New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-05
THE WEEK IN SOCIETY.
curyLy OCCUPIED WITH CENTENNIAL
AFTAIES

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a ,I..n,ektns On Monday every one VINO eou'-
-. Am he BAY on board yacht, and those VINO
,x "a. no In one Of those luxurious Vessels "ai'.
-. NJ the New York miaonares possess eoh''nuH
.ss.,yss on public boats, that for the aas soo'
-. ,~ represen ted on the water BACK @s@H
- Anna people rushed to the reception '
f.vvcrs' Cub, and then home % dress mr the V.1
"a. ssat Centennial ball WIS, Of course the ou'.1
800, affair Of the celebration, for nearly every
,.n,,v of social importance In this city WAS rcpFo-
seassd by one more members The oPera -
,~s. aecked with excellent taste, and the COSTUMES
worn By the ladies in the boxes were not oe0nu
worn At smaller and more exclusive gshen"t, "
height of the season. To those who stsseo w ~ ~
room proper watching the throne as II ss'n0 n
entrance Of the President and his parry NV" u.s.
aisle formed by handsomely Uniformed ar''h'i' ~
the eprg~ousiy anircd ladies who dancer III vi, of
Ing ouadrflle and then the kaleidoscope afo e'''
sowing max nj humanity that filed in the space as
coon AZ The ouadrIe was at an end-to all Ilcsc 'ne
ball Appeared a wonderful success, ana '"'"e W y
remembered ard talked Of for many year
yubseQu vent scenes and The oickennsS VI "'' ,0""'
tee for tho ered% OF the American PeoP'e' "
expecIsuv for the good name OF SoC'eN ' IA
Nev.York 4 veil must be drawn IToosoS' Ho' e''7'
~. hos, manage in .e world could have forescen the
immense crush and the many dimCuN'os VIM" '0'''
The people who were fortunate ehouEn W o""
houses on the line OF march ~erc H'o'' e0 "
,,.,r friends and they kept open doors on Tuesday
and wednesday with luncheon served hrOusoou' inc
DIV. Tbose falling make an early start iolnd II
,,,.ihio 4, n,,y cases 10 get anywhere near their
destinations and they had to turn back In disspponf
u,cpt The fortunate on's who got IN had 10 spend
the entire cay. The hoGs'hoderS along the avenue
had opportuniies do many acts OF Kindness on inc
two days Of the professions. when dozens OF iaht-
iur women and frightened children we're cared for
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hospt,ai on Tuesday at ono time there w'fe five
unconscious women the steps. which foftuha'eV
bad hem fenced IN ard on Wednesday woman
thought 10 I've dying through an attark Of heart as
case was brough; In. much to the CONSERVATION OF
the spectators They were all tenderly cared for
and remained until the crowds thinned out.
s,raascrs in town FOR III" sights paid extravaSanf
prices for windows and rooms and even those Nv
irs in the city who were rot so fortunate as TO be
invited to residences tho line. TIE house Of VIII
lam Kent son ;n.Iaw Of Psrr" Lorlla"d. was let Tor
the two days for ~ Goo and one balcony on house
In lower F.frh-ave brought the owner $1,000 for the
FIST day alone.
