New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-29
THE WEEK IN SOCIETY.
ONE RIG DANCE AND LITTLE ELSE.


Inv - s,d than abruptly oulcted down to
. round OF receptions, tcas, smah oan'es anu
,nusicales The last named entertainments I" "'
IA remarked. are hardly so numerous TINS soson a
last Tho trouble seems to be that they nave ios'
their primitive character. Formerly the performers
80. .ma,.urs with now and then a professional
shrowr g., Rut this plainly was too simple pro-
sramme for the ambitious. and they reversed the Or
a, ~ things More and more professional musicians
were brought In until now they do 1t all OF course
this Increased the expense, and as the expense IN
creased so did the number OF people who could enter
tain their friends in this way decrease. The point
has now been reached that the musicale has become
practic ally frst-cass concert at private mousse
the performers in which cost anywhere from 600 10
q, 500. Morally brave people or perhaps ono should
say socially brave people, ought not to mind the Jolly
Of their extravagant neghbors so far as to hesitate
to have a simple evening Of music when they want IL
but unfortunately, few people brave socially anu
consequently the old fashionable musicale, where you
only entertained by the music but oonu haN0
quiet laugh at the gaspng OF the tenor the ocno"
ing Of the basso the deep mouthings OF the conr'o
and the daring vocal gymnastics Of the soprano mas
cessed to be of frequent occurrence POSSIBLY VINO"
people give ND going to balls at midnight. ana "nen
common sense and simplicity have place In society
the old fashioned evening OF good music VIII come
back also Among tho people who hsVo raii'ou :"
behalf of musioales Of the right kind recently, may
he named Mrs Ezra B. Weston. No. "a East Forty
..vsn,bst Miss Amy Bakcr No. AZ East Twenty
second-st: Mrs II. Herman No 80 West FIFTY
stxthst and Mrs G. f. Victor, No. % West Fifty
third-st.
Undoubtedly tho ball given by Mrs. Cornelius Van
oerbilt at No 1 West Fftyseventh st.. was the lcau
ing incident Of last week 1t marked the complete
temperance in society" Of prominent FAMILY lohK
in mourning In view of the recent retirement rom
the gay world OF certain other prominent famihes'
because of death and aacon. this ball has boon even
supposed BY some people to indicate the begirmng
of new social regime In this city under new leaders
whatever the result may be. and whether TINS sup
position be true false this latest vanderbilt enter
tsnment was a most elaborate entertainment Every
body was sure that expense would Dc spared "
make It successful. and everybodys opinion was cor
rot Tho beautiful rooms were decorated profuseiy
with flowers, o delicious supper was provided the
music was charming, there was not too large oro"u
for dancing and the people who composed IL "oIo
NICE lin the New York meaning of the world Could
.rvth,ng more be- asked Altogether, every pos
sble suggestion Of luxury and taste seems
10 have been made and carried in,o
erec. IL f. o singular fact, bur when Fahueroh.
gives ball there Is always crowd OF poor people al
the door the guests go In AT the unie Oh inc
great Fancy Dress Ball. the humble ourbstone spec
tators began to assemble at O'Clock In the evening
They we're not hand early on Monday night put
they were In time all the fine ladies enter ANY
Sll dressmaker among them must have felt re"a'uo"
for the toilets Of the guests were certainly Deaut1
W.
