New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-19
INCIDENTS IN SOCIETY.

Boxes are selling rapidly for the Charity Ban
which Will take place in the Metropolitan opera
House January s. There has been such demand
that tho most desirable are bringing handsome
premium Among those who have already secured
boxes Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt Mrs. William
D. Sloane, Mrs. Alfred sully. Mrs. John W. shaw,
Mrs. Oliver S. Garter, Of Orange; Mr.. and Mrs. IL.
Kennedy, Mrs. II, H. Rogers, Mrs. f. II. Howell,
Mrs. J. A. G. Beales, Mrs c. II, Parsons,
Mrs. c. wynkoop, Mrs. J. Fl. V. Arnold,
Mrs. 8. c. Harriet. Mrs. A. Waterman, Mrs j. Hood
Wright, Mrs A. c. Dickinson. Mrs 4. Il. L. Town
senc, Colonel X. H. G. Graham, Mrs NJ f. Lesvitt
Mrs, ]. r, Franklin, Mrs. D. Il Barker Mrs. q. IL.
wstAeresc, Mrs. ". ". Sherman. ex-Nayor Grace
g. T. Hunting, p F. Collier, Mrs. L. C. Clarke Mrs.
j. q. Porter A. NJ. Pamedo, Mrs. A. T. Sullivan,
J. H. worthington and Or. Arthur Bissell Mrs
william Astor will open the ball. Mrs Thomas
Hitchcock, No. East Twenty-ninth-st, has yet some
boxes to dispose Of and may be seen each day from
IL a. m. until p
Jolly week is promised at Tuxedo Park from
Christmas until January .. There will be coasting
skating tobogganing dancing and other festivities with
out stint A ball viii DO given on Friday night OF
Christmas week and tho New Year viii be welcomed
in good fashion. Rooms are being engaged from
December 20, whether occupied or not
Mrs. Charles Coudert, No 40 West Thirty-eighthst.
gave reception yesterday afternoon TO introduce her
daughter, Miss Aimee Coudert. Tho young ladies as
sisting in receiving were Miss coudert, Miss Virginia
COudert, Miss Cuion, Miss Beaes, Miss Goodridge.
Miss Louise FloydJones and Miss Amy Baker. Among
the guests Archbishop Corrgan Father Ducey, F.
Renouf and Benjamin Constant the celebrated French
artists; J. Dunbar Wright Mr.. and Mrs. S. j. Harriet.
Mrs. Maitland, Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Maitland. Miss
Setback, Mrs. Augustus Field Miss Field f. II. ALLEN,
George Wotherspoon Mr. and Mrs Frederic T. Coudert,
Miss Coudert, Arthur Leary. An informal dinner
followed.
Mrs Frederick Roosevelt No. 6s3 Fifth-ave., held
. reception yesterday afternoon Receiving with her
were Mrs. Charles Roosevelt, Miss Cornea Van Nest
Roosevelt Mrs. Edward scovel and Miss Looney.
During the afternoon, Edward scovel, the tenor,
brother-nlaw Of the hostess sang ballads in italian
and English. Among those who called were Mrs.
James w. Gerard. Mrs cambridge Clarke E. NJ
Padelford Henry Gallup Paine, Mrs. John Sherwood,
Mrs. G. V. N Hill, Mrs E. NJ Raymond and Baron
Won Zedlitz.
Mrs. W. V. Brokaw, of No 500 Ffth-ave., held
che of series CT receptions yesterday afternoon She
was assisted in receiving by her daughters, Mrs
Morton and Mrs Henry Il. Gilbert
Mrs william Fellowes No. So West Fifty-seventh-
ST., CAV. reception yesterday afternoon 10 introduce
MISS Dudley and Miss Laura Dudley. large numoer
Of fashionable people called
| The engagement is announced Of Henry Gallup
Paine, one of the editors OF Puck" 10 Miss Fannie
bacon Martin who has recently returned to Newly OH
from a long absence In Europe
MIS-. Alexander J. Leth gave large reception last
ey enng al her residence, No. 40 Park-aye. dance
followed. IN the early part OF the evening SoseHy
O'Clock there was music by the hungarian bahu 10,
dancing. Among the guests present were MI Ian; anu
MIS- Arthur NJ. Dodge, Mr.. and Mrs. ". ID. sloane
Mr. and Mrs. 5. S. Colgate, II. lie Grand Cannon and
/ Mr.. and Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt