New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-24
THE WEEK IN SOCIETY.

IrDuhe' lie Madison square assembly rooms nave
never looked better than with the lavish decorations
Of Monday night. Mrs Bradley Martin the most
gorGeou-y uttiicd # the ladies receiving Her crown
Of uhes and damonds necklace and corsagc ornaments
Of the same gems were seemingly sufficient for kings
ransom il is said that Of these rube- were once
worn by Queen Marie Antonctr. Numerous dinner
parties preceded the ball one OF the handsOmest was
given by Mrs. W. >-nrrs Wells. whose guests were Mr..
and Mrs. Forbes Leih. Mr.. ard Mrs karrck Riggs.
Lady Cecilia Rose. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur VI. Dodge,
John c. Eercsfort. Peter Moler. Miss Moler and Mr..
and MS Frank :. Witherbee. The dress worn by
Mrs. Witherbee was particularly handsome. OF white
brocadc trimmed with point dAlencon lace. long
piece # the lace being draped from the shoulder Mis-.
Witherbce was at The New Years ball. it being her
fr,t IN some time Mrs. Storrs Weiss dinng-room Is
finished with dark wainscoting brought from an old
French palace. The music at her dinners IS supplied,
not by pad musicians but BY canary birds hung in
gilt cages IN the conservatory adjoining the dining ROOM
The ball given for the debuntcs Miss Edith shepard
and Miss Adele sloane on Tuesday night was beyond
doubt the most superb affair for many years. The
dance took place IN the house of their grandmother,
Mrs. W. II. Vanderbilt WHO received with her dauell-
tiers. Mrs shepard and Mrs sloane at the entrance to
the south picture gallery. Mrs. Vanderbilt wore
ricli gown OF silver gray brocadc and handsome dia-
monds. Mrs Shepard was in white satin ard Mrs.
sloane I'm mauvc satin with pearls and diamonds. The
dcbutantes were IN white. The supper served In
tit HOdNc> VI HI- SNcpdIu anu Nluillc tIt N'>h-
buc which connects them with that OF Mrs. Vanderbilt
being transformed into vcrtablc flower garden with
all the fragrance OF early spring. from pOtS and boxes
Of hyac!ntllS, tulips and jonquils six hundred people
sat down to supper served at small tables 1t was
nearly O'Clock before the cotllloa began. George II.
Eend leading in the north gallery. The fayoIs were
simple and pretty. This ball was pleasant
ending to day Of which the wedding OF Miss Rose
Post TO Thoma, Howard was the incident of the after
no0n
There was nothing important to mark Wednesday.
on Thursday Mrs Arthur VI. Dodge gave evening
receptol with music at which Miss Eimands, the
tralto and Arthur ScaOn, English baritone. sung. and
Herr Adamowski played violin solos. Captain Edward
Temple Rose made his first appcarancs there since his
Illness at ST. Lukes Hospital. lie and Lady Cecilia
Rose Will start for British Columbia early next month
Among the other guests at Mrs. Dodges were Mrs.
Nchola, Fish. Mr. and Mrs. II. \. Robbins. Mr.. and
Mrs. H. W. McVclar. ,ir Rodcrick Cameron, Mr. and
Mrs. Bordcn Hartman, Mr.. and Mrs. y. ;. Hewitt,
Miss Hewitt Mr.. and Mrs. W. stOrrs Wells. Mr.. and
Mrs. WysOng. Mr.. and Mrs. Karrick Rigs. DR.. and
Mrs. Woodbury.. Mr.. and Mrs Reginald II. Ward, Mr..
ana Mrs. joint Lawrence, Mr.. and Mrs. Biayton Ives,
Mrs Andaricse and Mrs. buchanan Winthrop supper
followed Al small tables.
The Thursday Evening Club entertained In
unique at the house Of John TAYLOR Johnston
when Illustrations Of eighteenth century life were given
selection, from MoicV's lie Bourgeois Gcnilhommc'
in French and dances Of the period The house was 50
crowded that many did not have opportunity to Wit
ness the pretty pictures AID groupings o. tho young
people in costumes II the time Of Louis NV and Louis
Ky. Miss Wcclc-. who danced the cavoc, made the
tour Of the rooms In a Gid d and decorated sedan
chair. Mr.. Whclan graceful In her minuct. danced
with Mr.. IIaddcn, ard the slow measure n the dance
suggested an age when clocks must have licked more
slowly tLan nowadays.
Mr. Bradley Martins c0tillOn Friday night was
q small dane, following several dinners. The cotillon
was led by Thomas +. Cushing Of Boston, hi, partner
bcin: the hostess. The favors were brought from
Paris, The dance followed dinners al Mr.. Cornelius
Vandcrbilt's and Mr.. ogden NILS.
