Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1884-04-07
New York Bellies.
The Beauties of the Metropolis Gathere,
at the New Opera-HOuse.

at the New Opera-HOuse.
New York Letter to Boston Herald
All the bellies of New York society were in
full force on the occasion of the gala per-
foruance of 'Les Huguenots" at ths Metro
politan Opers-House. The eye of the multi
tude turned instinctively from Nilsson Sem
brich and Scalchi to where Miss Langdon,
Miss Bulkley aud Miss Parsons sat enthroned
in the splendor of their beauty, and there
we're many admiring glances towards such
youthful matrons as Mrs. Merritt, Mrs Henry
Clews and Mrs. Fred Nelson. Other ladies
pleased by the elegance of theie apparel, such
as Mrs. Bradley Martin, who was in white
aud mauve damasse silk, decollste and Mrs.
James Waterbury, who, in black dress,
with the low corsage ornamented with
bunch of Parma violess and fairly studded
with diamond ornaments might well have
represented the traditional character of the
Queen of Night at fancy ball. Miss Beck
with held her own in u robe of sky-blue tulle,
and Miss Caroline Astor, who was in white,
attracted attention by appearing with mann
moth bouquet of pink roses bordered with
snowy blossoms-a ''nosegay" which must
have been of a goodly weight. The foreign
ers present, including Sir Henry Messy
Thompson, the English baronet who is un-
derstood to be an aspirent to the hand of the
reigning beauty, and Mr.. Sinclair, an athletic
blonde Canadian, who is regarded as an
Apollo by the ladies-Were in ecstacies over
the appearance of the house. Miss Marion
Langdon's lovely FACET is snow white, and
framed in dusky hair, coiled simply and with
out ornament, ''the tip-tilted nose' and
arched mouth disclosing pearly teeth, strong
ly revealing the countenance of 'the most
beautiful woman in England" Lady Dudley
IL, 1e
and purple violets that heaped the ledge of
the box in which she sat, that next to the one
occupied by Mrs. William Fl. Vanderbilt who
was very simply dressed in black grensdine
and satin. Miss Langdon wore black tulle,
the snowy arms and neck quite bare, and
bunch of corn colored flowers placed coquet-
tishly at the left on the corsage, which was
further ornamented with bouquet Cf GRIM
son roses. She looked piquant and adorable,
although not SO brilliantly beautiful as on
some occasions, thanks to the subdued light
ing of the box which held her party.
Miss Kate Bulkley, her most formidable
rival, was more fortunate in this respect;
placed directly beneath a chandelier in a
group matronized by Mrs. Kernochan, she
was simply dazzling in her girlish loveliness.
In white dress with a low corssge, orna-
mented with the snowy gardenias and their
dark green leaves and with the same flowers
in her brown hair, she radiated health and
has been somewhat indisoreetly termed ''the
American Langtry," and on the other side,
Miss Anne Parsons, who is seen to better ad-
vantage in decollete dress, which aceentu-
ates the poise of her head, than in the high
corsage of white muslin and Valenciennes
lace, which she wore on this occasion. Miss
Bulkley was decidedly the star of this group
of Three Gracss; although she has been a
reigning beauty for three seasons, she retains
her sweet simplicity and is entirely unaffected
and unspoilad. In the long list of suitors
whom she has refused is-alas!-included the
name of tho redoubtable Freddie" Gebhard.
The sister of that now notorious young gen.
tleman, Mrs. Fred Nelson, was much ad-
mired the other evening in dull red robe,
decoIIete, becoming to her brunette COM
plexion, and near her, in tbs same box as
Mrs. George Rives, was Mrs. H"nry CleWs,
looking extremely well in white dress, that
resembIed Miss Bulkley corsage decol-
lete, the waist pointed and mass of white
roses for ornament. Mrs Merritt (formerly
Miss Augusta Schackl was also in white silk,
decolIste, and with her exquisite parure of
diamonds. Her sister, the lovely Miss Con-
stance Setback, accompanied Mrs. Bradlay
Martin; she wore pale blue darnasse silk
that became her rose leaf complexion.