New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-10
THE WEEK IN SOCIETY.


and afternoon receptions. ON Monday afternoon Mrs..
Calvin :. Brce gave large reception which was in
trOducc her daughter Mis- Helen rlce and TO bid fare
well for some months to her New York friends. The
flowers unusually beautiful predominatng,
American beauties with long stems filling many vases.
There WAS music during the reception. Mrs. Gillespie
on the same altern gave tea for Mrs George Il.
Mcclellan, who has been abroad for the last two
winters That night the first of the Monday evening
dances held at Sherry's. II particularly gay
and brilliant the young married set and debutantcs
predOmnating. \ spirited cotl!lOn was led by Charles
Russell Hone, his partner being Mrs. James +. ID.
Laner. The new ballroom was much admired. also
the large supper room where an excellent supper was
served. IL seemed ~ II the best gowns had been
saved for this occasion.
ON Tuesday night Mr. and Mrs. ogden Mills gave an
evening at home with dancing. George Bend led
the cotllon. number of dinner parties were given
before the dance. Mr.. and Ms. Bend entertained
Miss Pot, Miss Berry man, DR.. and Mrs. seward Webb
T. II. Howard. j. Louis Webb, Richard Peters and
Clarence Barker. Mr.. and Mrs J. J. WysohG had a
large dinner, among their guests being Mr.. and Mrs.
W. W. sherman, Mr. and Mrs Frederic sheldon. Mrs.
George de Forest. J. Lynch Pringle and Ward
McAlstcr. on the same night Mrs Charles
Marshall, Miss Flora Davis and Augustus Cur
nee gave dinners. Mr. Gurnec's diuner for
Colonel Ralph Vivian. who married Mr.. Roberts on
Thursday afternoon Mr.. Gurncc's guests included the
uSlcrs ana best man VINO onCl:itcu M inc NcuuiHF
Mrs. Arson Phelps Stokes's costume dinner on
Wednesday night Il beautiful affair, and successful
in every particular. Her house Is VIII adapted for
entertainment OF the sort with its many and ornate
rooms and the guests In thrr costumes of otNr DAYS
did not look all ont Of place I'm the Louis XVI and
Renaissance While the dinner was served In
two all the dancers In the cO,illon which fol
lowed seated In the library which is nearly forty
feet square The brilliant costumes contrasted with
t,..d arx nd and "A
part OF the evenings festivities was most effective
The dance continued until early hour IN Thursday
morning The favors attractive, inciulinG ord rs
set with imitation Jewels headdre,ses Of Greian coins,
elt armcts and gdcd chains The hostess was at'ircd
in u sixteenth century Venetian costume MIS- Stokes
wearing a gown Of the First Empire period, copied
from portrait Of the Empress Josephine Mr. Stokes
wore the modern cvce dress OF the Court OF 81. james
Thursday was busy day. Every one prominent
in society WIS present at the wedding Of Mrs Roberts
and Colonel Vivian which Ia, already been described
Probably greater crowd has never been In Calvary
Church and a. no cards Of admission To the ceremony
were issued with the invitations, many came VINO
were not hidden. MI. Vivian Is to live altogether In
England and II is said that the house in iifth ave
Will soon De dismantlcd. Colonel Vivian ana DIS
bride Will sail on January 20 by the Tcutonic
The Assembly, Of Thursday night brilliant
dance II for0wcd a number Of large dinner parties
the most important being given 10y Mrs. Astor MiN'
Jane, Kernochan MI, John T. Hall and bliss Amy
Townsend AZ Mrs. Astors dinner twcnty-sN pcopc s''
down Mis-, Townscnd's was dinner OF forty gwen
I'm honor of her Young nicocs. Miss Beatrice hehu'
the second daughter Of Gcofsc Bend, ana MISS h"'"
Winthrop. daueht,r Of buchanan Winthrop Two OF
this winters dcDutani,s.
There will bc 40 lack Of dandng Tor the week I"
,or,. To morrow nj bat there will be tn sccond "i
H.. .nhscdptlon coil'lous. on Wednesday night tie
second P,tiafcls' ball. and Thursday night dance
M MIR " seward webs not to mih'l"' Tue
dancing class, which are 81 such frequent "'''"'o
card. have leon .ut out ~ 'otl!on ON Iue'n'N
,I.ht J,uuarv ~ I'm honor ~ 81, Adele Sloane ana
Nj, TAth -h.p,d. This VII he bea"ilini DH''
rully co.. Invitations ha,o Bon sent out ara W"
,,r..s ~ vi. shepard Mr.. sloane and that 81 VT.
"a If y4-d,fiIt al 81 which connect VIII h'
thrown open Or the evening Nr'. ''hh M'"."'"'
81 North Wa-h IFtou square. na- ~ "u' o'I", I'VE "
dance at sherry ON January 20. ON the io""'"1
night Mr. and Mr.. II. NICK. lwomby VIII give !"
dance Al their house IN Inl age. Mr. A'oF O"" i
set for February l.
Mr.. ucnrl uraem wife u the DANISH Consul gave
ton We teriav .trrno.n At Ter home. 80 - Ea'l l"'N
slNth,t. N'-s Rracm wore gown % p'c due
car.urrcl with rsct uero'~. Ihee were many W."
,,,l rorct, IN to- csac NJ room. Among thr Hc'''
,r. VI. T. ,yu,cnd Burden. Ms burden. Mr. j. =
ror-e- N,s Iarucs Mi CANDY. Tie Misses lu'""''
Zach. NcE -,hm a.. Nj. Oliver simmer rear VT '''
t vr. T. g. stanton. Mis- Eli, Lane. Mrs. l. NcN'H
u,r,r Mr., Hravtou INes, fh' Mi-'"' lN''' VI
-,,ne rurn.4s George Dyer, {. y. fay, LOUIS N'p"'
vr ard Mr. Henry Barclay, Everett 'o'Dy. ~
>,.on Pnclp, stokes Mis- Stole. Mr.. "rceHei ''''
Grc.olcaf Mr. ard Mr. W. u sloane MIS- Sio'n'
Al, sbenoJ Mrs \. :. Webb the Misses "'oo'
+ y Il Cro.by. Mr.. AID Mr.. Peter Nolier' '"e Mss
sand. Mr. and Mrs. j. L. Barclay. J. Woodward h"vrn'
- = r-,,me + C. Nollrr E'ci, Post. Nr ana MID
r,c,o-t Dana, Mr. and SIR. icl~y Leavit' MIS- .. To-
par-ou, ana The Misses lar,ou.
W. and VI. rorlc, Lcth gave dinner party last
,iplt a their home. 40. 10 IlFL ave, ihcr Eu ,i
H. ,nd Mr.. Paul Dana. Mr.. William Ja'faN', ~
JalrIy Colonel schuyler Cnci dr r John cad.
wsi,d.r Trank Rig AID II. Maitland kers'y
Mr. and Mr. { y. Alcxardcr give mana w .,"t
I ,ItD cover werr hid fox eighteen Tie
isble wa, decorated with GrC, TIN gG r e %Tm
Nf' anu ro %', d. o Wis Iynch Irnre. Miss Ne
Hln,tcr Mr. and Mrs. D. e. Porter Mi'. mcl wn "2''i
rudcr The Iatroqasc II w.. e b. ,;,,,'I.,
MI Nj. Ec ', Mr.. Elliott Roosevelt. NJ D.
sin,ur MIR John Hobart Waii"n. Mr. ). VI, Nn wa a.
p,,E " nu Uo,Ti,aI and Iii pensary will bc given
Al mil Lent when Tie ~H'lr "l 1hcIH an ho thrnwn
a, r" t ar, D c[hbl,ion Of th" art Of catering The
rrenarail0n II luncheon 81 ger 9' pin,Itn y, c,v
pltp-d IA all their details also the making o. sph.
f'lmucI" h J., and other table dcllcaces. These
% f,,,,rd he odd AT tale- by bellies OF society
.r,.. will lie
r,d There will be n days exhibition on Mhich
o3 aud o. The entertainment IL an ,n'a ho,"rvinc
ir,v, and will be his contribution 10 tne uco'N
In. tytou Leader ~ society are much ihtcrt'teu III
the undertaking. ..,o,d,v ofernnoo
Mrs Loonqr Bcckvh gave Il tea ycs''Io" "i,rr"U. w.,
al her home 80 & West ~ 'nty roin IL ,r.,.
a"tcd in r-ccyi1r by her t'ughicr Mr, Narslcr It,
/ i,crlvitb arI Ni., Lcia EvlfS. There VIZ, mus
Iandcr's Orchestra dnrng ne afternoon .s, ,
i,,It No ~ 40 ~ East r ity ninth IT, CAV" rt.
i in,r,li,,ce her daughter. Miss cara Mo'N'
dcbuianc Wa assisted in rrci;',f Ry NS WIss hsmc
wIi,nrv and Mrs C. /. iIavtmeycr Ai'cr tue re-, y
IT,, ther% va, an Informal dinner and dancc III
,,o-ts AZ Mr. HrcSwith's and Mrs MOSS "cri iue""
/ s.I HitT a Tatriarrhs' hall ll't. ,.
Mrs Uy,,c, u. Eddy. who !, .IcndnS inc NM wlnrr
o., ,h IIonnd House. gave Tea win hah.Iug Iee,eI
=. W. , al -fefry'- for her daughter Miss ANN.
u Tlv'.rt Eddy Mr.. Eidy received ~ me PINK RON
/ hrt' IL ,sei TOD hy Nr- Morton Redmond. MIS-.
| ana VII nmllcdqy Mrs. Henry hrcyoor Towle'
Mrs Edward C"rning MS sn saps IInnrr
MA, a Fdy wor. gown pale blue brorade, and HD,
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