St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-08
NEW YORK SOCIETY GOSSIP.
One Week Among the Society People
of the Great Metropolis.
TSpecial Telegram to the Globe.

NEW YORK, Dee. THE week in society
has been brilliant one. An exceptional
sumptuous banquet was given on Thursday
by Miss Wolfe for her young relatives, Miss
Dora Hoffman and Miss Barley. Twenty
two young people sat down to table on
which rare china, sparkling crystal and
/ many quaint old pieces of family silver
seemed TO dispute the palm of beauty and
perfection, with profusion of natural flowers
tastefully and advantageously disposed The
charm of Miss Wolfe's mansion is the home
like atmosphere that seems to pervade every
part of it, so that although so very grand, it
does not seem grand at all. The pictures,
every one Of which is a priceless gem, are
distributed through the different rooms-not
collected in one long gallery-and thus
wherever one may wander in the long suite
of superbly-furnished and decorated apart
ments the eye always rests upon mas
terpiece of art. Miss Wolfe
is said to be the richest single lady in Amer
lea, and her house is one of the fuest in
New York. Among the young ladies who
were present at the dinner on Thursday were
Miss Van Rensselaer,, Miss JEANNE Potter,
Miss Warren, Miss Lally Marie Miss Hoff-
man and the Misses Barley. Miss Potter is
| young daughter Of the assistant bishop.
Miss Hoffman and Miss Barley are both
handsome, and are both very tall.
There is quite brigade Of
tall women in society just now,
who, If so disposed, might strike terror to
the diminutive youths by whom they are
surrounded, and distance them in any chance
encounter.
The Thursday evening club, which met at
Mr.. John jays, was attended by nearly all
the original members, and by large com
pany who came on invitation of Mrs. Jay.
On the same evening a crowd of society
people went to Orange for the exhibition Of
the Amateur theatricals, which formed the
closing act of the great bazaar.
large reception at Mrs. Francis Mcneil
Bacon's for the introduction of her step
daughter, Miss Margaret Bacon, brought the
gayeties of the week to a close
Mrs. Leutilhon held reception for her
daughter, Miss leila Leutilhon, on three con-
seeutive evenings, which prevented the
crowd that made other receptions like dol
lar store at Christmas time
The annual rush of winter gayety will be-
gin on Monday evening at Delmonico's, with
the first F. G. d. C.. ball. Fresh faces, fresh
toilet, fresh flowers, and all that youthful
spirits and gay young hearts can give will
combine to give charm and beauty to the first
great ball OF the season, groanings and croak-
ings to the contrary Notwithstanding. There
has never been a more promising December.
A large rose bud dinner for the fortunate
debutante, Miss Barley, will be given by Miss
Pierre Lorillsrd on Tuesday.
The first meeting at Mrs. Iselin's
will be held on Wednesday evening.
and will hardly tend to keep society corps de
ballet fresh for the first mbly, which is to
take place at Delmonico's on Thursday.
Mrs. Lorillard gives her first call on Monday
the 18th. Mrs. Minturn's german will follow
on the 10th, and the first cotillion on Thurs
day, the 18th.
Mrs. Ogden Goelet's cards are out for
ball on the Goth, and the venerable Mrs.
Mary Mason Jones promises her
great grand daughter, Miss Lena Post.
and her great niece, Miss Helen Colford
Jones, eotillion party in their honor on the
last night Of the year.
Wednesdays steamer viii take away to
their home beyond the sea Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest Beckett Denison, and Mrs. William
Z. Lee. Mrs. Lee goes to join her sister,
Mrs. w. Il. Hurlbert, in Rome.