New-York tribune., 1886-01-31
THE WEEK IN SOCIETY.
r,sy DAYS, BUT FEw LARGE GATHERINGS.
pArRI,ECus DANCING-UNIoN LEAGUE RECEPTION
n1NNERs MU.ICALES AND WEDDINGS.


- I,rro entertainments have not been numerous
,ros,ios the Patriarchs' Ball Tuesday and the
I,non League reception on Thursday the two opera
houses were the only places where people ia society
came together great numbers. On Monday night,
With the exception of dinner parties given hy Mr. and
Az, John Taylor Johnston, Mrs George Wood Mr. ana
Miro Jonn T. Parish aud others there were social
,thcriugs ard so the Academy and Metropolitan opera
House huxcs wc flied. at the Opera House there
,v,S brilliant display Of hands dresses. Mrs John
J,cob AStOr occupied her box on the first TIER in white
a,iD wearing magnificent diamonds On the same side
ge house was Mrs. CyTus ". Field in pale blue bro
cade Mrs Burton " Harrison wore becoming dress OF
,l,ck tulle Mrs Orme Wilson and Mrs. William jay
were both in white and Mrs. George Henry Warren, j
=, male pink. The tObOsgauiug at Orange attracted "a
party OF young people on MONDAY aIlerhooh given D1
T. Grand b. Cannon.
The Patrarchs and their guests, although they danced
for the rst in the assembly rooms at the Metropo-
,op Op.ra House Tuesday. found the second ball
mono tne less enjoyable for that reason The floral
dccorations were confined the windows, which were
enriched with scarlet tuips aud curtains OF ivy The sup
ner was served small tables in tn smaller OF The rooms.
and a 80 III the tea-rooH then came the cOillon. The
dresses OF course were handsome. and the bouquets
were more than at any ball this winter Mrs
Urayton carried one of orchids and Hlieso:the-
valley The dCbutantCs out i'll fu force well Us
older pcope ana entered into tho dancing with zcSt
Mis-, George Hcckschcr, Mss May Bra y. Miss
Amy Gallatin, Miss Van Rensselaer, and Miss
Grace Minot of Boston, formed
striking group one of The figures Of the colon which
was led by j. Rdgeway Moore Miss Muotwho attracted
admiration at Lenox ana Saratoga last summer, is visit
ing in the city; the evening she was honoIed by
a diuucr-party by Mrs. Henry Sloane. The
guests included Mr. and Mrs. Chester Grs-
void Mr. aud Mrs Roland Redmond, Mr.. and Mr.
GEORGE de Forest and b. W. Robbins. The
white company aftcrward attended the ball
The last Of the Tuesday muScaeS was given by Mrs
u AFrc in i,e nff he
house in Flith-ave filed with guests, ncadins Mrs.
Barton y. Harrison. Mrs. John sherwood and Mrs. O. :
Tcal Mrs. W b. Dmsmore, ir., and Miss Musgr@yc as
sisted 10 the guests Not the least interesting OF
Tuesdays pleasures was the amateur Mcaircals III
CbcLermg Hall. for the benefit OF 81 AIMS Church
"The Od Love aud the New was played with Mrs
James Brown Potter as Hc{cn Nair,y3, John H. Bird.
Alexander T. Mason. Miss PEI kins ana other wcEnown
amateur, in the cast. The audience was large and
fashionable, and Mrs Potter sustained her reputation as
g amateur.
Receptions theatre parties the only incidents
OF Wednesday to call people out In the rain
and dampncsS Mrs John sEerwoOus parors
we're well filed with guests IN tue
afternoon, when she gave one of her pleasant
weekly readings on next Thursday she VIII give
another Of these entertainments the proceeds TO he dc
voted to charity Mrs ZereEa and Miss Zrrega gave an
afternoon reception, and in Brooklyn there were two
large gatherings of the kind. in the afternoon
by Mrs. Henry X sheldon OF Columbia Heights AMI the
other by Nh and Mrs y. e. Jennings, OF Ciinon-ave.
both afternoon and evening The floral decorations ID
Mrs Jcnuin SIS house were elaborate.
