New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-02
THE WEEK IN SOCIETY.
DISAPPOINTMENT AT THE OPENING.

| PUBLIC AND PRIVATE.
| The City of Uncertain Weather. would
not be an inappropriate designation -York-at
east 30 II seemed TO the eager patriots when Monday
came with drzzlng rain that did its best quench the
spirit OF the day. People all along Fhave. had invited
friends TO witness the parade and there general dis
appointment There were however. many appreciatve
comments made the pluckness with which the sol
nery waited for hours in the rain and marched four
hVe miles In the mud. Even the opera suffered Mon
day evening, for the all away either the
chamber OF Commerce dinner or at the
=" Ola Ancestry" banquet Brunswick
30 IN many cases the ladies stayed home and mentally
Planned large dinner for ladies the Evacuation
Day Centennial when not man should be present One
o Tue pleasant small parties OF the day Mrs Howard
crosby luncheon party Ladies' day at the Loos Club
also drew good attendance, considering the weather
The weddings OF this week have all been OF the UMPIRE
tentious domestic order Tuesdays list included Miss
osg"od ana C. s. Abercrombe Miss Julie De Forest and
IT, T. benjamin, and Miss Helen Woodbury. and Dr. W. s.
Seamons The wedding OF Mr. Saltus and Miss Read on
wednesday interested many more people than were pres
ent the small company being natural result OF recent
ahlicton In the family. Mr.. Saltus and his
bride took steamer for Europe soon after the cere-
mony. Another American girl has gone to adorn the
ranks OF the foreign nobility Baron Schroeder who
married Miss Donahue, OF San Francisco on Wednesday
evening, Mt the Windsor Is cultured and aGabe young
gentleman OF fine presence. He served In the Franco
Prlssian war and still holds position the German Army
The banking house Of the schroeders has made the
FAMILY name familiar, 1t being of the heaviest con-
Germs In the world.
Mrs Alfred COvile gave luncheon party at her house
NO II East Forty eghth-st, Tuesday. The sketches
OF English society by Mrs Fairfax Interested many people
on the same day An attractive company OF young ladies'
received on Wednesday with Miss Smith, daughter Of
Mrs Samuel Smith, at No 293 Ffh-aye., on Wednesday
afternoon. That evening another brilliant
audience ut tho Academy whom Tda
rendered in way pleasing to both eye and ear.
The lobbies resOunded with the Of Nconi between
the acts, his success Rhddames having given every
body pleasant surprise. The proscenlum boxes have
almost boomod with scarlet pink and blue toilets on
some nights recently. and 1t cannot be disputed that
dash OF color helps the general effect OF the house At
the new house color needed with the light
finished Interior Among the people in the Academy
boxes during the week were Mrs Cruger, Mrs. W. b.
Dnsmorc, Miss Bcckwith, Miss Aston Mrs. james b.
Potter and the Misses Carroll
Holidays not conducive to social festiyy Of a fash
ionabc kind and the two holidays in week made il
rather dull period. Not that such are unwecome
occasionally Probably many households Thurs
day enjoyed dinner and evening home together for
the first time In the year
The football match drew many 20 the Polo Grounds on
Thanksgiving Day and Fifth-aye. rang during the even
Ing with the cheers Of the returning COlegans they
were couiortcd by dinner at Dcmonco's in the even
ing, given by Dudley Winthrop. Among the evening
dinner parties were MrS. j. j. BOWdOlns AMI Mrs. a.
Boauiman'S. Mrs.. Oliver Hartman gave handsome
luncheon Tor twenty ladies on Friday, the flowers being
liberal -cIic.
