The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-08
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me Wife of Ex-Secretary Whitney as
Social Leader-Great Entertainments
OF the Winter-One Million Dollars
Spentin Fun-The King of the Dudes
on Correct Evening Dress-Bob
Ingerson as an Entertainer.
NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-The season of din
ners, receptions and teas has opened with
unexpected attractiveness Not m many
Years have the gay world looked forward to
a winter OF enjoyment with such thorough
zest as at present From one end to the
other Of hurry Hill, the butterflies of fash
ION are in Torment about dinners to take
place, balls, weddings and other interesting
events where it is possible to spend a large
amount of money and entertain on lavish
scale or the people who are likely to be
brought forward prominently this winter,
as social leaders, none will stand a
better chance OF success than the
wife of ex-Secretary Whitney. She has
already given few breakfasts and dinners
that have been attended by the best people
here and In Washington. and she promises
to give the Astors, the Vanderbilts and the
others very lively chase in the matter of
elaborate entertainments Mrs Whitney
Is peculiarly fortunate In having house to
entertain ina house built on a princely
scale, filled with rare pictures and works of
art, veritahle museum of treasure And
to these may be added, superb chef,
retinue of well drilled servants, and a
dlnlny groom large enough to seat forty
couples at dinner. Mrs. Whitney has taken
it into her head to lead in all matters of
social prominence. She has identified her.
self with great many charitable institu-
lions, and she has as a powerful ally Ward
McAlister. who despite the enemies he has
made by his ill-advised book, is still
powerful social factor. Or course, Mrs.
Whitney will not be allowed to WELD the
scepter without a struggle, but she is as
clever diplomat as was Talleyrand,
and with a fortune that brings
her an income of half q
million year, she may be depended upon
to more than hold her own in the contest
One of her most intimate friends at present
is Mrs. Joseph Pulitzer, the wife of the
owner of the "WOrld,n who is also likely to
be heard of during the winter as royal
entertainer. Mrs. Pulitzer is a singularly
attractive woman, delightful CONVERSE
tionalist. and as charming friend as one
need have.
OF course, there are others besides Mrs.
Whitney who will give large entertain
ments, and all the swell caterers are en-
gagged in pulling their chefs with some
novelty to stsrtle the elite with. Del
monico's new ballroom is one OF the hand
somest places in this country, if not in the
world. 1t has been engaged for every
night, beginning with Dec. l, until Lent.
The most of the fashionable balls will be
held there All the big dinners of the sea-
son will be given there. In fact, it will be
the magnet to draw society together six
nights in the week
But Delmonico has rivals-a score of
them. They are also as busy as bees ar
ranging for coming feasts, and it would be
difficult indeed to make an arrangement for
t big dinner or ball at any Of the first class
places, even if one promised a fabulous
sum.
was talking to Ward McAllster the
other day about the great growth of enter
tanning in New York, and asked him if he
could roughly estimate the amount of
money spent by the Four Hundred in din
ner-giving. balls and receptions, during the
winter. 'At least 100000" said to him
venturesomely. He looked at me for mo-
ment in discouraging sort of way, and
mildly answered, "$1 100000 wouldn't
cover it,