The sun., 1891-12-30
In THE NAME OF CHARITY.


the Charity Ball. which, like Christmas. comes
once year. and which took place last night
in tho Metropolitan Opera House. was more
fashionable ovent than II has been in many
years. In tho name OF charity md for the
sake OF the sick and poor inmates OF tho
Nursery and Childs' Hospital. the fashion
able element danced on the highly pol
ished floor which covered the orches-
tra seats in the big opera house
from shortly before midnight until tho
early morning hours. 1t cannot boz disputed
that much Of the success Of the boil last night
and its consequent enjoyment were due to the
efforts of Mr.. T. ]. Oakley Rhinelander. who. as
Chairman OF tho Floor Committee. surrounded
himself with corps OF energetic young
men. including Mr.. George Dyer. Mr.. John
Jacob Astor. Mr. Amory s. Carhart. and Mr..
Worthington Whitehouse. who. on taking
charge. resolved to make special cxer-
ton and bring tho receipts for the wor-
thy charity UP to tho desired standard.
Although 1t was impossible last night to
make any actual estimate OF tho net sum
realized. tho result Of the sale Of tickets and
boxes was very gratifying to the mana
gers. Mrs. Edward Cooper. Mrs. William NJ.
Kingsland. Mrs. Frederic N. Goddar d
Mrs. Alexander 4. Van Most. and
other ladies. who have for 80 many years Ia
evory possible argument to induce their
friends to attend The result was that the
magnificent auditorium Of the Opera House
was q scene OF beauty as the hour for opening
tho ball approached:
ThSrG the r1s S sEs and
hum nnd chatter OF conversation, the ecinttl-
lation, Of thousands. Of gems, and q, the
tSc boSes. the % Corridors and alter tho rst
notes OF the waltz the dance noor. There was
bS te dnasa ades. aGd0a and an ~
notoeabIe not features ot the bali was Pres
iona ioneble S world. % who in former years. Or at least
the last. eight or nine. have neglected to show
ba Ths on were not @
represented as had been expected. but the
young matrons and and older elder set or OF girls l. were ere
In the absence of decoration. allCharity balls
hle tS asf taxi Ssh. has osa saf cS
or artificial embellishments have been
n any way noticeable Last but tniceesss ess
mass nn Of Ma brsht % sces ries gowns and the nsss
and CLEAN Of Jewels gave an abundance Of
iieial il0'e%naTt o%rnamentatIon Ito Of The house. As
nS Sa sSsE Ss psc4m E0sS so
Of the hospital. was the word Charity"
STEMS orchestra. and GlImore's hand provided
tho musio for the promenade. There was no
cessation in the playing OF the music after
f Supper W was served in tho large supper rooms
on the BrGadway side Of the house from n mid
time any cr,owdinC. and the supper was OF ex-
,Notwithstandng all previous arrangements
%|th Nj: GSauasesy Il bcpsw. @ VIZ SS tooE { nj; /:
M1r9as; Mrs. cooSer !e% %ore re NV WORTH gown tie long
@ breadths if u rcd rose brossds and the front 9i
white tSshsd with 9ng e5y:sa fS
fsnther Tent so'es Mrs ss was adorned
other Jewels were necklace Of solitaire dia-
monds and four Louis XIV. bows Of diamonds
%est came eSafS Mrs frederick Goddard with Mr.
Kfngsland. Mrs: Goddard wore: gown Of
grey crepe dc chine and handsome diamond
Mrs. Barlow with Mr.: whitehouse was the
next couple. Mrs. Barlow was richly gowned
bens % s0wn s S1 gGa ot d fhe o
She wore tiara Of diamonds . and several S dia;
st hE Mr Bsfov MTS
cado s trimmeI With With point lace. She wore
Il wo @nhed Me- Hssy
Day, wore a toilet Of black velvet trimmed
" Mrs Mr. Thorn, with Mr.. Thorn, wore ruby vel;
eps ss nass s MaaS ns White %.a
e4lsnh Mrs hs5s1 Ssa ssSfiaslss sias Walked with Mr. William
broidered In gold. draped over green satin.
Her ornaments were diamonds.
Mr.. Du Veyicr, wore O gown OF gray crepe de
chine with Panels Of ssd lace and steel
Mrs, Morton Redmond, who was with Mr. 2.
lace and black velvet and a large diamond star
Pssr ssS S;eg pS With Ne ssk sa
Nj Miss IS cornelia Redmond. with Mr.; Morton
silk. with bertha OF point lace.
Mrs. Greenleaf was in cowslip brocade COM
's & Tn xt9a@ xsy E. fss G Sd
$ss IN re- =,
wore Sss Beautiful toilette oi SKY blue eauze "''
tired in blue embroidered tulle. spangled with
Miss Potts wore dress of blue satin and
There We're mahy beautifully dressed ladies
by his debutante daughter, Miss Helen Could
who looked very pretty in u gown OF white
silk and chiffon. and wearing large bunch OF
VAS Mss Mccall In in dainty gown 81 'White
Mrs John, q westervelt, wore a gown Of
black hrocaded satin embellished with steel
Miss Florence Westervelt wore a. pretty
dress OF white chiffon over silk. handsomely
Mr. and Mrs. L. Berry Wall were in Box s.
Mrs Wall was rttired In pink satin. .draped
with spanked tuile. Mr.. Ermier OF LeBpsic
and Miss Berry in white were their guests
Mr. and Mrs. Pntton.iin box {. had with them
Mr.. and Mrs; Patton. Jr Mrs. Patton was
gowned In pink MORE. trimmed with pink
feathers. Mrs. Patton. Jr.. wore white silk
brocadc, with pearl trimmings
In Box II there was u party composed OF
Mr. and Mrs. L. II. Jehnstone. Mr.. and Mrs.
baker. and Mr. and Mrs. o. W. Buckingham.
trimmed with pearls; Mrs. Lockwood was In
paie- blue satin. and blrs. buckingham wore a
rich gown OF whito embroidered silk.
Mrs: WILLIAM, A. Bndd. IN box is. had with
her Mr.. and Mrs. v; II; Budd. Capt. Brown.
and Can't dilmoEe. Mrs. Budd wore gown Of
Mrs. Isaac Y. Newcombe was In white satin,
Miss Newcombe wore O. charming dress OF |
white silk and tulle. and Miss Newcombe was
In white silk.