New-York tribune., 1886-02-28
THE WEEK IN SOCIETY.
THE LAST ASSEMBLY AND A FANCY BALL

fashionable
cether with countless minor ones. which grow more
pup,erous rs Ash-Wednesday March 10, draws
The principal entertainments were Mrs. Bauers fancy
dress ball on Tuesday evening aud the last Assembly
at DelmOnicos Thursday In addition each
day had more receptions and dinners than
could easily be described. There were q few
outof-town parties on Washngtons Birthday which
otherwise received little attention among fash
ionabo people Receptions and dinners on that day ala
not patriotic bues than usual Pierre Lor-
Hard Mr. Baldwin took party friends to IruNe
do Park inspect the club buildings there Sir Rod
erick entertained about thirty New-forkers at
place staten Island and several groups OF per-
well acquainted with another went up to Bur
lngton, W. to the carnival there 1t seems to be the
desire OF the of this last named place to make
it regular resort for Newly Yorkers, both winter and
summer the present tobOsgan slide business up
there. Doubtless when the town reaches the
hight OF prosperity, the people, who are there
the year round will try to make it as dis
agreeable for the summer people aspossble That
is done row even at Newport
Atthe Country Club. New Rochelle, Mr. Marion story
entertained party friends who left town on satur-
day and stayed till Tuesday morning. Mrs, James Otis
matronzed In the party were the Misses Ous
Miss Jeanne Borrowe. Miss Hall and Messrs. F. Webb.
Leslie Cotton. Charles Mum and Thomas Howard.
On Nonday also a luncheon party was given by Elliott
Roosevelt the Meadow Brook Club. His guests were
Mr. and Mrs. August Belmont. jr., Mr. and Mrs s. 5.
Sands Mr.. and Mrs. A. Belmont Purdy, Mr. Kernochan
F. T. Collier. Alexander DOugan and Frank Lincoln, who
entertained them with his humorous songs and imita
tionSof society life.
In the evening there was a dance at the club
house of the Washington Heights Athanum the first OF
q series OF weekly parteS Among those present were
Mrs. W. I. Alexander Mrs. G. b. Grnnell and Mis-
John +. Develin. Mrs H. ID. Faulkner. of No. - East
Twenty-second-st, gave a pleasant entertainment at
her house in honor her husbands birthday and George
WashngtOn's.
Fancy dress balls are not in vogue in Ncw-Nork. /
takes much time and effort 10 get NJ pretty COS
tune; and then a rule. dislike to make guys "f
themselves One performance OF this KIND every
other season about all that be made to off
pleasantly Barrat's ball being only Of the
winter was entirely successful. The house at No. 81
West Fifty-fourthst was decorated with flowers and
plants with especial and the effect in the large rooms
was particularly fine after the guests arrived in their
gay costumes The ladies all in fancy attire, but
departure from yenOnI evening dress was
not expected from the men, OF them, Il wever had
gotten themselves up "recardess" in h indsome cos
tunes and others had had bright acngs Sewed on their
Mrs Barrat herself representing Mary Queen
OF Scots, a black velvet dress with ong train.
The apron front Of white satin, embroidered with
pearls and finished the side Of Venetian point
lace. pearl embroidered ruh, pointed head dress
eIged with pearls and long veil competed her toilet
Her diamonds. Miss Blrra represented
q Greek girl and her gown was Of pale pink cashmere
emroi! Tered with silver Her halr c,niued with
silver bands. Miss Bessie Webb present as "a
Spanish lady in a dress OF yellow satin. while Miss
Annie Webb La Cam0rgo one of the characters
in Madame Angot's Daughter" Miss Townsend was a
pretty white pussy with ribbon around her neck Miss
Carrie Remsen appeared N0rha and Miss GeorHe
Remsen as BctjRa of the "MAscotte' Miss Josephine
Mare as Titauia wore dress yellow tulis gtcrnS
with gold spanges and gold dust Naturally she carried
wand. Among others present Mr. and Mrs El.Ott
Roosevelt and Miss Lcary, Mr.. IseHn, Mr.. and MS
Geor-e Pe Mr. and Mrs. George De Forest Lord, Miss
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eron K y. Ellis. Leon DOremeulX f. Allen and H. Ie
Grand Cannon. Just before supper was announced a
sduadrlle OF nations danced in costume by the
Misses C.. Hoe, l. Hoe, Paddock. sietson'
ond Messrs BLOCKER Murray, Nlccher and
de Navarro. Mr.. Melcher. COssack. represented
Russia; Mr. Blocker. in Tyrolean peasants dress.
