New-York tribune., 1890-01-03
THE NEW YEARS BALL.
SOCIETYS SUPERB GREETING.
WEALTH AND BEAUTY AND A BRILLIANT
DANCE.
NO INTERFERENCE BY THE POLICE WITH THE
SERVING OF FwINE-MAGNIFIcENT DEcoRA-
uoNs AND HANDSOME GOWNS
MR. MALIISTER'S SUCCESS.

SERVING OF FwINE-MAGNIFICENT DEcoRA-
TIoNs AND HANDSOME GOWNS
MR. MALusTER's SUCCESS
The New Years ball of 1890 will for many DAYS
brm topics of conversation in society It's iame mas
been by means local. for its originator "aiu
McAllister. has attained National reputation anu
few men ont Of political life are more familiar 10 news
paper readers Of to-day In fact Mr. McAiiis.er mas
recently been invited 10 write history OF mis- INC an"
his career as protector OF elegant eii'er VI
purely social character but he has refused tls o
The New Years ball is not novelty. i"o ns
was given two years at Delmoncos uhoer sin'i".
rnapageyept with the idea OF making II permanent
featnre Of NewYork social lfe and an occurrence 10
take in al circles of society, and particularly t"oso
who do It give themselves up entirely 10 inc rouu
~ Measure which constitute great part II not the
whole of fashionable life. Last winter Mr. McAlsVer
be,nc in mourning the ball was not attempted
Tbis wear he had double motive in giving the ball
IN show that the absolute composition Of society Is not
restricted TO 400 people, and moro paruculary 10
demonstrate that ii is possible TO give pan ao .lo
Metropolitan opera House without the dlsagreeaoie
features which attended the Centennial Ban Oh las'
spring when Yr. McAlister, who had originally peeh
entrusted with all the arrangements of social feature,
through misunderstanding with the committee was
asked to resign his Office. 1t was as long ago rs
that time in April that Mr.. McAlhster deternlihen
10 give ball which, in every detail should suipasS
ANYTHING in the history OF NewYork society," during
the summer he arranged his plans, got his subscribers,
hut first of all the consent OF women OF great SOCIAL
nosition TO act as patronesses these being MIS-
william Astor, Mrs. Philip schuyler ana Mrs. "eorsc
Peabody Wetmore. Mrs. AstOr has long Deeh d
model for the society woman OF to-day, ana Dehis
far from conservative she has accepted the conditions
brought about by the onward march of society owing
10 the growth of NewYork and the increase OF fortunes
which have won for their holders place in the fore
most ranks such a place as Mrs. Astor has always
held. and most gracefully, too Mrs. schuyler hef
relative added strength the list as did also he name
OF George Peabody Wetmore, the excellent repre-
sentative of the force of young matrons VINO are at
time not very far distant TO rule all social 1uhcuohs
in the gay world of New-York. 1t is always neces-
sary in such an undertaking to insure the cooperation
of such women and their influence has been brought
20 bear upon relatives and friends who have looked
forward TO the ball Of the great social duties OF
the year.
THE SUBSCRIBERS.
The patronesses once secured, Mr.. McAnister then
set to work to secure patrons or subscribers. 1t
was necessary have large number of these as the
ball would be a financial undertaking of small i'm
portance. 1t not at first intended
10 have more than hundred subscribers,
but great pressure brought to bear that the
number increased to 125. and finally to 144 each
man paying $780, emitting him to twelve invitations
while keeping two for himself Naturally, the men
10 subscribe in the circle, they had many
friends in common. and it happened that the most
popular people would receive many dozen or
fifteen letters from as many subscribers, begging
permission to send an invitation. After all society is
small, and Of the accepted leaders and their immediate
circles of friends it is difficult thing to have more
than 200 persons Of more or less prominence at
ball where tickets not sOld and where people are
not invited simply because they hold political
Governmental places. such persons present were all
asked by individuals. and not by the committee which
included, besides Ward McAllister, Byam X. Stevens
and Cornelius Vanderbilt. The list Of subscribers
whose names were engraved the invitations
William Astor, w. w. AstOr John j. Asor. jr, Lloyd
Al H. John l.. Alexandra, c. 5. AbercrOnbie, Perry
J. D. GEORGE 5. Bowdoin, b. II. Bristow. James \.
Bur-cn, samuel Borrowe, J. William Bceman, Henry W.
