The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-17
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year much the same rs usual. That IL TO say.
the weeks alternate with uniailing regularity.
a rushing gayety filling every hour OF every
day in one week. and u sort OF torpor creeping
over the succeeding one. which no one can no.
count for. and very few can struggle against,
The week Of torpor has been here for the Inst
ak days. There have been three handsome
balls. but no ono has said that they wore liyoy.
Tho cotillou on Monday night made the best
| show. for sweet sixteen does not know what
| dulness means and tho chaporooes. having
had rest over Sunday. looked less hopccssly
| weary than they usually do. There was rather
| a scarcity Of men. but those who were ptcscnt
| did very good work. and kept up the cotllpn.
which was a pretty one. until Mr.. Carhnrt gave
| the signal to stop. Like its predecessors. tho
| dance was q purely rosebud affair. as there
was scarcely girl on the floor. and not many
| men, who dated back more than ono season.
Tho second Patriarchs' was. OF course, Il much
| moro mature and dlgnincd function. hat tho
| most faithful adherent OF the old "onc hun.
| dred" could hardly havo called 1t gay. Mr..
| Elisha Dyer led the german with his CUSTOM
| airy pleasnntness md easy-going courtesy. OK.
| acting nothing from anybody but that cheer.
| fulness and at least an appearance OF enjoy.
| mont should reign supreme. Mrs. Ogden
| Mills, Mrs. Edmund T. Daylies. Mrs. Clement
c. Moore. and Mrs. Duncan Elliot made
| very handsome quartet, sitting rear cach
| other in the cotillon. Mrs. Astor's diamonds
| sparkled In exactly the same places anil
| under precisely tho same conditions rs they
have done man and boy these many years.
| There were several foreign notahii los pros.
ont. but the English contingent attached Col
Vivian's party were conspicuous by their abb
eence. 1t Is said that ono of these gentlemen
is in Canada searching for the "nice Iuics
woman" whom he has failed to fin! in the
| United States Mrs, Edward Rogers formerly
| Miss Mamie Wadsworth. who has been abr ad
| for many years and has so quietly resumed
| her old place in the great world that but few
| OF her friends have known OF her being here.
| was present with her daughter. Miss Rita
| Rogers and her nephew. Wadsworth Rtcha
| son OF the late Montgomery Richie OF Boston.
Probably tho gayest and prctticst german Of
| tho week was danced at MIR. Samuel D. Bah
| cocks on Tuesday evening. The rooms were
| delightfully."- spacious. and profusion OF i'ow-
| ers with an abundance OF fresh air made
| pleasant perfumed atmosphere. to which ball
| rooms are generally strangers. The dancers
| were not confined to debutantcs. Miss Hewitt,
| Miss Amy Bend and Miss Eleanor Ducr. who
| have been seen only occasionally this winter.
| seemed to have gained in sprightlincss and
| beauty by their temporary retirement and
wer6 more emphatcally bellies than ever
| before. Among tho newcomers, Miss Otis and
Miss Cora Randolph made Il beautiful con-
trast Of cooring. the former being perhaps
moro generally admired than her compecrs
| AS the season advances musicales come
| prominently 10 tho 'front.' hlr. ana Mrs. Arthur
III. Dodse gave inc iirs1 OF series on huf3-
| day evening. which was greatly enjoyed alter
the three previous nights OF nnaloycd dane
ing. Ihe music was entirely professional. and
two OF the artists. MIR. seaton and Miss Won
storch. n charming violinst. appeared for tho
| fma country.
| Franckiyn. looking extremely young and pref
ty; Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt. In black and
silver with Just enough diamonds to be hc-
coming. but not oppressive: Mr. and Alra.
Nlliiam Z. whitney. Mrs. sidney Dillon Hip
Icy. VINO mas tho air ana style that princesses
ought to have. but often fall short Of Mrs
oiafence Cary. always handsome ana attrac-
tive and many other married bellies and beau
ties were among the audience.
Tho rieasantest evening OF the week was
spent by those who were lucky enough to be in
vlted to Mr. and Mrs. Francis Aorbays musicale
on Wednesday evening. Mr.. and Mrs Julian
Story were the guests OF honor. and the Royal
| Gypsy band. Just arrived from Hungary. was
the chief attraction The arrangements were
evidently made by n master hand. tho orches-
Ira being placed at exactly tho point where
is strains would fall most harmon iously upon
the ear. and the audience was representative
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were agreeably blended.
Dinner parties. which like brooks and rivers
go on forever. apparently never palling upon
the stated palate. have been 30 numerous dur
ing the last week that men who are In demand
have had elk or eight invitations for the sams
evening. and as one young follow said have
been SO puzzled to decide which one to ACCEPT,
that he lust jumbled them all up in hat and
went to tie first ono thnt turned up." Mrs Will
| 10 Ia,
ing at this time Of the year. has had one din
ner of forty guests and one OF twenty five, on
the nights Of the Cotillon and Patriarchs' ball.
Mrs. Gurnee. Mrs. William c. Whitney, Mrs.
Fl. Mckay Twombly and innumerable others
have presided over banquets that were fol-
lowed by concerts or by general exodus to
some large entertainment. Mrs. Twombly's
was tho only one where youth and beauty pre-.
dominated. AS the guests all went later in the
evening to Mrs. Seward Webb's dance. they
naturally belonged to tho dancing set. at al
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