National Republican., 1876-12-29
EXCELSIOR.
Opening Of the sociable Season by the New
York Association.

Opening Of the sociable Season by the New
York Association.
BRILLIANT GATHERING OF THE REPRESENTA-
TIvKs OF THE EMPIRE srATE-DEscRIPTIos
OF THE ToILETTEs DIsfLAYEr.
Last evening the New York Republican Asso-
citation held the first Of series Of sociables to be
given during the season, and it may be said II
fully met the anticipations Of the management as
to numbers and brilliancy. This organization,
notwithstanding the "hard timesn and political
excitement, is the first and only one Of the State
ASSOCIATIONS which has had the pluck to inaugu.
rate and continue the entertainments which have
been popular for the last few years. and It is to
be hoped the lovers Of Terpsichore viii not allow
1t to suffer any losses from Its desire to give
pleasure to its members and friends.
The hall, upon this occasion, was tastefully
draped with flags and lace curtains which greatly
enhanced the beauty Of the Joyous scene. at
about O'Clock the large orchestra Of Prof. Pis-
tori struck up the grand march from Norma, and
mittee, consisting Of Messrs. T. o. Boume F. A.
Gee, s. L. .Thomasen, Il. q. Dobbs, NJ. Gardner and
monies, were very attentive to the guests as were
also the reception committee composes of Messrs.
r. H. Duell. p. Il. Eaton. J. Il. Carmiancke, VIM.
]. Harris N. O. Martin, W. II. Hills, r. II. For
svth. g. W. Lockwood. George A. Gustin, Dr. J.
Hawss o I'd Col. W. d. Swan. About midnight
q short intermisson was taken to enable the COM
the ad Joining hall BY Mr.. Freund, 50 well-known
as q caterer, after which dancing was resumed and
kept up till q late hour.
THE LADIES ToILETTEs,
although not marked with as much elegance as
very tasteful, many OF them being worthy OF no.
Mrs Linden, black silk, cardinal trimmings,
The Misses Marshall, black and white silk
quits trimmed with lace and velvet.
Mrs. Z. L. Grant, black gros grain, cardinal
trimmings, dead gold ornaments.
Miss Lou Parke, black grenadine, elaborately
Mrs Il. A. whitney, black grenadIne, trimmed
with insertion of velvet and lace and relieved
with pink.
Mrs; Harry Sykes, navy blue elk, point lace
Miss Annie Kloman, black silk, blue silk
basque: Roman gold jewelry, hair powdered.
Miss Lotta Lapham, delicate pearl silk, cut en-
trGine and trimmed With founces, single camelfa
in hair.
Miss Henderson, canary silk, ruffed tarlatan
overdress, relieved with black velvet at the
throat. , - -a- - 20 B.
Miss Southland, of Chicago, handrome costume
of black silk and velvet, diamond ornaments set
in dead gold.
Mrs. Allison Nailor, IT., combination suit in
drab and seal brown, trimmings of ostrich feath-
Miss Ella Norbeck, white ruffied tarlatan, pink
satin bodice under Illusion, hair powdered and
decorated with white plume.
Miss Belle Howard, white tarlatan puffed and
shirred, pipings Of white satin, blue silk bodice
trimmed with lace.
Miss Abbie Curtis, black gros grain silk, lace
Miss Flora Hutchinson, lavender silk, cut en-
train, trimmed with folds and paits Of same, hair
Mrs. DR.. wolhampter, steel-colored silk,
trimmed with the same, and trelieved with cardi-
nal.
mrs; Nate !, e, Fuller; black sllk' white lace
Mrs. Ben Fuller, cashmere finished gros grain,
white lace collarette, Ropusnjeveiry.
Miss M. E. King, black silk, relieved with car
Miss Jessie Hosmer, light brown pin-stripped
silk, blue trimmings and lace collarette, dead
gold jewelry.
Miss George Mckee, handsome black silk
suit, coral ornaments
Miss Sallie Mckee, black silk, handsomely
trimmed, blue silk tie coiffure in French twist.
Miss Lille Thompson, white Swiss, blue silk,
pointed bodice, flowers in hair, diamond ear
Miss May Scribner, black velvet, pearl over.
dress, trimmed with velvet, pink flowers in hair.
Miss Adams, ciel blue tarlatan, trimmed with
deep founces of same, pufed bodice, white satin
miss Christie, Or New York, rose.pink corded
silk, trimmed with flowers, and garnished with
sprays Of howers diamond jewelry.
MS Iasris black er9' srain, cardinal trim.
Miss Ralph, seal brown suit, with blue silk and
Mrs John S. Anderson, handsome suit in two
shades Of stone color, flowers in hair.
Miss Emma Lydnor black silk suit.
Mrs. J. F. Kelly, black gros grain, dead-gold
Miss Duffy, ashes-ofroses silk, black net over.
dress, looped with flowers.
Mis- Van Cott, light lavendar silk, trimmed
with point lace, amethyst jewelry.
Miss Ostsande, Of Utica, N. Y, black gros
grain, allusion oyerdress, looped with flowers.
Miss Mary Garrison, seal brown silk suit, orna-
uents Of tti pscan gold.
Miss LaMonte, UIacK silk, trimmed with vel
vet, heavy gold ornaments, natural flowers
Miss Jennie Ware, of Dayton, Ohio black silk,
cardinal sash, Marie Antoinette collar, couture
decorated with white ostrich tip, coral Jewelry.
Mrs. E. @. Townsend, black velvet, trimmed
with lace and relieved with pink.
Miss Duffy. white tarlatan, ruftied train, studded
with rose buds. -f-i .f, "a E-4 - u
xith folds Of the same and valencenns coifure in
French twist, decorated with rose buds.
'verdress, point lace trimmings, white howers in
hair.
Miss JencE, of Connecticut, robin's-egg blue
'lk, tastefully trimmed, coifurein French braid,
with tortoise comb, diamond ornaments.
Mrs Spofford, black silk, llama shawl.
Among the gentlemen present were noticed
.ome Of our best walters and society beaux. A
ew Of them are mentioned as follows: ]. @,
Waters, of Baltimore; Major Bradley, jeff II.
Barrett, Hiram Doyle, T. ]. Hensey, Ed. Valen-
line, Joe Rosenbaum, e. L. Smart. T. NJ. Leight-
Hovey, Clarence Lydnor, 7. ]. MacNamee, r. J.
Clarke, d. H. Burr, NJ E. Young, w. II. b. Kit
'on, Dr. Walqamptor, O. L. Chapman, Leuten-
int NEEDING, Frank Curry, William Somervell,
Sam Mater, Captain Frank Hollingshead, W. Z.
Lapham. H. A. Whitney, Newton Feree, NJ. NJ.
Parker, N. A Strait, John Downs, L. A. Brander-
1ury, A. q. Burbridge.