The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-07
General Desire Manifested to Get Away From Town-Pri:
vate Polo Fields Supply a Formidable Rival to
Colf-.More Engagements Announced
.HE past week was notably gay
In the world Of society. The
entertainments were DIVERSE

,nciientally the not too many days OF
spring weather.
Although the first races Of the sea-
son took every n out OF town for
The week end, there were no absen-
tees noted on Monday at any Of the
entertainments. while all the world
and his wife were pr, .ent at the we'd
,lng Of Miss Frances Woodruff Henry
ard Harvey Graham. st. Bartholo-
NEW. Church was packed. and II was
wei, that so many New Workers. were
,uu curing" otherwise h crowd
nigh; have been even greater than
I, was expected To be when the invita-
tons were sent out.
Ry the way, the addressing and
,eendrg out " wedding invitations is
IN these days a serious business, which.
N the words of the marriage service.
NOT to ne entered into lightly or
uradytsedly. 1t is said that neve
,., has there been a wedding FOR which
invitations were sent to and received
by all those who should have them.
Always some 40 astray. always some
names are overlooked and hard feel
,ngs are the result Then time. pa
,ience and insight are required to de-
eide upon those who should be on the
visiting list of the newly married and
those who should be eliminated. As
"a been said before. this Is a ousi-
ness matter and can only be satisfac-
,oriIv managed by n business expert.
vino receives and deserves a goodly
sun for services rendered.
More engagements nave been an
rolnced. more are in the air. and we'd
-. dings are the chief topic Of conversa-
non. The number OF engagements
and marriages contracted within the
az, year between Boston.ane and New
Workers. liz remarkable. and those who
know are saying that II the war con-
,rles International matches will be
'ew and far hetween n that New
Workers. who do not care to marry In
,-e.- own city will choose their part
ters in the matrimonial scheme from
cher cities and so continue 10 pro-
de for New York society at least a
'.t' of cosmopolitan flavor tina Will
lrey-nt the monotony that might
a7erwise ensue. m%onotony and matri-
nony being found too serious a COM
tuat.on.
There has always been a great deal
II ,o.nmon between the leading sets
O Boston and New York, Harvard
las as many loyal feminine admirers
tom New York as from Boston itself.
Then the community Of interest
,rea,el by the winters In the South.
50 hunting and, now that there IL
, trip abroad. the constant meeting
st 'l" different fashionable resorts,
'r.us. the natural consequences In Its
\ 'u.u and the New York girls marry
ed become more Boston than the
BOSTON horn. while the Boston girls
~t, marry in New York take kindly
'.elr new environment and they
also "Hang- their ways for ours.
r cry day last week there was
Ncl. -i a wedding o: more h
','.. interest. ON SATURDAY. there
r's Celebrated at St. Patrick's Ca
coral al hi2h noon a wedding that
}.I- uJt the old French set and
- many renlications. that of Mics
NHre Hoguet and Russell Rance.
certainly last. weeks weddings Of
fret every opportunity to decide
which was the most effective church
: choose for such a ceremony. There
vas as" a house wedding. that OF
Nss Katie Schermerhorn and John
Matthew's 70 give the lasr touch OF
'a-e.". Whether II is the picturesque
fashions VOW popular. the beauty Of
'e brides. or the setting Of the pic
tire, 'hrse Easter wedding have
"'.ou' exception been beautiful spec
'..as
Tne winter is past and gone, Lent
oyer. opt The round n charitable
f''erta nnl"nts sin goes on. Ever
''re remarkable than the variety of
=" performances is the variety Of
'".i' objects Of charity. There Is no
1 Question but hat long established
'"te .1iltcs have been put In the
''. '-'"I"d THIS season, and in come
.'.'' 'A"re mas arIsep a serious prob
\ q" ~ 0"w 70 continue their useful
WI q there would seem to ne
a. increasing stream of gold in re-
s.'HS' - charitable demands. ven
we prosperity If the winter has been
i.Ne' use 70 grant all requests.
Mo- 'n' "nd is not yet. There are
g. som" performances In view for
'I'' '.rae,s must be bought-a social
'..-HHoH- and for which new cos
' " PRIV lttu. lu0 youth
% ~" present day is so accustomed
y appearing in fancy dres. that the
'"d 'Htugc in fashions seems
'af.f.r noticeable.
N''1 's.dsln over golf sag es much
.'t 'sn'.ng ~ ountry clubs ana there
"'' a Clubhouse that IL not being
IN apple pie order. while Incl
""."N 'h" greens are receiving a
amount Of attention. The rivalry
,''N"'H ~" Clubs !s keen and there
"h'!na list in every desirable
"s'h eaton ~ this kind.
NO" mat women, both the unmar-
."' s''IS and the married women, have
49, IN 80 tremendously for the game,
w''" > 4 JOY Of hard feeling over the
h'''lHG % the faii-r ssA 10 tho
"o"EF'1nd that Is, allotting to them
'"'''H as are not In tho greatest
m""''. Even husbands and WINS
m'' not play together az was their
".' on holidays and Sundays, ex-
~ certain set hours, New clubs aPo
"''@'"r up everywhere, right under
'''-"' or the Smartest and most
's''' o'eanIaations and are COM
a'''' ~ m"mhrrs who care not what
'.'" dlcs amount TO In tho
'N' year, provided they can
"'. .oII,o 20 play.
H''N nIrn ana women alike
~ o." l4lIsts over the game.
.''g ul women who now NAV
Hs tod M of l,I, if. u,,nri.io. H..