New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-19
THE NEW-YEAR,S BALL.
ANOTHER DECIDED SUCCESS SCORED
BRILLIANT SCENES AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
SOME OF THOSE PRESENT AND SOME

OF THE COSTUMES.
As long ago as November 10 ward McAllster sent
out the following circular
any Dear Mr. -.
"W YOU again Join Us in giving another New Years
Ball. We propose TO give It. in the Madison Square
Garden Ball room, on Monday, January 15th 1892
The Subscription will be $4,000 which will entitle
you TO Ten invitations yourself and family included
One hundred Subscribers, one thousand invitations
issued Our intention Is TO make ii the handsomest
Ball ever given in this city If possible. more brilliant.
than the New Years Balls Of 1858, and 1890. We
think such Ball should be given in this city al least
once. in two years, TO include General Society dhe
best element OF it, VIII you JOIN In the undes
| taking and again subscribe. An will oblige.
"Very truly yours,
"wARD McALLISTER.
"16. W. 80. New-York City, saturday, 18th Novem-
| Der. 1897
This request to subscriber sent to the $50
gentlemen who were subscribers to the ball OF 1890
some OF whom again subscribed. but IL not de-
sired to have large list again. consequently the
list was kept down near to 100 possible.
THE SUBSCRIBERS.
Among those who answered favoribly were:
William Astor. John j. AstOr John f. Alexandra,
G. :. Abercrpmbc, George S. Bowdoin. Jam A.
Burden. James iiude Beekman. c. c. Baldwin. Henry j.
Barley, James L. Barclay, EdmuYd L. Bayles, J.
| William Beekman, Samuel d. Babcock, J. Townsend
Burden, Frederick II. Belts, W. Baynrd
| Cutting. Edward Cooper, sir Roderick Cam
| eron, Austin Corbin Henry Elcws. +. Brock
| hoist Cutting William Cutting. jr., Clarence Cary
| George A. Croker. Amory S. Earhart, Joseph II.
Choatc Charles ID. Dickey, Chauncey NJ. Dcpew,
George g. De Forest, Reginald De Rovcn, Edward Du
vivier, Ralph y. Ellis, Charles G.. Franckyn. J. n.
| 4. GriswOld, Lawrence Turnue, Elbridgc r. Gerry,
| ogden Goeet, Robert Goelct, Augustus G. Gurnee.
| Abram :. Hewitt. g. q. Haven c. Oh. Iscln. John
b. Ireland, De Lancey FloydJoncs, Lawrence Kip.
| George l.. Kngsland, william Kingsand. II. Van
Rensselaer, Kennedy, Johnston Livingston. Woodbury.
| Iangdon, Charles Laner, Edward Livingston, Arthur
Lcary John Lawrence, A. Newbod Morris, Bradley
| Martin, Peter Moer, Clement G. Moore. Nathaniel
| L. McCready, J. Perpont Morgan, Thomas Ncwbold,
| Thomas l.. ogden. Henry Parish, John f.. Par!ons
o. II. Payne. J. Frederic Person. Henry Asher Rob
| bins. Chandler Robbins IIcbcr r. bishop r. j.
| Oakley Rhnelander, Edward d. Randolph. Sidney
Dillon Ripley. Byam X. stevens. Lispenarh stewart
| Francis 4. stout Eugene scheifclln. ". Watts Shcr
| man, George X. schefelin. William Douglas sloane
| Wallace shillito, Arson Phelps Stokes Frank n
Sturgis Edward y. Taller, H. Mex. Twomby, Robert
W. Taller. Cornelius Vanderbilt. Frederick W. Van
| perbilt. A. Ernest vanderpocL Robert winthrop
| Benjamin s. Weles, George Peabody Wetmore
W. G. Whitney Buchanan Winthrop. Alexander
| ;. webb. II. r. Wilson, W. seward Webb
w. Ome Wilson, VI. A. wks W. sorrs Wells. James
r. Woodward y. J. wysong. +. s Withcrbcc. +. Deano
Weekes. Alexander D. Shaw and Frederic j. DC Pcy stcr
4 few others who were not In town when inc CIR
cuar was sent permitted To subscribe, conse
quently their names do not appear on the engraved
cards Of invitation. These cards Of invitation were
| hand somelv gotten up. being Of fine Ristol board
about the size Of sheet Of commercial no'epapcr ana
forded IN u similar manner On the outside appears
h3 mime Of the sender Of the Invitation ana Ms guest
also the date and place of the ball and the names Of
the paronesses. Mrs Aston Mrs. Bradley Martin ana
Mrs Edmund l.. Bayies. There ARE also the names
| . Ia. ~ L.N
| stewart and Ward McAlister
inside appear the names Of the eub'critcrs. WIKI
| each invitation also sent voucher. when con
aincd on one side ,hc name Of the euct and on tn
| other side the Of the sender. The mi com
| plemcnt Of Invitations accepted. and with the
extra invitations sent 10 diplomats and strangers II 10
| probable that 200 people were present last night
| HOW SOME GUESTS WERE INVITED.
