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BROOKLYN BROOKLYN LIFE. 15 entirely beyond comparison with that which the earlier shows provided. In short, the horse is the indispensable accompaniment of fashion, and as long as he moves to a very great extent in the most exclusive society, it is obvious that the foot soldiers, camp followers and setters of fashion must fall in line and at least pretend that it is the ring and not the contents of the arena boxes which attracts them. is noticeable that society is returning again to the arena boxes, which for a time to some extent it abandoned to the nouveaux riches. It has returned, however, in attire simpler and less calculated to elicit inquiries from awe inspired outsiders on the promenade.

In fact, those who do not know the faces of the leaders of New York society, have more difficulty in gratifying their curiosity than they would have had in the days of- shall I say. -vulgar display. Still, there is enough to feed a cynical fancy to repletion. I do not know where in the world there is such an atmosphere of selfconsciousness, affectation and pretense as pervades Madison Square Garden during horse show week. Real swells trying to look unconscious of the fact that they are objects of attention; imitation swells trying to pass themselves off as the real thing; women and even men in the most ridiculous garb, palpably rejoicing in the idea that they have hit upon something ultra the most obvious affectations of the English drawl broad and rising inflexion; expressions and attitudes affected or otherwise, indicative of the last degree of boredom preliminary to shaking off this mortal coil or writing an essay on the joylessness of life.

All this, and a hundred and one manifestations of like nature are sufficient to bring the smile of a cynic upon the face of the most jovial of optimists. BUT interest, the show and would the lose horses half are its superb. savor without Monday its evening human was more than exhausted in judging four magnificent classes, so well filled that even a commendation was no small triumph. Out of twenty-three entries for carriage pairs, with which the evening session opened, Billy Finch and Foraker, owned by Mr. W.

L. Elkins, of Philadelphia, took the blue; Mr. H. C. Hoskier drove his Marquis Ito and Lord Tantivy into second award, while Mr.

Thomas W. Lawson's, celebrated pair, Glorious Red Cloud and Glorious Thunder Cloud, driven by the still more celebrated "Glorious" Kelly, had to be satisfied with third award. Anna Held's pair were among those shown the gate. Next came a splendid lot of twenty saddle horses, from which Mrs. William E.

Kattman's "More than Queen," was selected by Mr. F. Vivian Gooch, the great English judge of saddlers, as the best. The twenty tandem pairs, which followed, made a brilliant display, and took up a disproportionate share of the time. The Lawson family had three teams entered, and Mr.

Alfred G. Vanderbilt, Mr. Frederick C. Stevens, Mrs. G.

Warrington Curtis, and Mr. C. G. K. Billings, of Chicago, two each, but the blue went to Dr.

John L. Wentz's Lord Brilliant and Lord Golden. The Lawson stables took second, with Glorious Whirling and Glorious Flying Cloud, while one of Mr. Billings' teams came in for third. Mr.

Vanderbilt, to the surprise of many, drawing a blank. The session closed with the judging of a very fine class of hunters, in which Jack Frost, belonging to Mr. James W. Colt, of the Genesee Valley Hunt, took the blue. There was no immediate Brooklyn interest in Monday evening's judging, and Brooklyn society was very meagerly represented.

The exhibitors' list includes, however, the names of Mr. Jay F. Carlisle, Mr. H. H.

Salmon, Mrs. Frank W. Duryea, Miss Ethel Moore, and Miss Zella Milhau, and, needless to say, a large Long Island representation. Among the leaders of society present on the opening night, I recognized Mrs. William Astor, Mrs.

Elisha Dyer, Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont, Mr.

and Mrs. T. Suffern Tailer, Mr. George Peabody Wetmore, and Miss Maude Wetmore, Mr. and Sidney Dillon Ripley, Mrs.

Herman Oelrichs, Mr. Mrs. Gilbert Thebaud, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Mortimer, and Mr.

and Mrs. Thomas Hitchcock, junior. THE Pierrepont Assembly Rooms were well filled at the Brooklyn Amateur Musical Club's concert, and the initial program for the season was a remarkably good one. Miss Ethel Fitzhugh, a young pianist of unusual talent, and Mr. Herbert Witherspoon, the well-known baritone, were the soloists of the afternoon.

The club, under the direction of Mr. Harry Rowe Shelley, did some excellent work. Its selections were "In "Love Has Eyes," by Sir Henry R. Bishop; Wagner's "Dreams," and Shelley's "A Morning The last number, the words of which are written by Miss Anna Alice Chapin, seemed particularly to please the audience, although it was not given with quite the same smoothness as were the other pieces. Miss Fitzhugh's opening number was a prelude by Bachmaninoff, which was brilliantly.

executed. This was followed by Mosckowski's "La and later. by Rubinstein's "Barcarolle" and Chopin's Etude, opus IO, No. 12. Mr.

Witherspoon, whose singing elicited most enthusiastic applause, rendered a group of songs, including, among others, "Ich Trage Meine Minne," by Richard Straus; an Hungarian melody, "Had a Horse," by F. Karbay; Chaminade's "Viens, Mon Bien and "Memory," by Edna R. Park. For his closing selection, an Irish song, "Currymeela," by Willeby, the audience demanded an encore, to which Mr. Witherspoon very generously responded.

