New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-12
THE WEEK IN SOCIETY.

The last week OF the gay season has been busy
ono With the subscription balls. many dinner parucS
and subscription concerts at private HOUSES anu ye'
n certain tinse Of sadness pcrvhd'd everything i
death Of Mrs. whitney kcenly felt by hcr hl"-
mate friends many of whom In consequence have
absentcd themselves from the large parties OF inc
week Mr.. and Mrs. William ID. sloane gave up u
largo dinner party on Monday night out OF rcgau
10 their friend and ncishbor whose daughter NlioN
Pauline Whitney. WIS expected to DC one ol '"'"
guests Mrs. Elliott +. ShrmrdS dane" "t inc "'
rigbt was fer that reason considerably smaller lad
# been carried out as first intended, the dance "oui
have taken place In the picture gallery OF Nr'.
William H. Vandcrbllt's house. which adl"nS that {"
Mr., Shcplri. The coiillon at Mrs shepard' was
led by J. Ridgcway Moore. whose partner was "''
Edith shepard. on Monday night the Es' OF u'c
subscription cotllons took place ut DelmonicoS N'N-
andcr NJ MADDEN leading with Mi,, Elizabeth SANDS
The lat meeting OF Mrs Halls dancing class WHICH
h, ranked n the most important Of the scI'on WAS
held on Tuesday evening at >hprryf. whch MF'
Hidden again led the coton BIS partner Dch- 'iS'
Elsie Hall. a, this the last meeting Oh uh'
class the full number 81 subscribers winch l. -'"'
was present, and unusually handsome FAVOR"
wcro given I'm the coiillon, among them pretty
tyinLc,, NJ silver Nr, Hall. who In, done So much
toward the Organization Of this class. was present
for tho first time this winter. IL has been d''iued
10 continue the Tuesday class next winter, ana III
stead Of five there will b" tx meetings
"a W,dus DRY aitHriuOu In" nfNt McfliHe vi INV
Enickcr,ocAer lowing Club held in the Tennis
building IN Wet Foity-frst t., where the CLUB has
been meeting for some years. The enmc' VIII 10
nlavcd on every wednesday until May >. inclusive,
excepting Ash Wednesday and Wednesday III Holy
week The manager, 81 the club ms year are Dr'
Donald " Cammnnn. BAY ird Clark". EnhScr 'Ak'oh'
j. Hooker Iiamcrs"y. >hipcy Jon',. Walter ku'her-
ford and Matthew a. Wik, The patroncs,es for Ills
season are Mrs Prescott Hall Butler Mrs Au'uh
Mrs Dclatcld, Mrs. Frederic y. Dc
peyster Mr. ogden (,olct. Mrs. j. Hooker lanefN'y'
Mrs John r. Hal. Mr.. Columbus Old lSrnh' MIS-
Bradley. Marin, Mrs. Levi L. Morton. Mrs. Clement
T.. Moore. Mr. Richard VI. rcl Nh. llowland P"ii'
Mrs plnip Ehnclnndcr. Ms. Byam X. stevens ana
Mr.. Frederick sheldon
on Wednesday evening Mrs. J. Pi"ipont Morgan
gave a small dance Mrs. ogden Mis- Ga,r dinner
for sir Tnt,on and Lady sykes followed by n small
cnncc Ms George Kidd gay. dinner Tor "o''
and HOLMAN. and Mr. and Mrs.. Reginald "aiu
dinner for Mr. and Mrs. J. Bruce ISn'iS' WHO nave
recently returned To New York from England Among
Mr. and Mrs. WGds guests were hr. ana MIS- i"l"p
pb,noIonder Mr. and Mrs. Charles u. Alexander,
Mr. and Mr.. Nathaniel VI. McCrc'dv. Mt ana MD
ucco.crv Brtt M,, Cnn. Mis- McAlli,ter, Mrs sd
nov Dillon Ripley. stacy Clark, Manuel dc i' 'n"Na
and Percy Clarke After dinner the Misses Leach
who have been heard at several entertainments h''N'
| played the banjo and sane d1r!y songs.
The last assembly b.ll In thu Madison square A.
