The New York herald., 1876-01-21

night a very brilliant affair. 1t was attended by
the aie OF New York and Brooklyn society There
were 100 invited guests The beauty aud elegance OF
the ladies were almost unsurpassable The arrange
ments IN every detail were most complete After tho
presentation OF the guests to the President Joseph
Choate they attended by tho following gentlemen
of the Reception Committee
John Jay, Daniel F. Appleton,
Nathaniel P. Bailey, Elliot c. Cowdin,
Theodore Roosevelt Orson ID. Mum,
Albert Bierstadt Charles c. Dodge,
Chester A. Arthur, Q. ID. Van Wagenen,
Charles H. Christmas, Isaac H. Bailey,
William II. Lee, Frederick D. Tappen,
lie Grand B. Cannon Joseph f. Gay
J. Perpont Morgan, +. H. Perkins, Jr.,
James W. PinchoA Samuel Z. Reed,
Isaac n. Phelps, Carlisle Norwood Jr.,
John A Weeks, q. Z. W. Lowrey,
Adrian lseln, Charles :. Smith,
William l. Pomeroy. Joseph H. Brown,
Uriel A. Murtfock, James s. Warren,
Augustus G. PANE. George G. Magoun,
William A. Darling, William d. Sloane,
James stokes, Jr., Charles Denison,
j.. s. Egledon, Artemus II. Holiness
charles +. Hardy, Henry L. Dyer
The Arr5vas began at uine O'Clock, and from that
hour unril midnight they kept coming
The following ladies' and gentlemen were among
the prisons prcsent:-General Chester A. Arthur
Ealem H. Wales, wife and daughter; William A
Darling, Colonel MITCHELL Mr.. and Mrs John Sloane
Mrs and Miss Sloane MajorJ. NJ Bundy, Mr.. and Mrs
W. L. vennard and the Misses Bella and Ida McKes-
son; Hugh n. Camp, wife and daughter; Bret
Barte and wife, Mr. and Mrs George C. Magoun,
Charles H. watrous f. D. Tappen and daughter, Clark
Bell and wife, Homer Morgan and daughter Mr.. and Mrs
W Thorne Erastus Brooks and daughter L. c. Stedman
Dnd vile, Mrs. Robinson. of Panama; Miss GenevIeve
stebbns OF san Francisco with Mr.. Walrous; Thomas
E. Acton, Mr.. and Mrs A 7. Stewart and Miss smith,
Hiss Lederts Henry ID. Babcock and the Misses
Babcock, s. b. II. Vance and Miss Grace
Leonard HazeItne, f. D. Morgan and wife, Mr.
and Mrs. W. r. Thompson, I. Richardson and Miss
Carrie Baker jackson = Schultz and wife, John D.
Orton and wife, Captain Talbot British Army; Miss
Osborne, Mayor Wckham and wife, and Mss shep-
pard, OF San Francisco; j. Warren Goddard Charles c.
Nenie and wife, James Benedict, p. O. Calhoun and
wife, Theodore Roosevelt John d. Jones, Earl Dun
raven and Mrs Bierstadt E. NJ Townsend and daughter,
DR. .. ID. Mum and wife, Philips and Beale and Gen.
sral Rodsnorough, United States ARMY Robert M.
and isay @ George n0 Montague, Alfred HlVun' HaSen
Andrew W Legget,, A ?. Mann, General Parker, for
kitty Hau, Police Commissioner Erhardt Henry A.
jackson Mr.. ana Mrs Cornell and Mrs John Oakley
ana To nsA hsnsy I Morsan sHnvs Mss nr crane MT and
wife. DR. Peaslee aud w B shattuck and wife
When the guests arranged their toilets in the rooms
gallery on the nrst floor between the lower reception
room and billiard room, which was converted into the
supper room, where magnificent repas furnished by
the club stan spread Several prominent citizens
some OF their most highly treasured paintings to
deck the occasion. The hung around the walls
and the lights vurned fully upon them. Subjoned iss
full list OF the subjects and the artists They were
s'Echo" by Cabsnel; hide and Seek" by Yer Haas;
.scene in Caifo" by cerome; "Diderot Reading IN the
Park at vcrsales,b by A. Lescel; "a Present." by
A. Gisbert 'The Wedding Eve" by Dincnbach;
Ispanish Birthday Festival Of the Tenth Century, BY
Alverez; Costume Girl, Sixteenth Century" by c.
hacoari; Chanting Mass" by NJ ximenes; Wait
lngn by hug. Blaas, IAN Idyl,n BY Aubert;
ssNymph" by Jalabert; 'Violets," by Merle;
ssHctch Hetchy Valley, CaL," by A. Berstadt;
ssOstar . by W. 8 Hasctine; "La Blanchsseurse
d'Amours by J. L. Hamon; "High Court OF Morocco"
by Moragas; ola Festa del Cardinale," by Count y
Vannutein; sThe First Born" By c. |. Muller; BON
jour by Charles Meissonier; ''sour Wine, by =.
Vinea 'Ncar the Rhine" by b. c. Koek-koek ''Blind
Mans Bun,n by Baugnlct; lie livre serenx," by
T0umouchc; 'Gladiators." by Gcrome; "ketour des
Courses" by De Nittis; ''Piage dc Portic'
(unnnshcd) Dernere Duvre de ~ Fortuny;
scamp 81 Mars-1he Hat,N by +. Dctaile;
sRoman Censorship" by j. g. Nibert; Landscape and
Figures by Boldni: ''The Guitar" by hadrazzo;
ssIchabod Crane aud Katrina Van Tassel," by Bough
ION; Landscape" by Constable; "Halt In the Des-
art by Schreyer; Landscape with Cattle, by Rosa
Bonhcur; sBciore the Storm by Troyon; 1.-The Straw
HAT by Nine vigo lie Brun; The slipper shop, by
Fileaas .Picrrot Before the Judge" by Th Coutures
s,santa Mara della Salute, Venice" by 3 X CHORD.
the reading room was for the nonce changed into
withdrn wing room, and the small chambers on the
uuper floor we're used little parlors Tho large
atnno room aud theatre set apart for dancing
ft~rn<tetu furnished the music. HIS orchestra was
rfred behind barrier OF natural flowers on the stage
anl floral decorations studded the walls IL was ate