stood for Austria; Mr.. Murray, as scotchman with
kilt danced for Great Ertan while Mr. de Navarro was
bulh -hter from Spain Miss Paddock was an Italian
peasant srl; Miss l. Hoe persOuated Germany but not
very Loyalty for sue Alsatan DIRE Miss Stet
son presented Sweden dressed In peasants costume
while Miss c. Hoe Normandy girls outht and
posed for France This made pretty sight, but II ala
not come up to the famous Dresden China set which
danced at the Vanderbilt ball For at no fancy-dress
performance, probably was so much attention given
10 details as the Dresden China people gave the
occasion referred They even took the trouble,
so is said, have themselves carefully stamped Win
the Dresden china mark Comparisons. however are ouI
OF place here because effort made by MIs BarIat
should perhaps, be announced thatJ Hooker Hammers
ley appeared at Mrs Barrat gentleman OF the time
OF Louis XVI
Earlier IN the day on Tuesday many receptions were
held; among Others at the houses Of Mrs. ketchdm,
Mrs willard Parker, jr. Mrs II. Barnard ami
Miss Zerega. Mrs A. c. Hall. Ms. L. A Ray
mond and Mrs Charles II. Adams Mrs John sher-
woods reading postponed Oh account OF that
lady's health until this week. There was also much
more violent amusement than dancing in the
Nnzf ENv III Sf n
meeting Of the Bowling Club. where the balls rolled
down thirteen alleys some OF those who were present
were Mrs. lsehn. Mrs WOodOnr LaEgdon' ;lIs' LLott
Roosevelt, Miss Eleanor Van Rensselaer, Miss schiei
feln anu the Misses Ogden. Among the brave bOWIers
The pirasantest Inciteut Of Wednesday the
cotilon Mrs. Henry DAYS No 81 West Fifty hrst-st
began at sensible hour, O'Clock. and ended at md
night G. Austin OOthout lea me cOulion dhcInE WIN
the daughter OF the house. Although there were no
the german had many attractive hgures supper
was served at small tables when gave everybody
The weather was so mild in the afternoon that the
"Wednesday receptions were largely attended AT the
New. York Navy Yard Commodore aud Mrs Chandler
entertainc the officers OF the AU rian Frsae Donau
There was large attendance at Mrs Ker iSGepl%1m on
afternoon and evening at No. sl4 fHth-aVe Mrs. DO
mlnck OF No 80 East Flttysevenh-s, gave reception
and musicale ailerWaId lhe bu"er % %SocieLy ~ pro pro,
duced LOUIS Deormo" at the University Club Theatre
The crowd on Wednesday afternoon at the Morgan
picture exhibition was tremendous Indeed 1t has been
and hue bric-a-brac II is now SAID thSt
Ncd ri tbs a5econ ana fTcyhns Else that she sa TO-
the clergyman had already enjoyed her bounty But
She that Will up later, aud intending 10 make
another leave her pictures and other hhe things TO
public instituton-al or which her sudden de%h
at SARATOGA prevented Eight thousand people have ap
Piled for seats for the sale next week and Cllckenns
Hall on that evening will probably hold highly Guilt
waited wealthy crowd OF picture buyers, both pro-
fessOual and amateur.
The last OF Assembly balls took place IAursday
evening DemOnicO's OF course 1t was largely at
tended pite the storm. aud in incident appearahce
not very different from other entertainments OF s
kind II seemed be the general opinion, however,
lhat the tOeis the ladies rather more brilliant
than usual The guests made their bows 10 committee
of matrarchs: Mrs Gray Mrs. Frederick Gallatn' MIS-
J. &. X. DueT. There was ali around dancing untll
1 o'clock, when supper was served AT small
tables Then led by Leon
nenta ted