New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-08
THE CHARITY BALL.
DANCING TO HELP A HOSPITAL
"1A GRIPPE" PREVENTS SOME OF THE HELPERS

FROM ATTFNDING-THoSE WHO HELD BOXES.
The tbirtletb animal Charity Ball, in aid Of the
Nursery and Chd's Hospital was held at the Metro
politan opera House last night, and was particularly
well attended The boxes were all sold and were
occupied by brilliantly dressed people while the floor
was thronced with dancers. The management for
this ball never makes useless expenditures for decora
tons and these were Of the simplest. The stage
was set like a huge marquee in broad stripes of
bun and white, completely hiding wings and flies,
while at the back Of the stage was ,et garden scene
in front Of which was raised platform with raised
seats for the lady managers and Others OF
the patronesses who took part in the
| openng march. Just under the proscenlnm
arch in blazing letters Of gasjets was the single word
Charity which has done duty for all these thiry
years and which has shone on many mothers VINO
brought their debuante daughters last nigh 10 oanoe
before IL. This is the established pubnc oal III
which society has never ceased to take an interest,
and it was established long before New Years balls
were thought o. The young men of society have
lent their assistance and personal presence from year
to year and last night the Goor manager was j. VIII
lam Beekman who had the following assistants James
| Clinch Smith. John Kingsford, william H. L. Lee
Philip ) Miller Frederick ID. Thompson, Charles a.
Mum, Julian Kean q. Creighton webb, H. W. NC
Vlckar, L. I. d'Ormieulx, Edmund C. stanton, stew
art Barney. William Parsons, Francis I. underhHi'
George H. sullivan F. II. Price II. VI. Jones' Frank
lin Bartlett IT, Egcrton winthrop Center Hitch
cock, +. J. de Peyscr william A. Duer' hill"tt h"oe
volt Cermont l. GARRISON r. J. Oakley Rhinclander.
LanCdon Erving. !. Archibald Murray, Douglass KIDD
in~on IT,. William Whtock, Herbert Satterlec, Ham
ilton Fish Webster, F. Delano Weeks FREDERICK bau'
VIM J. G. Furman, Austin Oothout. Amory : Carhart'
Thoma, H. Howard william y. Cooper. II. II. Rich
ards and Robert Hone.
The partcrrc boxes held as follows:
so l. Mrs ". Seward webb; No .. Mrs. G"orr"
Hoadiv; 80 g. Mrs. Del Pnoi no. a. Nr,hur n"m
Li.prtt. 80. >. Mrs J. d. Shulu No. q. Mrs Wilan
Cullen brewster: No 7. Mrs Henry h. liant No. o
Mr., william Astor: 40. 10. Mrs Clarence Postlcv; No.
H. Mrs. :. Carmen Harriet No 10, Mrs Richard IaEcr
40. 10. Mr. william Pullman; 40 H. Mrs.. w r. III
dr,th NJ \. stewart and y Godfrey 80 10. T. A SIM
mons: 80 g. M, j. f. Dillon so. Il Mrs. T.. c. Br.cc
80. ~ Mrs. !. A. &. B'alc, 40. 10. Nr' 4 G. 'atN
so 20 Mr. Bull aud Mr.. G.. e. Worhineton; NO Il
Nr-. Frederick T. Gunthor 80 % Mr. : e. pi'kin"'
80. o. Mr., j. Hood Wright; 80. %. Ernest Randolph
Gunth,r. 80 - Mr.. Tlhtdrc T. gerry 70 %. 7. 7.
| Hunting. 40 D. George Murray, 80. IS. Coils =.
Huntington: 80 90 Mrs. d. Il. BarS"r Miss Belle
BARKER. Mrs. VI. T.. LcaNtf and Mr. J Il Franklin No.
20 NJ, g. D. M,ro.nI. so. 81. II. y lfo'hncham; 40.
g.. Nr- De- J.. Coming 80 3d. Id"ari Ii' inr't"n' -.
! g. Nh. Arson Phelps stoke so. 30. Ms Corh'"N'
| Vanderbilt No. SO. Mr.. Washington D. Conner.
THE FIRST TIER
| No a. Mrs. ( b. French; so 81 Daniel Bacon 80.
80 Henry p Stanton: ~. 80. Mr.. w. H. Brown; No.
a. Nh, Frederick Betts; SO -. Mrs Henry WIZARD no
81 General j u B,auvdt; so g. ". n E-teyo1; 40.
3d. '-'I'' y" "'''." ' - :, n. ..l
| aud Mrs. "c'f-" p'NIu' 30 - ''''' - "' -,
o. " Nycr: so IS Eoba,' Sutherland W. 80. Mr..
Than berlin ~ Morlen. Conn 40 80 J. y Powell 40.
u. Mr.. George Pierce Andrews 40 o. 'If'
so 49, Mr. P'nch0t. 40. 81. Mrs ''orr. IT, Nl'i'"' .
so 3d. W II Brows'~r No -. Mr. -" V hf'Aaw 80.
| $50 Mr.. T. Far. 80. 60 Mr.. G. =. Watson. 40. 81.
Ms T. y Wallace so. G.. Mr. Hlrhari'n cues M.
3D. M. Ouint,rl No. 60, Nj Fr t'r.c' GODS d9' no.
cj Mrs.. smith Hadden AID Mrs.. ".ors' H. b' io'c-''
SO. cG. Mr-. A Mckln-irY NJ" 49, N''. u y. '''"'
! ,,a. no. q. Mrs t. g. Murphy so. 90. Mrs william
| r....-lard. so - Nh. T. O.. N"dru't No. a. Mf'.
Ile,d. No ~ Mr.. Hcyvari cutting so 49, ). IL '
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II Was 1913 Oo'clock before GlmoreS hand began
| ., -i,....c,-v concert and shortly aiterward the
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