The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-18
WHAT Is GOING ON IN soc1BrH.
The patriarchs' ball of Monday night went Of,

| The Patriarchs' ball OF Monday night went Cd
| to the satisfaction OF ali who took part in II.
| Except that 1t was preceded by q sumptuous
| and we'll served dinner. 1t differed but little
| from its many predecessors. Graceful figures.
, flying feet. lovely faces vanishing almost a.
soon as they m Get tho sye with colors perpst-
ually changing. jewels flashing. and . com.
plete entanglement OF fair women. Worth
gowns. diplomats with diamond orders and
| ribbons. society Veterans OF both sexes. club
| gossips. handles. bachelors and Ben edicts-
| such Is q Patrinrchs german In Delm onico's
rooms. and such has 1t been for the last TWEEN.
ty years. Tho only marked changes are those
inflicted by the merciless fingers OF Time
Lines OF caro- in stcnd OF dimples. locks snowy
that once were dark or fair figures matursd
In excess OF symmotry's curves. and Rggres-
sive daughters crowdlng aside their patient
mothers-thcss are the differences that old
timers see. and scarcely any others
There werc fewer foreign and distinguished
guests on Monday night than usual at q
Patriarchs. and " Duchcss's Row" showed the
absence OF Mrs Aston. Mrs. Paran Stevens.
Mrs Ogden Goelet. and several others for
merly known as crowned heads. Indeed. not
O crown was to DO seen in all the vast assem-
blnge. and. although Mrs. Whitney clittorsd
superby and Mrs. George de Forest was most
striking in orange satin and quite constel.
laton OF diamond stars the display Of jewels
was decidedly not up to tho average: nor did
the debutantcs come in like q flock Of white
doves or u fleet OF white winged yachts. as has
been the custom in former years. Each ono
appeared with her regulation chaperon.
'prim aud quite particular" and white was
the exception rather than the rule in their
eighteenth century attire Miss Pauline Whit
ney wore n lovely shade OF rose color. Miss
Strong was in her favorite yellow. and the
costumes were all OF rich eatin and brocade.
which produced n pretty effect Of sheen and
simmer while the time-honored illusion
tullc which made the cotillon OF olden times
look like cloud OF angels or sylphs. was con.
fined to rnilles. friils. and sashes.
Mrs. William d. Slonne's dinner dance on
Wednesday night was not large but very we'll
managed. Mrs. Shepard's house was thrown
open for the supper. Roses bloomed in profu-
sion on the tables and mantels. and huge
palms stood in stately rows In the hall. The
| dancers were full OF animation. and Mr.. Cush-
Ing led worry pretty cotillon with nothing
about 1t to remind one OF tho past generation
to which he belongs
| There was n surprise wedding at the Church
OF the Holy Communion on Thursday after.
| noon. when Miss Geraldine Scott IIoyt and Mr..
William Kane were mado man and wife. The
| marriage Is said TO have followed 80 quickly
upon the engagement that not oven relatives
| were aware that 1t was to take place. and the
| arrival OF tho brides eldest brother, who 10
now half way across the ocean. was not watt
ed for. This is tho second marriage that has
taken place in the family OF three sons and
three daughters Of the late Mr.. Good Hoyt
who was SO we'll known in club and social cir
ces In this city. Tho bride OF yesterday has
the fair coloring and delicate features OF her
mother who was daughter Of Gen. Winfield
! Scott. but lacks the commanding presence for
which Mrs. Hoyt was remarkable.
| Newport lad hvm en- cal sen saton also on the
same day. when Mr.. Herbert OF England and
Miss Helen Gammell wore married with much
| pomp and circumstance at tho Roman Catho-
lie Church in that city. Tho young bride has
many friends who were grleved at parting with
her. and there were sober minded people pres.
ent who thought that IS. 0OO.O 900 was . fancy
price to pay for an uncertain venture In mat
rimony's great lottery. Scheming mamma
| and chaperons on the other side of tho water
may groan over the capture OF empty titles sAd
useless pedigrees by American maidens. but
the picture has another side. and Englishmsn
| OF whatever degree who marry lovely girls
| with portions that but few princesses possess
| frequently receive more than they bestow.
Another international marriage Is to take
| place on Wednesday next. when Miss Antoin-
cite Pinchot becomes the wife Of Lord Der
vents younger son. The dot In this case will
not be quite as large as Miss Gammelrs. but
| 1t represents probably q more considerable
| sum than cross-grained legislators arc dis
| posed to grant to some Of royal blood.
Mrs. Lorillard's dancing reception on Thurs
| day evening brought out all the fashionable
| world. both young. old. and middle.agsd.
handsome. plain. and mediocre. who thor
oughly enjoyed the beautiful rooms. tho rich
| furniture and decorations. and all tho mani
fold n m mi "a IN
zion that has stood in gloomy darkness ON
one Of Fifth avenues upper corners for several
years. Miss Lorillard Is unouestonaby the
handsomest dark beauty that New York has
seen since Miss Marion Langdons debut
She has the small. shnpely head Of her moth
er. with its dark. satiny covering. and is In no
way indebted to foreign aid for her attractions
The event OF Friday evening was the enter
tainment which Mr.. and Mrs. Seward Webb
gave In their Fifth avenue mansion to those Of
their friends who were their guests last sum-
mer at their Vermont home. The ladies wore
masks and dominos. and DR.. Webb himself led
the cotilon.
To turn from tho animated beings that M.
ture and education have made beautiful for
the destruction OF mankind and the eratinca.
ton OF all who look upon them to the rich and
costly settings IN which tho Cornelias OF to-
day display their Jewels. 1t must certainly
Do admitted that New ork Is city OF superb
interiors We have little to boast OF In the
way OF architecture In our streets and squares.
but there Is no city IN the world where outside
OF historic palaces. there Is such perfection Of
comfort, elegance. and costly appointm ents a.
among the dwellings Of our rich mon. The
| opening for the first time OF Mrs. Charles
Carroll Jackson's house In Thirty-sev-
| snth street st tho reception given for
her stepdaughter revealed Q novelty OF
| arrangement and picturesqueness OF
| architecture and decoration that surprised
all who saw it. The building is curious and
| original. the entrance being on the street line
and tho partitions between the richly gilded
| rooms made OF plate glass. so that tho most
| effective vistas are produced and the view OF
| the lower rooms from the staircase. through
lattice work lined with glass. is singularly
novel and pretty. Every ono s familiar with Mr..