New-York tribune., 1889-12-18
INCIDENTS IN SOCIETY

one of the most recent plans for Ward McAllister's
New ears ball is TO have false ceiling suspended
above the auditorium of the Metropolitan Opera House.
below the present one and Just about on line with
the dress-crcle. This part OF the decoration VIII
come under the direction OF Klunder who is to have
charge OF the aora embellishments of the ball This
ceiling will be made of wire netting, which will be
hung with green vines of different kinds the whole
to be sprlnked with white to suggest winter. The
boxes themselves TO be turned into perfect Hover
gardens. in which spring flowers are to be used to a
great extent, especially hyacinths and tulips. IN
order that persons not caring to dance may have an
opportunity TO look double row Of chairs, the
tops lust about on a level with the ledges OF the
parterre boxes will be placed around the floor a
slightly raised platform 1t will be absolutely neces-
sary TO use the stage for dancing purposes, and the
assembly rooms will be used for the supper which
will be served at small tables, of which there will be
$50 with a seating capacity of six EACH Pinard will
serve the supper. Mr. McAlster has from the sub
scriptions nearly $4,000 in hand. and he is daily
approached by many who are anxious to add their
names to the list OF subscribers. Mrs. william Astor,
Mrs Philip Schuyler and Mrs Byam X stevens are
the ladies whose appear on the invita-
tions for the ball. The corridors of the Opera
House are 10 be made nearly like tropical
garden possible, with great palms and orange trees
in bloom and fruit The ball, In point of size and
brilllancy, will be virtually combination of the
Assemblies, PatrarchS JUNIOR Patrarchs ana COtllOis
and will bring together the older set the young mar
rod set the bellies, debuants, and In fact all the
dancing people of New-York society. number of
guests will come from Washington, Baltimore. Phila-
dephia and Boston.
Mrs. II. W. Robbins, No. 1877 East slxieth-st. gave
a reception yesterday afternoon to introduce her
daughter Miss Mary Robbins. a number Of young
assisted in receiving. among them being Miss
Isabel Church. Miss Ada Moore, Miss Clure lotchkss,
Miss Fraser Miss Chllds and Miss Bessie Barnes.
Mrs. John f. Parsons gave an early dance at her
house. No 30 East Thirty -slxth-st.. last evening.
This dance was one of "a series being given by Mrs
sands Mrs stokes, Mrs. GoOdridgc and others who
are trying 10 have early hours. The cOtlOn was
danced Austin Oothout leading with Miss sertra dc
Parsons Miss sands, Miss Goodrldge, Miss Elliott
uetts Miss bruce Price. Miss Helen Phelps Stokes
Miss isabel Hoffman, Miss Fraser, Miss Candy, Miss
Perltius and all the debutantes were present. well
as the vouncer set of dancing men,
Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt gave large reception
AT her home No. ] West Fify-seventh-st. yesterday
afternoon which was attended by all the people oi
nrominence I'm New-lork society, and TO give list
Of the guests present would only be u repetition OF
those at tho Patriarchs ball of Monday night The
house was beautifully decorated with flowers and
Iauder,s orchestra played. Mrs. Vanderbilt has cards
ont for a musical party on saturday afternoon, Jan
4.