The sun., 1893-05-07
vHAr re- eorvo oy IN socrnrY.


| navy como 90 prominently to the front as IL
has during the lsst fortnight The smart set
have suddenly awakened to the beauty o. the
| naval uniforms the grandeur Of the white
| squadron. and the attractions Of the sailor
| chappiee Possibly the mixture OF Russian
| princes. German notabilties. and English Of
fcers from Admlrals to middies may have
| cast reflected light upon our own good iel.
| lows. but certain It is that since Mrs. Forbes
Leith's Rlittering display on Monday night .
| perfect fever OF marine excitement has seized
| upon the fashionable world. and a surprise
| season OF balls, receptions, lunches. and din.
| ners has been the result
Society owes q great deal to Mr.. and Mrs
Forbes -Leith for their energy aud liberality in
getting up so elaborate and beautiful an en-
| tertainment for our foreign visitors they did
| on Monday night 1t Is one thing to be the
| guest OF the city and quite another to meet q
| choice representation OF refined and educated
people. with surroundings adapted to their
| requirements. 1t was only to be regretted that
| the Spanish grandoes. whose blue blood has
shown itself in their unvarying patience and
courtesy under many trying circumstances,
could not have seen the gathering at Sherry's
rooms. The ball given to thsm in the Madi-
son square building was admirable In man
agemeut and superb in It's decorations but
women In bonnets and men in rough coats
must have somewhat surprised the well-bred
descendants Of Columbus. As It Is quite i'm
possible that the com mittee can have author
lied this indiscrlminate sale OF tickets the
question arises: were they presented to maids.
modistes. grooms, and butlersi In no other
way can such an assemblage OF nll sorts and
conditions OF mon be &c counted for.
Sherry's beautiful suite OF rooms was mover
more richly adorned with color and glitter
than 1t was on Monday night The English
Admiral. Sir John Hopkins. for whom the fets
was given. and his officers. were In full dress
uniform. which In the English navy Is Of
dark blue like our own. with gold lace. tagA
and epaulettes. according to rank. The
Princes Grand Dukos, and lesser officials Of
the Russian. italian. and German squad.
rons were refulgent in white and gold and In
the various colors Of their nationalities. all Of
which set of admirably their natural advan.
taGes. as they are. almost without exception.
striking and stalwart men. All these In turn
were duly presented to the maidens and mat.
rons OF New York's beauty roll among whom
were Mrs. Albert Stevens. Mrs Cooper Hewitt
Mrs. Chatfeld Taylor. Mrs. Duncan Elliot
Miss Whittier. Miss Randolph. and Miss
Louise Morris. and 1t would be hard to say
whether the ladies or their partners most en-.
joyed the dances that followed.
Later in tho week Mr.. Thomas Kelly gave .
lively cotillon at the Waldorf Hotel to the
British officers. at which there was q good
sprinklina Of Yankee uniforms and epaulettes.
and where the favors exhausted the list Of
nautical and national emblems and devices.
A very sumptuous dinner was given by Mrs
R T. Wilson to the Russian Grand Duke on
Wednesday evening and the Admiral Of tho
Russian fleet issued Invitations for o luncheon
on board bis flagship on Thursday. which the
lowering clouds and pouring rain caused to
be indefinitely postponed. Other dinners were
given By Mrs F. W. Vanderbilt Mrs. J. J.
Astor. and Mrs. George B. De Forest, and to.
night Mrs. Paran Stevens will open her hos
pitable doors to all the notabilitiss with which
the city is just now flooded.
In striking contrast to bristlin9 war ships.
waving flags. and streaming pennants is the
exhibition Of flowers that bloom In tho spring.
now to be seen at that ever-shifting. always
changing show place. Madison Square Gar
don. Barring tho days that the rain descended
and the floods came 80 overwhelmingly that
the outside world was practically . tabooed
place. the Garden has been crowded morning
aud evening with men and women who are
interested In horticulture and dearly love the
sight and the perfume OF flowers To Mr..
Adolf Ladenburg New York owes the incep-
tion and development OF this annual show. and
1t is a matter OF regret that he 10 not here to
see the growth and progress Of his enterprise.
6uu tAo p0klScbAOu w WHACu Luo lONoly UlOb.
SONS have been brought BY caro- and culture.
1t looks very much as II spring had RlveA
us tho go-by this year. but In spite OF Leaf
less trees and wintry winds. tho south shore
OF Long Island has already o largo colony
OF cottagos. and daily practice 10 going on
in tho Meadowbrook polo teams. Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Hitchcock, Jr.. are established
in their cottage at Westbury. and Mr.. George
B. Eustis has rented tho Elliott Roosevelt cot
tags from Mr. Ralph Ellis. who had intended
to occupy It. but has suddenly decided to ac-
company Mr. Royal Phelps Carroll ON his new
yacht In search OF honors and victories In Eng.
lish waters. The Oasis. from which Mr.. and
Mrs. Ladenburg. its owners have been SO long
missed. has been taken BY Mr.. Egerton L.
Winthrop. JE.. and will be occupied by Mrs
Winthrop and himself and his brother.
Mr. Bronson Winthrop. Thus Meadow
brook. Cedarhurst and Lawrence will be
pleasant enough. at least for May and June:
after which cottages arc apt to be closed and
the exodus begin from Beverly and Newport
Beverly. which was formerly the stronghold
OF the most exclusive and old-fashioned Bos-
ton clique. has. since tho introduction OF
coaches. four-in-h hands. aud smart driving and
riding people. become o fayorite place with
Now Yorkers. Mr. William O. Whitney has
taken the Eugene Thayer place thoro for the
summer. as 1t affords the quiet and retirement
which is almost impossible at Newport and
Is at tho same time unequalled in the beauty
OF Its surrounding country and the attractions
OF its matchloss shore.
Rehearsals and preparations have been goinR
on briskly at Castle Point for tho tableaux to
be given there on Tuesday and Wednesday at-
ternoons. In spite OF the nffsetionate dlscords
and loving disputes that always arise whore
young and pretty women are to be posed for
exhibition. Mr.. Chase has his forces pretty well