The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-29

81. GROWING Feature OF ward MeAflis
ar. social Career-How He IL PUTTING
so. Whole Mind 60 1.-the Dresses ia
10 Worn.
N,u YORK. December 27.-iSpecial. r.
an. .nl,scripfiOn bail in the Metropolitan
IN, House next Thursday evening de.
H. importance not from the fact thai
I'M rnprcscnt Ward McAllistcr's supreme
~, fo show New Workers what a ball
.,,-hf 10 be-. nor vet. from the other fact
I.st Ifs 200 20 1900 social stars will
,tie In the largest private constellation
n.tc,cr Illuminated The city, but its true
.,ifrance il craspcd only when IL il un.
t.r.tnod that the great ball-giyer stakes his
.,f,fion. won hy twenty years Of social
n,.far.hip. on his ability 20 create a new
,.,rirsn festival. a legitimate successor tC
a.. .nf-worn custom Of the New lcar'a
H. NcAUistcr considers that he has laid
81. fingers On felt want; some appropriate
'.f.lrltion Of he New Year. The 1000
f.fh.~ hcurc must the new social census
l.rf.rm have ceased, so FAR as IN them
3D.. io receive on the first Of January,
v.r, of them are On 20 the country for the
f.af4ve. but the second of January finds
I.,, f,ck in town and they will dance
,tf lighter feet when they know that
v.tNIetor means the ball 60 be the great
..r.f.i,pe OF an intending series, and that
counts confidently on his ideas being
.l.n up boz other cities aud towns OF
.o.sI enterprise from Maine 10 California
I fho New Years dance becomes all
.r fha connir, the great winter diver
.i.n holding lbs place in upper tendon by
adam "a tenure as Fourth Of july Fireworks
.r. Christmas tree In lower tcn-miliOn-
III Am MOT c0nccited enough" said he. 80
l.s.,efhat csn do this all alone, but the
..f..nro o. commend itself everywhere
fN-..IDiy leaders.
-.eha triumph will be- the fitting culmi-
nation 0f social career. 4 publishing
I..-.in Ncw York has just offered Mr..
.tfN-frr "a large sum 90 write his me
,...r-. predicting that the book would make
r.fa hii a. Grants autobiography.
.r.f don't mind telling YOU remarked
General OF hioOd'e-s battles, "that con-
..lrr0 Greatest thing Bismarck has ever
n..f- flat Doe hasn't written his reminls-
..r.'-.
Seated before q cory grate-fre the other
,t.n.re. pictures Of generations Of debut
.rf..m may have danced in the flames. The
.r,.f i,a- 70 warm crimson. the ornaments
.r..t.l and silver. and photograph. Of beau
tfl .Irl- JOB ball gowns stood on easels and
0I.lln small stands.
.Nnv there's NewpOrt;" this in a vein Of
.f.uI rrcDIicctious; ''Of course YOU know
,.n1f made Newport in the beginning; II
MIS- Che summer capitol of the Southerners.
Whom money grow less plenty with them
.r.rne war there was first a Boston inya-
..lnand then New 0rk drove out the Bos-
f0nlr-.
.F,rr,l0ly knows what the place Is now.
II.nr fakpdu myself any undue share OF
f..rr.dr. bat have done what ] could 10
mIa. 30 bright and gay. ! gave picnics
dinners in ihe woods. YOU know, and all that
..rf 0fflin-- and drives into the country IA
nm-h0ssc~. Society people are tickle and
ALWAYS wanting change. so we had dances
nfal barn. cattle in their stalls on one side.
latm0w. ON the other decorations OF
pumpkins. you know. ANA corn. but French
r.I f0u sec. and servants in livery and
f hest wines i0 ho had and everything
managed. oh, most charmingly.
.Il.u there are the fairiarchs. We've
Hu-i,iue then. 10 must be seventeen years.
