The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-11
WHAT rs GOING ON IN SOCIETY.
The round OF the winters gayeties has now

Inc TOunu OF tU8 WlUNcE RHyetSb mas now
fairly commenced. and entertainments are
succeeding one another with frequency and
variety which promises to make the season
memorable in the estimation OF debutantos.
at least. II not in that OF older and more expe-
rienced devotces OF pleasure.
This last week was opened by the dance at
Delm onico's on Monday evening. which differ
ed in no essential respect from the multitude
OF similar functions Of tho kind. with which
everybody is familiar.
Wednesday wns marked by Mrs. William f..
Strone's gay reception for her daughter. fol-
lowed by dinner to forty eight friends OF the
debutante. who were seated in parties Of four
at small tables. with lights. flowers. and ribbons
SO adjusted as best TO sot of tho young rose-
buds who surrounded them. Miss Strong.
Miss Whittier. Miss Webb. and Miss Alice
Duer made. perhaps. the most noticcably
pretty group. but whcro all are fresh and fair
comparisons are altogether uncallod for.
The great entcrtainme nt OF the season was
undoubtedly the subscription concert with
Nickischs orchestra given at Mrs. Theodore
Havemeyer's OIL Friday night No house in
town is better adapted for the purpose than
the Havemcyer residence. Ballroom. dining
room. drawing room. library. and conserva-
tory opening one out OF the other. each ono
furnished with a splendor and originality to
which the decorators art but seldom attains.
mako an appropriate setting for tho best Of
metropolitan society. Of whom ono may truth.
fully say that they are all more or less good
looking. and n very large portion at this carly
season as fresh and pretty as their gowns. To
say that the tolcttcs were dazzling does them
scant Justice. They were marvels Of artistic
skill. picturesque and original beyond do
scrption and as varied and novel as Christ.
mas pantomime. OF monotony there was
mono: sameness. apart from the balloon
sleeves which seem to be Of general adoption.
was unknown. Each woman stood out Ike q
picture. and novice might hnve imagined
himself in an assemblnGe drawn from all the
courts Of France. from Henri II. to Napoleon.
Miss Letter. who left yesterday for Europe
on the Vera. looked moro than usually hand.
some in q black and gold Empire gown. with
a turquoise as large as n pigeons egg. encir-
cled with diamonds. on the left shoulder. and
Miss Louise Webb was strikinCly pretty in
pale green and ivory white. Jewels were worn
almost universally on the front of the corsage.
where stars and suns glittered blindinGly.
or the musical part Of the entertainment u
is impossible to speak too highly. The pro-
gramme. which was chiefly made up by Mrs.
Havemeycr. and comprised her favorite pieces.
was Of commsndable brevity. and was played
throughout with the precision and delcacy for
which the Boston Symphony Orchestra under
NIX NiAlsCh AouoSiohlp 40 justly AcuoWu0u.
1t consisted Of Liszt's Grand Polonaise in E:
Air and Gnvotte by Bach: tho Peer Gynt"
suite by Grieg; "Danss des Sylphes" from the
Damnation OF Faust BY BerlioZ: the Nocturne
and Scherzo from Mendelssohn's Midsum-
mer Nights Dream" and selections from Wag-
ner's "Lohengrin." "Siegfried." and "Ths
Valkyr" No piece was repeated.
One OF the plsasantest small evenings Of the
week was tinwedding celebration In Miss
de Forests new and beautiful apartmentin
the Tiffany building. novel and unexpected
diversion was Afforded BY the hostess appear
Ing In costume. with tin breastplats and he'll
met. and dancing q very taking pas sell for
the amusement Of her guests.
Card baskets have been 80 long overnowinG
with invitations for Saturday entertainments
that yesterday a perfect cyclone Of receptions
and teas set In ut o'clock. At least ten prom.
inent houses were jammed with visitors and
almost tho same number OF rosebuds wer0
flung loose upon society. Among them was
Mrs. Charles 6tickney's pretty and accom-
plshed niece. Miss Katharine Livingston.
who. ii inheritance and example arc OF any
account in these lawless days. should be .
model OF grace and courtesy derived from the
grandfather who brought her up. the late Mr..
John w. Hamersley.
The first of the Adamowski concerts at Mr..
James w. Gerard's fitted in somehow among
| all those entertainments. crowding out prob
| ably q good many tea tables. but infinitely
| enjoyed by the select music-loving audience
| that attended 1t.
| The throwing open OF Secretary Whitney's
| white and gold ballroom and tapestry hung
walls and staircases to an immense concourss
OF people who came to do honor to his daugh.
| ter. completed this mnnT-sidei day. which
| was not unlike human life In its shadows and
| sunshine. its violent contrasts and abrupt
transitions from solemn realities to the dis
solving visions OF the worlds brightest side.
| The death OF Mrs. Roosevelt cannot but
be deeply felt in tho world to which she bo-
longed. Her willowy grace. her dcicacy Of
feature and complexion made her an orna-
ment Of every ballroom she entered. while her
| sweetness OF manner and character and her
kindly interest in all charitable work caused
her to be greatly beloved BY Itch and poor
alike. In her beauty and charm. and also In the
| suddenness with which she was removed from
| the homo that she loved and from the tender
| affection OF husband. children. and kindred.
| Mrs. Roosevelt's fate calls UP the memory OF
| her early friend md companion. Mrs. Beck EFT
| Denison. who. as Louie Lee. was associated
| with her In school and dancing classes. and
| whose delicate. fragile beauty was not unlike
| her own. They were certainly lovely and
pleasant in their lives. md in death they are
| not likely to lie forgotten.
Almost Immediately following Mrs Roose-
| yelt's funeral came the marriage Of Mrs. White
| and Mr. lcYhall Eeenc which was celebrated
| in Mrs. Whites apartment in Nineteenth
| street. only relatives ind Intimate friends
| Deius resent.
| Tho patrarchs bali tomorrow night pre-
cedod by Mr. McAll!ster's monster dinner
| opcns vista OF balls, dinners. and dances OK.
tendinG well on to Lent. Apparently so,iety'a