In the suburbs there was some fostiyty the Orange
Reunion drawing the usual company at that pretty vii
lagc while the I"IytoWn lyccun gave pleasing enter
Mis-, nan and Mr. Rooscvclrs wedding yesterday made
brilliant ending Ia the week the spectacle In Calvary
Church being one o the most charming Of the year Tie
bride Wa. every hi queen aud her bridesmaids were
doubted She W married rs nearly possible the
anniversary ~ her Introduction In society which wasus
F.fsf Thorn f.t4a flTsa Affaa
I6ul-a Crawford ClarLes Mrs Robert Iaydocl'-. and
Mrs Blrhydt'- In West fincth-st. Mr.. Frank Lincoln
20 party given by Ernest GrOc,beC on his birthday
Among the olt-oftown incidents last week the |
wedding Elizabeth. y. j.. Of Miss Cora NJ Day daugh
ter Of lrodonr y. Day OF NcwYork aud John Wander
Tilt Jerome In Philadelphia, Miss Ia Mott married
For many the display OF all that IS rich rare and curl
for the benefit Of the Pedestal Fund. tomorrow will
chief ar tctiDn of the coming week IL will take
m n i.nIny 10 ak about for long time TO- come" " WIN
Tie hr-f meeting ~ IN" Family Circle Dancing Glass
viii ~ held In the evening AT DrlmOucu- In the after
noon Nil, Alice Elliott will br Introduced at tea by
Sir Grard Foster The ranks o the Nineteenth Century
club fact filling up and the feast OF reason will begin
Thursday evening. when George ". Cable Will read |
lecture The Ideal Life and Art Of the Fictonst"
Mr.. J. II. stcbbus Will give an evening party with !
dancing on Monday, December 10, Ia introduco her |
daughter. Ma, Blanche Phelps stebbns Mrs. :. II. |
Irsucr VIII receive ON the afternoon Of December H. |
Nj and Mrs II. Herman have issued invitations Tor a
lecture on Evolution In the Primitive Art- and Early
Civilization" by c. -. b. Mills, December ., AT No. 80
The dancing season hand, and after the r. G.
D. G. tomorrow and the Vanderbilt ball on the llth, the
next gathering will bc the first Ladies' Assembly the
18Th. The Reception Committee this occasion will be !
Mr. william Aston Mrs John kcau. Mrs. George Rycs and
Mr.. George Bowdo There VIII be- two bands OF music,
and Eidgway Moore IA expected to lead the german
The first public ball. strange to l. The Charity,
which occurs AZ the New Opera House on January =.
B,ru-tcu's orchestra IA to play. The management hope
that 10 will prove a thing 10 have this bali before
people are tired Of dancing. Il the iu, before
Lent. The Palestine Commandcry ball Will be held AT
place January >, the Old Guard January 10,
and the 22d Regiment January 7.
only OF the JutiilOn balls has ad date a'Sgncu
10 II vet the first being December ~ These gatherings
v not be large but carefully selected, aud they Will be
much Ike congrc cation OF all the small dancing classes,
few elderly people being present
There J.. encouraging prospect OF n production
Of the Romance Of Poor Yong Man at the University
Club December p. by company OF amateurs nChl-
lng Mrs Potter H. \ I'M and others. II IS said that the
heroine does not appear until the close Of the play
and unc ~ II can bc reauugcd people must expect To see
masculine talent alone for the first two acts. The
Hospital Is 10 be- the beneficiary or the poI-
fOrmJncc. a.,
Among the engagements recently announced are those
NJ Miss Katherine Sands, sister al Mihon sands ana r.
l. Goikn. The Eren,g IOst N,s Susie scott, dhuEh-
Ter 81 william H. scott and Bolton Hall, son OF the Rev
Dr John Hall Audrey Boyle, OF London ana Hal
lam 1cnny son. eldest son OF the poctlHlIrdt'' ,
Among tho people 10 leave the CITY are loru anu
Lady Vaudeville who 20 to Florida; Ms NhitIlS ana
daughter, bound for Europe, aud also MT: ahd MIS-.
winthrop ThOrnc aud Harry Stevens Who VIII make an
extended trip going first 10 India Mr. Ildcn also 5dlu
la contemplate Trip on the Yosemite with party OF
friends 10 Havana and other Cuban ports