New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-24
THE WEEK IN SOCIETY.
LESS DANCING, BUT NO DULL EVENINGS.
IMPROVING THE TIME REMAINING BEFORE


LENT-How THE HOLIDAY WAS SPENT.
Dancing has taken second place in the festivities
NJ the week. There has been only one dancing parry
az any pretsnsions as TO numbers that at MIS- oooo
hdgss Monday night, and as this generous nossee
never has the heart to cut down her list OF " ursw
the lines TOO closely, It was rather youns pooPo
ball than small dance" There were at ieas. ooo
,raeent most of whom remained for the cotnon.
which was led not without some difficulty, pY AisA-
ander NJ Hadden, who danced with Miss 0oodHoge,
and they distributed tho favors, whoh were as Go'S
IS any given during the winter MIS- s"nee a.
Roosevelfs dance on Tuesday night was fa'ner
family gathering and at the same time another gain
euing OF the set that has madeRp many OF the dinner
dances although Mrs. Roosevelts was not an afair
NJ that sort Raron and Baroness Zedltz, formerly
Miss Roosevelt are back from their weoushs fP anu
have been mach entertained By members OF the
Roosevelt family, who are giving them SerieS VI
dinners. They VIII sail nor Europe soon
There have been many lavish entertainments IN
the course of this long season, out none niore my
vrorthv than those given within the week by Mr.
.nd Ms Henry Willard and Mr. and Mrs. Cornehus
vanderbilt At the Willard home we're the WEST"
Edison with bis phonograph, and Lilo Lenhan' ene
opera singer and at Mr.. Vanderbilts, the TWO
father and son. On Tuesday night MIS- 'niafu
received the Drawing Room Club. an orsahi]s"on
about two years old, which meets nan uo~e' uiiioS
different houses in the winter 10 lsteh 10 rcansS'
lectures music or discussions on Leading quesuohs
~ the day. MIR. and Mrs. Willard have splendid
house for such gatherings. 1t Is az seVoa.s S0eOn
It. and Madison ave-, in the imany puluins anu
has spacious halls large MUSHROOM anu eVeIs
thing that lends comfort as well as elegance Ing
halls are finished in marble, and on Iuesuay nis.'
were decorated with palms and plants. Inc evenings
nrogramme included songs by Nine. Lenmah' anu
,callo and violin solos by Bergner ana behuA' "a,
three after deghtng their hearers, sang ana payeu
into the monograph which sent back with
accuracy the notes OF voice and instruments ~
vas interesting to watch tho rather dazed eApresSon
on,anance of these artistsw for the first time,
n.rhans heard their music repeated In this way
Nine Iehman was a striking picture in superb
dress of crimson and black brocade' her coisase
decorated with ORDERS royal rccognitions OF her s'
talent
A, evsninr of no less interest was that offered py
Mr.. and Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt 10 inc Ahu ,
Evening Club of which they are members "oS
ago they had arranged with the Coquenns " st
the club which meets every two weeks and Tor WHICH,
Ir,ost every variety of amusement the American 'nu
can asslre is offered. Constant Coquelin gave SOW
eral Of his best known monologus ana WIN ms sA
Iean coouelin presented an act of play oppor-
tm,ty was also afforded to hear haiscn an" anu
supper Lander played for informal dancing
yashngton's Birthday was tedious nom inc $500
uont of view, and every ono who oolu "en' " .1'o
Conntry Club, Tuxedo or Orange AT tneir COUNTY
,Ia(pi In M.
always come to the rescue on holiday occaSioi'' q"
tcrtaned a large party at breakfast Those VINO re-
manned in town as has often been repeateq during inc
past forr days. went to the dogs In great NUMBERS anu
were present to the dog have Its last Day eO0sN
was well represented at Madison Square Garden on
each day Of the Dog Show.
The last ten days before Ash wednesday VIII DO
tusy ones. There remain two large balls the last
Assembly on Thursday night, and the last Patriarchs
vrfoh of nex xveeE az always tho
case they viii be brilliant Tomorrow the CausereS
Gu Lundi will meet afternoon and evening. first 10
listen to a paper PSychical Research. at MIS-.
Khnicutt's, and in the evening at General Culiums
to hear his illustrated talk "Span, the Orient and
the occdentn which viii be made doubly interesting
By steropticon views The steropcon viii be brought
into use by Andrew Carnegie Tuesday and Friday
evenings, when he has asked about 200 of lis friends
TO meet punctually at 80 O'Clock on each
nccssion, 10 listen to description OF
his coaching trip OF last spmmer. or
as the invitations read Coaching London to Cluny.
SIMMER Life in the Highlands" 1t win DO reniem-
barred that Mr. Carnegies party last summer included
Mr. and Mrs James G. Blaine. The Rev. Dr. Charies
n Eaton and walter Damrosch Various incidents
Of the trip and places visited will be illustrated by
stereop1con views
IN Thursday there will be three weddings. Al
noon Richard O'Gomsn, jr, son OF Judge oGoiman'
VIII we'd Miss Mary o'Connor at her residence. NO.
10 Fss, Forty fourth-st At 3 80 O'Clock In Grace
(6urca win occur the wedding of Miss Caroline Rem
SEN 10 r. A McKim and half hour later Miss Cora
Deauville stebbins viii become Mrs. George Edward
Dickinson at the Madison Square Presbyterian Church
Large receptions VIII follow tho church weddings
On saturday March 3 Miss Elizabeth Steward and
Drayton BurrIn VIII be married n me south no
fepson Will follow at the brides home In Cramercy
Park
Many invitations are out Tor dinners ana
some Tor weeks ahead. Among the
most important are those of Mrs Nicholas Fish on
Tehr,ary 81 Mrs Luther ROuntZe February %. Mrs.
charles Ianier March 4, Mrs. Henry Clews March
5 and MS. Van Rensselaer, Cruger March 10 Two
large theatre parties will be given on TUESDAY night
by Mrs. dwight Collier and Mr.. Spencer.
Tho engagement has been announced within few
aavs M Mas Fanny Bowdoip daughter OF George 3.
Bcwdoin, 10 Daniel Parish hngsiora' d grdnosOn OF
William Parish.