New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-12
THE WEEK IN SOCIETY.
DANCING AND TEA DRINKING.


at Delncnioos but there two three days OF
good sleghing in the Park and countless dinners
and RECEPTIONS In addition to all this excitement
several fairs tor charity. Thus fashionable
people lad enough do in attending to social duties.
e. say nothing OF their Christmas shopping.
The Junior Patriarchs evidently felt at home at
painenco's on Thursday evening Indeed, the place
hal the being deeked especially to greece the
prodiga sons aud daughters who had last winter so
wiekedT violated the laws OF good society by having
their darce at the Metropolitan Opera HOnse. In
the ball roo over the mirrors and between them were
plaques Of Jacdneninot Nsreehal Neil and COrneia
Cook roses. English yioiets ana hyaeinths. pleasant
eject was added by eolored globes over the electric
lights. As usual the supper served down-s airs a
little after midnight Before this, however, there
were various dances and after supper the german
the order. On the whole 1t voted a successful
ball and there not many people present who are
not considered entirely OF the proper social quality
The list of young gris liz is necessary 10 use the
adjective distinguish the rosebuds from the I'M
married relies Of past seasOnsl who were enjoying
Their first ball was "a long one. They general wore
short dancing dresses Of white tule or net simply
trimmed and they were not overloaded with bouquets
III seems TO be the custom this present the
debutantes with flowers the at which they
introduced. Among these pretty young creatures at
tins bali Miss Edith Newcomb Miss Helen
Dinsnore Miss Leone Coudert. Miss Louise Jackson
Miss Carrie Leroy, Miss Schiefein Miss Helen Watts
Miss Wynkoop. Miss Bessie Enos, MISS Agnes Quin-
tard, Miss GoOdridge Miss Thomson, Miss Charlotte
Ze-ega Miss Helen Parsons, Miss L alu Conkng, Mss
Appleton Mss Mamie Turnure, Miss Robbins, Miss
NcAlliser Miss Agnes Lawrence, Miss Louise l.. Whit
ney and Miss Fanny Jones Among other New
Workers who made up the several b andred people
present we're Dir. and Mrs Robert Goelet Mr. and
Mrs Robert Winthrop, }. j. Astor, Mr.. and Mrs.
Bryce. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Clews Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur NJ Dodge Mr. and Mrs. J. G.. K Duer. Mr..
and Mrs. c. Oliver Iseln, Center Hitchcock, Mr. and
Mrs. Nicholas Fish, Arthur Leary and Dr. and Mrs.
Charles Remsen. The conspicuous strangers were
Miss Winnie Davis, Mrs. Farnham, Lord Grey de
Wilton NJ. Getting Miss Paget. Commander q Ullman
and Baron Selere. The german was led by Frederick
Allen and Mrs. Farnhlm.
Among other interesting incidents OF Tuesday
The reception at Admiral and Mrs. Baldwins, No.
800 Fifth-svc tea at Mrs DrexePs to introduce her
two daughters, Miss Lucy and Miss Elizabeth; and
another at Mrs. Townsend Crawford's to introduce
bliss Lena Crawford. There was tea also at Ut.
Robert F. Weir's, No. 81 West thirty third-st, IN
honor of Miss Weir. Miss Bessie knos received with
the hostess and her daughter Mrs James Harvle
Dew OF No 252 Vest Fnty-tourth-st.. has Miss
Winnie Davis the daughter OF the Coniederacy,
rs her guest, and gave In her honor on tuesday
sauall tea which great many people OF Southern
birth were present. for instance General and Mrs
Roger A. Pryor and Mr.. and Mrs. AlgernOn >
Sullivan.
That popular place weddings the Church OF the
Heavenly Rest, was the scene on Wednesday evening
OF the marriage OF j. Warren Hardenberg and MISS
Lillian Wilson, daughter OF Legrand Wilson, OF Cold
Spring Oh the hudson. Ii is easy 20 decorate TINS
cburrh pretny, the altar shows flowers well and
palms ana ferns readily arranged In the ehaaeel
The effect OF such an ARA cement on " ednesday
evening excellent The bride was IN white SILK
and Mss Van Horn the maid OF honor In light blue.
