New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-05
INCIDENTS IN SOCIETY.

Mrs J. IIampden Robb gave a reception yester~
do, afternoon at her new house. No. q Park-ave.,
in honor OF her daughter, Miss Cornea van Nehsse-
laer Robb. Mrs. Robb. with her daughter received
the guests in the yellow drawing-room on the
second floor Assisting them were number OF
young ladies including Miss Huybertie Pruyn ana
Miss Walsh, Of Albany; Miss Jean Gailatn, MISS
Marion De Peyster Carey. Miss Grace Henop MISS
Sarah Erving Miss Julia Clarkson. Miss Angelica
Crosby Miss Katharine Van Rensselaer,. Miss Julia
Deafeld. Miss Louisa Barlow and Miss Screven
There was music by the Hungarian Band. and In
the evening there supper by Pnard. In
formal dancing enjoyed. Nearly every person
OF any degree OF prominence in social life In New
York was present some time during the afternoon
evening.
The rockingham Dancing Class held an enjoy.
able meeting last night at Jaegers. corner Of Madi-
son-aYe and Fifty-ninth-st There coton.
4 few of those present were Mrs. William Brown
ing, Miss Tooker, the Misses Todd, Miss Kirby,
Miss Taylor. Miss May the Misses Wilson. Miss
Barclay, Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. rockingham, Miss
Caspary, James Cutting Harold T. Birnie. Will
lam McKewen. Robert Macay. a. Manara and
Alfred Maclay
The important incident in society last night was
the song recital given by Nine Emma Eames at
the home of Miss May Calender and Miss Caroline
De Forest. No. East Seventy -second-st., which
was offered by the ladies' to the prima donna for
the occasion. 1t subscription affair, or
rather each Of the 800 persons who Were present
paid IS for his ticket, and it was the result OF a
desire on the part of some ladies in society who
were anxious 10 hear the American singer in some
hsr Place than on the stage of the
with her managers. 1t was impossible to have the
house house 50 Miss Calender and Miss de Forest came
forward and offered the use OF their home Associ.
h With with these as II JAZZ hS details of
Ie3f Mrs. Francis NJ. Bacon, ir, Miss wetpp;Srs.
The audience was received and shown to
seats by the ushers, T.. Alexander NJ Had
William Harold Brown and Dunbar Wright. Nine.
Eames sang fourteen selectlSns IN al, including
Harris played the accomplishments on the piano.
6oa ad sloane pfTI and Ty Mrs. S erpon oEan
Mr. and Mrs. ROYAL Farragut. Mr. and Mrs. Ed
% %Hs S MF Ms' WHfRasr b MSss
r AMI Mrs George ,s r De FgTes 5 Mr. and Ms
lam Jay. George Peabody Wetmore, Mrs. Paran
Stevens Mrs Alfred Yoangs Mr. and Mrs. 81 Eugene
lam Post, iir and Mrs james p Kernochan. Dir.
d p M % and ye faad aPS Mrs r and
Mrs. Herman Oelrichs Peter Marie. Mr. and Mrs.
Mrs Hborne H. Roosevelt. Mrs Thomas Sloane.
Mr. and Mrs William p D tn,SI,s Mr. and Mrs
and Mrs. Morris X Jesup. and Mr. and Mrs. Sam
Mr. and Mrs D. Willis James gave a dinner party
and dance AZ their home No. 40 East rty-ninth-
Helen 'nS' Marie stuart At dinner the guests some
sixty in number. sat at a number of small tables.
which arranged III the dining room picture
gallery. After dinner there informal dancing.
Some of the young people present were Miss Helen
De Peyster Miss Wakcman. Of Philadelphia: Miss
Thompson. Of Cleveland; Miss Ethel Stokes, Miss
Helen Stokes. Miss Mclean. Miss Lattimer. Miss
Knowlton. Miss Waterman. Miss Hartshorne Miss
seeley. Miss Margaret Adams Miss slade Miss
Sullivan. Miss I.uddingtOn. Miss BESSIE Stokes.
Miss Wnslow. Clifford Pinchot. William =, 81
John. Frederic A. Juilliard Newton Stokes c. H.
Iuddngton Arthur Francis. William Clark and
George Phelps Robbins.
Miss l.. j. Smith gave a luncheon yesterday at her
home No So West SeVenty-sXth-st.. TO the men,
hers OF the class OF "a who living at the Con-
vent OF the Sacred Heart. Manhattanville. during
the Christmas vacation.
4 luncheon in honor Of Nine. Calys, the WELL
known singer, was given at No. IS West Thirty
hrst-st yesterday by Mrs. l.. l.. Seaman and her
sister. Miss Freeman.