New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-15
SOCIAL INCIDENTS At LENOX.
THE RECEPTION TO TIE PRINCESS SCHLhS"l"'
uOISTFIN AND MRS. SLOANE'S BALI"

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HOLSTTIN AND MRS. SL0ANES BALL
Icnox. Mass Sept Ii (SpocaD.-LenoX has had a
perfect day for the two most prominent ihcdcn's Va
the season-thc reception TO the Princess Schles"ls
Uolstcin and Mrs sloane's bali. Tho Princess with
her husband. Dr. Esmarch. and his son arrived at
Pttsned from Lake George at IL 40 O'Clock ana "'ic
met there bv their host. Dr. Frank r. Kinnicutt ana
Count Aico, the German Minister Inc parry "'''
at once driven 10 Dr. Knncut's place on the Lebanon
road where thcy were greeted By Mrs Knnlcutt IN
true German fashion An informal family brcalas'
followed. As the Princess entered the han OF inc
house she behcld the German motto " heiAhohe VII
kommcn" entwincd with the German colois ana an.
tumn foliage. large reception was heh HON "'''''
q o'clock Mrs. Knnicutt was assisted III eceI''"o
by Mrs Brayton Ives. All the prominent people VI
Pntsfcld, stockbr.dge and Lenox were present lea
was served in the dining room b. Miss Lucy ire-
linrhuyscn. Miss Knccland, Miss Parsons and MISS
GllswoM At O'Clock a formal dinner was served
Mrs. Kinnicutt had invited 10 meet her guests MIS-
W. c. whitney, Mrs. West Roosevelt. Mrs. Henry
Munroc Miss Frclinehuyscn, Count Arco, count 'a'a
and Alfonso Won Mumm. first secretary OF me 'oT-
man Legation After dinner the patty all went 10
Mrs. sloancs ball, al Elm Court" Louis Ncoo' inc
artist. relative of Ms sloane, and George Mun]E'
the portrait painter designed the decorations when
were exquisite. The Vclandas surrounding the mousse
were al incloscd and hung with Persian ana lurAlsn
rugs making half dozen rooms. and these were
further decorated with bright autumn leaves III pro
fusion. The bali room presented pcautlim Sign,
This room was finished in WHITE anu
cold and was trimmed with ealldnds vi
green oak leaves, with pink ard blue UDDoiiN.
The favors were beautiful, and included silver match
boxes, shcpherdcsscs' crooks and shepherds pipes,
trimmed with pink and blue ribbons, boz boHs' ices
siver pin cushions and photograph cases The guests
began 10 arrive al 1880 o'clock dancing began a
half hour later. Thomas Howard led the colli'oh.
supper was served in the oak dining-room' ITO
music was by the ungarian Band, from the fnoh
Musce. and a mandolin quarlcite played on one VI 'o
VcIaudas during supper -, o.,.,
The house parry included Mr.. and Mrs. seWar'
Webb. Miss Carrie webb, Miss bergman. Jundh
kcan and Center Hitchcock. Among the guests WeIo
the various attaches OF the diplomatic COZ ps INV AZ
IcnoX, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur NJ. DOdgc, Miss Romano
stone. the Misses DclmOnte Mrs. ogden Doieilu-
Miss DOrcmus, the Misses Parsons, the Misses "a
renee. MI and MIS- !. T. y. lanicr MI. ana M VI,
Henry G.. McNickary. Miss RidGeway, OF Phllauepld
Miss Ives Miss Ellen MunlOc Of Paris; Miss hEe,-
land Nh and Mrs. William Jay. Perry hciuuh
C. II. T. Belmont, Hiss Joannie RolrCwc' Sil's
Hewitt the Misses Tufnurc. Miss MarhuN, MISS fIsc
DE Wolfe, John =. Kmg>fOd. +. j. coward il&nHi-
ton Cary Mr.. and Mis-. j. f.. Earncs, IloWlahd nop-
| bins. Miss HutteIfcll, Miss Frances walker M,'
Julia Van Duzcr " ard Theron Gilar Foster W ~
Vanderbilt. Miss IeaVtt. Mrs FellOwcs Morgan MI
and Mrs Henry Barclay. Nh. and Mrs Henry SLOANE
Mrs J. +. Parsons, and the Misses FulnisS