The coming week v4 be busy enough On Tue
day night Mrs.. John Mntum will give dance AT
shcry's Mr.. H. Nick Twombly will have q small
dance on Wednesday night and Mrs. Arthur ". Dodge
one on Thursday night. Mrs. Robert Goclct has re
called the invitations for bail 10 night. owing
10 the death of her brother. Edmund Warren
The engagement has recently been announced Of
Mis-, Jennie Van Nest. daughter Of Abrnm Van Nest TO
Gil7rd Foster Of New York. Miss Van Nest J. sister
Of Mrs. Richard Gambrlll.
Tho Wedding II Miss Eliot Belts 10 Russell II. lIoad
ley will be quietly celebrated on Thursday The
ceremony Viii take place in tho chantry OF Grace
Church. There will be 10 reception hr'. HctiN
VIII give two days at home for the BRIDE next month
The iDlc-i party OF the Season WIZ III ANU 'ilN. '"
Seward wcbbs leap year dance on Thursday evening
The women engaged their partners, sent them bou
aucts beautiful or grotcsquc aud took them L"
atppcr though they were good enough not 10 initiate
the selfish actions Of some Of the men IN s0cle'!
at the table and elsewhere. The dance was not
large one about 200 persons being preset. Inc
cotllon wa, led by Mr.. ogden Mills In the nan
and by Mrs. webb in the drawingr0om Inc idNor9
FIR tne mcn included floral wrcathS and powder bags
and ,u,fs AT supper, 10 which Mrs. Webb led the
way with Mr. Ecpew. the ladies did all the honors,
waiting upon tic men most checrfully and assldu
0usly.
one OF ,nc largest and most ENJOYABLE receptions OF
the week wa, given on Wednesday evening by Nr'
and Mrs. John l. McCal, at their handsome home
"a 10 West Seventy sccond st. II WAS " coming
out for their daughters, Miss Mac H. and Miss
Io.cpbipe l. Mccall. The ladies who assisted lig
receiving were Miss Ehyihe Walton, Miss lNt'
lyckman and Mis- Rita Acosta Among the ene''s
were Mr. and Mrs. Eccch Mr.. and Mrs. Su'phen
Miss nmull Mr. and Mis-. Wilmot Mr. and MIS- h \,
Wirnx I'm, moud Mr.. and Mrs. W. i. trenholm Mi''
Iarcndon. Mis-. Walton, Mr.. Del Pinto, layton Ere"eI
Mis- Jc,.lca Allen A. l.. Crawford, Mr. ana Mr, -
u EiIry ST. and Mrs. George Arents, Mr. ana MIe'
II : Brown, Mr.. and MI, Acosn Archbishop I"r
si7jchcr Mr. and Mr., Alexander. Mr. and Mrs ". H.
Grace. Mr. and Mr.. Ballard Mr. AID MIs; ~ -, -
Mf and Mrs. y. H. McEroy, Mr. and Mr.; :; r.
Fierce Nj. and Mrs scott Mr. ana Mr. T nmulsg
nIcevoor b. Earr, Mr.. Escnlane, Mr. ana Mr.;
Mrs. John Il. iIcccmail. Miss Cheney. o. H. liarn,
man Willard KING. Mr.. lidreih, Dr. ana Sf'. Ea% Mt
,WiaIcv Ti,he. Mr. aud Mrs II. J. kelnInund Lees
Onlnby Miss stewart. Bosow smuIi Mr; nu Van
frc"iaid Guy Griswold, Harry Thurston STANLEY Van
NOte and Mr. and Mis-. Batten. a. , ,,,. ~
Mrs Paul Gilbert Theaud held the hrs! ., w Nd
ceplon, yesterday afteinoon Al hcr hon,e -, w. Mrs. p
i,onavc sr was assisted ia receiving p Mts. n
Thcbaud. Among the guests wclr nTo. n m,r' MI:
Iirc BeInaId the Misses Coudcrt. Arthur Scheriei.
horn Mr. f. d, Coppc Louis sand, inc , 49, n I
Emrrnc Dale, w. II. Nelson. Mr.. ". H. usgood MI
Mary Raw MIS- Julia Bibby, Walter lNor; r.; III, ~
Iulkclcy IT.. Eds ar stephens, ti" mls'es %
Clara Lynch and !. Dunbar Wright The Draw Iv ,I
were beautifully decorated with roses Mt. 'a'I i,
and Miss EcatIire How held reception al inGli n
No 81 East Tirty seventh ST. Among ti'lr tuc ~
MLlttinr Mr. and ME. NrklnAu ~.