New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-25
THE WEEK IN SOCIETY,

| SN''-'N
| wHIRL OF GAYErY-MARRIAGEs AND ENGAGE
| d. MENTs.
| Holy Week was observed with decency and re-
spect Even the literary classes in many cases post
pOned their meetings and the churches were hled NO
gayer entertainments prevailed in the fashionable world
than small and comparatively Informal dinners WIN
party the opera afterward STILL In society so large
that OF NewYork, there are Always en1ugh VINO arc
not disposed Lenten observances to hu the opera
house when scachi and Patti sing There was spien-
did audience on Monday and the effect was superb IL
was ren arked that Madame fatti was over-rouged'
| fault conspicuous in her appearances OF late.
On Tuesday Mr. Riddle read ~Cymbellne In n mas
terly manner The last that this play was read on
that stage Fanny Kemble the interpreter and the
contrast Tuesdaywas not unbearabe In the AFTER
noon few ladies received. but visiting was intermit-
tent In the evening the fashionable and favorte topic
OF the novel drew audience to hear MI Julian Haw
thorne at the Nineteenth Century Club.
On Wednesday Mr.. Locke Richardson real Tempest
before a select circle of ladies at the house of Mrs
Meagher. Mr.. D. Lydig suydam gave an afternoon tea
TO Madame Nilsson. young and promising singer
Miss De Laussan sang for the prima DONNA aid received
her warm pauds Miss De Laussan has n contraltO or
low of exquisite quality and great
deal Of IT, the phrases naturally and WELL and has an
espiegiere which is delicious addition TO her singing
She looks like Madame Patti and has youth, talent aud
beauty-nO poor oatht for a singer Mr. Butler John
stone. the Engshmau who has lent the Raphael to the
Museum was present Mr.. and Mrs J. T. Johnston.
Mr. and Mrs. Burton Harrison. Mrs. David Lydg. Mrs
Judge Brady Mrs John Sherwood Mrs Bndgham'
Mrs. Whitney Dr. and Mrs. and Mis- Doremus, were
also at this first reception accepted by Madame Nilsson
since her return Those who have seen her in opera
have noticed how well she is looking and her cor
dial pleasure in meeting her American friends as en-
gaging
On Thursday nothing but churchgoing tand the prac-
Using Of quadriles for the fancybal seemed TO employ
the guy world. On both Maundy Thursday and Good
Friday the music in the churches especially Trinity the
Cathedral and ST. Thomass waS eculiarly III and
sacred Friday there going ont at all In the gay
world. and the weather sad and sombre seemed to ft
with the impressive ceremonial of the day.
A dinner was given the Union Club by Henry b.
HYDE on Thursday eveninGo welcome to New-Yor@ the
Honorable william Henry Smith. formerly Cocc or OF
the Port ~ Chicago before that Secretary o state Of
Ohio General Agent OF tho Associated Pres, Of this
city. Among those present John A. Stewart. jus
tice Noah Davis, Caauncey 81 Dep"w. General Horace
Porter, Erastus Wiman, H. ~ Alexander. Narcellus
Hartley General Eek .rt. oliver King, John Sloan and
others.
Saturday the shone event worthy OF record In
the gloomy latter half OF March. and matinee Mt tho
Academy and a splendid concert by Madame Nilsson
tempted the severely cfrestraned TO the delights
Of music
The ladies' amid their prisons. have fear, engaged
n putting their fancy dresses those last mysterious
touches which are make everybody into something
and strange The star quddrille has achieved il
electric batteries. and these planets will be above the
horizon exactly hour and half Then they viii 80
out. become lost pleads The fair aud dramatic Mrs
Potter will he NadaHe Fdrdt In the opcrnbouhe quad
rifle; Wild Indian and real Highlander are promised
and ull radiant with sense of destined Joys Per
hap, those invited 10 tho Van erbt bali nro
the DO envcd; for they In the first place. in
tho majority. Then they hear all abont the dresses
without the pain and expense Of trying them on TO ind
that they not what wa, expected Imagine q man
whose Of Louis Trcze Will not reach within two
inches across the chests and yet such Is the that
many will hug 20 their bosoms.