SOW lm going o. tell you how | came "a
think Nl starting subscription balls in the
beginning. This gentlcmau's grandfather,
an3 Nr MrAllster nodded toward young
mHu seated ON the other side Of the hre
-vas Doniuick Lynch. who was the great
o.f beau and gourmet of his time. From
Is'Nf0I.51 was the period OF his social
trumrh- and 10 was about 1880 that he
went fn Europe with my father. lie had
Letters nc Introduction by the hundred. let
tr.fnpyet body worth knowing. but when he
rlf ont fN sea he let every one of them Nut
f.rOuf nj h.s hands into the Atlantic ocean
IfnHmu.ch lynch couldn't make his way
DOB European society. ho said, without intro
auctions he didn't deserve 10 succeed
~lAurh afdmv father were invited TO an
Amar. OHl. Almack's was common
sort Df place, a restaurant Ike Delm0nicos
hf f.. balls were very swell. and all Lon
dom society pushed and jo-ticd for invita-
f..r-. Tor they were very exclusive. DOmi
n..k LYNCH and my father entered and stood
there intentionally, for nobody spoke L
them. 0r s0much as looked in their direction
'NLlt fools We WERE said my father Il
iNurh. o. mt ourselves In such ducedl,
awkward position. BY and by the old Duke
Of wellington appeared. looked about hit
and cmc straight 10 where they were
standing lie shook hands with Lynch, pu
oUe arm around him and the other roun.
mt father and walked the length Of the ball
rlnm with them twice in that manner
Thea Dee pleaded am engagement. sent
servant for hi. coat and left the floor NJ
soon n was this little performance over thal
everybody came pressing about them Will
rrofli-c c0rdialitv. The ice was out 81 th'
atmosphere. The Duke had spoken to them
n0 other niroductions were necessary.
"Thc Almack hall-were subscription ai
fairs. and took the idea Of mine from them
hut they were broken tp in time by TN
Gaauels of the wOm n, who split int
cli0ue- and became altogether too cXslu
eive. When commenced the notion of tn
pMriarchs. didn't -tait with the women
women will quarrel. YOU know but wit
the men. This has been my theory IN al
nav social entertainments. & begin with IN
heads of families. tae pcrcS dc f0miUc
with daughters 90 bring out understand
That avoids one rock of stumbling. Ana
will SAY this. that I've never yet had a MAJ
goo back On me. come 60 me, YOU know ant
saw. oh. Won can't do this. McAllister.
Now. that ! call pretty good record.
~Ihl- is my theory of the subscription
bah. nous nous c0HfeHOuS. we protec
our-Dl,e.. Won see. At first thfre wer
thirty patriarchs: uOW there are my. lhe'
laN 500 apiece and have nine invitations y
each ot the winters balls. That allows 70
$50 persons 90 an occasion, aud each Iairl
arch is held to account for the use he make
of hi- tickets. The name of the Fatriafc
giving 10 appears ON every invitation. AM
so il "a Qucor-looking woman. or one who Is
YOU know. little too pronounced, appear
On'the lOuf and people begin TO ask, HOY
came Mrs Brown hcreE the matter - r.
ferred 90 me. and / consult my lst and IN
iutroiuccr rs made aware OF the dissatis
faction. This naturally makes every Ia
frarrh ycfy careful. and 80 We become
conservative body. "a close corporation.
90 ana not. YOU understand, IN any wa
responsible for invitations. hut scrutinil
them ail and enter the list M book. | keel
the lisi. of past years, and they make quit
S0umn0us library, representing no en'
or labor and trouble. but success. of course
+. the rocmnpcnse. once a Patriarch, al
WAYS Patriarch. lie can't resign, and h
uas. bis 500 whether he's in Europe or II
mourning. hut it's understood that the spar
Invitations come to me with which TO TAX
care 90. strangers
What is the rule Of admission
IF go about and take the general sense
the body concerning "a candidate
"but isn't 10 very disagreeable for yo'
sometimes"
"Oh. yes bat nobody ever accomplished
ansihine in this world without running th'
r.-k of making enemies. OF course there
ar plenty 81 people 10 take Offence and say
We've "a, good e right % be in as anybody.
liuf success d. the final test Of man, ant
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