New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-01
THE WEEK In SOCIETY.
Keeping CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEARS.
sAYEfY IN THE uoU-EHoLD- soNE PEOPLE WHO


LEFT rowN-BRooKLYN INCIDENTS
nh. w.en I'm soctety so far rs II passed In
TOWN. was exceedingly quiet only informally gay.
AZ is always the case, the domestic FESTIVITIES '"c'
dent TO thu holiday season occupied the minus anu
hands OF many tho leaders in tashonabie Circles
whether they prefer such unwcrldy scenes or not at
this time year, 1t Is the proper thing TO nguro In
them and done. Christmas joys or pains covered
two DAYS last week. and the New Years celebration
will be equally long In addition to fulfilling the
duties al their own hearhston"s, many fashionable
women spent good deal OF time during the iaSt
ten days tightening the hours of the poor children
connected with tho many charitable INSTITUTIONS
throu ghout The city. Generally these anars LOON
place on Monday. The utterly frivolous, Of course,
object TO having understood that they have pecn
in all since Christmas eve At that date all
OF their cfass could bctook themselves 10 the'r
country houses, to those OF their frenns' VI "
rural surroundings: those who couia nos
Ut away remained hero In tie most unos ,e',a ,,e
way being httlc seen In the streets, , ar not
fashionable and unfash enable. stald IN low ~ fon
Just they happened TO be inclined ana Juus ,bat
tie number of mrromptu informal dinners ,na'
were arranged, they enjoyed thsn -, orro,r Than
a wcea .yo Cor New Years celebrations have little
flavor OF domesticity ahout them Having no,nuS
&c s.sp uc addcS r. .S@ numbers have filled
country resorts since December % NO cars VIII
ne o mna"c The custom has almost entirely died ont
in Newyork. IT IS no longer cons'defea eTcu H.
door knob
After to morrow. this week VIII DO as gay rs law
week was tpsiet On Tuesday the much-talkedof SUD
scrption hall VIII at Delmonico's and unless
every ono IS much disappointed. 1t Will be gorgeous
affair. Two co,lllons will be led by Thomas Howard
I'd ISspcaaid stewart at tie Same time ON " edhes-
day night Essron Winthrop will give dance. oh
THURSDAY the charity ball will take place In the opera
House II Is 70 he hoped that even II all Others fa
(which they will not, the Charity daIcc NH o. ond inp ~
nt.fa &c amin
ladies' who have managed the preparao Tor nav
spared no paths to- provd, q. an a ageea'0 'E'
The boxes and seats are nearly all taheh'
OF the country Christmas Publications. ths one at
Tuxedo Park undoubtedly surpassed all others. IL
vas connualround of gsvety there the week through
Thr~ were cossng parties. tobogganing parties anu
skating parties There was hunting and dahcihe'
cardn,ayng. iccboating--evcrythng In fact that IS
possible agreeable in II country in winter. Among
the pcoplr tie ark were MAYOR Iicwr. anu Ill;
fpmiiy married and single Nr ana Ms L. Ini rd
baldwin Miss Else dc MSs M And %u M the Misses
arbe NJ and Mrs Frre L9a,di ne ~ H. and M
M snd Mrs. En2 James a' L. Breeze Thu fun
FIST ard furious and the N,wYcars cce6r msh to-day
VIII the climax Of q most entertaining "och
Among the dinners of the week wcre most arr
allie ones given by Mrs William starr Miier' ''I,'
woodward. No. AIS Mal'sonavo.. Mrs. ChauncsS NJ
Depew. Mrs David Dudley Field. No. % Gramcrcy
park. Mrs James A. Burden. No. 139 Effh-aye MIS-
y 4 BostHlch No 500 Elm nav ave; rn mrs No AZ
Tftba,c. Mrs Robert Coelct and Mrs. 4. theiS
Anderson
Mrs Albert NJ. Ioyt Of No 934 Fifth ave. and her
daughter received their friends on wednesday a'o'
roon Mrs H. S. Riker introduced her daneh'c'
Miss Gertrude Rikcr society, at No 3o3 oas 'e
&c Al . jorrc recerton on the same day. on tues
day evening Mr. and Mrs. Arson lhcils H , Nj
a coming ont ball In honor OF their dalghet, MIS-
Sarab Phe,r,s stoLcs There large attendance
of guests
professor and Mrs Richmond NJ Smith. OF BROOK
lvn gave reception on Wednesday evening a.
ia Columbia Heights in honor OF Genera' franoi' "
walker president of the MASSACHUSETTS, i'S
Tecbno,cry and also president OF the Amerc""
roonomic Association. whose council met on friua,
.t Columbia College, Among the invited guests nio''
NJ whom were present. we're President ana MIS- n
. pard Professor and Mrs. Chandler. MI ana n,r'
stranahan Mr.. Hatch. and Mrs Stuart MI anu A..
Iov Mr. and Mrs Seth Low. Mr.. ana Ne'
pdorncooot Mr. and Mrs White. Mr. ana MIS-. Miss
Mr. and Mrs Kssam, Mr. ana ana Mr. mrs NJ Iidngs.
No snencer Trask Mr. and Mrs Bot;a, ohar ad
r Lewis, Lyman Aboot Dr; , vivian Mr. and Mrs
I6s Professor and Mrs Munroe Smith MRS; e'Io
bins the Misses stebbns Mr. ana srs' "oi 49,
Ford ,,,.o,r
r,ora will te some dancing TO make BROOKLYN hScls
49,, eth ON January 10. the =. H. d. Z. twhich
- ,ha nrooklyn Heights Dancing CAS-, VIII s'No
~ second ball at Remsen Hail. and the ipnc'o""'
hall Will occur on January ~. In the arr roo AZ ~.
Ac.der,y OF Music. The brunt of Inc haias0
chiefly on Nlii'ii N
cnnnt " $ p Prentice. Henry Hatch ana p ID,
Cbitfendcn. but when II Is over 'hey VIII p'' ~
,esson 10 concra; ulate themselves as usual
rhoro rss row at the meeting of the Nineteen'h
Century club on Tuesday night. and resignation H
lowed as a matter of course. This tune Will p'o''
ably he accepted.
. The Down Town Lawyers club was oPe"'u ~.
reception on Wednesday afternoon anu ap u,snv
,,our,uo rain and the holiday season eoou many
fashionable people Of both sexes were IN a'Vehua''
The wedding of Miss saliie Remsen ana Mr. sian,.
a, St Marks on Tuesday, promises to DC pretty
The bridesmaid, Will be Miss Agnes Lawrence 80
In,,c ulrney Mis- Marie Nance, Mis-, Abme m1 ,be
Lo u 81 lin and Ms Carrie Rem-en All .no
anu :, Marks vii be needed for the many peopie
who have been a he1
,nrrs ABOUT ACTORS AND PLAYS
r,a ro,ort that the drama 4" The sossarth' LUZ
L. heen hooked at the star beglnhlhe 1anN''