The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-03

LOT Illt SedSOIl lu tOWh az iah
a. the occupancy Of city homes is
concerned. Interest in outdoor life ex-
tended over a large area last week
with the horse shows at Piping Rock
and White Plains and the races at
Rumson. Rain yesterday unfortu-
nately caused a postponement VI the
biR motor meet at the Sheepshead Bay
Speedway.
The tendency Is to keep country
houses open later and later each year
and some families even contemplate
remaining away until after Thanks
Twins Even with the opening OF
tho Metropolitan Opera, which pref
ACE the fashionable season in town,
many OF those In the audience will
come in from country houses for that
event, and for those who are living on
Ions Island or in the Westminster Sec
tons a trip home after tie opera will
b but a small matter.
A. a counter attraction to these
country meetings there will be this
week some interesting weddings in
New York. Miss Mary FarQuhar
Baker. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. STE
phen Baker, will be married to Henry
l.. Finch Of Plainfield. n. j., in st.
James's Church. 1t Madison avenue
and ~Seventy-first street. on Tuesday
afternoon. and on the following day
Miss Evelyn Brown. econd daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. James Brown, will he
married to Edwin Thorne, in st.
Thomas's Church.
Society will he divided considerably
on Saturday. with country weddings
and tire first race meet at Piping Rock.
The double wedding in the family of
Mr.. and Mrs. James l.. Breese. which
will take place in Southampton. will
draw many there. and while many
country houses In that vicinity are
ret open there will he enough guests
from this part OF the world To war
rant a special train. Miss Edwina
Elkins Brunei. daughter by "A former
marriage Of Mrs. William Gamer VIE
derseim. will be married to A.. Heck.
scher Wetherill of Philadelphia ON
Saturday in the Davis Memorial
Church, Elkins. West Va. and there
will he in attendance for this wedding
numerous relatives from New York.
A country wedding earlier in the week
win have interest for many here. X
will be that Of Miss Margaret Richard
son Pratt. daughter OF Mr.. n Mira.
Charles NJ. Pratt, TO Frank Jefferson
Frost of st. Louis. II will take place
On Wednesday afternoon at Seamoor,
the COUNTRY place Of the brides par
ente. in Glen Cove, l.. l., one Of TIE
handsomest places in that section OF
Long Island. Miss Pratt is a grand
A.,.lgor - thn late Ohio rlao Draft tho
philanthropist. and also of Luzon Il.
Morris, one time Governor of Con-
necticut.
There is yet considerable uncer-
tainty regarding the many proposed
entertainments for debutantes, but
dates are frequently being ANNOUNCED.
One debutante who has o yet been
mentioned in the list will he Miss Rita
NOrrie. daughter Of the late A. Lam
fear Norrie. who will he introduced at
a hall to he given at Sherry's on De-
Cember 20. Miss Norrie's mother. who
was Miss Ethel Barley, was married
10 Count Odet dc Jumilhac, in Paris.
Q year ago last June and she is now
making her home in France. Miss
Norrie has been for the summer with
her aunts. the Misses Norrie, in New
london, Conn. and during the winter
she will he chaperoned by her aunt.
Miss Mary Norrie. Her grandmother,
Mrs. Henry ]. Barley, has been living
in Paris for several years. Mrs. Bar
hey was Miss Mary Lorillard and she
IL a sister II Mrs. James r.. K%ernochan
and OF the late Pierre Lorillard.
Another who has recently been
added to the long list Of debutantes
Is Miss Marion Townsend. youngest
daughter Of Mr., and Mrs. j. Allen
Townsend of this city and Ardsley-
n-Hudson. Miss Townsend is devoted
TO outdoor sports. She has had great
luck in trout fishing and she is also a
daring equestrienne. Mrs. Townsend
VIII give a coming out dance for her
daughter at the New Colony Club
during the last week in December.
OWNS to the death OF her father
Beverley Ward, his youngest daugh-
Ter, Miss Jane Suckley Ward. will not
ne introduced TO society this winter
Miss Ward is n younger sister Of Miss
Ctroline de Lancey Ward. who wat
introduced TO society three years ago
hnd on her fathers side she is a niece
f Mrs. Luther Kountze and Of Mrs
Robert II. McCurdy and Mrs. II. Ward
ford' who are her mothers sisters
mrs, Ward and her daughters are fol
me winter at 5S West Fifty-eightt
street.
Mss Helen Gertrude Alexander
only daughter Of Mr. and Mrs Henr,