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Show I Cost of Society Is Enormous BY MARGARET WATTS DE PEYSTER. If By Leased Wire to Tho Tribune, t NEW YORK, Aug. 20. The cost of so- K clety la an interesting subject which la r handlod In an Interesting way by Charles i Wilbur do Lyon Nichols, author of ' "American Peerage." whose position as critic and arbiter of exclusive society f. has not been questioned since ho was in-dorsed in-dorsed by the late Mrs. Astor. "Take t 'for example a family of four a man and his wife, a son and a daughter," says tho governor-general of society. If the ' family were already established, If their f social position was absolutely secure, .'. they could probably meet their society , obligations with the sum of SC0.000 annually. If tho same family was Just r entering society, a quarter of a million ! MlolIara a year would bo absolutely neces- 1 y'sary." Mr. Nichols Is governor-general t of the Society of Colonial cavaliers. He f was a friend of tho late Ward McAllister 1 and one of tho members of tho original "four hundred." "Mrs. Ogdcn Mills Is ;. unquestionably the leader of American society today." says tho governor-general. "Mrs, Mills's circle is much more exclusive than Mrs. Astor's used to be." Mr. Nichols says that money is tho only , necessary thing so far as American society so-ciety is concerned. "I may bo a penniless, penni-less, Illiterate mountebank In my early manhood," said he, "and yet. If I should amass millions during my life, old ago would find my family among the leaders of fashion." Miss Irene Sherman of Newport will not become the wife of Lawrence L. Gillespie, Gil-lespie, tho New York banker, before September. William Watts Sherman, father fa-ther of the brido-to-be, Is one of the wealthy and fashionable householders of Newport. Who Is Most Beautiful? Most of the speculation as to who might be the "twenty-five most beautiful women In Newport" has been set at rest, now that Miss Jean Wallach, together with Prince Troubetskoy and Henry Clews, Jr.. have announced a partial list of those Invited to pose at the tableaux vlvlans to be given at tho Newport Casino. The affair takes place on Tuesday. Tues-day. Among tho names selected are those of Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney. Mrs. Reginald C. Vanderbllt. Mrs. Craig Blddle. Mrs. Leonard Thomas, Mrs. Robert Rob-ert Goelet Mrs. Reginald Norman, Mrs. Kenneth Castloman. Miss Rose P. Gros-vonor, Gros-vonor, Mrs. J. Gordon Douglas, Mrs, Payne Whllnev, Mrs. Charles do Loosey Oolrlchs. Mrs. Elslo French Vanderbllt. Miss Edith Deacon and Miss Mildred Sherman. It Is interesting -news to society that Gen. Frederick Dent Grant, son of the great general, has once rnoro assumed command at Governor's island, succeeding succeed-ing Gen. Leonard Woods, vho goes to Washington ns chief of staff and virtually virtu-ally head of the United States army. General and Mrs. Grant number many friends In New York society, and their advent once more at Governor's island promises many a dinner and dance there In the near future. Mrs. Grant, who was Miss Honorc of Chicago, and the sister of Mrs. Potter Palmer, has already established es-tablished herself as a premier hostess at Governor's Island. Iler husband was stationed there before, from 1901 to 190G. Things will be quiet at the post until September, for the reason that General Grant has been assigned to command the maneuver camp at Pino Plains. N. Y., which last until August 30. Will Be Married in Vienna. I learn that the marriage of Miss Gladvs Kerons of St. Louis and George H. Colkot of Philadelphia, which will take place In the autumn, will. In all likelihood, be celebrated In Vienna, where tho father of tho brldc-elect Is United States embassador. Tho announcement an-nouncement of the engagement caused a great deal of a flutter in St. Louis and In Philadelphia. Richard Kerens, father of the Intended bride, mado millions aa a railroad contractor. Miss Gladys Kerens left Now York In February last to go to Italy to visit her brother, Vincent Kerens, Ke-rens, Later, she Intended to ko to Vienna Vi-enna and join her father, who leased tho Kolowrat palace there, and whose wealth and social position as American