New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-30
THE WEEK IN SOCIETY.
WINTER SCENES IN PARK AND AVENUE.


butterflies may spread their wings The snow storm has
set the car fashion temporarily runners, and tho
parade Central Park has presented such an array OF
gay pumes feet horses and red cheeks this city has
not seen for many year. But Ffth-aye has tred inc
patience Of the most sanity who have driven along 1t In
other vehicles than eghs Carriages and stages have 80
urched and bounced and rked and creaked that many
ladies walled long distances rather than endanger
their lives well the vehicles Ivy riding The person
who could ride In carriage the length OF tho avenue
with equanmiy might feel insured against seasckhess
ocean voyage,
The whole week has been pervaded with the spirit OF
Christmas and the snow which made the parks and
squares, especially where lighted by electric lamps
scenes Of rare beauty had stimulating effect Famly
dinners Christmas trees and home gatherings nave peeh
the feature of the week Among the opening entertain
ments were o china wedding celebrated by Mr. and Mrs
r. F. Ware at No. 1873 West Thrtysixth-st, where MT
and Mrs O. W. Randall, Mr. aud Mrs Joseph Bird MI
and Miss Afford and others were present Colonei ana
Mr. j. W. Patterson celebrated their golden weddng NJ
No 222 Washngt0n-ave, Brooklyn, with large recep
ton. August Belmont gave Chrstmas-eve dihher
party handsome entertainment which was followed Dy
feats of conjuriug by Professor Goldberg. Churches
were well attended on Christmas morning many proDa-
bly, caring more for the 'Te Deums' and "GIoflas"
than for the sermons Many went to Old Trinity by the
elevated railroads and repaid by the beautiful ser
vices.
OF the Christmas dinners of the finest was given
by Mrs Pierre LOrllard. Thirty guests sat down at
round table, amid the decorations OF evergreen molly anu
red everlastings among the party being MT ana MIS-
Louis Loriard. Mr.. and Mrs Herbert Pen Miss WCile'
Mrs Gr,wod Mr. end Mrs Lorllard Spencer, DIR. Tay-
or AM Colonel and Mrs. Kip, Twenty guests were en-
tertained at dinner by Mr.. and Mrs. William NJ Evarts
Mrs R. b. Minturn also gave dinner at No 60 Fifth
ave. Mr. and Mrs. Richard irwin entertained at their
house in West Twenty -frst-st. and Mrs. T. Iusker
had party Of fifty No 223 East Eghtcenthst These
! were but few Of hundreds OF such gdthc.ings
| 7 Mint vn'sl "A o..
ngton Square was OF the bright entertainments OF
the week and one the few incidents that enlVened
| Wednesday There was, however, wedding at DE-
Halls church. that OF Miss Sarah Sands and Professor
John r. Paddock Of the stevens Institute which'with
the pretty young bridesmaids made an attractive scene
Mrs John Har-en Rhoades gave some private theatrcas
in the evening pleased large company "Ihe Loan
OF Lover" was acted by Miss schieheln, Miss Shelton
Appleton smith, James Appleton and Walter kcmiss'
After THIS came The Little Sentinel" IN which Miss
Rhoades was Letts HaoDorne, Miss Hattie Shelton was
Nav and Mesrs Le Roy Patt and Martin took the other
| characters.
Bristol r. L. was the Of two notable weddings on
Wednesday Miss de Wolf daughter OF the late Sidney
de Wolf, and granddaughter OF the late Ex-Governor
| Byron Diman, was married in ST. Mchaels Church 70
Nathaniel O. Herrcshoh the bOatbuder and designer OF
torpedoboats Is connected with the Brown Ives and
Francis families, which are historical In Rhode
Island The bride Is noted for her fearless riding and
good marksmanship The other wedding that Of Miss
Ida NJ Dunbar. daughter OF Robert H. Dunbar and Con-
| slider u. Durham, OF Boston
Society tried hard to be under unfavorabi' auspices
on Thursday when rain aud slush so hed the streets
that ladies' did know whether 20 order carriages or
gondoas TO 20 to the COtiloa ball Owing to energetic
| management by Mrs Frederic r. Jones' the treasurer,
and others Of the ladies committee, the ball com
plete success In numbers spirit and general detail The
| decorations OF holly relief 10 the eye after
the high coors Of the recent ball decorations
| The receptions at Joseph W. DrcTeIs ana Seth b.