AT is the such a conclusion pleasing of the feature concert, of these the formal affairs, gave reception, an oppor- which tunity for "tea and talk." The tables, decorated with white chrysanthemums and lighted by pale green shaded candelabra, were presided over by Miss Louise Murray, Miss Charlotte Bronson and Miss Jean Walker. The reception committeean innovation introduced this year--headed by Miss Josephine Hazeltine, looked after the associate members and guests. Among those present were Mrs. Dwight P. Clapp, Mrs.

J. Rogers Maxwell, Mrs. Howard F. Whitney, Mrs. James B.

Nies, Mrs. Ernest Greene, Miss Dow, Miss Caroline Dow, Mrs. Horatio B. King, Mrs. Edward Tasker Howard, Mrs.

Woodruff Leeming, Mrs. Lewis A. Streit, Mrs. Marvin T. Lyon, Mrs.

Edward Earl Britton, Miss Gertrude Stockwell, Miss Marvin, Miss Heloise Braine, Miss Ditmars, Miss Kate Williams, Miss Agnes L. Dyer, Miss Rhett, Miss Marie Almirall and Miss Alice Clary Earle. ENGAGEMENTS still will continue be to crop up, interested, the latest, and society keenly being that of Miss Selina Huntington Jarvie- known to her friends as Nina- -elder daughter of Dr. and Mrs. William Jarvie, of 105 Clinton street, and Mr.

Frederick Charles Fletcher, of Providence, R. I. Following the fashion of the hour, the engagement will be a short one, the wedding being fixed for early February. Miss Jarvie, who is an extremely attractive girl, of the dainty, blonde type, is well known on the Heights, although she has always preferred outdoor sports to the pleasures of the ballroom. She is a fine golfer, and some years ago, when bicycling was such a popular amusement, accompanied her father on several wheeling trips abroad, covering unusually long distances for a woman.

Her futur is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fletcher, leading residents of Providence, and is said to be a very charming man. A LARGE house wedding which took place last week, Thursday evening, was that of Miss Phebe S. Combes, daughter of Dr.

and Mrs. Rodney C. F. Combes, of 93 Hancock street, and Mr. Fredric Gurney, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Richard Gurney, of 778 Carroll street. The ceremony was performed at the bride's home, at seven o'clock, by Rev. Dr. John Reid, of the Memorial Presbyterian Church, and was followed by a large reception.

White and green was the color tone of the decorations, which included a canopy of smilax, Bride roses and chrysanthemums, for the bride and bridegroom to stand under. An aisle formed of ribbons marked the way for the bridal party to pass through, and terminated at the improvised altar erected beneath the canopy. Miss Combes' wedding gown was of white chiffon, made over taffeta, and had a yoke of point and duchesse lace. Her veil was of tulle and her bouquet composed of Bride roses and lilies of the valley. Miss Frances A.

Combes attended her sister as maid of honor, and the bridesmaids were Miss Grace Gurney, sister of the bridegroom, and Miss Ruth Putnam, of this borough; Miss Martha Combes and Miss Ella Lott, of Elmhurst, L. and Miss Marie Vanderveer, of Woodhaven, L. I. The maid-of-honor wore white liberty silk, trimmed with Chantilly lace, while the other attendants were gowned in pale green liberty silk, also trimmed with Chantilly lace. All six attendants carried white chrysanthemums.

Mr. Thomas Nichols Gurney was his brother's best man. The ushers were Mr. John Lodewick, Mr. John W.

Grayhurst and Mr. Percy Austin Tomes, of this borough; Mr. Frederick P. Nichols, junior, and Mr. Ashley T.

Cole, of Manhattan. ISS COMBES gave her bridesmaids' luncheon the Saturday preceding the weeding, when she presented her attendants with their souvenirs, harvest moons of pearls. Mr. Gurney's dinner to his best men and ushers took place the same evening at the Crescent Athletic Club. society bids the fair to annual outdo visit itself of the in the Yale festivi- Glee attendant upon and Banjo clubs, next month.

Besides the customary prelude in the way of dinner parties, there will be a delightful postlude in a subscription dance at the Pierrepont Assembly Rooms immediately following the concert, which is set for Wednesday, December eighteenth-at Historical Hall. The dance will be in honor of the Yale men of Brooklyn as well as the members of the Glee and Banjo clubs, and as it is in the hands of a committee comprising Miss Ruth W. Howard, Miss Frances Williams, Miss Mary C. Maxwell, Miss Jessie C. Moore, Miss Louise Tousey and Miss Grace W.

Knowlton, there can be no question of its complete success. The patronesses will be the mothers of the members of the committee: Mrs. Charles Marvin Howard, Mrs. James H. Williams, Mrs.

Eugene L. Maxwell, Mrs. Charles A. Moore, Mrs. John E.

Tousey and Mrs. Eben J. Knowlton. Both the Brooks and Denton and Van Baar orchestras have been engaged for the affair..