ug,hei ,ccms Of this fine mansion MIS-. 'sh'ero'
In brocade point lace and diamonds ana carrying
bouiuet Of orchids, received her friends near inc oai
room dor. The guests did not come a. ~ put "et1
iy early @ the Ssr rsdy for the hsx
best thing Some danced some l9oKe1 tne 1n Uor
Tbe.o prsanares being ever Thomas H Howard
led the german with Mrs. Vanderbilt me favor SUP
prizes in the famous Tuxedo grab bag could moi .on-
pare There solid silver butterflies oslricn up
O1
and magnificent bouquets tied with lovely ribbons'
The Of guests printed in Tgesday pseS se eI
oeptng OF course such people expected to be asked
but were motif ans such there De-
There has not been entire cessation OF weddings
The marriage of Miss Harriet II Rutter. daughter of the
late James IL Rutter to E ). Caldwell, was not ceie
braed in town but IL aroused interest wherever the
brides father name known. good many NOW
York people up to Irvington on the dudsoh' py
specal train 10 be present In the Church OF 81 Barh%
has and a few intimate friends were present at sha
reception given later al Mrs. Rutters house Inc
bride was dressed In white satin and so lar as 'ho
affair In the church was concerned, would have
inspected that 1t was intended to be to be entirely
ouet There were bridesmaids ushers and hest man,
al S tbe samo evening, st. Clair McKelway editor Of
sThe Druokyn Daily Eagle, ana Miss virginia . -,
fTiends a. T. $40 West Fourteenth st-lhat hand ONE
Old fashioned neighborhOod The Rev DIT Ale1auueI,
~ NJ tyfst Place .esbytctian Church. PEI formed
the ceremony. Tho evening before, on 1neSiay' mo
he
s0e East Sxtcfhst., Miss Minnie Hardy, was married
10 C. + Cole II pretty home wedding, ana me
reception followed on Thursday evening Miss Lille
Cohn and william Howard Barnard were united IN Inc
THIS ono wa, no exception To the rule but an exceed
iney pretty affair EVERYTHING REQUISITE va, there
hard ONE decorations charming bride richly drc'seu'
gallant bridegroom and gay bridal party
The entertainment on "wednesday al Mrs Henry VII
lardS at seventy secondst and Madison-ave, Is haru
to ella sify. There was terrible crowd Many got
ln some didn't and those who went late and ohhd no
f1oihold seemed disturbed about H. Mcah"hho
within Mr. John Sherwood telling how she saw the
Queens Jub lee and how she drove home in triumph
from the best point of view in London Other clever
especially Miss Willard, Miss Doremus and Madame
lana Thus the fund Of the WOman's Exchange was
Handsomely increased
There was the usual number Of minor enter ailments
receptions Of course heading the list Among tho
ladies who received were Mrs. J. J. German, No. lao
East Seventy second-st. Mrs. +. o. Matthesen, NO
$50 Fifth ave. Mrs. Charles A smyle, NO. l32 East
Twenty. thlrd-st. Miss Grlswold No. 1O46 Fifth-ave'
Mrs f. L. Purdy, No GO East Fifty fourth-st; Mrs
william A. Oder, No. 10 South Madison Square; Mrs
Albert Phelps Thayer No. "a Park-ave Mrs. J. T.
Reed No 205 West Fifty-seventhst; Mrs Ford No.
sSi Inns MRS j. a Robinson No % East twenty
arSt st Mrs. J. Townsend Burden No North Madison
SQUARE Mrs c. L. Cornish, No 40 west fly thlid-sL
aud Mrs. Buterfcd, No. IL East Forty eighthst
Handsome dinners were gwen by Mrs. W D. Sloane,
No GAG Ffth-ave., Mrs. O 7. Crawford, No. 81 East
Twenty third-st. the Misses Gift No 10 West Twenty
ninth ST. Mrs Bradley Martin, No % West Twentieth
St Mrs william Rhinelander, No Is West Forty
eghth-t. Mrs J. seaver Page No. 1913 West Fifty
echtb-,t Mrs Nlcoll, No 531 Fith-ave, Mrs. Edward
King No 7 University place, Mrs. Robert Hoe, lr.,
No II East Thirty sxth-st, Mrs c. H. Garrison No.
40 Park-ave.. Mrs William Starr Miller, No. Fifth
ave-, Mrs Jules Reynal, No 263 Madison, ave, Mrs
Samuel sloan No. East Thirty -elghth-st. Mrs Z. D
Thompson No. 297 Madison ave-, Mrs. Waiter T. Dean
AZ the Fifth Avenue Hotel, Miss Babcock No. O36
apdN Mrs z G. o..
sXth-st.
There were music and dancing at the houses Of Mrs
Aaron Bertrand Reid, No. 12l Madison-ave, Mrs v.
D. F. Bonner, No. 90 East sixteth-st., Mrs. Frederick
W Toote No. a. West Nineeenth-sA, Mrs. NILS, No.
b6 West Fory-hfth-st. Mrs. c. c. Baldwin, (at Del
md Nathan Seely 10. % East Ihlrty