The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-01-02
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The assembly ball which Is tbs great
event OF New York society women will
take place Thursday. Jan. 5. and the
cotilllon will be led by Mr.. Elisha Dyer.
Jr. 1t will take place at the Madison
square Garden and is to New York what
| the Providence assemblies are to this city.
The invitations for the latter have just
been sent out.
| Every season brings its changes In the
dinner menu that Is sof any social i'm
portance, and this year is no exception.
| For years the paatable bivalve has held
| the foremost place on the menu and no
dinner was considered worthy Of the
name that did not bring with it the
oyster temptingly displayed In its shell:
but alas. New York society has banished
IL and substituted stuffed lobster. What
are We coming to? Mince pie for break
fastf
Invitations are just out for the Provi-
dence Assemblies to DO held at the Tro-
$ On and the FrSsn sys%ng b of weaTssds TSs
tronesses are Mrs. William Ames, Mrs. A.
ID. Chaplin, Mrs. Edw. Douglas Pearce,
Mrs William Goddard, Mrs. +. Philip
Mason aud Mrs. William G. Roelker.
The managers are Mr. Alexander Dun
ken Chapen, Jr, Mr.. Lauriston Hartwell
Hazard and Mr.. Charles Lee Anthony
Heiser.
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Miss Bella and Messrs. Bert and Charles
Whiteleand on Saturday evening. about
thirty couple being present. Dancing
was enjoyed until midnight. after which
supper was served.
Cards are out for small dance to be
given at Tillinghass's Hall, Friday even
ing, Jan: 6. by Mr.. Howard Richmond,
Mr. w. X. Chandler. Mr.. w. A. Chan
dler aud Mr.. STANLEY Henshaw. 1t is to
Ina vfrlG N hn, frap
boarding school, none OF the girls who
are out being asked The patrone sses
are Mrs Joseph Bird CHAM, Mrs. A. Dun.
can Chaplin, Mrs. Joseph Dews, Mrs
Charles Henshaw aud Mrs. Howard
Richmond.
Mr. Louis @. Elson of Boston, who is
so well known by the musicians and mu-
sical people OF this city has been chosen
by the Lowell Institute Of Boston to de-
liver course OF lectures on music. This
Is considered to be one of tue highest
honors TO which professional man can
attain.
The last of the dinner dances at the
Trocidero will take place this evening.
The cotillion will be led by Mr.. Anthony
Dyer who has chosen Miss Ethel Masoi
one OF this seasons debutantes TO lead
with him.
The subscribers to the course OF lectures
to be delivered by Prof Thomas David
son OF New York, Mondays, beginning
this afternoon at 4 o'clock ~ the Women's
College, 235 Benefit street, are AS follows:
Miss N. NJ. Angel. Mrs ii. l.. Ballou,
Mrs. Il. w. Blake, Miss 4. c. Bowen,
Miss Alice Bridge. Mrs. George Ii.
browne, Miss Lucy ID. Carpenter, Miss
Mary Carpenter. Mr.. Arnold B. Cbace,
Mrs. Thomas Davis, Miss Abby Dexter,
Miss l.. A. Dodge. Mrs. w. w. Douglas,
the Hon, Thomas Durfee, Miss 4. VI.
Farmer. Mrs. "A. H. Eielden, Miss Mary
Gladding, Miss A. T. Harris, Prof.
Augustine Jones, Mrs. j. H.. Kendrick,
Miss Amelia 5. KNIGHT, Prof. Langdon,
Mrs. A. II LAMB, Mrs Il. w. Lippitt.
Mrs Charles Matteson, Miss Mattesol.
Miss Ella Matteson, Mss Anna Metcalf.
Mrs. l. H. Metcalf. Mrs. G.. Z. Nichols,
Miss +. b. Ormsbee, Prof. W. q. Poland,
DIR. IL. &. Putnam. Mrs. w. II. Reynolds.
Prof. l.. Il. Snow. Miss Richardson, Mrs
Miss Mary Wheeler, Miss Whipple, Mrs.
j &. NymaO.
Mrs. Charles Atwood, daughter OF the
Rev. Preston Hopkins, gave "A large card
party "Wednesday evening.
Harry Lovewell, of Brown 's9, who is
stud ing medicine at Harvard, is ut home
spending the holidays.
The Affair Dramatic Club, will on Fri
lay evening present AS the third of its
entertainments of .he season.
Among the Breakers" The piece Aili |
be presented at Greenwich s. rect hall and |
& is safe TO say that, owing to n great |
ieal OF honest work put on the rehears- |
ais, the presentati will be success.