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A New York daily of Friday says: oscar
Went to see hPatiencc" Mt The Standard Theatre
last night. The party OF which he was one arrived
at the theatre about half;past eight. Lady Jane
was telling Patience what love was. -" In it," she
was saying, " there isa transcendentalty OF de-
lirium an acute accenNton of suprenest ecstasy,
which the earthly might easily mistake for indi-
, sS..Snce so that the entrance Of Mr. Wilde
and his friends was hardly noticed az
by Mrs. Hayes and Miss Gabrielle Greeley, Mr..
Wilde bringing up the rear. The poet had on q
heavy usleT, with FUR cnlls and collar, Q fur cap
was relieved by one enormous stud, of some col
ored stone, in the centre, and red silk handkcr
chief protruded from his waiscoat, He Wore
THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PARTY
were Mrs. Sargent, of Boston, Miss Mack, Mrs II.
Curtis, Mrs. Lille, Mr. aud Mrs. Francis Willett,
Colonel and Mrs. w. +. Morse, and Miss Helen Le
nor. They occupied the two lower boxes on the
south side of the theatre which connect with the
Mr. Wilde at FIRST stood up in the rear box out Of
sight, but he finally took a seat where the audi
| cncc had good view OF him. There were num-
berless opera glasses turned toward the poet, but
he appeared entirely unconscious of the scru-
tiny, Most of the time he chattcd pleasantly with
| fully, Notwithstanding. When Reginald Bun
tholhe %. II. Ryley) came on the stage the whole
| audience turned and looked at Mr.. Wilde.
| HE LEANED TOWARD ONE or THE LADIES
| and said with u smile, looking ut Bu1rhOrHe:
"This Is one of the compliments that mediocrlty
| pays to those who are not mediocre"
! Amer the first act the whole party, including
james Barton Key, the original Grostelor at tho
| Standard, who had recently gone to the box, went
| behind the scenes. Mr.. Wilde was introduced tC
| Miss Burton and Miss Roche and other members
| of the company. Mr.. Ryey stad III his dressing
room, although he is to meet Mr.. Wilde to-day
| There were some fifty persons who waited in the
| lobby to see the poet as he came out after the
| opera. After they had been there about ilNeer
| minutes and the audience had gone and most Of
/ the lights were turned down. and the Usthetc did
| not appear, they sent in u committee TO see whn
| had become of him, This brought out word from
another way about ten minutes before.
A RECEPTION WAS GIVEN TO MR.. WILDE
yesterdN NY afternoon by Mr., and Mrs. Augustus
Hayes, jE, at their home No. III East twenty
fifth street The guests were introduced 10 th'
poet in the rear parlor, the decorations ofwhicl
umbrella formed u canopy in one corner, behinC
! the spot where the poet stood, Mr.. Wilde wa
dressed In black, and received his visitors Will
graceful talk ana manners. Among those presen
were the Rev DR.. Potter, the Rev, MI Douglas
Judge and Mrs Brady, Judge Barrett, MI, ana Mrs
H. q. Whitney, Mrs. Beman, the Misses Evarts, MI
and Mrs. A. a. Low, MIS- Choate, the Mar
duise LAMA, Mrs. Baldwin, Mrs Carlton
&r and Mrs. Edward Potter, Mayor and Mrs
Grace Mrs. paran Stevens Mr., and MIS-. kernoc-
han, Robert Garrett. Baltimore Mrs, j. O. Gray
Mrs A. j. Hawley, Mrs, Wildcs, Of Boston Mis-
Joh n Bigeow, Ms J. II. Draper Mrs George MI
nor Mrs Golden Murray, W, H. Bishop, Mrs W. A
Rodgers Miss Blalchiurd, Judge aud MIS- Abraham
r. Lawrence, Mrs. John Lille, MIS-. Mack, Mis-
Mack, Allen Eyarts. Miss Ryder Mrs setback
Mrs W. H. Strong, Mr.. and MIS- Henry H. PelieN
Mrs Il. H. L. Townsend, Mrs. John IL. Davis Mr.
Rouih, the Misses Routh Mrs. T. Is. MusgraYe ID
Oelayus White