New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-07
THE CHARITY BALL.
A BRILLIANT SCENE AT THE METROPOLITAN
OPERA UOISE

OPERA HOUSE.
The thirty first annual Charity Ball in aid y, tns
Nursery and Chld's Hospital was held last night IN
the auditorium Of the Metropolitan Opera House. Thu
ball was much like its predecessors in the opera houss
According to the custom there decorations but
the gas Jets forming the word charity" blazed under
the proscenium arch The stage set with garden
scene and a great marquee with broad white and
yellow stripes was suspended over the raised dais
which the lady managers sat when not dancing
IL was fully IL O'Clock before dancing began and
preyons to that Gllmores Band played several selec.
lions afterwaFd playing for the promenade alternating
with the dance music played by Bernstcn's Orchestra
There we're twenty four numbers the dancing pro-
gramnle the first being waltz. The ball was opened
bv Mrs Edward Cooper ard Commodore Gerry, who
led the procession OF managers. Next in line came:
Mrs Henry Day and T.. OothOut, Mrs. Oothout and
ex Mayor Cooper, Mrs. Forbes Leith and f. du Vvier
Mrs Clarence Brainerd and knight Nefte, Mrs. John
r westcrvclt and Henry NJ. Day, Mrs. NJ. b. Cary and
Mr.. Cary. Mrs r. Nicol and William Amory. Mrs. og.
dom Doremus and DR.. DOremus Mrs. Burton Harrison
and W. Bibby. Mrs. R.A Pryor and william f. Dodge,
Mrs John ID. Jones and j. j. stewart, Miss Nellie
Redmond and Mr.. Fairfax, Mrs. KnlGS Nehel and
Clarcnc eBralnerd.
The managers entered the ballroom after ColonA
lanes NJ yarnum the chairman Of the ncor COM
mittee and his aids were J. W. Beekman, Douglas
Robinson, IT,, Bradisl Johnson jr, }. hiog"ay Mooc'
Grand Foster. John Jacob Aston, Henry W. Boby,
J. Langdon Ervlng, Charles A. Munn, Joln r. Mugs
ford. Amory s. Carlart, Francis T. Underhl Hamilton
Cary Richard A. Peabody. Asa Bird Gardner Lod
Aspnwall Arthur F. Schelmcrhorn, Clarence ".
Bowen, Luclus T. Roster, Hugh ID. Auc'ih'
Gloss. william Bard Mcylckar, Delano Weeies.
W. De Forest Manicc. ID. Augustus tIaihsoh,
r. LoriIlard Ronalds, q. Creighton Weoo' WI
lam F. Gibson, FideliO ). Carter. j. Henry smith,
David Lapsley, Andrew A. Bbby, Percy biah"en'
r Dwight Porter, Frederic II. COudert. 1r, "renVhie
(.repp 4 Tal
Franklin BARTLETT Casmir dc Rhanl, ROBERT To-
Uaroous F. Diodatc Thompson. Oliver Hartman IT.,
Robert T. Vanum, John e.. Berestord, quincy Dhoh
Ripley and Frederic IL. Allen.
After the managers had promenaded about uie DALI
room floor, dancing began and 1t was not iohs oeor'
the occupants OF the boxes left them 10 ens"se III "'
dance.
AZ midnight the floor was crowded with handsomely
dressed women and men Of prominence. good many
of this years debutantes were on the nahcl"s ""V
and in the different boxes. supper was served
throughout the evening in the assembly rooms, ana IL
wa 3 O'Clock before the ball wa AZ an end.
The boxes were occupied as follows:
Partcrre. No =. j. II. Reinbcrg: .. n > Del Plho'
4 Howard Case: g. Mrs. \. &. Downing; q, Mrs !. Il.
Coudert: = Mrs. W. G. schcnck: - Mrs. j. j. Coogan'
O Mrs A. W Balch: 10. Mrs. J. IL. schultz: II, Ms
: g. Harriet {: IL. Mrs. {. I. lcrkes' lJ' ME- fn'l
man: a. Thomas stokes; 10, Mrs. Russell sage i"'
W. e.. Thompson. Of Detroit: Il. Mrs. Henry DN'
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Mr.. : V Loeb: 81 Mrs. II. H. Cooke. %. Mrs. NOR:
%. Mrs f. b. Wallace: %. Benjamin Wood 90 Mrs.
r. Hoe fir; %, +. n. Converse: 2e J. II. V Arnold;
% X. II. H. Townsend: 30, Mrs. y. {. 'larHe' 81.
F. :. Browne: 81. F.. Frank Coo; 80, Mrs. Meeker:
a5 Mrs Thomas Hitchcock and Mrs. Adolf LadenbuTg;
36, Mrs. John Townsend.
First Tier-3s. Mrs J. e. March 80. directors %
the Metropolitan Opera House 40, Miss iiowianf A.
Mrs 7 G. Calhoun: -. F. II. Weetes. 49, J. NJ Lewis;
AZ Mrs G. H. DitsOn: A., Mrs. F. Allen; 40. william
Fahnestock 80. Mrs Roger \. Pryor 81, MISS hfeoS'
10 Mrs W. g. Davies: SO, Mrs. ;. Condo; d, MIS-
J. C. Westervet: 81, Mrs. J. T.. VAIL 81, MIS- = '"
Worthlngton: IS, Mrs. W. v Brokhw: 30, J. H. Eh;
Ter: CO. Miss Furnlss: 90, Mrs. Henry Parnelec' w.
