New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-19
THE WEEK IN SOCIETY.

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centrated in the extreme. there being enough on
Monday and Tuesday to furnish entertainment for 4
week AS the dancing set In society h limited. Ii
seems pity that the Patlarchs and Tue day dance.
should have come near together. The Patriarch
Ball suffered not little through bad wcShcr and It's
proximity 10 the Tuesday dance, OF which much was
predicted and which failed In nothing. Tho Patriarch
Ball was much like any OF the other subscription
dances, though according = the highest an
horitfS decidedly leaning 10 what is called general
society. not exactly like the Charity Ball. but stll Of
a certain general character. The cotill n was led
with good judemcnt.hy franklin Bartlett. whose part
ncr, Miss Edith Kip handsomely dressed In
marvr satin aud gauzc embrJ,irrd with silver.
The jors and most amusing dance of the whole
winter the last Tuesday dance at shcrry'>. II
WIS miniature carnival, and though without the
clear buc skies Of Nice, there was everything in the
ballroom 10 crafty the sight. blue skies and
tropical cimcs were little thought Of The favors
brought from Paris chosen purpo,cy for the
carnival and suggestive Of the Marii
Gras balls in Latin countries. There were miniatur"
li"rrotS and IicrrctcS the Cap and Whip Of Folly.
all these being inScniousy suspended from ia" dom"
OF the ballroom and let down by cord, at tie proper
time. The mcrrmcn was al its height during the
mimic snowfall fight in the last figure Of the coon'
when ball, covered with the thinncS tissue and filled
with paper cut into the finest bits were thrown alon
as are the confetti. The gowns Of the women and
the coats OF the mcl were almost completely covered
with these fine bits OF paper Every now ana then
during The last figure miniature snowstorm de-
seconded from the dome of the ballroom, always when
the crowd OF dancers greatest In the centre of
the ballroom floor. Alexander VI. MADDEN led ih"
cotillon. Dancing resumed after supper ard
kept mp until almost the hour for early service On
Ash Wednesday.
Mrs Richard Twins dinner Monday night TO
nearly fifty women one OF the unqn" features
of tho week \ luncheon for women is an ordinary
st.
courage TO ask only her own 10 dinner. some OF
the brightest and wittcst women Of Ncw-ior. wcr"
I'm the party and though they asked to dino and
talk variou, charitable entertainments oi III"
Lcntcn and early Easter ca,on II l. not for once I"
I've supposed tina, Giving pictures" or charity con
ccris'' the chief topics Of conversation 1h"r"
is no rcpoI OF a con>olatory "stas" dinner on that
night
Mr. ana Mrs. Franz Korbay. who have tn" happy
faculty of bringing together tn cadin, Ish, Of tll"
social, artistic. literary and musical world entertainer
many OF their friends Tuesday night. th" party
being given IN honor Of +. Punk"t Green" u hh''
singer. who has just from England 10 Ncw->' rk
Mr.. Greene sang nimhcr OF Nj. kor'"y arIan-'
mcnts bf hungarian folk song ana Their wN som"
excellent Music ly an hungarian band. After suppr:
had been served i'm the house adjoining the jrbdy'
which had been connected 10y temporary bridge.
those who remained had the great pleasure Of seeing
their host and ho,ic-, dance IN" cards. compare"
with this in~Ulrlird ana -ra'lul GdU'' VIII wv '''"
panmcnt OF their national music. played in that weird
INTERPRETATION of The iIungarian gyl- th, Ia honahl'
German Of .oricty -r'n. tame. som" - Nr. arG
Mrs Korhav's guests 10 Ga" Tuesday dance, while
many other, remained FOR the Hungarian music
No sooner i. the season % dancing over than arrange
mcn'~ are made for next winter. when IN" rny season
viii have to bc;in much earlier than is usual a' Ash
Ncdnc diy faHs February :. Tn" period 81 ih'lhs
has not begun early in the year for wo''crr years
In. dates chosen for The Monday dance a'c December
II and January - for IN" Tuesday dances. December
10 and February c-ih" latter dat" being >hfoN" I''>
day. The meeting Of Mr.. HAIL. dancing class VIII
i held on Tu-,ily.. December .. 49, january - -,
March - and April 10. Nr Bm'm' CHS wiz
rc.un, is meeting, OH Monday. December 4, i.
,n : ~. r.n,,or. : and March % The
southern Assemble, OYER which Mr.. Hugh H. Garden
Mrs j. L. Robert ~ and Mrs. ". l.. Trenholm vi" pr"
-ide will he held on December -. January l. """
February l. All those dance, will be- ai sherry IL
they have been ihi- winter.
An "Wednesday wa. not observed In strict and con
vcntono ,tvle is every enc In society. Thr' Wa an
,nu.ualy good attendance at the NIudryil" 'lnb ana
the Theatre club Organized by Mrs.. Eiv's ana W.
t.,orgc H. De Forest had L. h.st theatre parry ~
tho STAR Theatre whore ON Probation l. being played.
After the piry there supper ~ Mrs ID" f'r'-tS
hou,e ,om,. extra people being asked In. society WAS
out In good The Theatre o. Arie ana iTti''
lut the pLy was more depressing than the r"nii"niiaI
season. one woman present remarked that " 'ufh
were the object Of the Institution 81" preferred 10
be "lnartlstlc and unlcti"ri
The news Of the engagement Of Ms May Mcclellan
20 PAM Deprcz First secretary II Ia" French Lc:,
lion ., Wn.tncon seem. t. have come from Paris
"a N.w-York by way Of Washington. vi M"lclan's
relative, here have little Information regarding ia"
enlargement Ia. wedding viii take plac" In Paris
carly In March, and Mis-, Mcclellan Is 10 become
Catholic Mr.. Dc>prcz and his bride will return 10
America early in April.
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daughter Of Howard Potter. the banker. to Robert
Shaw MInturn was formal, ANNOUNCED 10 Their
relatives and friends on Tuesday.
CAPTAIN and Mrs Rosden Burn will shortly arrive
from England visit 10 the laitcrs parents. MI
and Mrs A. j. Forbes Lcith who VIII give III th"Ir
honor large reception on Monday evening mare"
49, Mr. and Mr.. Arthur VI. Dodge will give on
saturday. March II, dinner Tor captain anu '''''
Rosdcn Burn.
Mrs W. H. O,good will hold large reception 10
morrow afternoon. and Mrs. Wc>i"rN"l', ol NO.
West Finicth-st.. will hav" music ut III" ht'rhool
reception. In the evening Mr. and MR.. h""l'' VIII
give a large reception Mrs. Gustav klNs"l VIII Ell
terrain Tho Thursday Evening Club THIS week VII
Friday night Miss Calender and Miss De Forest VIII
have another of their evening receptions with music
The wedding OF Miss Anne f. Crumbir dansht'
o. James Crumblc. to -. l.. Fairchild VIII take P'h''
on Tuesday, February 20. In the West Pr'-py''rI'l
Church. The wedding Of VI. Il. Crow. president OF
the Westchcster Free Hospital TO Miss Louise Doeser
daughter OF Joseph Doclgcr will take place on April
10.
4 favored few OF Mr.. and Mrs. Reginald De k"v"hs
friends we're entertained at their home last SUNDAY
night with some exceptionally fine music gwen by
Mr. and Mrs Arthur Nikisch, Timothec Adamowsk
md Padcrcwski. On the night previous JOhh u
Furnan gave the of his receptions ut the Spencer
Mace I'm Wcstchestcr. his country home. Franz
cummcl PLAYED "A number OF plano solos. and Iienr
M,rtean The violin Although Mr. Furmans Invita-
,,ons had becu sent 10 most OF his friends who Hive
T., Nav yorl his guests last week were confined 10
his immediate ndghbors.
Mrs Josephine MAY, of No. -" Fifih-av". who's"
delightful house has been closed for nearly TWO |
,ears returned from Europo abont three months |
nco She remains al home each sunday afternoon
, ,,,or,uv has rutSc Of a "a oh order. Last sun