The evening world., 1892-02-17
Society Leaders Make Fun Of
McAllister's Roster.
Sarcastic Comments by Mrs. Fish
and Mrs. Whitney.
He Is Not Society's Arbiter, and
Society Accepts No RESPONSE.
bility for His Acts.

Society people In New York are laughing
heartily over ward McAllister's latest scheme
OF reducing the fashionable and exclusive set
to the one Hundred and FIFTY limit. They
generally regard II as huge Joke. and de-
clare that the list which MIR. McAlli,ter has
promulgated as the only true and authentic
catalogue OF the very best society IN town,
has nothing authentic about It at all.
They also intimate that the presumption OF
Mr.. McAllister In preparing aud giving out
such list Ia absurd to the last degree.
| Mrs. William C.Whltncy and Mrs.stuyvesant
Fish, who have both been interviewed by n re-
porter OF TpE EvsxiSG WORLD and are
acknowledged nigh authorities on social mat
tcrs in New York. deny that Mr.. McAllistcr
has any right to say who should or who
should not be included In n list OF the ex.
| elusive people
Mrs. Whitney says tnat she never knew OF
any demand for such a list, aud does not see
the necessity OF 1t. Az FOR Mr.. McAlli-ters list
Of one hundred and tlfty being authen'i', she
| laughs ut the idea OF any one assuming 10 lay
| down the law TO ScClety In such an arbitrary
| style. The fact that many OF those who have
been prominent In New York Society for
years have been LEFT cut OF the list Is su!-
iccnt, she says, to show It's absurdity
Mrs. Fish says that Mr.. McAllistcr Is by
| no means regarded as the arbiter OF society,
or It's recognized leader and he has no au-
thOlty TO impose regulations or restrictions,
which must be followed absolutely.
society people, she adds. attach no lnpor.
tance, whatever, to MIR. McAllister's list, and
Its publication has only caused amusement.
Mr.. McAllster, however, still insists that
his list Is the only authentic and absolutely
reliable one, and declares that he will not
change single name upon II.
The names Of Mr.. and Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish
appear as Nos. % ana 5b on the McAlllster
roll OF the one hundred ana Fiuy. An EVEN
ING WORLD reporter called upon Mrs. Fish In
her charming home ut 90 Gramersy park to
learn that lady's views on the alleged neces-
sity for further contracting the circle o.!
Society. Mrs. Fish laughed very heartily
when apprised of his mission.
"1he idea Is simply amusing" she said.
"It Is almost incredible that Mr.. McAllister
Is really responsible FOR that article In last
sundays WORLD announcing the reduction Ui
the list.
| "Mr Fish anu myself cannot understand
how Mr. McAllister came 10 include us among
the very fortunate ones, because. you know,
once upon time MIR. Fish ana Mr.. McAllister
had little difference.
~ attended a dinner party at Mrs.
newitts SUNDAY night ana we laughed very
Mrs. lIewitrs name does not appear on the
list for some rensun or other.
"rhe whole party, which by the way was
made up OF several prominent people, looked
upon Mr. McAlllsters effort as huge Joke.
"rhere cannot he anyih hing authentic >
about the list, because II omits very well.
known people. In biz city like New York,
where there nre so many people, there are
certainly moro than one Hundred and Fifty
persons composing society. At least, that Is
my opinion
"So Iar as know there has never been any
occasion for the making npol such a list.
never heard OF the deliaud for such thing
aud those persons with whom have talked
about Mr.. McAlistcrs list are Inclined TO at
tach no Importance whatever to it,"
"Do you know whether MIR. McAllister was
ever asked or Instructed by Society people TO
"No," said Mrs. Fish. " / don't think he was
ever requested TO do srch 4 thing
is It TACT, Mrs. Fish, that MIR. McAllister
II the recognized leader OF society and n :
such can impose certain restrictions Isl and
regulations which arc TO be foIlowed?" was
the reporters next question.
Il Significant smile overspread Mrs Fish's
face.
mo, indeed" she replied. "Mr. McAllister
is not regarded as thr arnitcr OF Society, and
his list 0y no means contains tine names OF the
society people Of this city,"
Mrs. William c. Whitney, wife of the ex.
Secretary OF the Navy, with her husband,
come at the tail Of McAl!ister's list, their
numbers being l4S and liD. MIR. and Mrs
whitney welcomed THE EVENING WORLD
man when he called.
Mrs. whitney was reluctant to express any
opinion oi Mr.. McAlllstcrs latest achieve
ment, but she declared that she never heard
that there was any occasion for putting all
the Society people In this city into the nGI-
row fold or one Hundred ana nifty.
1.-The list Is by No means authentic said
she, "because II omitS "A large number OF per-
sons who are well known In society"
Authenticity or the list" interjectcd the
eX-secretary. at Is nonsense. There Is
nothing authentic abou, It,"