! Sir Roderfck Cameron, who was unable To 'c
present. being In mourning. cent MS carh' I" MISS
Flora Davis Miss d. Williams. the Mi-scs Cameron
John Davis j. Henry smith, Henry Holden. Of Lon
| don Duncan Cameron and II. Mcleod Cameron John
| Jacob Asors guests Mrs. !. j. Aston. winthrop
| Chanler. Miss Chancr. Mr.. and Mr. H. lo "rald
| Cacrop and Miss willing. john Lawi"nccs guests
| were Mrs. John Lawrence. Miss La"ien'c' MS
Marrarctta Lawrence, Mr. and Mrs. Patton Howard =
Dickinson. stockton b. colt and Oliver H. J. La Fargo
lanes A. burden invit'd the Hon Cecil haFiEg' oil
| rondon: Miss Wadsworih, 81 Gcncseo.' Mrs John
Mnturu Mrs Paul Tuckcrman and Mr. and MIS-
John Woodbury.. Henry Asher Robblhss ehe''S "''o
Mr. Robbins. Mr. and Mrs. Harry whitney McNickar
Mis-. Isabel Ecnd Of ST. Paul Ml'' Gertrude h"pnl"s
%. Ito-Ion: Walter l.. Clark and Georf' EdNtTu ""ou
Peter Moller's Invitations were represent"
Iv Mis-, MoIcr Edwin Clarence M"ner
Lady Cecilia Rose Mrs Clarence Dlnsmorc Mr. iona
| Marie Mr. and Mrs oliver Sumner Teal. W. +. "iyh
! and Henry Woodward Cooper
| Frederic II. Belts invited Mr and Mrs. Arthur
Murray Dodge Miss Brewster. }. T.. Doanc MISS f'''
Betts samuel Il. Bets and e. :. M'cipnrH'
Kngslonds guests were Miss Louise iiollins, 'hnr'es
| wssman and Frederick de Pcystcr Foster Eugene
| scbereIu's Invitations represented by Mt an"
| Mrs stuyvesant Wainwright Mr.. and MIS- Hch'N
| Parish jr Mr.. and Mrs Mott Valentine nan "i,'
Edith Hall schuyler schieichn ana Miss hi''c ii'''
General Alexander : Wcbb's guests were MI and MI
| Charles Stuart Dodge Mr. and Mrs Henry d. oeers'
Mrs Mary Stuart Whitney, Miss Carrie le Roy "eDp'
| Alexander = Webb IT, and william Rcul,en NcbD'
Frank : Withertce invited Mr.. ard Mrs. Paul Dana
| Mr. and Mrs. Walter l.. suydam. MI ana ''S. W.
Rhlnclander stewart. Henry Phelps case anu "nI"".
sherman Frederic j. de Peysters guests were MIS- uo
| pcvster Miss Helen Van Cortlandt dc Peystcr iehr'
| c,,.,,.sor, Dr1lev Miss Helen Stuyve,ant Dudley,
p.vard Clarke Miss Florence Clarke and Averll carter
| Clement C. Moore's guests were Mrs. Moore, Mr ana
| Mrs Prescott Lawrence, Mr. and Mrs Hamilton fi'h'
| ir Mr. and Mrs. lie Grand L. BENEDICT ana Mr ann
| Mrs J. G. O'COnnor. {. :. Abercrombe ihVteu "'''
sonas Miss Edith Sands Mrs. Richard W. Pell, shpley
| Jones Theodoras -. Woolsey and Robert '. Nch"'
Edward " Tailers invitations were r'prSencn pS .''
| and Nrs John A. Watson, Miss Watson. Mr. ana Mt.
| w. H. Taller General and Mrs. H. L. Burnett, VT. anu
| Mrs Robert X. Livingston. 7. sufern lal'er' WIS.
Taller and Mrs. f. n. Taller. Amcry :. ''r''"l' Vi
! poob,rn Invited Mr. and Mrs W. = Prentice. Miss
| pr.,,m,n Miss Mae Prentice Arthur VI. llach III
ward r. If. Talmage and II. p. Brookman.
| Francis A. stOuts guests were Mrs waiter A'N'''
Miss Lewis, Miss Alice thurman, Mis- Min'nrh' MIS-
| Francis A. stout George W. Dilloway. = Il. T. IIo"
bridge and John Meredith Read. IT. DE Lanc'S ioSu
LONGS invited Mr. and Mrs Oliver H. Jones behJai''
| I.,n,er, sackett Nlss Gertrude Trcadwcll nmkcH'
Mrs Wainwright, Louis Il. McCogg, Miss scndder ana
| John Stuart. 49, .