The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-16
Social World Finds Brightness in
Outdoor Life and Pretty Weddings
Loss OF Many Friends on the kustania Casts Gloom Over Otherwise Pro.
ptious Season of Cayety-More Country Homes Opened, but
Many Persons Still Cling to Town-Drive Past the
Fleet a Fixture in Days Routine

which has saddened the entire world;
at least that part Of 1t possessed OF
ordinary human s%ensibility. The num-
Der Of well known persons who have
lost their lives on the Lusitania has
not only cast into mourning many
prominent families, but their large
circle Of friends and relatives have
also genuinely mourned. and the
mourning has taken the form OF Civ
ing up social amusement.
Looking at IL from another stand
point, II is almost foolish to give
away too much to sadness and MOURN
ing In these days when every hour
brings the news Of wholesale death In
the war. AS one well known hostess
very aptly remarked. Il Is the bounden
duty Of every not to be submerged
in the waves Of trouble and grief. II
for no other reason than because the
cessation of all entertaining means a
loss in dollars and cents to so many
persons whose means Of livelihood are
dependent upon such material con-
siderations as providing clothing. food,
not to speak of Injuries Of all kinds.
Viewed in this rather unusual light
society may be open to the charge
Of %selhshness by grieving too much
or too long.
The interest in the spring weddings
has fortunately not lessened to any
great extent, and various festivities OF
this order scheduled for next month
have a refreshing flavor Of excitement
and youthful gayety that IL in pleasant
contrast to the general atmosphere OF
gloom. Many novelties In the way OF
bridesmaids gowns and details OF all
sorts are promised at these different
weddings. II Is to he hoped. therefore,
that the month OF June will be kindly
treated by the weather man. who GER
tainly did very we'll for the April n
the early May brides.
The weddings to be will. as a rule,
naturally be celebrated In the country.
This. of course. involves the risk OF
bad weather. as a country weddinS
on a bad day IL a grewsome thing. u
l. It any worse than a town wedd'n
when a sudden hot wave strikes the
city as II may at any moment at his
time Of yeAf.-wnhe-the hsse pro-
portion OF the weddings are to be cele-
i,rated In the country. n or two or
importance will take place In New
York.
Again, there have been announce
rnents Of engagements. but the
list Of possibilities is not very
long now, so many having been
announced since Easter. but there
are still enough to keep society
guessing. Very frequently the
ALL. .A..-& hnNrA haan
proved right Notwithstanding the
most vehement denials. There Is still
quite a list Of eligible bachelors who
ure unattached and Of girls who are
considered great bellies. and 1t needs
only a little clever management and
perhaps propinquity such as Is now
afforded by the week end visits and
later on by the summer season to
bring forth the announcements OF
many more most satisfactory engage
ments.
Southampton is apparently the
Mecca Of the moment. The houses
there either have been rented well or
will he occupied by their owners.
while the programme Of continuous
eayeties Is already so we'll Allied that
there Is danger Of man. entertain
ments clashing. 1t Is said that the
hostesses who expect to entertain ex-
tensively will be- obliged to hold a
meeting and decide upon the different
dates for their entertainments. so that
two or more will not fall on h same
night.
Like many other places, Southamp-
ton is rather an Adamless Eden dur
ing the midweek. and the train h a
goes up to New York or Sunday night
takes away numbers Of the men. This
leaves only Friday and Saturday
nights for dinners OF both men and
women and consequently 1t can he
understood how keen must be the
rivalry. All during the week her
dinners are extremely popular, fol-
lowed always by the inevitable auc-
ton. for Southampton women are
great card players.
II will he only a short while now
before the White Sulphur comes into
It's own hat is to say. before the
Southerners lake possession OF tho
place which has for so many genera
tons belonged to them. They come
IN families often Of three generations
a. they have been coming for years
end years. and completely Danish the
Northern element. or. 1t might be
more tru,hful to say, completely sub
im"rg" IT,. Al may he imagined. tht
contrast is really most interesting.
~ the meantime there are man!
New Workers. at the White sulphur
who seem intent upon getting all thu
pp"d that can be- got from the waters