The evening world., 1892-02-17
Society Leaders Make Fun Of
McAllister's Roster.
Sarcastic Comments by Mrs. Fish
and Mrs. Whitney.
He Is Not Society's Arbiter, and
Society Accepts No Rcsponsl-
bllity for His Acts.


heartily over Ward McAllister's latest scheme
OF reducing the fashionable and exclusive set
to the one Hundred and FIFTY limit. They
generally regard It as huge Joke, and de-
clare hat the list which MIR. McAllister has
promulgated as the only true and authentic
catalogus' OF the very best society In town,
has nothing authentic about It a. all,
They also intimate that the presumption Of
MIR. McAlister In preparing and giving out
such a list is absurd to the last degree.
Mrs. william C.Whitney and Mrsstuyvesant
Fish, who have both been interviewed by a re-
porter Of THE EVENING WoRLp and are
acknowledged high authorities on social mat
ters In New York, deny that MIR. McAllister
has any right to say who should or who
should not be included In list of the ex.
elusive people
Mrs. Whitney says that she never knew OF
any demand for such list, and does not see
the necessity OF It. AS for Mr.. McAlli,ter's list
OF one hundred ana nifty being authentic, she
laughs at the idea OF any one assuming to lay
down the law to society in such an arbitrary
style. The fact that many OF those who have
been prominent in New York Society for
years have been left out OF the list is SUI
hClcui. Suc guy w ouOW ltb uDouIulty.
Mrs. Fish says that Mr.. McAllister is by
no means regarded rs the arb,ter OF society,
or Its recognized leader, and he has no au-
thority TO impose regulations or restrictions,
which must be followed absolutely.
Society people, she adds, attach no lmpor-
| tance, whatever, to Mr.. McAllisters list, and
its publication has only caused amusement.
Mr.. McAllister, however, still insists that
his list Is the only authentic and absolutely
reliable one, and declares that he Will not
change single name upon It.
The names OF Mr.. and Mrs. stuyvesant Fish
appear rs Nos. % and SO on the McAlliste er
roll OF the one Hundred and Fifty. An EVEN.
ING WORLD reporter called upon Mrs. Fish in
her charming home at 20 Gramcrcy park tC
learn that lady's views on the alleged neces.
slty for further contracting the circle Of
Society. Mrs. Fish laughed very heartily
when apprised OF his mission.
"The idea is simply amusing" she said.
! alt Is almost Incredible that Mr.. McAllister
Is really responsible for that article In last
sundays WORLD announcing the reduction oi
the list.
mir. Fish ana myself cannot understand
how Mr.. McAllister came to include US among
| the very fortunate ones, because. you know,
once upon time Mr.. Fish and Mr.. McAllistel
had little difference.
| - attended dinner party at Mrs.
iewitts sunday night, and we laughed very
much at the list as published. You know
Mrs. Hcwitt's name does not appear on the
| list for some reason or other.
| 1.-The whole party. which by the way was
made up OF several prominent people, looked
upon Mr.. McAlllster effort as huge Joke.
| There cannot be anything authentic
| about the list, because II OmltS very well.
| known people. Ia big city like New York
where there are so many people. there art
| Ccrtalnly more than one Hundred and FIFTY
persons composing Society. Al least, that Is
my opinion
| $50 lar as know there has never been any
occasion for the making up OF such list.
never heard OF the demand for such a hing
and those persons with whom have talReG
about Mr.. McAllister's list are inclined to at
| tach no Importance whatever to It,"
| "Do you know whether MIR McAllister was
| ever asked or Instructed by society people Il
make out such list :" queried the reporter.
mo-" said Mrs. Fish, III don't think he wa,
ever requested TO d. such thing"
us It fact, Mrs. Fish. that Mr.. McAllistel
such can impose certain restrictions ant
regulations which are to be foliowed:" wa.
| the reporters next question.
a significant smile overspread Mrs. Fish!
face.
mo. indeed" she replied. "Mr. McAlliste
Is not regarded as the aroiter OF society. ant
his list by no means contains the names OF thu
Soci ty people or this city"
Mrs. William C. Whitney, wife OF the ex
Secretary OF the Navy, with her husband
come at the tail OF McAllister's list, thei
numbers being l4S and l43. Mr.. and Mrs
whitney welcomed THE EVENING WoKLl
man when he called.
Mrs. Whitney was reluctant TO express an.
opinion OF Mr.. McAllistcrs latest achieve
ment, but she declared that she never hear,
that there was any occasion for putting al
the Society people In this city into the nai
row fold OF one Hundred ana nifty.
1.-THE list l. by NJ means authentic" sat
| = GA N IN hal NOR
sons who are well known In society"
Authenticity OF the list" INTERCEPTED Tn
cN-secretary. 1t Is nonsense. There
nothing authentic about It,"