New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-30
THE WEEK IN SOCIETY.

., ,avcl IN .hc lows &C the first genuine winter
weather Of the season. Christmas week always
makes break in The round ~ town gayetics, ana
,ast wcck was 10 exception 20 the general rue.
After Santa Claus was duly honorc1. and ch1cn
CHRISTMAS trees fest'va! dimes for ,he deserving
,oor visits Z, the sick ana otheY duties were A.
tended 4, there was Il general Align, from town "
Tuxelo where the Christmas revelres partook niue
OF the nature o( q huge family gathering. there Is
,,.n.v OF snow and the park Is already in fun Win
~ .rrar CHRISTMAS lay began with religious
.srvlces Il. St Mary's Protestant Episcopal Church
inst Mt the entrance to the park These were ioi-
iovvea ~ 4 liberal distribution OF gifts from well
f'lod Christmas tree; tlen came pigeon-shooting
erl Golf In the afternoon for the meA ana hnaliy
dinners n: the clubhouse and cottages. There is en-
c.le,. skating the new rink. or pond' which IL
on the meadow in :he rear Of The clubhouse near
the tennis court. with ine s.eghing and ce-boatins
The New Years arrangements. now that there are
snow and ice. viii I've more actively gay, ana rs
everv room In the clubhouse is engaged the Jack
Frost sports viii make the hrst uaNs u nc "e"
yea. one long holiday.
Many Of the Dis houses in Le1oN nave Dceh
,,nei by their owners and to-day are filled With
large parties OF young people who are on mana 10
enjoy the skating and s.eighlng, which require 10
artificial aid IN that part OF the Rerkshircs TO
bring them to PERFECTION
The only dancing large scale last week
Was at Mrs Edwin \. Stevenss. OF Castle Point.
rroho,en who gave = Twelfth Night party for her
,brco relatives the Misses Eleanor and Julia Lewis
ard Miss Mary Stevens. their young friends. and
,r.ervard a dance TO which young anu old matrons
and pcaus were Invited The entertainment was
neither fancy dress ball, musical reception. nor
,.hi.au party but Il delightful combination of the
three, The house at Castle Point, With It's large
rotundo * the best adapted for just such an en-
.a,,a,rmeut and the costumes Of Mrs. SteVens's
Guests were in keeping with the richness OF their
surroundings. The Sir Roger de Coverly and in
formal dancing brought the festivities OF the occa-
,,or 70 az end at an early hour Friday morn
ing Mrs Frederic Goodridse's dance. on Thurs
low night which was given for her Frederic
Grosyenor Goolridge who is home from Harvard
College for the holidays was a pretty party. The
cotnlon vas led by John I. Wainwright. and 1t
was a lively one. The favors included emeres-
.trawberrv-shapcl trimmed with silver. for the
girls and silver pencils for the men. An elaborate
snnner was served by Pinard at small tables.
on the same night Mrs. Henri Braem's dancing
class enjoyed its second meeting this season, Al
sherry's Z. A. Crowninshield led the cotillon. at
which some pretty favors were distributed on
Friday night the second of the set of four dances,
Organized by twenty ladies prominent in fashionable
life more particularly in the interests of debutantes
was given also at Sherry's. The coton was led
by Stockton e. Colt. who had Miss Elizabeth King
as a partner There were no favors
n half that Rumor has sent forth is true then
January is 10 be an extremely gay month. Mr.. and
ton on Wednesday afternoon. from o'clock until
o'clock In their handsome home. Fifth-ave. and
Fffty-seventh-st.. and Mr.. and Mrs Eloridge 1.
