New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-02
THE WEEK IN SOCIETY.
THANKSGIVING DAY, THE OPERA AND WE'D
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weddings, the opening OF the opera seasOh' u"
pleasures of Thanksgiving Day and-teas, for which
yesterday a redletter day, presenting more at
fractions than could well receive anything but
hceting and fashionable visit Thanksgiving Day, one
OF the great National holidays, rather quiet III
town. there being little else going on except family
dinners On that day society was widely DIVIDED DC
tween Tuxedo Park where big subscription dihher
had been arranged, Mrs waterburys large dinner at
Pelham Bay and e. d. Morgans hunt breakfast a.
Hampstead, L. l. 1t would be hard to say when was
the moro enjoy able. At the first were The stahch
friends and supporters OF Tuxedo Park MI ana MIS-
r. D. Baldwin. Mr.. and Mrs. James L. Breese, Mr. and
Mrs Grenve Kane Mr. and Mrs. +. d. Carley, Mr.
and Mrs. Brownel Burnham. and the entire cottage
contingent of the place Mr.. Morgan gathered about
him Tie Bel nouts, Purdys Hariimans. Laden5urgs,
Birds. and all the Long Island hunting contingent.
while the Country Club element, the kanes, lselins,
Costers and Furmans, represented at Mrs Water
pury's hospitable board There was a pleasant adj
dltion Mrs. Watcrbury's dinner and dance in the
shape of Hungarian band. whose music was
looked upon with much favor.
1t thought by many that the attendance at the
first night of the German opera would suffer owing
TO its coming on the OF Thanksgiving, but this
was a vain conjecture, and since the opening OF the
house five years ago there has never been a more
brilliant spectacle greater array of beauty. 1t
was as good as the first Assembly the first Pa
rarchs ball OF the season, for the debutantes
all out, enjoying fully the privilege of their first
night at an opera of seeing and being Among
the young ladies particularly noticed were Miss
Amy Bend, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs George Benz.
| formerly Townsend, who with Mrs. W. X.
Vanderbilt; Miss Georgiana Wmerding the guest of
Mrs Frederic Goodrdge, Miss Iargous with her sister
| Mrs. George 3. DeForest, and Miss Daisy Hurst.
| They all I'm white with the exception OF MISS
wilmerdIng who wore pale blue crepe and vioets
Among Others Miss Romano Stone, In pale
yellow Miss Fannie Walker in pink; Miss Lena
Post daughter OF Mrs. lothian Post OF Paris, also
in pink Mrs. =. c. Porter, wife OF the
artist Miss Ellen Munroe OF Paris :
Mrs. Karrick Riggs, Miss Brooks of Minneapolis, who
is engaged to Charles Williams. brother of Mrs &. II.
Warren, whose guest she was Mrs Adolf Ladenourg'
Miss Agnes Lawrence and Mrs f. ]. woosey. Lady
Herbert of Lea was prevented from beng present, as
she fell down thc steps of Mrs wilson's house when
starting for the opera This, however. did not pre-
vent her accepting Mrs. Lloyd Dryce's invitation to
dinner for Friday night.
Tuesday was busy day for weddings, and az three
OF them came so close together, 1t was something OF
an effort TO them Miss Annie Berry and Eugene f.
Varet were married ST. Leo's, the ceremony begin
ming at II 80 and continuing until II 80 O'CLOCK 81
Leo's is delightful little church for wedding and
| never looked moro attractive. Tail palms relieved
the solid white OF the altar. At Il 80 O'Clock the
most brilliant event of the day, the Herbert-"ison
marriage. occurred at st. Rarthoomews Church where
the leaders Of the fashionable world OF New-lorA
gathered to witness wedding that was tho talk OF thiS
| city and London The most refined taste was shown
at the church and at the Wilson home, where the
! breakfast followed Although receiving many Jewels
Miss Wilson wore only pendant of pearls and
| diamonds attached to pearl neckace-her hus-
| bands gift. Miss Grace Wilson's costume OF yellow
| satin was favoraby commented on. MISS Mary An
derson, the actress, guest at the church ana inc
breakfast as an intimate friend Of Lady Herbert oil
| Lea, the bridegroom's mother.