EVERYTHING was so oughly given up to On
ferGa. ca.cNS that nothing OF note has aRen place
IN town with ~" exception of few dinners for Mrs
IIarr son and o'h'r noted guests. ON Thursday night
H. LNtranG Cannon and John Jacob As;or. T." gave
a diaEcr at the Unon League Clnb 10 Lieutenant
JuGson thc Pr .stfcnts special AID. Among their
guests were IinE.I'on Ftsh Webster, Cooper Hewitt
EAsis Dyer. Sd. ard Rav Mtler
On Friday afternoon tn mnrIe.s Of tho Fen
cor>' CluI. in USs' TNeny-iomrhst. gave
laG.cs' RECEPTION whrh h:lly tested the %apaciW OF
tre,r not over large quarters. There was a capital
exhibition 0. f"ncirg by members OF the club Inc
s.r"ndan"o WIS h'-hlv fashionable NUMBER OF
thr ladr, cat are good fcrccre and nrmb"r' OF
.I,,N,l r,r,nn VT
TIC antrim ard winter Yesterday sf'ern' on n hna
Tournament % the Es6mn'ou Club va playel In tn"
IL" fist Regimen; Armory. There was crush OF
guests reminding one Of a fashionable afternoon pa
TIE orc s, on,erafnmcnt Of tho season, ard one Of
thu most cr,oyaU,". vas th' 81 a;"ur circus al
e. rcassunrc- J. VI. WafoJurys ~picniil country
sea, NJ Iavchcatcr near Barrow on-the sound Nearly
a yr1r go scr!e ole siIEg"trd that such an ans.f
Re gwen. ard no bad house so well adapted
for rbe purpose Mr. WsteibnrT's In c'nnrcuoh
with rs liable he ha> large riding school used
also as TRANS oour, ard IN THIS the circus was h"i
rehearsal, have been going for months past under
the Gi:rt cn u jack rarruli. al oidtm circus-
rAcr anr Professor George Code. teacher OF tne
Ncy.Yc~A A,h!c;t" lab. that on the night OF the
prrfc,nIa all the participants were well
Vc>,G ~ IRE way, II the PROFESSIONAL
rig Tho details were perfectly managed y
snecia train ~ nine draw!ng cars conveyed the
quests .or tie city 10 az Chester. where they Wc"c
ret by saccs and driven TO the circus through inc
c,un,,- ,naaS and dives ~ Mr.. Watclburys place.
a,,nr which rany torches hal Teen pla"ed. Once
within tho riding school the spcct aclc was brilliant
In The extreme on SIDES of The ring $50 guests
were seated AMI with few exceptions the ladies'
were IN full dress. Tic ring Itself Is about forty
feet in dancer. thus s'mi''iDg many monoeuves.
The enlrec aal opening Quad"le were very effective
Mrs ADJ; Ladenburg, Mis- ilurs:. Miss HargonS ana
Mss Cary were the ladies. and heir partners We're
rawIirg> Co,trreI Frederick Des"h, F. L. Porter aud
Wooil,nry Karc The ladies coats Of hunting
nink~ with white riding skirts AMI regulation black
hats TIE same co0rs were BY The men. AL
though good hnrsewGInen the ladies looked tuS bill
frightened they dashed into the ring to the music
Of Lander's band. bat The horses were well handled
and the qusdrlle gone through most gracefully
Tho ring observation-disclosures French, Thomas Howard
tr.. Adolf Ladcnburg, Robert Potter, Robert Hargou'
livingston Beehnan, Victor SoTchOn, r. VI. Applsun
and Marion story-lo0ked extremely well III their
Of light blue cloth slashe with yellow, white
LrcecheS, Wellington boots and white beaver suGarloa
hats, and they did the antics of the regular circus
attendants with viii, hauling ropes. putting nets
In place, and spreading out the carpets on the
dust
Tho peanut and candy vendors were not forgotten.
and probably more bewichIng set never distributed
these necessary aiuncts TO ciIcus than Miss George
Berryman Mss EHTie Ileckshcr. Mis- HATH" iur,i .,
and Miss ~Spfie2ie7 Post. They wore iaunty cAps
OF lace and color-d ribbons with soGbreie dresses
Miss nerrymsn and Miss hccksher In red and white.
Miss Post in lavender and Miss Roberts in blue
roundIess amusement caused by William Bin
ninger, Robert HsrsOuS. Carey HEvemeyer aud Hudd
APPLETON IN their clown acts. and by Frederick Bearh
In hts bareback riding, dressed in the
tnlle and spsnges Of The professional eQuestrlenne
Mr. Beach dOnned black tulle skirts. much be,
with gold, lOw-cut waist ami blonde wig. His mus
taehe was so tightly fastened his face By grease
paint as make his friends think he had sacrificed
Il after his perform ance In the quadfle The trapeze
acts of Messrs Leshcr. MO,ineuA Taylor and IandOn
were surprisingly good esasns much enthusiasm
Potter was greeted with uproariOus applause.
Nothing was more amusing than the French riding
scbnU and the efforts Of green hand, while strapped
10 the apparatus used by beginners, 10 ride horss
bareback At the conclusion al the performers
Photographed in the ring by james L. beese and other
amateur Photographers