
Still another wedding on Thursday will
be that OF Miss Dorothy Harvey to David
s. Baker, late OF Providence. r. l., and
now OF New York. After the ceremony in
St. James's Church, a wedding breakfast
will be given by the brides father, Ashton
Harvey, at his house In East 18th street
Miss Margery jerks, Miss Jean Derrick
and two sisters Of the bridegroom will be
in attendance on Miss Harvey, and Seth
French, Richard Sargent, John 7. Terry
ad.. Rowland Evans, jr.. Harold Barker.
Caspar Bush, Frank Hlnckley and Carroll
Hincks will he the ushers, and Harold
Harvey the best man.
st. Patrick's Cathedral will be the scene
OF the marriage OF Miss Helen Gourd to
Or. j. Pierre Hoguet, on Saturday next.
Miss Jeanette, Miss Gabrielle and Miss
Yyonne Gourd and Mrs. Louis de Milhau
will be in attendance on their sister. The
otbar bridesmaids will bs Miss Marguerite