Bbby, SAMUEL D. Babcock, George H. Bend, j. Townsend
Burden. James H. Beekman, c. c. Baldwin, Samuel +.
Barger, Franklin Bartlett Henry ]. Barley, I. b. Bald
win Frederick II. Belts, w. Bayard Cutting, Edward
Cooper Sir ROdcrick Cameron Robert l.. Cutting. Austin
COrbin, Henry Clews, Il. Fulton Cutting, William b.
Cooper. Smith Gift f. Broekholst Cutting, william Cut
ting r II. s. Cram, Hamilton w. Cary, George a. Crocker,
A1ory S. Carhart Moses Taylor Campbell Charles D.
Diekey Chauncey NJ. Depew, }. Coleman Drayton James
q. X. Ducr, Frederick j. DePeyster, John DeRuyter,
George DeForest, William A. Duer Edward Du Viyer,
Ralph y. ELLIS, John T. Parish, j. N a. Griswold, ETA
bridge r. Gerry. ogden Goele Robert Goelet James w.
Gerard Frederic Galatln William Gihon, Chester Girls
wold Augustus c. Gurnce, Abram S. Hewitt, G.. G..
Haven Robert c. Hone oliver Hartman, Center Hitch
tock. Robert l.. Hargous Adrian Iseln, c. o. d.
Isen, James i. Kernochan, Delaney Kane,
Laurence Kip L. Kngsland Frederic Kernochan
Woodbury. Kane, Luther KOuntze Ambrose G. Kngsland
Johnston Livingston Pierre Lorlard, Woodbury. g. Lang
DON F. Livingston Ludlow. j. Lee Charles Lanier
Edward Livingston Arthur Leary, John Laurence J. Pier
pont Morgan Robert b. Mnturn dead 4. Newbold
Morris Bradley Martin Thomas c. Meyer Peter Marie,
Philip s. Miller Ward McAllister. H. Victor Newcomb.
Henry Parish. John i. Parsons, H. a. V. Post o. II.
Payne, James A. Roosevelt II. A. Robbins. Elliott
Roosevelt T. J. Oakley Rhinelander. Edmund d.
G.
horn, Byam X. Stevens, Charles T.. Strong. Lis
penard Stewart A. " H. Stuyyosant, Francis A. Stout
Eugene Schieielin w Sherman, George r. Schlee
lin William D. Sloane, L. f. Shepard, Wallace ShillitO,
Anson Phelps Stokes. L. N. Taller. Laurence Turnure,
II. A. c. Taylor, Frederick D. Thompson II. Mex.
Twombley, Cornelius Vanderbilt, William X. Vanderbilt
A. Ernest Nandcrpoc. George Henry Warren. Robert
Winthrop Sidney Webster b. S. Weles, George Peabody
WetmOre. w. c. Whitney, Buchanan Winthrop, Alexander
S. Webb. r. T. Wilson, Henry dc Forest Weekes, w.
Seward Webb, c. A. Whittier, NJ Onne Wilson, c. F.
Winthrop, NJ 4. Wiks w StOrrs Wells, James 7. Wood
ward, j. J. Wysong T. s. Witherbee August Belmont jr
4 glance at this list will show what an important
body of men was accepted. They all hold positions
OF the greatest prominence in social life and are
possessed OF the wealth necessary to conduct great
and magnificent entertainment. To Mr.. McAllister,
however has fallen the entire direction Of the ball in
all its details, the engaging of music, the ordering Of
supper and the decorations
Mr.. McAllster could easily have obtained twice the
number Of patrons, great the desire to sub
scribe, but only those taken who gave prompt
and immediate attention to his request, and many ap
plications had to be refused.
BEAUTIFUL DECORATIONS
When the guests arrived at the opera house last
night they found the place very much changed by the
deft hands of Klandcr and his men, who had worked
all Wednesday night, and nearly until 10 O'Clock |
last night. When they entered the vestlbule num-
ber Of servants in livery stood about to lead them to
the dressing rooms. Accommodations had been pre- |
pared for the ladies in the corridors along the parterre
boxes and there they found maids 10 !
help them with their wraps, dressing tables |