The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1888-01-15
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1ne weoS nav nov oeeh very gay unoss
having peen no private palls The second AS
ssmoly tDeimonicos nad but Few Distinguish
Ing features Dot u was a refined and eisasns
entertainment, - the ladies bsiis have aiwsys
oeen' tnouGn siter the hfSt novelty 10 passed
when the peifee nsve gone tine ROUNDS OF nefr
bab dresses. sno. hke the cierRymen win eneir
eernons must oeGh tno series Over AGAIN.
Deimonico dances 70 the iooker-on' become
somewhat moaotonona But rev strsnesrs o
oistinction were pcsons hi'sse ouaaru oaafov-
locncc, hiss hapei wIiehs niss nshe WILSON.
Miss Eva motifs. ana aiss .symsssom Set~ -
usual. among the prominent pehce- Ins rooms
wore not crowded. and the aounaant speee for
dancing. with the playing OF the unearian
band. which aiwaysimparts oeftsih sntmeuon
Whetnern Keeps strfcuy 20 ums anu suneoe
not, made the cothlon very lively 49,.
The deaths In large family COMMISSIONS wnses
occurred during December have ssdiy nsef-
iered win METROPOLITAN ssyeues M winses.
The misses Lsnedon' VINO roappssreo ansfs
long an absence ana expscteo 20 ENJOY -
eorner balls Of the season before SALINE se.an
ior foreign snorse. nave Desh kept aS noms ~
mourning FOR their cousin. young harons VINO
died In faris, and was laio 10 rest IN tne samAy
buryine place a. Hyde Park on Thursday iase
The large connections Of the Aston. t1sh. 81
kean families havs also boon Gus ON nom par
ttcipation IN social gayetise hrx Wintso
Astor sails again Tor Europe uis vesk. md -
hosse Will thus DO closed FOR snoder ysAs
There was q RatherinG OF the CLERGY % N
marriage Of Miss Mary L. Holman on Wed
nosday. no lcss than nve derRymen. tnoludine
tho bridegroom. who played the most Coz
sp4cuous part taking part In the
At the reception which followed At the RED.
denos OF Dean Holman. tho number OF rsves-
ends and right revcrends was creator.
bat the occasion Was none the less lively -
that account, for elerKymen sre proverbdnA for
having greater capacity Tor enJoymens 0eA
mel OF less serious calling.
The marriage OF Miss Katharine Wlnthrop
and Nj. Hamilton Fish hesn had the unususA
tdstDctton OF being oallod . blue wsddtno.
This was only on account OF the cerulean hve
OF the bridesmaids gowns and wells. howovsE
and not nom any depression OF Spirits smonk
the bsida party. On the contrary. tho recsp-
ton was very fully attended and was exesp-
donaiiy gay and pleasant. Tho bride looked
younger. freshor. and prettier than ever BE-
fore In her bridal lace and satin. and her
happy glance ut her mother - she walked
down the aisae was remarked by many In tho
congregation.
The most noticeable reception Of the winter
was given yesterday afternoon By Mrs Corns-
bus Vanderbilt In her superb residence ut
Ftfty-sevsnth street and Fifth avenue. II
would M less space to namo those who were
not than those who were there. es 9 larger
society gathering is seldom seen. and In spite al
the spaeiousness Of rooms andhalls, at one time
the crowd WAS almost uncomfortable. The
centre OF attraction was the child pianist, Josef
Holman. who. assisted BY the v~iolinist, Nettie
Carpenter. and Miss Lehman of the German
opera.divided attention with the art displayedin
flne proportions and picturesque arrangements
Of the rooms, as we'll as In their exquisite and
elaborate o~rnamentation. Paintings. statuary.
and brie-a-brnc. which q week's study would
hardly have made familiar, were on View ut
every turn. and as people turned away from
the door the general verdict was that few
palaces in Europe were better worth visiting
for their decoration or for their contents.
As often happens when balls and dances arc
few and far between. the audiences at the
Metropolitan have boon exceptionally good Of
late. On Wednesday night there was u bril-
liant assemblage of youth ADD beauty. aud
the spectacle offered BY tho boxes was almost
as striking as the effect OF light, scenery, and
chorus ON the stage The tumult and glitter Of
ferdinand CorteA. Its ~equipmentof charger.
so1dtory. and dramatic situations. with tho
pleasing variety Of tho ballet, and especially
the little dance with the beDs. make It psrtteu-
larry felicitous for . representative society
audience, such as is usually to b found IN the
boxeA On Wednesday there were more younS
men than usual. and Visiting between the icts
was extremely lively.
Several on9a@sments have been announced
during thu last week. among them that Ut
MEG Annie Hunt0E, 0QORht0r OF Mr. I0hM
Hunter and niece OF Mss Adele Hunter. VIII
pertshed With Ar. and MrA Garner In the No.
hawk. TO Mr.. Augustus Elis, son Of NJ. John ].
Kills OF Barton on the bosnd.
The mention OF Commodore Garner and his
wife. whose trnGioal death awakened 90 muoh