The Rev d. Parker Morgan offcIaed II Is uni
versaly agreed that the rector OF the Church OF this
Heavenly Rest hts his surroundings perfectly After
couple by the brides aunt Mrs Charles Lee Mills, at
the Hotel brunswick where she lives
A good MANY of the people were at Deimonioo's
on tuesday evening were seen IN the same place
bursdav evening" but, be II understood the dresses
were not the same This was on the oeeasl on OF me
first Assembly ball, sometimes called the hatriarens
because 1t is managed entirely by ladies who subscribe
SlOO piece tor three balls Each has nine tickets 10
give away The result Is that this affair Is supposed
=, he much more select" than those where men dIs
rense the bids to come The floral dec orations in the
ballroom on this evening surpassed those seen on
Tueslay night but not especia ~ novel lnefe
were not 30 many fresh young faces present as
have been expected, considering the number Oh gfis
in New-York society who are ENJOYING .ne ~ 81 50
season The reception committee Vas GonlposG ~. VI
Mrs Charles A. Post, Mrs. Lew r Morton, mrs
Francis R. Riscs and Mrs. e BURIAL honn an
the cotillon danced after supper Among the people
nrss,nt were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Goelet, Mr ana
Mr. August Belmont. Mr.. and Mrs. Adrian Iseln; MI
and Mrs. Llovd Bryce Mr. and Mrs. John Hay
Mr. aud Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish. Alss Paget ana hr.
and Mrs Henry White. In London Mrs nie Il one
Of the noted beauties, ana no more popular young
dnamat il known there than her husband, hrst seere-
tary OF the American Legation
On. Of the pretest entertainments OF the week was
the dance at Mrs John Townshends No. y west
Fiftv-second- on Thursday evening. 1t was given
An honor OF Miss Amy ToSnshend VINO was mus MIRO
duced to society She wore wn'e nn nun 0oSba vim
black velvet ana diamonds, made an effective oaeA-
ground Miss Byrne, Miss Moen, Miss Potter, Miss
De Lace and Miss Mackay received WIN tne noSless
and her daughter.
The ladies' who beriend the Home for the Destitute
Blind wrre early in the holiday field With tar at the
Hotel Brunswick where many pref tanIes nre
ss;asd Mrs Belmont, Mrs Costei, Mrs. Abereromole,
Mrs BENJAMIN, Mrs. Satterlee, Mrs A. .. fsaooay,
Mn Frank Worth White aud Mrs tatln eseh
ass,.ted by a bevy OF young women One could ouy
Imo.t an ything there the shape OF fancy articles a.
about three times what woue coss eseH ;sa cou
timed for two days-Thnrsday aud trlday-and
nearly s., 900 was taken IL
Mr. and Mr.. William Pollock. jr., are at the Wind
Hotel Tor a FEW weeks.
The first incident OF interest this week is the we'd
ding tnmorrow OF Miss Alice Binsse and Schuyler
Nelson Warren at Miss Binsse's home No 40 west
Ni8eteenth-st
The Good people Of Orange on Tuesday evening " Ill
witness amateur theatricas IN behalf OF the toooggan
w. On Orange Mountain. Mrs. CT aries Denison.
Miss Ruth Lawrence. and Miss Aa'e Dra"y WI" ''A'
part
St. Georges in stuyvesant Square will be the scene
n, anotber pretty wedding on Wednesday noon, when
MI. Flora Bigelow ard Charles Stewart Dodge wa
r. na.rried Ten bridesmaids and nine ushers VIII De
a. stf..ndaaee the former beng Miss Anne bgeio~
Mia. Ethel Dodge. Mss Juliette Morgan. Miss Maud
Robins. Miss Nav Colby. Miss Frances Loekwooa;
MISS Nina Bette Miss shsrpless, Mss Llta Pei ana
ME- Helen Parsons the latter, Messrs Elliott
Throop Mae Vickar, Wendell, Colgate, u shlng
Dasgett Brooks and Anderson The best man WI
he William Scbiehein. reception and wedding
breakfast will be given after the ceremony at Mr.
Birelow's house. No. p Gramercy Park -, ne none
Of the BRIDE and bridegroom thereafter viii be al NO.
10 East Fnty-eighth-sL
On the evening Of Wednesday at 81. T1om~ss NJ -
Ha.td and Mr. Tousey will De married
On Saturday evening the Amateur Comedy Ciuo
III s~. am entertain n,ent the Metropolitan Con-