The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-09
Week Ends in the Country and
Weddings Share in Interest
Fashionable World Satisfies Call of the
Saturday and Sunday but Is Back in Town Monday.
Plans for Next Season Already Forming

pr rather. Judging from the amount
g. gayety that is crammed into those
few DAYS, now authoritatively termed
The week end" they vary the quota
lion by including the days that come
between a Friday and Monday.
There Is an unusual amount OF ex-
element over week ends Just at pres
,nt. The various race meetings that
fail on every Saturday and the many
Sunday luncheons given at the coun-
try houses take people out OF town
IN great numbers. But 1t may be
noticed that they come back again and
are here before Monday morning
mems 40 as to be ready for whatever
NAV be going on within the city walls.
The hunting set thoroughly enjoy
ing life in this spring weather. pays
very little attention as TO whether the
thermometer registers unreasonable
cold or heat. Even rain has no effect
and indeed II is considered very smart
10 70 about as though rain were a
faine TO he ignored Indeed II does
not bother the correctly gowned
woman at ALL for all sorts OF So
called sporting clothes are In order.
while the all enveloping long coat
would prevent any gown. no matter
how perishable the material. from
being the least injured even though
The heavens open and the floods de-
scend.
Al all these race meetings there are
The usual different sets who are well
represented while the older members
and the younger representatives, seem
one and all to enjoy the excitement
and the meeting Of their friends. II
must be admitted that some seem to ne
more interested In the people than in
the races but one and all are inter-
cs,ed In having a thoroughly gooo
time and are apparently as carefree
as could we'll be desired.
More engagements have been an
nounced. more are to be announced
and 4 ere are to be weddings cele-
brated in May, for the old superstition
as 10 Nay being an unlucky month for
wedt ing seems of late To have re-
ceived very little attention. The num-
her of weddings scheduled for June.
however. Is far in advance OF those OF
Nav. Indeed, the June schedules are
fast assuming most ufrheard ~ pro-
portions. II the present matrimonial
Epidemic keeps on, next seasons de-
butantes are going to have a remark
aby clear field. which is contingency
they are hopefully anticipating.
No one receives the announcement
NJ the engagement of any attractive
girl with more enthusiasm than does
the prospective debutante. Although
the marriage may remove from the
ranks some most eligible bachelor
none the less does IL remove danger
Gus rival, and the one year or two
year-old society belle is much to be
dreaded by the girl who is making her
debut. Just a few months OF initiation
into fashionable life seem to give an
added charm and poise that only a
rrecocious, and consequently unat-
tractive. debutante can hope to attain
Golf is being played with more IN
thus,asm than has been the case fol
long tins. The game this season
Is exceedingly fashionable for womer
~ all ages Again il may be ques'
Toned whether or not this last fash
enable craze meets with undilute,
approval by the men. II was charm
!ng In the beginning and so congenia
- have ones wife and perhaps ones
sister take up the game. but the larg
~ VI llIkS are DfNoIillhS
The women are not pleased at beinl
put TO one side while the men pay
hu. 50 bad have conditions become
that this rule has to be made. Satur
days and Sundays, when the me'
foks come into their own. are no
ooked upon with any spirit Of favo
as golfing days by the women. wh'
are then thrust into the background
IL .anr
tain clubs II has been found neces
sary 20 assign certain hours 70
women. The most ardent anti-suffra
gst resents this state Of affairs. whii'
the suffragists point to 1t with gle'
as a proof Of how men consider them
selves superior to women, II has no
vet been discussed whether. SHOULD
women gain the vote, they will secur
With II an equal voice in running tn
rountry clubs As yet these instltu
lions are governed by the masculin
element entirely and no golf club ex
clusively for women has made It's ap
pearance.
Many dinners and luncheons 10
listing Notables have been given thi
asst week, and apparently society ha
con only too glad to find the oppor
tlnty Of giving and going TO enter
'a!nments that have had no Chart
nj tu them. As many OF our mos
Prominent citizens have been court
'oasy and Hospitality entertained !
India. II seems only fitting now that
veal Naharajah and his wife are i
New York that they should be re
Cd with equal hospitality. Littl
aa been done for them in the way q
f7s" entertainments, such as dances
H.' 'h" luncheOns and dinners nav
''en on scale well worthy OF an
ono and they have been w!ned an
d,n"d and taken to see the sights an
dor'z"d In the most approved fashion
There have been many last meet
'"rs II many subscription dances dur
ne the Last few days. These hay
''cn much the nature OF pat
'arcwells," for there have been :
many extra dances that IL has been
.'t'n difficult 10 know Just where tn
tnf t. The dancing season out :
Town has not opened, and even SatuI
gay evenings the clubs have not bee
"h'iyencd by any entertainments {
'n's order In New York. on the cor
'rary, every place where society d.
|rhts 10 assemble and do the late
sep has been extremely well pa
Ion'zod