Frcnchs suffered somewhat because OF the Storm though
both were well attended Miss French received the con
gatula,lons OF the President who from Washington
especially TO greet his young friend her coming out She
stood the ordeal with courage and looked worthy OF
homage from Presidents well as less eminent people
The wedding OF Mr. Lewis and Miss Graves came OF ~
ST AIMS Brooklyn with all the 6oat OF metropolitan
marriage Mrs Walter Hildreth gave an oldfa'hioned
partv for young people at her home In Irving place.
saudy-pu preceded the dance. The annual Charity ball
at the Park Theatre, Newark, gay gathering aud
spoke well the generosity, beauty and social interest
Of that busy city.
The bali at Mr. and Mrs. Heber r. Bishops beautiful
house IA upper Ffthave. tbs most interesting OF
Fridays LIST Of cntcrtainmtl3 Miss Bishop received
most gracefully her debut and people were 10th to leave
where there was much TO admire The german was
~ dsgwy NG Est on taS same r.v Gay
unch Judy entertainment for number OF children
in the neighbOrOOd ami Mrs John Laurence entertained
small company at No 80 West soyenteenh-st Mrs 4.
J. Huchinson's reception drew well In the afternoon.
tylsixth-st and a reception Mrs Braems, No. 10
Several happenings outside the city have been Of inter
est 20 New Yorker, among them the weddl or Mrs
Marie Louise Clark nee Vanderbilt and Judge Robert j.
Niycn brother Of Mrs. Hegeman. II quiet cere
mony at Frankfort nJDecem9cr9 OnlDecember
ls Henry S. WynkO0p OF this city, and Miss Agnes L. O.
A. Albrecht daughter Of Captain Constantine Albrecht
wedding OF I'm ecclesiastical circles occurred at
Denver Coll Thursday. The bride was Mrs Elizabeth
g. him. the extensive OF cattle that place, and
| W.
Episcopal Church, who elected at Cincinnati In 1880
Philadelphia and the Rev Drs Cranson and Moore, Of
Philadelphia, Ociated THE Governor and other notables
present. The City Of Mexico was the objective
point Of the wedding trip
attendance on Friday night despite the cold weather.
! The ball opened early, and Beheyueaye rtsounded
M Ma ch sfSa NJ 6echs led in the ger%an 1 when &
followed supper hepresence OF many officers OF the
room Commodore Luce, Miss J. C. Peters Mr., and Mrs,
stuyyesant Leroy, Mr. and Mrs F. r. Negbod, Dr. and
Fosdick were among those present ..-,,...,,..,y
20 on smoothly at the Madison Club Theatre 1t may be
Interesting 10 know that Mrs. Harrison has received
from NJ Octave Feet letter expressing his pleasure at
quse" at LenOX last summer OF which he read In The
fRIBUNE He congratulated himself that his lighter work
had fonnd favor witt the elite Of Great America" The
play will no reproduced at the Madison Square Theatre
Tomorrow the Misses Furnlss Will give bail to dance
farewell TO the Ola year Fashionable people VIII
invited out 20 little dinners or 70 parties In the suburbs
with cold weather sclgllg ana skatg, country mousse
party should be Jolly. The custom OF New-YeaPs
calling win be kept up by people to whom holidays are
about only leisure days OF the year and this largo
class. In some literary circles New-Years calls arc
perennialy popular. Mrs John Bigelow, Mrs
Bettner, Mrs o. b. Bunce, Mrs Eastman
johnson, and many clergymen, artists, writer's
and others announced 10 be at home The Charity
Ball begins to loom up in social interest Thursday win
be busy day. with the receptions Of Mrs. Charles Couder
Mrs. ID. Huntington and Mrs. Moran besides the we'd
dings of Miss Lehman and Miss Haslehurst preceding
the ball. General Lloyd Aspinwa the president OF
the Charity Ball committee, has been working diligently
TO perfect the arrangements There will be many mill
tary men present, General Hancock among them. The
ball VIII be opened with the timehOnOred procession OF
managers, but the formal quadre IL 10 be abandoned
and the music will at once break into waltz. All OF the
par ere boxes have been sold by Mrs. Thomas Hitch
cock, No. East Twenty ninth-st number OF less
costly boxes still Do had, some as low as $40 The
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