New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-10
THE WEEK IN SOCIETY.
PASSING FROM GArETY TO rESrrENoE.
vrsuyrT1Es OF THE. CLOSING DAYS BEFORE
IxSr-pLANs roa THE NEXT SIX WEEKS

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M. fashionable season went out IN such blaze OF
,.,y with the Patrarchs' BAH and the inangarsnon
p.u that 1t sses hard to realize that the peeenusa
cersod 10 now fairly entered upon Ana Set wnen
engagement books consulted the enecss OF lent
"a SEEN for during the six weeks TO come there arc
- atr,se a, NOTE and save for the remaining nights
!, the opera the musical bowling ana oadminton
.,.hs the pages arc chiefly blank. AS might be
vrssted tina Patr,archs' Ball OF Monday night was
An agreeable dance and nearly oil tne members OF the
t,yored set who did not so TO washington appeared
Il Delmenico's. The cottlion was decidedly Jolly
~ ana Mrs T. j. Phelps were the guests Of honor.
.,a George Barclay one Of the secretaries of the
vlsh Legation at Washington, preferred the
r~t,,a,ohs, TO the Inauguration ball. Prince
nhuleep Singh swas ons OF the Hons at
~ palrnonico bali. BE seems to be enjoying New
York. and would like to spend several months here
The Inauguration Ball was rather q spectacle than
dance but for an affair so large scale was really
eo,oyaoIe The after part however, was not of that
nature, especially the getting back to NewYork, and
Mose who had accepted invitations TO dinners here
vtro delayed on incoming trains many hours beyond
a. time fixed for the formal dinner party Others
no went to washington Mt the last hour arrived there
mare their baggage, and In not few cases men
and themselves with nothing at hand but their
ssyeline suits, and thus cut OF from the gaye
ess arranged for the evening.
Considerable was done for tho NEWCOMERS who
went TO Washington for the great celebration. Mrs
Letter on saturday night had n dance in honor OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Elliott Roosevelt and Mr.. and Mrs
James NJ. Waterbury. The most attractive diversion
al the week to the ootere Of NEWCOMERS who always
clrg together In Washington In the domino party
given by Mrs. d. p Morgan at her mansion in Scott
farcls All the ladies were In domino and mask few
OF the men being in costume. Much merriment was
caused by half dozen ladies, who were arrayed in
srtxht red dominoes and blonde wigs, and who by
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assembled party. At the stroke Of midnight the
guests ali unmasked and went to supper, which was
served ON the second floor at small tables Among
the guests were Mss Rathbone. Of Albany; Miss
Letter, Mr. and Mrs. John Carter Miss Lizzie Beach,
Miss Louise shepard, Mr.. and Mrs s. s. Rowland the
Misses Furniss, Miss Ogden, Miss Hope Goddard. the
Hon and Mrs Michael Herbert, Miss GRACE Wilson,
Mrs. Lamson. J. J. Astor, IT,, ii. Ray Miller Borden
Hartman, Eliot Gregory and Frederick Baldwin Mr..
Carter wore Spanish costume, Dir. Hartman
Louis XVIII that he bad made for the Costume Re-
cepton In this city, and Mr.. Baldwin an Egyptian
costume
Mr.. ana Mrs. James NJ, Waterbury returned on
Tuesday. expecting TO give dance that night which,
owing to the death Of connection, It was Impossible
TO have IN their house. 1t was decided at late
hour to have the dance at the house Of Mr. and MS
E. c. Potter who played the part Of host and hostess
IN place of the waterburyE The guests Included the
Country Club set and they danced well into ASH
Wednesday to the Inspiring music OF the Hungarian
Band.
The first gathering Of importance IN Lent was at
the musicale given by Mrs. Charles Post at her
residence In Washington Square. for tho THURSDAY
Evening Club. number Of Mrs Posts personal
friends not members Of the CLUB were ss ,1
fhe music was exceptionally good. Mrs
Post sang, as did also Mrs Nicholas
Fish. Mime. Pembarton- Htncks, OF New-orieans. and
Del Puente. Walter Damrosch played some OF the
accomplishments.
The list OF ladies who expected to dance in the
opening quadrilles at the Centennial Ball has now
been oiieially announced. The great novelty Of the
bali win be the co,illon Of 200 couples which Ward
MeAnister and LispenaTd Stewart win lead.
The Monday Evening Musical Club will hold its
fist meeting at the residcnse OF Mrs. Edward Mitchell,
No, 81 East Fifueth-st, tomorrow night It's mem
bcrs are some Of the best amateur musicians in the
city. The meetings win be held weekly throughout
beat aid each night there viii be snging aud instru-
usn1sf- music. Tho Sowing Glass OF '6ys has as
veiored into the Manhattan Sewing Class, which has
been meeting for weeks for real work. As
most Of the young ladies who formed the original class
are either engaged married. there now to be
20 excuse for invittng the men, moreover. as the.
class meets this year in the morning, that would be
out of thu question. Miss Leary's sewing class
VII meet on Thursdays at house. No. 30 Fifth ave.
as for some years past
The membership OF the Knickerbocker Bowling Club
and the gsdmintop Club remains much tho same rs
formerly. new bowling club has been formed this
wear particularly for the debutanes, with Mrs Philip
Sands Mrs Henry A. coster. Mrs Frederic Kernochan
Sirs Garrison, Mrs John z. Parsons and Mrs. John
c wflmerding as patTonessss The club wiz meet on
Monday nights In the Tennis Building, No. zig West
Forty 0rst-st ana Will be known as the Lenteu Bowl
ng dub Tomorrow night silver paAes viii be BOWED
Tor: Among the fair bowlers are Miss Ceorgiana VIII
merding MISS Kernochan, MISS Madee ana Miss Ado-
Coodridge. number OF the dancing men belong to
tAls club
while some are devoting their attention to bowling
and % S1ssi os AMI By Mrs lewis Vg
sion DelaAed LAST year: There are sixteen members
Of both sexes. who meet weekly % reheatse under the
fsir amount Of proficiency. Among the players are
Miss weekes Miss 0oodndge, Miss DelaaeM, the
Misses SANDS. the two younger Turnure orothen aud
Edward SPENCER.
Last night H Ie Grand Cannon and Percy and Leon
baiidins No. lis Broadway for smoking concert:
TIE pipes beer and Hungarian music made the evening
agreeable Mr. Cannon win shortly give an afternoon
WIN have some informal music. and for "wednesday
afternoon Miss Lesry has invited about 800 OF her
friends for Ike entertainment when BlorRsteo the
Swedish soprano
COLONEL o'BYREB ON ANTHONY CoMsTooK
There was lively tilt between Anthony Comstock
and Colonel john o'Byrne IN the Tombs Police Court
yesterday. II all came of q motion on the part of
The Colonel 70 adjourn the case Of Dean, Eaton
Thompson, who are charged by George II. Chappen
with getting 5000 out Of him at faro. Mr. comstock
opposed the motion for an adjournment, saying that
the defendants simply wished to gain time in order
to settle with the complainant. This stirred UP
Colonel 0'Byrne and be addressed Comstock IN this