New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-19
BOSTON,.
SOCIETY NOTES CLUBS AMUsEMENTS.


Boston. Dec 1s.-Although there has been no largo
ball TO chronicle this week the world has not been
altogether without diversions Afternoon teas. small
dinner parties evening receptions and the first Harvard
Assembly at Berkeley Hall on Thursday night, when
Mrs Francis Peabody, jr.. Mrs Amos Lawrence Mason
and Mrs. F. L. Ames matrons. have made up the
principal sum. OF the receptions that given on Wednes
day for Professor and Mrs. Lanciani by Mrs George s.
Ha wife the prominent lawyer was one OF the largest
and most important Mrs. Judge Lowell. Mrs Kate Gan
nett Wells Mrs Francis Pariman. General F. A. Walker.
Mrs Samuel Eliot Miss Susan Hale and the Rev. o. b.
Nottingham those present Professor Lanci-
ami Whose wife. by the Miss Rhodes OF Provi
dence. r. LII has made mott marked Impression not less
socially by his delightful course OF Lowell Institute
illustrated lectures. which ended Thursday night He
and Mrs. Lancan given a dinner last week by Mr.
and Mrs Martin Brimmer when Professor Alexander
gassz Mr. and Mrs. Augustus Lowell Mr. T. Jefferson
Coolidge and Mr. John C. Ropes were among the guests
invited to meet them. On Monday evening Mrs Edward
d. Bolt gave the first OF four germans at her house In
Beacons who Is debutane this winter
Mrs Bolt who u sister OF Mr. I. f. and Mr. r. NJ Cusn
ing OF Newport Boston. has lived several years In
Paris and back to take her old prominent place In
Boston society this winter. Mrs. Robert NJ Gushing by
the way has issued cards for two dancing parties on the
nights OF January and February l. Among the pleas
ATTEST the regular weekly receptions those OF Mrs.
James Bell and her sister, Mrs f. f. Pratt daughters OF
being widow.
The Lyman ball. given by Miss Florence Lyman. or
Boston and Newport introduce her niece Miss Lyman
ino society which was first announced for December,
has been postponed until the night Of January D. MT
Robert Grant the novelist uncle OF the young heress Is
To have the management OF the ball
Tonight ut the Botoph Club General Lew Wallace is
the special guest Mrs b. H. neknor wife OF the pun
Usher issued cards for reception on tuesday alter-
10 meet General W allace
The Thursday Evening Club entertained this week
by Robert Treat Paine at his house III Jays fapes
were read by Professor Putnam the archtologlst on
prehistoric American Indian pottery. and 10y d. Brake
on deserted vessels and wrecks and their damage 10
other ships Dr. Bowditch read etter OF Eersohs on
the death Of brother Mr. Justin winsor on the
treason OF Benedict Arnold
The celebration Of 2ooth anniversary of King 3
Chapel Wednesday an event OF more than ordinary
only to those connected WIN the od historic
s1rch out TO very many q. oo1Puny
who admitted only by ticket remained through
| the exercises which lasted from 1870 until
notable event TO take place next Wednesday at the
Hotel endome will be that of the annual dinner OF the
Boston Merchants Association IL Is expected that sena-
tors Allison Iowa. sherman OF Ohio. Eustls OF Louis
lana Morgan and Pugh OF Alabama Evars OF New YORK:
Hale OF Maine Hoar and Dawes OF Massachusetts. and
Representatives Carlisle, Randall and the Congressman
from this will present and discuss tho issues or
the tarf question.
House wednesday, the venerable Robert b. Forbes read
a paper" Notes the Trade OF Boston with China
(auain Forbes eightytwO years OF rose steadily 10
his feet and remained standing swithOut any apparent
fatigue during the reading of OF his paper
AT the theatres this Mr. Booth has led of In point
of big houses he did last week The great Boston
Theatre has been cranmed almost every night his Mac
beth drawing the largest audiences.
Mus,cally the week has been dull one and no impor-
tspt concert has been given. The only event to he no
ti,ed is MIR osefys performance OF beethoven concerto
in the symphony concert Tonight MI Chadwlcks sym
phouy played last saturday night was handsomely re-
Gel led and pronounced valuable contribution TO Amer
ica's music