St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-15
SOCIAL NEW YORK.
What the Good People of the Great
City Are Doing in Balls, Din
nprS Etc
Special Telegram TO the Globe. /

NEW 1Ork, Dec Io.-lne nrSt assembly
ball, which took place at Delmouico's rooms
on Thursday evening, was brilliant social
event. Society sent able representatives of
all its varied grades and ages.
The crowd was immense and the heat
distressing. Diamonds glittered everywhere
and the atmosphere was heavy with the per-
fume Of thousands OF roses. Indeed, the
bouquets carried by the debutantes exceeded
in size and number any that have been
hitherto seen in New York ball room. Miss
Bergman and Miss Lima Post were about
hidden by the forest of blossoms that they
carried before them. Observers with a taste
for financial calculations are puzzling them
selves to know whether young men have
grown richer or flowers cheaper in the last
twelve months. Certainly such profusion
of natures gems was never lavishcd on any
previous generation Of debutantes. The pre-
ponderance of white among the ladies' cos
tunes at both the Delmonico balls detracted
somewhat from the color and warmth of the
scene.
Mrs. Orme Wilson nee Carrie Astor gilt
tered ana shimmered like the heavens Of a
starry night in gown of silver
tulle, with diamonds flashing from
every available point. Mrs. Coleman Dray-
toms white satin and lace dress was relieved
by punches of scarlet peoples, and Mrs. john
Borlan made nice bit Of color in the general
abuse of it by her gown of rich cardinal red
She looked extremely well, by the way, after
her summer in the far west. Miss
Cameron, daughter of Sir Roderick
Cameron, wore a costume of red
satin, embroidered with gold and an
Alsatian head-dress Of gold that was both eff
fective and original. The fashion of
seraping the hair up to the very top of the
head and there disposing of it in braids and
bows seems to be at last universally adopted.
Notwithstanding that Vanity Fair has been
pretty industriously occupied OF late with its
own legitimate business, yet time has been
found for two very considerable ven
lures in the cause of charity. The bazaar in
aid Of the destitute blind went swimmingly
on from morn to dewy eve at the Brunswick
on Monday and netted a very satisfactory
result. The entertainment given to-day for
the benefit of the home for crippled children,
under the direction of Mrs. Vim. Bliss, was
so original in conception and so well organ
lied as to prove both socially and financially
successful. 1t opened with very good concert,
which was followed by tea aud dancing. All
the prominent society girls, among them Miss
Otis, Miss Post, Miss Morgan, Miss Murray,
Miss Grant, Miss Buckley, and regiment of
others assisted at the tea tables, and were
most picturesquely costumed in aprons and
mobcaps, each one wearing ribbons of the
color worn by her attendant knight, who
had been previously chosen from among the
thirty ushers- The music, the lights and
the animation Of the scene attracted quite
crowd of outsiders, who thus had an oppor-
tunity of seeing and being waited upon
by society's queens, and, as in the case at
the London bazaars, did not at all mind be-
ing relieved of their s5s and Sos BY the neat
handed and sweet-faced Phyllises of the &C.
casion. AS for the ushers, among whom
were Messrs. Rutherford, Cutting, McVicker,
Aspinwal, and Beach, they did their duty
bravely and added not a little to the en-
joymsnt aud success Of the enterprise
After stately and dignifed square dance,
with which the gayety opened. general dane
ing began and was kept up with as mneh
SayCb1 as IL SaluiUdl ulBub Hdu not come 10
draw friendly curtain over the rolicking of
the week.
Cards are out for debutante dinner at
Mrs. Barbey's on Monday, the 22d, which viii
precede Mrs. Emmett's ball and probably be
very superb banquet. Indeed, ''Rosebud
dinners" are going on all the time and on a
scale Of luxury and magnifcence that is al
most thrown away upon the girls and boys
who surround the hospitable board. at
dinner Of twenty, given a few days since
by Mrs. Morren for Miss Mabel jerks, an
orchestra of twelve stringed instruments,
taken from among DIR. Damrosch's best mu-
sicians, played during the serving of the
dinner, while the table decorations and
menu were Of the most elaborate descrip-
ton.