New-York tribune., 1886-11-09
PEOPLE All LILLE OIERA.

The opening night OF the opera always bring:
together fashionable audience OF representative New
Workers aud last evening the performance witnessed
by n company unusually largo and brilliant The mum
Der present Included most OF the wealthy and prom
nens families of this city and only were all
tho boxes 1iied. but every the huge
auditorium was occupied before tho cur
| tain went down on the first act or the "Queen o
sheba." The boxes were mostly occupied by the box
owners or by those who have leased for the pres
eDt season and nearly all had few guests with them
| last evening
The ladies dressed In elaborate and costly toilets
of HIGHT colors and the display Of jewels was unusually
brilliant. The faces OF many young ladies new
| TO most OF those present were to be seen
IN the boxes and the debutautes the COM
ing season. Each carr. ed a handsome bouquet The
custom OF the OF calling from box 10 box between
the acts was general usual and the spacious lob
bies found by others to DO pleasant places for
promenading. The parterre boxes held some faces
not seen last season.
Secretary Whitney engaged No T. and last evening
Mrs. Whitney Mrs. Woolsey occupied It with friends
Mr. and Mrs. Pierre Loriard. N. Grlswod Lorllard
other guests occupied the adJonIng box and MI.
Mrs. j. Coleman Drayton and Mr. aud Mrs. Ome Wiz
son we're In that Of their mother Mira AstOr, who
was unable to be Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Pulitzer
occupied their box. and Mr. and Mrs Frederic GaIatin
and Miss Amy Galiaun sat In the Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Knckerbocker and MI aud Mrs. II. Victor New.
coub with their daughter Mss Edith Newcomb one of
this SEASONS de6utantes, occupied adjoining boxes
On the opposite sde of the parterre Mr. and
Mrs George j. Gould Win some members Goud's
family in the lstter's box Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus W.
Field. Egerton l. Winthrop, Jr, Miss Winthrop, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Clexs and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Goeiet
occupied their boxes along the right side the house
with parties OF trends Others be seen Ia the par
terre were Mr. snd Mrs. j. A. Bostwick Miss
Nellie Bostwick. Adrian lseln. Frederick Good
rich, MT. and Mrs Elbrdge l. Gerry
Mr. and Mrs. Amos Cottlng. j. f. Loubat Mr. and Mrs
Charles Crockett Miss CrOckeT, Nh 10. Louis Hamniers
ley, Mr. ana Mrs. llllam hOckeeller Mrs, HerZug,
Mr. anu Mrs W. W. ehermau Mir. de Forest, Mrs. Cal
icndar MI anu MIS- George Hcury Warren, aiiss War
rsu, Mr.. ana Mrs. JVhD Jacob AstVr, Mr.. anu Mrs
Luz ner hOuulzc Dr. ana Mrs. seward WeDb Mr. ana
Mrs william h. VanderDlit Mr. and Mrs. HeDer l.
Bishop, Miss Amy Townsend. aud CurDeuus Vanderbilt
Mrs. oyiyanus Reed had use of the
pupiIs O her scnoOl, several OF whom present
The char-e or Teachers From or tulrty-six
boxes the first bright costumes and slliug
party oI guests occupied the directors left
of the stage. and Mia Aurian lselD Misses |
j. Leith had that OF George G. Haven. Mr.. and Mrs
Henry q. Marqusnd ami Miss Msrquand
occupied their box the right side OF the |
sIage, and among the others tier were Mr.
anu Mrs Joseph ". Dfexel George Kemp, j. Hartman
MI ana MIS- d. q. Mills, AIR. anu Mrs. -Lucius Tucker
man. Cornelius Felowes. Mr. aud Mrs j. PIerpont Nor
san Charles Lauier Mr.. ana Mre. {. Z. Huntington,
Mrs l.. b. -lhurOer, samuel ID. Babeock, the MIsses
bsbcVck, Mr. anu Mrs. W. III. Iillugnast dr. and Mrs
Lew T. Morton. and Mrs. Bradley.
Among others noticed during the evening occupying
Daniel l.. slckies William echaus William schaus, ir
me Misses Kemp Miss Lena Post Mi. and Mrs. Allen-
Jury
AT the close OF the first act James G, Blaine entered
he house and occupied Mr.. anu Mrs. Lew T. M0rton's
)ox with thou. Baron do kcuIorsK skiold, the Swedish
Minister was also In Mr Morton's party