Mrs. Henry Parish: Ga Miss Conklinc; 50, Mrs e
sands: Co. Mrs. George Greer: SO. Mrs W. klngslahd'
Il. Mrs Paul G. Thebaud; 70, Mrs, Freferck "oo'
ridge.
PEOPLE WHO WERE PRESENT.
Among the other well-known people present were
Narouise de Taeyrand Perigord Mr.. and Mrs Clarence
Andrews Mr.. and Mrs. j. Iude Beekman' MI ara
Mrs H. H. Cooke, Mrs. J. Hood Wright MISS berths
Robinson Mrs. George civilians, Miss cara "nlsm''
Mrs j. Reyna Mrs f. lie Roy satter!ee Miss sat'erlec'
MIR and Mrs F. C. stanton, Mr.. and Mrs +. Eserton
wehh Mr. and Mrs Eugene Kelly, ir.. I. H. keup,
Mrs. John Robinson. Mr.. and Mrs. +. +. Co"ar'
Mrs Roger A. Pryor. Miss Fannie Pryor' 'r' sN
Mrs, Clarence Postey, Mrs. C. l.. kathoohe' o. -
Wcstervclt Mrs Fred Goodridge, Mr. ana MIS- "eo'A'
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and Mrs. Ethan Allen. Adolf Ladenburg J. W. Gerard
,r ". II. Morgan. Mrs. W. II. Draper, Mrs. J. j.
Iutle Miss Little Mrs +. b. Wallace, Miss Wallace
Mr. and Mrs. X. II. Ewart. Mr. and
Mrs Bryce Gray. jr, Nj and Mrs her
Alien Mr.. and Mrs. Eastman Johnson MISS h'os
Johnson Mr. and Mrs. samuel Roosevelt, MI anu
Mrs Mckenzie scmpe. Colonel and Mrs. j. F. Per
son Miss Person. Miss Florence Harriet. = G. HaT'
riot jr Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Berry H. Archie te.L
Mr. and Mr. A. B. Mason, Mr.. and Mrs. = Carioehsh,
g. r Davidson. Mr. and Mrs. F. h. Howell hr' sOa
Mrs W. b. Netcl, Mrs. Charles yelling, the MISSES
Yelling II. lie Grand Cannon. John Wainwright b.
Hewitt. Mrs F. Il. Coudert. the Misses Coudert tns
MARQUIS de Choseul. Herbert samuelson Mr. ana MIS-
Julien +. Davies. Mrs A NJ faiH'e.'
Miss Palmer, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert b. ko''e
yelt, Miss Fortescuc. Miss Ada Van Ias'ei
Mrs. r. ogden Doremus, Miss Doremus Mrs. kooe'
Hoe the Misses Hoe. Mrs. Leon Marie. 1. T. f'e",
Eugene Dale. Mr.. ind Mrs. Charles Pellew hh"s'a
Cooper Mr. and Mrs. l. V. Br0kaw. q. LoHIau
Renalds j. Murray Mitchell Thomas stokes Nls'
Lillian stokes II. Fish Webster. Arthur Leary. Mr'
and Mrs j. g. Lentilhon, Mr.. and Mrs. sidney harri''
j. Il. Townsend H. W. McVickar. Mrs. W. H. Ja'A'
SON the Misses Jackson, A. Il. Conklng, Co. Van Nes'
BALDWIN. Johnston Livingston, Colonel DE Lan''
FLOYD Jones, Mrs. George 4. Dodge. Mrs fhINP
sands the Misses sands. Mrs. Daniel Talmage' MTs'
Joscph prexel Miss Catharine Drexel. II. A. " POST
Mr. and Mrs H. A. Robbins. Mr.. and Mrs. EdwsN
Rell H. Borrowe Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. liaines, j. Lee
Taller Mrs J. II. V. Arnold, Miss Estele Arnold
f. Livingston, Miss Livingston. Mrs. J. W. Pneho"
Miss Pinchot Mrs. Il. Deaheld, Herbert saterlee'
NJ NJ Mnton Mr. and Mrs. c. 5. Dodge, Mr.. ana Mt
Rudolph Aronson. Mrs. Henry de Coppet Mrs CorTehu'
Vanderbilt. Mrs. Puran stevens. Arthur Leary Tracy
Harris j. C. Calhoun. Charles and Rawlings Co'tehe'
Mr. and Mrs :. Sloan r.. Miss Sloan, Mrs . T.
Andrews Mr.. and Mrs. L. Ii. Chaplin Miss Va"
Duzer II. g. W. yelling. Charles Emmett
Mr. and Mrs. Preble Tucker. Woodbury. Kean, j. u
Kernochan. Lloyd Warren. shpley Jones. George Mhs
A. C. Gurnee. Howard Gallup. X. l.. Cutting lr'' fhiAp
Aleu- A. =. Carlart A. \. Bibby, Eben stevens ff''
Rigs Matthew WilkS and Robert Potter
SOME OF TIE DRESSES.
Mrs. Edward Cooper yellow velvet trimme'
with poiut dc Venice lace. and pearl ornaments
Mrs. Lloyd Bryce-Gray and silver brocade' h''
orp.p,entx ,rer, turuuoi.e and diamonds.