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MARRIED LADIES WITH BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN.

In this list—and what is more beautiful than a beautiful mother?—come
Mrs. S. W. Coe, of East Forty-second street, with
three little heavenly smiles; Mrs. Yates of Newark, with rosy-cheeked
daughters; Mrs. Colonel Bridgeland, with her daughter,
a liquid-eyed brunette; Mrs. Eby, with two daughters and a baby
as pretty as Raphael's angel—up stairs. I also see those two
beautiful blonde mothers, Mrs. C. H. Buckley of Park Avenue,
the mother of that sweet little cherub, Gracie E.; and Mrs.
Davis of the Everett House, the mother of that little angel,
Flora, whom all the ladies say is “just too sweet for anything!”
Present also are, Mrs. Tenny, with pretty Miss Florence Bissell,
of Fifth Avenue, and the handsome Pelham; Mrs. Baker, Mrs.
McPhail, Mrs. Quintard, Mrs. R. H. Arkenburg, of East Twenty-second
street, with Miss Bowers of Wilmington and Miss Belle
Hendrickson of Albany; Mrs. Joseph Harker and Mrs. George
Opdyke; also Miss Lewis, now Mrs. Frank Moran; Mrs. Charles
Wall of Park Avenue, with the bright little boys, the general pets
of everybody; Mrs. Allen of Milwaukee, with her accomplished
adopted daughter; Mrs. N. H. Decker of Fifth avenue, who
loves other people's children; Mrs. De Forest, Mrs. W. H. Hulburt
of Cincinnati, with her daughter, one of the golden-haired
graces; Mrs. Colonel Rush Hawkins; Mrs. Harvey Kennedy,
wife of the Wall street banker; Mrs. Hariot of West Twenty-third
street, with her daughter, Miss Norma; Mrs. Sheriff
O'Brien, Mrs. Bates of Riverdale, with three rosy-cheeked daughters
and a beautiful little angel of a boy, up stairs; Mrs. Thomas
of Rhittenhouse Square, Pa., with daughters, Miss Lillie and Miss
Virginia; Mrs. John G. Saxe, with Miss Sallie Saxe; the gifted
Mrs. Samuel G. Courtney, Mrs. Williams of the Fifth Avenue
Hotel, and Mrs. J. S. T. Stranahan, who ranked with Mrs. Hoffman,
Emma Willard, and Madame Mears, as a teacher of women.

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Among beautiful babies are little Julia Watson Southgate,
Gracey Buckley, Madge Heyward Breslin, Baby Eby and Baby
Bates.

Among married ladies are: Mrs. Commodore Vanderbilt, Mrs.
R. H. Southgate, Mrs. Joseph C. Mills, and Mrs. B. F. Beekman,
of East Forty-fourth street, with Miss Emma L. Croxson.

Among the most accomplished widow ladies are Mrs. Mary
Whitney of Irving Place, sister of Mrs. Gulager, the charming
singer; and Mrs. T. L. Henry and Mrs. Brinkerhoff, so well
known and beloved at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.

Among charming young ladies are Miss Julia Groesbeck,
daughter of Hon. W. S. Groesbeck, of Cincinnati; Miss Julia
Gould of Buffalo, Miss Celia Wall of Fifth avenue, Miss Brown
of Providence, Miss Freelinghuysen of New Jersey, the Misses
Hilton, daughters of Judge Hilton; Miss Morgan, daughter of
Homer Morgan; Miss Ada Burr, Miss Marvin, daughter of the
Hon. James M. Marvin; Miss May Tewkesberry of New York,
and Miss Fannie Hicks of Troy.

That beautiful quartette of girls, beautiful with girlish naivety
and beginning womanhood, are: Miss Florence Bissell, Miss
Carrie Baker, Miss Laura Williams, and Miss Irene Stewart.

Among the beaux this year are Mr. James Brady, Mr. Edward
S. Sanford, Mr. John Henry Keene, Mr. Oliver Arkenburg, Mr.
Cunningham, son of Paymaster Cunningham of the navy; Mr.
Fred Zeriga, Mr. Eugene Sanger, Charles Smith, Mr. Millan
Palmer, Mr. Durant, Mr. Baker Mr. Andrews, Mr. Bailey, Mr.
Vernon, Mr. Hatch (leader of the German), Mr. Baylis, Mr.
Rockenbaugh, Mr. Bates of Riverdale, Mr. Parks, Mr. Thorn,
Mr. Fanning, Mr. John Sniffin, Mr. Gimbernat, Mr. Burras, Dr.
Verona, Mr. James Prendergast of Jamestown, Mr. Frank Moran
the great American traveller; Mr. Frank Lord, with his dashing
tandem team; Mr. J. A. Hinckley, and Mr. Alfred Claggett.

Eli Perkins né Lan—.