The gathering of prominent people at the Union
League clubhouse Thursday evening was n notable
one ana the ladies the uxuucs If not all tie my'-
tees Of cub life The handsome house which Is rarely
Invaded 10y TIE fIr SEX hosp'dny in'o" ID I1T" M S
,"s bing arranged to cham, thc eye ut not TO III
icIcre with the progress of the many guests IRON one
apartment; to another MI Delcw, tue new president
OF tue cub. stood IN tie library ana IIeeled
ceeTt, and dancing WAS enjoyed by the young people
until late hour The display OF nCh toilets ana Ihre
jewels striking The pictures shown IL the ant gal
iry were loaned from the 81 Mem3trs
Tue dance gwen by MI and Mr,' George = Po"uIl''
OF Park-ave., for Miss Fannie Bowdoin on IAursddy
~ ro1r" % y,1"en ami yonng men VINO assembled
ia the large parlorS enjoyed dancing TO thc
Bowdoiu's entertainments are marked 6y charming
informaty. The third bal OF ne Brooklyn ielshts
River opportunity for pleasure the same eyenins' me
Ion was lea by Mr. HowdrI. The staten Island Assem-
biz ball IN the German Club rooms Al SIapct%h "Te~ o.
gether the social population Of tue little island Ia town
there were numerous dinner parues Mr. aud Mrs.
9[me Yison Mrs and Ereo1s M5s asa L%Ss
George Pe all gave small dinners, ana Mrs Alexander
In honor OF daughter Miss essie Van Rensselaer,
Mrs Post and Mrs. COucnt gave receptions, MI anu MIS-
their wedding receptions with the cotllon after"ard
for their six bridesmaids. - ,. no
"pink dinners. MrswHnan B Dinsmore IT., gave the
ss Of n,m on prdSy eye4nS % of Of the table
were paIe green and twenty young girls who par
!oUo soTor. OF 'sI sr pKoderick Cameron, who is
occupying house in University Pace toT inc oT %inIf MIL
Daisy Cameron and Mrs. WESTON OF the Dakota gave
s:ephens received Friday afternoon also Mrs Walter
!. suydam Yesterday Mrs Jacob Wendell held large
afternoon reception at her house in East Thirty eighth
fncuts st;, a. SboGt five hundred guests we're pres
ent. Mrs. Louis Crawford Clark gave
afternoon tea at 'he home OF her father lie Grand b.
Mrs Abenathy gave receptions and Mrs. Gu hDert SI0
comb ana Miss Cora slocomb. Of New-Oreans gave
theatre party It Wallacks.
The wedding OF Miss oade Young and o. ID. BALDWIN
the president OF the Fourth National Bank. on Tues
day, attended by several hundred guests The ccre-
nOny performed under "a canopy OF IeIhs, from
which suspended bell OF roses The Misses Hays;
In pretty white gowns and bouquets of daisies ociaed
as bridesmaids, and the reception lasted Ihtll Intc
Cathedral when Miss Mary Farley and Daniel A. Moran
The engagement of Miss Lillian Carnochan aud Cort
laudt Rutledgo announced during the week
The ball to be given tomorrow evening by Mr. and
Mrs ogden Goelet their spacious Fifth Avenue house
Will begin another week OF pleasure. Mr. aud MIS-. |
Robert Goelet have sent out invitations for BAL at
their house February 9.
The second coiillon ball occurs on Tuesday and the
same evening in the assembly rooms Of the Brooklyn
Academy the Ihpctongas" will give Their hrst 63i: 63
prominent men of Brooklyn. in imitation Of the |
PAtrarcs and the is the Indian word ior eents
X Itch M Hmorv S,pl,arI Frank Benson and Adrian
Hunt clal-hOuse on the llth Will attract many ihe
+ D. Isnicr, Mrs Adoiph Ladcnburg Mrs Arthur NJ.
Dodge ana Mrs. JOnn Elliott C0wjn.
st. Valentines Ketiiedrum" the fair given annually
for the benefit Of the Samaritan Home Tor
tie Aged will he held this year on
the 18Th. In amateur circles there Is
much activity Mrs. Potts is rehearsing =" lhe iron
Master" in which che will appear this month Tor a
CLARITY. and the Junior Club and the Amateur COMEDY
Cub also rehearaing plays for presentation DeioFe
Lent.
Mrs. william WinsOw sherman OF No. lO2 East |
TweHtytfh-st gave Pink dinner last evening ioL
ten guests The chandelier and table were covered win
amass of PINK roses. Among the guests were Captah |
And Mrs Warren C. Beach MIS-; Joseph X. eGEiun"l.
Mrs j. b. Scrbner Glib 1T NJ Spelr, George Shef1a"
and James Barnes. ON Wednesday evening next MIS- !
Sherman Will give a supper to about NIFTY GUESTS
Cards for the Welding OF Miss Annie sturgeS |
Hedlcy. daughter OF Mrs John II. Hedry 10 the KeV