Gerry have selected Wednesday night for recep-
lion IN their home at Fifth-ave ana sixty
frst-st
Mace AT Sherry's on Thursday night Of this week.
ana II will doubtless be a large and handsome en-
,erta,nmen; Elisha Dyer. jr., will lead the cotllon
probably alone As published in last Sundays Trio-
une, Mrs. Levi p. Morton Mrs Frederic Rhine-
lander Jones and Mrs. Brockhost Cutting
will receive the guests in the pink room
In the list OF new subscribers for the balls
This winter are the names of Mrs John c. Wilmer
ding Mrs Ormc Wilson, Mrs George A. Robbins
Mrs Frederic Galatn. Mrs. William Douglas Sloane
Mrs Edmund l.. Bayes. Mrs. Peter Cooper Hewitt
Mrs Charles d. Dickey jr.. Mrs Frederic ]. de
peyster Mrs John Steward Mrs. J. Hampton Robb
Mrs Hamilton Fish Webster, Mrs. Richard NJ
Hunt. Mrs Francis Delaneld Mrs John Hone Miss
Kane art Mrs. Benjamin Franklin Lee. They I'LL
the places vacated by Mrs. Lloyd s. Bryce, Mrs
William Waldorf Aston, Mrs. Henry A. Coster. Mrs
George s. Bowdo.n, Mrs Robert Winthrop. Mrs
Alexander Van Rensselaer,. Mrs. Philip Schuyler
Mrs Sidney Webster. Mrs. Griswod Gray and Mrs
William Dare Lawrence. The other patronesses are
Mrs Luther Kountze Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt
Mrs Charles A. Post. Mrs Frederic Rhinelander
Jones. Mrs Adolf Ladenburg Mrs. William Astor
Mrs August Belmont. Mrs James g. King Duer
Mrs S. Van Rensselaer, Cruger. Mrs. Isaac Bell
Mrs Isaac Bronson. Mrs r. James Cross. Mrs. Ar
thur welnlan. Mrs. John Kean Mrs. Elbridge T.
Gerry. Mrs. Edward Cottenet, Mrs. w Bayard cut
ting Mrs S. S. Rowland Mrs. Brockholst Cutting.
Mrs Butler Duncan. Miss Whitney. Mrs Wood
worth Miss Amy Townsend. Mrs Paran Stevens.
Mrs Maturin Livingston Mrs. Winthrop Chaner,
Mrs. Thomas Adds Emmett Mrs Ogden Goelet,
Mrs. Adrian Isel!n jr. Mrs John Minturn. Mrs. j.
Plerpon, Morgan. Mrs. Edward T. Potter. Mrs.
Schermerhorn. Mrs. Levi p. Morton. Mrs. William
Evans Rogers. Mrs. Frederic Sheldon, Mrs. Stuyve-
san, FISH and Mrs. A. Newbold Morris. a number
OF dinner parties will be given before the ball
On Thursday afternoon Mrs. Dexter 4. Hawkins,
OF No. West Thirty-fourth-st., Will give recep-
ton. which will be followed by dinner party In
honor OF her debutante daughter. Miss Estelie
Hawkins Mrs J. Montgomery Hare Of No %
West Eleventh-st has issued invitations for a
large ball in honor of her daughter Miss Eliza
beth Hare. 10 take place at Sherrys Oh friday
night The guests will include the majority OF
this seasons debutantes. Mrs. Frederick 5. How
ard, of No. IS West Seventy-frst-st.. will give
dance for her daughter Miss Howard on Mon
day night OF next week. January I. and that
night Mrs Ogden Mills Will give dance at her
home No. East Sixty -nInth-s; Dinner parties
will be- numerous during the month OF January.
Mrs. benjamin Wees Of No. West Thirty-sev
enth-st has invitations out for a dinner party In
honor OF Miss Helen Kingsand. daughter OF Mrs.
George Lovett Kingsland the night Of January
g. Two nights later, Mrs. g. Van Rensselaer,
Cruger Mrs. /. Townsend Burden and Mrs. J.
Hampden Robb will entertain at dinner Mrs.
Robbs dinner Will be for the debutantes. OF whom
her second daughter. Miss Lulie Robb. Is one. On
January Is Mrs c. l.. Kingsland Will give din
mel party at her home. No 400 Fffth-ave.. for her
daughter. Miss Helen kingsland who is one OF
the prettiest Of the seasons debutantes.
The receptions and teas winch have been re-
markably numerous and pleasant this winter nave
cried "HaItr' for few days, only to be revived
again. however, with the New Year, ana they are
not likely to come abruptly 10 an end just yet
II appears that the vast army OF dcbutantes are
not yet all or dress parade. Mrs Edward Henry
Moeran gave q reception yesterday afternoon al
her home No 81 Irving Place. TO introduce her