The sun., 1893-12-24

The nrst Of the TUESDAY evening dances last
week vas dscid edly the suiartest subscription
hail Of the season. TIE IAtriArchs was As
usual crowded. well conduc cted. and i'm posing
but By no means lively. aud az the fret meet-
ing OF the Monday evening series there was an
absence Of snap and 60, attributable to the
fact that young married women were In the
minority aud that the beaux and bellies nots-
biz the former. had hardly yet advanced be.
yond the bread-snd-butter age. The ladies
who have work ed so hard for the Tuesday
dances (why. By the way. do theJ not give them
A nameD were fortunate enough to strike a
m Medium between the ponderous dignity OIL
Pntrtarchs and the yernai freshness of Mon.
days af1a'r There were many beautiful wo-
men. all the pret,iest debutsntes. and quite
respectable showing OF grown-up men
Mira Roche who was late in coming to town
this rear. and has scarcely been seen. except
Mt the opera. rlnce the Newport season looked
extremely well in pale blue satin. with trim.
rpinEs and veillngs Of embroidery and llus
satin ribbons. Mrs. Harry Cannon. who a'ao
made rather late entreo into the seasons
Rayetics. was faultlessly costumed In yellow.
with nrofusion Of white lace and diamond
and sapphire ornaments Miss Adele SloA0es
blue silk was nounced TO the waist with chiffon
OF the same color. and recalled 10 old hail.
Roers the light aud airy effect Of Tying skirts
in the germans that theJ danced in their
youth Heavy velvets and brocades in those
days we're sacred to dowaRers and mature
sirens Young girls wore chiffon and tule,
About the prettiest OF the debutnntes wa.
Mise Maud Livingston. daughter Of Mr. Cam.
bridge Livingston. for whom Mrs BaJsrd Gut.
ting gave a coming ont tea last week. Miss
Elizabeth King. daughter OF Mrs John A.
King who is also a debutante. 10 fortunate
enough to have the promise Of dinner dance
Mt Delmoniso's given for her on the 10th oi
January. Fifty dinner guests will be enter.
taInei by Mr.. and Mrs. King. and the ranks oi
the cotillon will be reinforced later In the
evening by arrivals from several other dinner
parties. This will probably be one Of the
smartest dances Of the season. even although
It will i'm IN ediately follow one OF Mrs Ogden
Millss beautiful entertainments.
Thursday evening was n lively one In var.
Gus sections Of society. The Thursday Even.
ing Club drew together its usual assem- hl age
OF Intelligent men and women. who have
capacity for enjoyment outside OF bali ooms.
and who have made the club the very success
| ful organization that It 10. Miss Furnisss
| spacious rooms wero we'll filled. and IL de Guer-
| vile discoursed very agreeably upon Japan.
| where the hostess spent some months last
spring. On the same evening Mrs. W. D. Sloane
| had one OF her small dinners and dances,
about fifty young people being present
| complim entary dinner at Delmonico's to Mr.
| De Lancey Nicoll on his retirement from Of
| fee was attended by a large number OF society
| men. while Mr.. Robert HsrRous and Mr.. r. c.
Sands took a theatre party to see 1vanhos
Up to Date" at the Berkeley. and afterward 10
| a supper with dancing to the music Of the
| Hungarian band at the Waldorf Many the
| ladies' present were the same that had enjoyed
Mr.. Perry Belmonts hospitality at his new
house in Madison avenue on the previous
| Monday where a theatre on the top floor
| opens out q vista OF theatrical and operatio
| performances. both amateur and professional.
| which are yat to come. Indeed the tastes and
inclinations OF society leaders seem all to
point this year to small entertainments rather
| than to balls and mammoth dinners.
| Moreover. the opera absorbs so much inter
| est and affords such absolute enjoyment to all
who are fortunate enough to have boxes. that
other Qualifications pale before t. 1t is hardly
TOO much 10 say that none of the capitals Of
Europe have ever presented the works OF
| great composers with more absolute perfsc-
| tion In every detail than has been seen at the
| METROPOLITAN this winter. On Monday evening
The HuGuenots" was given. and on We'd
| nesday Carmen" held an immense audience
| speIibound and checked the usual chatter In
| the boxes Such a quartet as Calva Eames.
| Jean de Reszke. and Lassalle are seldom
| heard on any stage. and an actress so trained
| and so original Calvc. with such q Gift OF
| song. has been almost unknown since Grtsi
enchanted the world. The audiences have
been large. appreciative. and very brilliant as
to beauty and jewels.
On Friday evening. when Melba and Calvs
both appeared In works OF the modern Italian
school. the groupings In the boxes were more
than usually picturesque Mrs Fernando
| Yznaga, Miss Hope Goddard and Miss Anna
| Sands made an effective picture In one OF the
| grand tier boxes, the black gowns and dia-
mond ornaments OF Mrs. Yznaga and Miss
! Sands setting off we'll Miss Goddard's white
satin. with sleeves and trim mings OF rose color.
There was n glitter Of diamonds from Mrs.
| Henry sloane's box. where Mrs. Richard Nor
| timer appeared with row OF diamond stars
| worn diagonally across tho breast on a gown
| OF cardinal red velvet. Mrs. Sloane looked ex-
| trenely pretty in pale pink and violet with but
| few jewels. The effect thus produced by the
| occupants OF boxes upon observers In tho
| balcony and galleries is much better this year
| than 1t has been previously. rs gowns are "ut
higher in the neck and the big sleeves cover
| so much Of the arms that Ihore IL more Of
millinery and less OF nature to be seem
The Columbia College ball on Friday evening
was gay aud pretty affair. and did credit to
! the taste and libsrality OF the undergraduate.
! BY whom It was given. The Misses Stokes.
| Mas Julia DelaAeld. Miss Mary Cutting, Miss
| lIvings ston. Miss Braem. Miss Hard. Miss sout-
| ter Miss Edith Evans. and many other d6bu-
! tantes and bellies OF one or two seasons wers
among the dancers. and the portraits oi the
| learned old dons. who peensd out from under
garlAnds of holly and mistletoe. seemed to
smile approYingly upon the scene.
This week, as might be expected, Christmas
| festivities which appeal TO all hearts. will
| carry everything before them. but few social
! events will take place nevertheless. The wed.
| ding Of Mr. Louis Joseph Sand, anil Miss lila
| Faye will he celebrated with much pomp ami
| ceremonial at 81. Francis NAvier's Church on
| Wednesday; the fret oi two series OF dinner
| dances will he given By Mrs. Anson Phelps
| Stokes and Mrs. Frederic Gallatin on Tuesday
| and Thursday evenings respectively. and Sat-
urlay will see a crowd at the Grand Central
Station strongly suggestive Of the dog days as
relatives and friends OF Miss Alice GrssnleAt