New-York tribune., 1893-12-10

<~hrstmas charitable entertainments HNoiNi"s 4"
Long LIST OF patronesses and attendance III co"-
.aov.,ce the week fairly gay. the roseDuu
o,o,nent the debutantes. have commanded consider
,,a attention and fashionable people gave much
- ,o,r time having their respects to the latest re-
cr,,,s for social distinction. All the young women
ubo were formally presented to the gay woriu are
nretty The most of them were simply dressco III
white and received bouquets by tire Dozens ihcee1
AZ several OF the coming-out tea ana recep'iohs
the display OF bouquets and baskets OF MOVERS
,,,hutes TO the debutantes was remarkable or
course all the debu;antes have been invited to the
erst Of the Monday Evening dances, which takes
,ace at Sherry's tomorrow night and nearly every
one of them will attend the Patriarchs' ball on
wednesday night. The first OF the Monday Evening
dances will be a brilliant affair. These dances are
given under the patronage of fifty women prom
inent In society among whom are Mrs Astor
Mrs John Jacob Astor Mrs. Edmund l.. Bayes
Mrs Henry Parish. jr. Mrs. J. Perpont Morgan.
AIRS George Bend, Mrs Lloyd Bryce, Mrs L.
Townsend Burden. Mrs. John T. Hall Mrs w
Starr Miller Mrs. George Peabody WetmOre, Mrs
BENJAMIN Wells Mrs. Stanley Mortimer Mrs
Robert /. Clarkson. Mrs. W. Seward Webb. Mrs.
r X Pendleton. Mrs. II. Mckay Twombly Mrs
buchanan Winthrop and Mrs. Robert r. Livingston.
Tomorrow night the guests will be received in the
mink room by Mrs. John W. Minturn Mrs w.
Watts Sherman Mrs. W. Seward Webb and Mrs.
buchanan Winthrop. There will be no favors dis
tribued in the cotillon. which will be led by Alex
ander NJ Hadden. who will have Miss Minturn as
a partner. 1t will be darced before supper which
is TO be served at 1S0 O'Clock in the large banquet
room The members of the Reception and Ball COM
mittees. with their guests. will be seated at four
tables. each of which will have different floral
decoration The Hungarian and Lander's bands will
play alternately for the dancers and during supper
the uniformed musicians will play from the balcony.
Mr. McAllister has completed arrangements foi
the Parlarchs ball. which will take place
Wednesday night. for many years in Del
moncos. and Mr. McAlster says it is going to
be a very large and handsome entertainment.
Dancing vii, begin not much before midnight. and
the cotllon will be danced after supper. which
will be announced at 1890 O'Clock. There to be
favors of an inexpensive kind. On Tuesday night
Mr. McAllister Will give dinner party in honor
Of number of the strangers who have come from
distant cities to attend the first Patrarchs
Mrs Frederic Gallatin who unable to
tertain last winter on account of the death Of
Mr. Gallatins mother. gave a pretty dance at her
Fifth-ave. home Thursday night. The young
guests, about 100 from dinner parties given
at the homes of Mrs. John T. Hall. Mrs George
Bliss. Mrs. Frederic Goodridge and Mrs. Law
renee Weles. A lively cotillon was led by How
land Pel who danced with Miss Jean GallatlH.
On the same night Mrs. II. Mckay Twombly gave
beautiful dance in honor Of her niece, Miss
Emily Vanderbilt Sloane. whose debut in the social
world was made Saturday week ago Worth
ington Whltehouse led the cotillOn with Miss
Sloane. and 1t merry dance Some of the
favors especially the Columbus popguns and
trumpets. creating end of amusement.
One Of the pleasant Incidents of the week was
the singing of Miss Marie Tempest. on Tuesday
afternoon before the subscribers OF the afternoon
teas which are he'd at Sherrys. The room was
crowded and the singers selections were greatly
enjoyed. Tomorrow afternoon and hereafter on
Mondays there will be music b. the Hungarian
Band.
