New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-01-30
EPISODES OF CLUB LIFE.

LADIES' RECEPTION OF THE UNION LEAGUE CLUB.
The annual Ladies' Reception of the Union
League Club given last evening, at tho Club
In Madson-ave These receptions for the ladies
comparatively new in the history OF clubs and II
their purpose was TO reconcile the wives OF MEM
bers 10 the club life Of their husbands. the
large attendance OF last evening most certainly was
sign Of peace. The hour named the invitations was
p. NJ, and very after that hour the carriages
began to arrive, depostug It's fair load under
awning reaching from the door TO the carriage. The
Reception Committee received the guestsas fast they
arrived ushered directed them the upper floors
where dressing provided Up TO midnight the
company kept arriving though many left after IL p.
| At IL p. IN. the crowded. All the rooms Of
| the clubhouse thrown open. In the reception
the first floor band OF music stationed,
giving the guests musical greeting. The reception
| room on the third floor decorated with flowers IN
profusiOn The theater turned into dancing hall,
hung with flags, while the stage, upon which the band
for furnishing the music for dancing stationed.
| nearly hidden by terrace of plants and flowers.
| The ante-room, between the billiard-rOOm and
the main hail. on thelfrs floor. turned into a pic
ure-gallery its walls being covered with weknOwn
paintings and pictures by artists with wide regulations
many Of them loaned for the occasion from private gal
| eries.
From the gallery Of A. T. Stewart was "The Pet
Lamb" by Bougereau, "Hussarjs," by Meissoncr.
Josiah NJ Fiske contributed some pastoral scenes by
Voltz and Zlgel The Joy OF the House," by Bong
| MET, lent by John Ii. Hall. portrait OF
Mary Stuart, by Leon Escasma, was from
| the gallery of Fletcher Harper. The
| Return of the Harvesters," by ]. c. Thorn, was
| exhibited by the artist. From the gallery OF S. +.
Averyl came Ophelia" by Cabanal; "Tho Sheep Pas
ture" by A. d. shatuck and other pictures. Beside the
foreign artists many OF those belonging In this country
Thomas Hicks, s. r. Clifford J. f. Cropsey, George II.
Hall, and others-were represented. Pictures were
contributed by Marshall o. Roberts. Mr.. Knoeder. l.. G..
b. Cannon, Robert c. Minor s. b. H. Vance, and by the
artists themselves This crowded all the
evening. The Art Committee. with Richard Butler and
| j. O. A. Ward at their head were present nearly
all the time to assist the in every way. Perhaps
one for the crowded state of the that
it the passage-way to the refreshment-room The
biardrOom used for that purpose, and the tables,
diverted from their general use, were loaded with all
| the refnements Of cookery. Some OF the mounted
pieces displayed here were monuments. Two English
| pheasants brooding a family of young quails, all
covered with their natural unrud pumage, attracted
attention Instead of pates, bastion do fois gras was
| presented.
| model in sugar OF the original clubhouse in Six
teenthst. placed of the tables. and around
ALL profusion of everything that makes eating pleas
Ure. The whole menu was prepared In the clubhouse
| and arranged by I. A. Ames, the steward.
The company numbering between 700 and 800 people,
were scattered over the whole building the dining
Among the distinguished guests were:
Gen. o. B. wilcox u s; a; A. T. Stewart; Salem M. H.
| Wales Commissioner OF Parks Joseph H. Choate, Pres
S s e e. e Gus sur Sp W Rfo
eq H.h rsrdl se a. A tu, msn
Johnson, r. +. Thompson and lady, James W. Clark
Charles Butler, Thomas Dickson, n d. TaPpan MT
OF Gen shalers staff Gen. Cullnm of the Engineer
COT Prince of the 7t6 Regiment, senator Benedict
Assistant District Attorney Rollins the Hon John Blge
low. John II. Hall and Charles H. spang OF Pittsburgh
The members of the Club present in very full
force. Among them were
Jackson g. Schultz Elliot c. Cowdp. Joseph seiigman
Rufus T. Andrews. James L. Anthony, Samuel p Avery
G. .a ca Calhoun Judge nSs L. fanche JOSIAH NJ FsEs
Gen. Clinton Ii. Fisk l.. Henry. s. r. Clifford Col Joel
George NJ. Van Mort, NJ G. Leders, Col; John Morgan
.s.N.; II. Yost Of ST. Louis Norman Peck, H. T. Cav
Leech EIihu Root Samuel sexton, N. d., A. ID. Melck
IT, Homer Morgan J. p MaTauand. BENJAMIN X
der shaer j. w. Bigelow. Charles L. Tiffany, 3. b. H.
Vance, J. Q A. Ward. William Watt, jr. and F. s. VIII
| merdDg.
The ladies nearly outnumbered the gentlemen and the
toilets we're very rich varied Every color had it's
representative from the pearly silk which lady char
acerized as moving moonbeam, through every shade
OF the spectrum 10 the black, which seemed intensified
by the contrast with the white Of the wearer.
| Many Of the young ladies had their dresses
| festooned with flowers; and not few
wore the od-fashoned high tortoise shell combs. Many
OF the military visitors were iu full uniform and lent
variety TO the sober apparel OF the gentlemen ABOUT
midnight the company began TO separate though many
particularly the younger members, fingered In the
dancinghall until the small hours ana inc ofuer VI
dancing were alike exhausted.
The Floor Committee under the direction OF FREQ
| c. Richardson. The House Committee consisted OF
Charles H. Grswod, Joseph +. Gay. and Francis l.
Walker. All the outside arrangements, in regard 10
carriages and police, were managed by Capt. MeCul'