The fancy dress party for children az Mrs. Iselins
will come on tomorrow. and will bc fary-ke scene.
Some people prefer children in Holland aprons. but
nobody can deny that they also charming In COS
tune. The search for Easter eggs will give thotu all
"A chauc' 10 be children IN spite Of costume.
The week begins thus al the very top. so there will
be no cyescendo Of gayoty. The next evening
after the ball there viii be german at Mrs.
I0rillard's and IN tho afternoon Mrs. Arthur Breeze
Lansing will hiring her daughter. ON Wednesday
Mrs David wolfo Bishop viii give tea and Mrs Butler
Duncan German. Thursday there viii be cotillon
at Dolmonco's. Frldiy Mrs Lander will give TO
ceptOn for her recently married son: Mis- kemySs viii
receive at the Florence on Fridays March 30 and April
g. Mrs. n. II. Cht,ndcn Will receive on Thursday
March -; Mrs NJ o. Roberts viii give musicale on
Saturday March 81; Mrs Samuel Is schcnoln. Mrs.
Russell stcbbn- and Miss sehbins viii receive March
20 80 81 Mrs Dr. Peters will give teas on Monday
afternoons April and o; and dinners. lunches and re
ocptions are coming later
Private theatnoals 81 course break ont Ike spring
epidemic Mrs. jerks Of Brooklyn will produce her
operetta on Tuesday Mrs Prentss viii give play and
ball Brooklyn Assembly Rooms, and the Princeton
Boat Club Will kiye the Honeymoon at the Academy.
Princeton seems have felt deeply the infection OF the
dramatic art for to the pen Of ts accomplished Professor
Shields do we owe the present adaptation Of Tho
.f.s.N.f. Tho f~f 49, q
said that Prince has arrived. Like him OF The
Sleeping Beauty" he il perhaps waiting for the faro
echo OF clarion call from Fairy Land; or Is II Just
possible that Is fearful lest hs masculine ciumsness
should Letray him Ia his acad mlc rODosi on this one
occasion when the ambitious maiden dons the square
oxford hat will she look much prettier than he that
he he-ates invite conra-ti Certain 1t Is that some
OF the farest gifted OF the young dtoafes OF
tho winter will part In this poetic aud spectacular
surprise at the Madison Square Theatre on April 23
Barnum and bis elephants made the town gay lat
evening What pity that they had not chosen Monday
evening" What collisions might not have happened wor
thy OF observation they encountered the guests bound
for the Fnncy Ball! Many an Arab shek might have
found himself elevated 10 seat on broad elephanne
back unwillnrly perhaps, while the marquises. Vene-
tau ladies' courers birds bees and hshos might have
been In tableau with Barnum's Greatest Show on
Earth" For primitive plcuresqueness what could be
better than Fancy Dress Ball envened by elephants
and the 81 ectric light
As this closes the gayes winter and the busiest
forty days record. might think that the coming
spring would be anything bat gay But Its promises are
fair for CHEEKY busy period The cold clear weather
enyens the spirt. and tho young people show sign
OF stopping. There has already been mentioned the
wedding Of Miss Evarts Tuesday. April 3; Mr. Kirk
land and stephens wall be married on April ID; Mr.
G.. I. seney. Jr., and Miss Tappan on April 10; MI
Hoffman and Miss scheneln April "a The engagement
OF Mr. Oliver H. Northcoe to Miss Edith Fish is ono OF
the most important and most III every respect OF re-
cent alliances between American bellies and Engishmen
Of good my Miss Fish thus enters one OF tho highest
cir lies OF arist0eracy and talent IN England.
has occurred which carries sadness into many
households. the death OF Mrs Charles T. Butler once
Miss Susan sedgwick. Those who remember tho hos
nfable honse OF Mrs Robert sedgeWIck OF which this