The opera. which still has the element Of novelty
was again the chief rallyng place of the members
Of the fashionable world Except on "Hamlet
night the social forces present in their might
ard in their finest raiment. especially 50 on Friday
night. when the boxes held an unusually brilliant
audience. A box which attracted considerable at
tent!on was occupied by Mrs. S " r. Cruger and
Mrs Earl Dodge. Mrs. Cruger looked unusually
handsome in a gown of whtc satin the front of
the corsage being studded with diamond ornaments
and magnificent shower necklace Of pearls Mrs.
Dodge was in rich gown OF nauve satin Another
box toward which nearly every man and woman
in the house at least one glance was occupied
by Mrs George F. Baker. who had as her guests
Mrs Frederick ID. Grant and Miss Julia Dent
Grant. Mrs Grant was attired in beautiful gown
of pale pink satin embellished with point lace while
her beautiful daughter looked extremely attractive
IN a rather simple dress of white corded silk and
lace Mrs Lloyd Bryce in white satin and point
lace and wearing some superb pearls and sap
phres and Mrs Edmund L. Baylies, in cherry-red
silk. were the guests of Perry Belmont in his box.
Mrs Henry Sloane. In rich gown Of red velvet.
and Mrs Charles F. Havemeyer in black velvet and
white lace. sat in one of the parterre boxes. Mrs.
Robert Goelet in white satin and a magnificent
headdress of diamonds, had as her guest Miss Amy
Bend. who wore a gown of pale blue and pink.
Mrs George Gould and Miss Anna Could both in
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pearls, sat with Mr.. Gould in one of the par
terre boxes the left hand side of the horseshoe
brocade, was with Mrs. John H. Davis, VINO, wore
q gown Of white satin combined with pink and Mrs
gown Of white brocade. Fashion was also brilliantly
handsome dressing with a variety Of color;
There % was an interesting wedding in the week.
Brooklyn society. and AmoTy s. Carhart. who is
well known in New,York as in his native. city
across the Bridge. The day a beautiful and
bright winter and as II was a morning we'd
ding the sun blessed the bride with unwcnted splen-
lumbia Heights where the ceremony took place. was
packed to the doors and the narrow streets in the
lessly entangled that some OF the guests were
obliged to wait in the church nearly an hour before
large reception afterward at the homo of the
brides parents in Remsen,st. and later IN the day
sail for Europe early in January. They expect TO
spend some time on the Continent and in f.ng,and
before returning in the late spring or summer.
Two engagements were announced in the week
The first Is that Of Miss Mary l.. Walker 10
Charles Grenville Peters son Of the late Dr John
c. Peters and the second that of Miss Elizabeth
Van Rensselaer, to Arthur Amory of Boston. Miss
Walker is n sister of Mrs. II. De Berkeley Parsons
and Mrs John Howard Wainwright. Miss Naa
Rensselaer,, who returned from Europe only short
time ago. is the only daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
Stephen Van Rensselaer, of Orange.
daughter Of Commander Yates Stirling. of Balti-
more. to j. Lee Taller OF this city. whose engage
ment announced in Baltimore on Thanks
giving Day will take place time In Apri
next. The fashionable wedding this week win
be that OF Miss katherine Sands. youngest daugh-
ter Of the late Samue! s. Sands, and Theodore A.
Havemeyer, jr.. which will BE- celebrated at 3
o clock in the afternoon Thursday. IN Grac"
Church Miss Sands. who wifi be given away
by her brother. p; Aymer sands, will be attended
Amy Bend Miss Theodore Havemeyer, sister Of
the bridegroom; Miss Anna Sands, Miss Edith
Hudson Oliver La Fargo will be best the
ushers VIII be r; Livingston Beeckman. A. Gordon
and the brothers OF the bride. Charles F.. Sands
and Robert c. Sands. Tho reception. which Is TO
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