New-York tribune., 1886-02-21
THE WEEK IN SOCIETY.
.uR1Jc BALLS. CoTILLoNs AND WEDDINGS.

sr,,o ,,,ool, hos furnished not only much gayety
- lind but also a great deal of private entertain
-, THE repertories OF the opera companies bOth al
s, ,J.,ronoitan and the Academy Of Music are now
,r.,,v we'll exhausted and declining interest among
tno most fashionable operagOers indicates waning
season The exodus the South goes small way
chiefly among people who on account of bereayements
ao not indulge in gay recreation OF any Kind. This ln
oludes a large detachment Of the Vanderbilt FAMILY
Washington is attracting many OF Mrs. william T. "hl
ney's friends. New ork has not been 80 nuncrouSy
represented the Federal capital for long time AS II
at presept wond probably surprise the country at
large to know how little political feeling has to DO with
social life at Washington.
Still good mauy people remain In ths HNely tow"
and manage to smuse themselves. Mrs c. X schlenchh
opened the weeks festivities with couHoh lor ner
daughter at her new house. No East Forynfth-st Inc
ruests were chiefly yOung people, and among them were
most OF the debuantes OF the season. Ii was lae wheh
they began to at this hospitable mansion "mch
was Handsomely decorated with flowers and plants
lavish snpper was spread midnight which was eaten
with zest AS suitable preparation for the coon Ihls
hepnn at O'clock John Hadden, led with Miss Schief
elm The favors exceedingly pretty Among those
who took part game follow your leader were MISS
MAY Brady the Misses Winthrop, the Misses Remsen,
hiss Barrett Miss Daisy Cameron Miss Lena Post Miss
Bese Alexander Miss Kate Buckley, the Misses Ruther-
ford Miss Livingston, II. lie Grand Cannon, Philip
Jydig, Howard Townsend. A. Rutherford, Reginald
Rives, Mr. Oothout, Leon Marie and Newoold Leroy.
On the whole this dance of the prettest Of the
season. l.
On this same evening there was much,amusemens at
the opening of the Atheneum On Washington
Heights where many people well known y the social life
OF that neighborhoOd had gathered. Miss Henrietta
Ieebes voice heard there. Earlier III the
day there had been charming musicale at lhe mouse OF
Mrs A. Lawrence Hopkins No. West Forty seventh
st. where many the sounds were furnished by
the Hungarian Band The Park Dramatic Association
played Hazel Kike" at the Lexington Avenue Opera
House. in the evening, and was much applauded MISS
Wckham's reading the afternoon at the Hotel Bruins
wick called to that place. among Others Mrs. Adam
Badeau Mrs. Hicks-Lord and Miss Emma Thurshy.
Mrs Samuel Sloan received guests at No East Thirty
seyenth-st, well Mrs. Charles Taylor at NO 81
Gramercy Park. and Mrs William Gardner Read jr. at
No % West Nineteenthst Mrs. Robert Hoe jr, gave
large diuner It Will that the fashionable world
was busy on this day.
The second and last OF the Junior Patriarchs' balls
for this season occurred Tuesday evening at The
Metropolitan Opera House-in the assembly rooms
1t was even moro OF than
the ball in December. The arrangements were more
perfect the desperate supper rush that occurred at
the first entertainment avoided. The floral decora
tiOns were extravagant Plaques OF yellow dan0-
dis and red tulips relieved the heavy draperies at the
windows but that all The gasSht had been SOFT
ened by new porcelain shades and the appearance Of
the ballroom and the ladies' fresh costumes was much
Improved thereby. short dances the order before
midnight The cOtilOn began at O'Clock Ihe manner
IN which Miss Cutting led through the difficult mazes OF
this dance was much admired -Four hundred people
were assembled amOng them being forty invited guests
such as Graham NOR, OF Scotland; sackvihe Caloeck
and CAPTAIN Lawrence. Of England; Miss Hunter, OF
Newport Mr.. Fairfax, OF Virginia. and Mrs. Van Kens
seaer and her daughter. of Albany. Oi the
townspeople there were Mr ana Mfs
T. Coleman Drayton; f. Brjckhost Cutting
H. lie Grand Cannon, j. Ridgoway Moore. Miss Rnth
Lawrence Miss Amy Galatin the Misses Remsen. Miss
Alice Bunse, and. in fact all the persons usually seen
at such places. half past IL before the dancers
appeared The hour OF arrival at any entertainment In
Hew.York grows later and later
But there had been much going TO aud fro among
people OF leisure before for dancing arrived on
this day. Dinners were given by Mrs. John Kean, OF
No. 15T Second-ave. to sixteen guests and the young
friends OF Mrs Samuel BOrrOwe at No % West Seven
teenth. St, to the number OF twelve, dned with her
Mira George Scott Of No. 2S East Ftty-sevenh- St. Mrs
Walter Lawrence, OF No. 81 East Chirty-fourth-st.