,.mbly Ic,nIs W., dienidcd and elegant. rs lh'S'
ball, always arr II wa, rate bah. ilany OF the
net coming from dinner parties Unlike most Of
fine large subscription balls Of ia" WATER the conIoh
was danced after supper. and ihiS '"ir'" '''
| ball far into the early hours Of the mofhhs' Nh
lanes Abcrcr1mbi" Burden. Mrs. :. v H. 'ruS"r Wis.,
| Paul Dana ana Mrs Hamilton fish webster r'''lN'"
| tho guest, TT the entrance Of the main ballroom.
| The decorations rather simple lcH'o"lS vi
southern smilax md laurel being hung from inc
| holcoulrs The mi,clans platform vas banked WAN
| uoIms and Their, landcrs orchestra piaF'a Ior
| dancing 1t nearly O'Clock wh'n N'N'''''
NJ IIaddcn with Mrs. Hamilton Fish webster pes" e
| cot!llon, In which there wcr" many hE"r'N p"'
| -, fnvcr. The other brilliant occurrences OF 'he
| week have been the subscription concert ht 'i'''
| .toles's aud the AdamowsM concert
| Tho s,Ib, c,ibc9s Of TIE Monday evening daic'S'
| whose efforts have been eminentN SUCCESSFUL '"'
| winter have determined To repeat them next "-ht'r
| ,t sherry's ~ formerly, and hav" decided upon '"o
| date, Of December II and January -
| rh. season will go ont with considerable paE'N'
| a., ,rrov, night among various dinner parties Mrs.
p,ch,rd Irwin will give dinner TO forty women OF
| prominoncc In society, for whom she has prepared
| various surprise. Later In Inc evening ms, ~
| Mrs, TWINS guests will 90 to the i"s' ia'''" ''''
| which viii be Of the largest dah''S III ''' WIZ
| for ON Tuesday Will Take place the weddings o'
| ,. ,r.,r Zucbery and Miss Thompson AT IT,
| ,r,,,,. church: Miss CathaIinc Flower. niece o'
| Govcrnor Flower, 10 Ira a. Kip. III ~ '""i'S
f,uch On Madisonayc. and seventy hrs'-st.' anu o'
| vis Louise Dean Cooley. daughter Of Coohei JAM
:. Cooley 10 T. l.. Onatiya. at ST. Peters Nhuroi'
| wes,chcster In the evening. at oh"'rS - WIZ
n,aco the last OF the Tuesday dances. ana tHS VIII
| ia tho final one OF the winter. Tile committee mas
| nrsr,rcd favors which will be In keeping WIN inc
rnublc feast day which Tuesday marks-tha' OF 81
| Valentine and ehrove Tuesday. Ihese iaNo's VIM"
have been brought from Paris are u"'lue'
and are suggestive OF carnival times ..
| The Lenten season Will not &c oeNou VI
urrer parties will Lot be given up anu eN.e.
,ainments Of vanous natures are oe'!s p'ePe
instead g.. dinner dances there VIII Os "u'".'ou,
| musical ..ners on the night OF WEDNESDAY ''ar''
,u,r dinners gwen by Mrs. John AeAahdr'' 's
| :, Duirht Collier Mr.. W. Earle Dodge MIS-. n
| ro,bc, Ieth Mrs. ". storrs Wells MIS-. barrier
| p,cc. Mrs f. D. Wlthcrbce and Others their en'Ho
IN all 70 (, the house Of MIS-. Arthur NJ p"l-'
| T., r. rh,r, g. fourth.,t. for music oil hiei o:dcr
| r,n,or ,pvito,Ions are extended way tn III" ehd
March. ,., ,.,.. ,,,,to,
| Tn. LIST OF charity entertainments unier ia'hIo"
n,o patronage for the next two months Is iornn"'o
| n,',i, .,.,rinr charity should not DO the tern
, | r,,o, ,nouch in some eases the financial result
an he devoted to people or Institutions absolutely
| - ,c,t Tho Kindergarten Association. WHEN dc>if
IN make an exhibit at Chicago, VIII ask Tor the a
| -, xcx Workers. through concert TO he gwen III III
, nou.s of Mrs Arthur Dodge, % the evening