ChttrOh HAY
Thirty seventh-st, was at 1 O'Clock the scene OF
another notable wedding, when another Englsh mah'
| William Rauch, married Miss susan Spring Patton
! daughter OF Thomas Patton, whose grandfather Tie
| Rev. DR.. Gardner Spring was tho hlst pastor oi
the church, and who continued 10 preach thefc sixty
years. Miss Patton had large number Of bridesmaids
! and a maid OF honor. The wedding breakfast fol-
! lowed at her mothers home in West Twenty second
ST where all the guests seated al small tables
Another largo and fashionable gathering assembled
in Calvary Church for the marriage of Miss Katharine
Colt and Samuel Sloan, jr., az $3.50 O'CLOCK ana one
hour later Miss Eva Johnston became Mrs Henry A.
Coe in the picture gallery OF her fathers house NO
: FYfth-ave where some of John Taylor Johnston's
rare and almost priceless Oriental and hangngs
were displayed in most artistic arrangements This
was a quiet wedding, owing TO the recent death OF
the BRIDES mother
Tuesday was otherwise marked by pink dinner
given 10 Miss Florence schiedelln by her aunt. Mrs
James nude Bcekman. al her home No. % East Forty
seventh-st. Ele table mass Of pink flowers
There were present Miss Fannie Walker. Miss Char
lotto Zcreca Miss Carrie Webb Miss Wells, and Miss
| Mario Van Duser Reed The included J. Bruce
1smay, who IS to wed Miss schleficln in the Church
| Of the Heavenly Rest Tuesday at noon; Oakley
| Rhnelander. Alexander Hidden. Amory :. Carhart
| and Mr. Bliss. OF Engand. Mrs. Bertrand Reds
large theatre tarty the Iyccum Theatre that even
ing was pretty affair, nearly seventy seats being
taken the young ladies, with scarcely an exception
! going without their bonnets and. a each one held
bouquet OF flowers, that part Of the theatre looked
/ like an animated flower garden. Tomorrow evening
! Mrs Henry Alien OF No West Thriy-sevcnih-st
Will give largo theatre party for her daughter, Miss
| Daisy Alien with a supper and dance TO follow.
Next Wednesday the first Assembly will be held
| in Demonico's, and the Monday following the first
Parlafchs' ball Some fear Is falt By lover, o. so
clety that the will be dull one. The three
subscription cotllons will be discontinued. and there
seems to be every prospect that the New Years Bah
will not take place. unless the effort to obtain the
Stewart mansion proves successful Delmonco can
/ not afford TO give up his establish
| ment for the time necessary TO decorate
| the rooms in the same elaborate manner done
last January. There is opportunity for some enter
! prising person TO take a house Ike The Stewart
mansion for the large subscription balls dancing
classes private balls and the like as IS tho custom
in London where several handsome houses, once the
homes Of famous people, are in constant use FOR
such entertainments. One exceedingly disagieeaDlc
feature OF NowYOfks fashionable lie, that OF late hours
which keeps away the most eligible men, would thus
be done away with. Delmonlc0's Is In many poets
convenient place for ball, but the public's de
mand the restaurant is too great to be overlooked
by the ploprletors consequently society schers from
I the late hcuc of az the balls.
The lack Of balls IS creating greater desire than
for many years TO patronze the Charity Ball of 1882
which is announced for January {. Consequently the
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/ OF the boxes to S75 each. These may be had Of
| Mrs Thomas Hitchcock, No. East Twenty nnth-st
who for several years past, VIII attend to their
sale. Many Of the stockholders of the Metropolitan
Opera House retaining their boxes, and The de
butantes OF the VIII be largely repD sentcd