and Mrs Buchanan Winthrop, OF No. 279 Ffthave also
entertdued selected friends There were endless
receptions earlier. and all well attended. Among
the houses that open Mrs Willard Parkers'
ir Mrs. c. H. Adans's Mrs Edward a. Raymond's'
Mira Albert c. Halls and Mrs. j. 8. Decker's.
The light tripping of little feet In the evening was not
confined to the Metropolitan Assembly room, however
At Mrs Sheppard Knapps, No 80 West Flfty-sxth-st'
there was a german Miss Knapp and forty pairs OF
xounR people They arrived at reasonably early hour,
and the cotion began midnight quiet fancy dress
ball given by the Artistic society at the mouse OF S
pres BAfdlt, Nu.
But after ALL AS pleasing an entertainment as me day
afforded as the charming In French By Madame
Sious similar occasions Madame Grevile talked about
unobjec ctOuaGle French novels; but she seemed
with the fact that there IS great deal OF honeie III
France all the contrary notwithstanding
She said quietly that what surprised her most IN America
was many ladies abroad. No Que present
seemed this remark a. too personal One OF
the great charms of Madame Grevles lecture ls the
PWednesdsy's prosrainne differed those of other
days only the name and numbers Sc ect niue parry
Io1oes ScrTmser's at No lO7 East Twenty .trst-st
all in honor OF Miss Mollle HOnnan lhere was an
guests were young people still to be mated The pleas
ant afternoon had enabled many ladies 70 get aGou Mo 10
james Wallace. Mrs. LeGrand L. Benedict. Mrs Samuel
sands Mrs r. Brookman OF No East slxty-second-st
had dancing party for 100 guests me music was
good the supper excellent and the fsyorF IN me ger
exceedingly pretty Among other lncdentS OF 'ne
day were Mrs William Fellows dlHnsr parry yU one az
Wards IN North Washington Square. Mrs. q. C. Genet
Miss Hawke OF No. 72S Lexingtor-ave. entertained
the Lenox Riding Club the same evening among those
Nolan, Williams MornI, Henriques' Fisher leslie
Fisher, Wilson. Requa Rogers, Clarke, Ward, Leslie
Mason, Allen. sampson, sL mons. -,
DraytOn's. This the incident OF the week par ex-
cellence This fine mansion: at No. S14 E tlitn-aVe Is
1t On this occasion It's halls and large rooms were
0, @ IG Fdar WSen the guests
gan arrive and quite Friday morning when j. Ridge
Moore undertook 10 snow once more no" grace
fully he could lead the german. He did we'll Among
the other dancers Mr. and Mrs. Orme Wilson, Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Casey, Mss Belle Wilson. Mr. and
Mrs Elliott Roosevelt Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Goeei, Mr.
and Mrs j. f. D. Lauler, and Miss Kate Bulkey, whose
admirers never are few IL is said that good many
people hurt at not being asked to this party IL
should be remembered that the Drayon house not 80
large as the metropolitan Opera House whtre Oh me
same Thursday evening the lIederkrdnz masked ball
took place. This IS always perfectly proper perform
Hnce-at least until late hour IL not exclusively
attended by Gernans large delegations from the Union
the Unversity and the Calumet clubs being always
promptly on hand. Liederkranz Is not q par
tcuary gddy wicked dance. and after Is over the
men generally wonder why they went. Governor Hin
was there and Governor Abbett, of New-Jersey
There many calls made Thursday, 10 take ad
vantage OF the beautiful day, and Fthave presented