embassador rave the young- woman entrance en-trance to the most brilliant circles of society In tho Austrian capital. Whllo Miss Kerens was staying at Hot Springs, Va., with her father In October last, the attentlv-eness of Prince Schoenborg" of Saxony to the attractlvo young woman caused It to be reported that the prince had cabled Saxony for permission to marry her. The prince denied thlR and declared that he had merely a friendly acquaintance with Miss Kerens. Mr. Korens was a member of the Republican national committee from Missouri, and more than once candidate for United States senator: Bridesmaid Selected. Miss Sadie Jones, daughter of Mr. ami Mrs. Pembroke Jones, baa been selected as an attendant at their weddings by both Miss Irene Sherman and Miss Edith Deacon. She will be one of the brides-maids brides-maids at the wedding of Miss Sherman and Lawronco Livingston Gillespie, to' be celebrated on September 8 at tho summer sum-mer home at Newport of the bride's parents, par-ents, Mr. and Mrs. William Watts Sherman, Sher-man, In Shepnrd avenue. Miss Jones will attend Miss Deacon as maid of honor at her marriage with George Lee Penbody of Boston, on September 15, at Snug Harbor, the place of Mrs. Charles IT. Baldwin, who was the bride's grandmother. grand-mother. Another Fool Fad. An Interesting bit of gossip from Newport New-port says that during the hot season the young men and women take bathing suits with them to dances so that they can go In bathing Immediately aftor tho dance as a means of external refreshment. After Mrs. Bcrgwln's big dance, which started last Saturday at. (midnight and lasted until un-til noon on Sunday, many of the dancers sought the beach on Mrs. Bergwln's estate es-tate ii nd spent the balance of the day In the cool waters. Engagement Announced. Mrs. John K. Robinson of New York and Fairfield, Conn., announced the engagement en-gagement of her daughter. Fleanor. to Frederick D. Countlss of Chicago Miss Robinson's father was formerly -vice president of the Diamond Match company, com-pany, and sho Is a nloco of O. C. Barbour, who was for many foars the president of that corporation. Mr- Countlss Is president of the Chicago stock exchange and a member of the New York stock exchange, ex-change, and Is also a member of the stock exchange house of S. B. Chapln & Co of this city and Chicago. The wedding will take place early In September In this city. Many Titled Visitors. Newport will have its usual influx of titled visitors for August and September. Chief among them- will be the Duko and Duchess of Roxburghe. the latter the former Miss Mav-Goelet, They will visit j Mrs, Ogdcn Goblet, tho mother of the duchess, who has already arranged to entertain them extensively. She will give at least two large dinners, one to be followed fol-lowed by music and the other bv dancing, and other members of the villa colony will also have affairs In their honor . The Earl and Countess Granard are In Newport. The countess, who was the handsome Miss Bentilce Mills, has many friends there, and It will be her tlrst visit since her marriage, so she Is assured of a charming visit. The carl anil countess are tho guests of the lattcr's mother. Mrs. Ogdcn Mills. Count dc Talleyrand of Paris Ih tho guest of Mrs. Elsie Fronch Vanderbllt, for whom she gave a dinner din-ner The count Is oxpeoted to remain until after Mrs. Vandorbllt's dance. Prince Troubotskoy Is also in Newport and several other titled noblemen arc expected. M. Henri Martin, charge d'affaires d'af-faires of Switzerland at Washington, h:is taken rooms at tho Berkeley In Newport. Gossip From Paris. I have recolvod tho following very Interesting In-teresting news from Paris: Americans In society hero have been greatly Interested In the efforts of sovoral Fronch noblemen to bestow tholr titles, hands and presumably pre-sumably their hearts on Miss Marguerite Shonts, sister of tho widowed Duchoss d6 Chaulnee, Wherever the lovely Miss Shonts has gone suitors have, followed her. She has been about a great deal with tho Duko and Duchess De Luynos, her sister's connections by marriage and leaders of the most fashionable and aristocratic aris-tocratic set here. They have taken a great fancy to the American girl. |