The sun., 1894-01-19
THE BALLOF THE BACHELORS
THEY PROVED TERT sUCCEssEUL
HosTs ar TEE WALDORF.

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Thirty-ons unmarried and very eligible
members Of the Knickerbocksr Club paid their
respects to society last night by giving ball
| at the Waldorf Hotel Each one Of the bach
elors had for distribution nine Invitations. on
the back Of which were printed the names Of
the Subscribers. az follows: Richmond Aulick.
James r. Bacon. Perry Belmont. Stewart Nj.
Brice. r. Mcleod Cam sron. Hamilton W. Cary,
Alfred NJ. Coats. Francis Brockholst Cutting
william Cutting. Jr. william Gordon Fellows.
Theodore FrelinRhuysen. Center Hitchcock.
J. Woodward Haven. Woodbury. Kane. John
Watson Lawrence. Cambridge Livingston. II.
Ray Miller. Robert Shaw Minturn, Herbert D.
Robbins, Peter Lorillsrd Ronalds, Jr.. Rsgi-
nald Ronalds. Charles E. Sands Robert G.
Sands. Francis Skinner. Jr.. Lewis Barton
Strong. Henry Richmond Taylor. Robert n.
Van Cortlsndt. worthington whitehouse. Mat
thew A. wilks. J. Barton Willing. and Richard
I. Wilson. Jr.
The bachelors proved that they could give
the Pstriarchs and the Matriarchs points In
the art OF ballroom entertainments Mr.. Boldt.
the florist and the electrician had carte
blanche. Mr. Boldt and his chef invented an
idea quite new in the form Of q buffet Nspoli-
tain," the foundation for which was the cash.
iers desk in the cafe. The desk was buried
under a mound OF fruit and candy pouring
ipg Of the bali the guests helped themselves to
the pieces montees and other dainties and
Until 10 o'clock the awning which covered
100 feet Of the sidewalk was as deserted as the
yestLbule Of csWstery church: Then a cab
OF an inherited milion with grace. jumped out
and knocked at the ballroom door A butler
a stIfi neck Tor = week. let in the Secretary of
the Bnchelors Mr.. Miller cast hurried
Then he sat down in a cotillon chair and ad-
mired their gorgeousness alone. as he put on
hi h sTa with tS. HS 6SSy ss .
hundreds Of colored electric globe: the. size Of
driveway back Of. the, ballroom was thrown
int a. conseryatory, lined with smilax aud
After solitary rsyeFis q ft,sen minute. Mr.;
the few real professional bachelors among the
subscribera Then twenty-six more happy
csa IL SSd and ndmfd W.@ n' uSs s
Robert l. Cutting, We're absent. Presently
sklrts and entered the hotel; They we're MIs.
received the guests and acted as chsperons Of
the. bachelors. With their arrival the pre-
bscheiors proved very successful as hosts.
" -Four figures Of the eotilion conducted byJ.
Wadeworth Ritchie we're diyfded In two ~ the
supper served in the winter garden. Three
hundred prominent society people OF this city
Joined In the cotillon. Among the strangers
present were the Count de Ian gier-NillaTs OF
Paris, the Hance Of Miss Carols Liyin Rston
the Marpui. de Pothuan q Paris. Miss Marie
Sterling and Miss Louise Morris OF Baltimore.
Count SierstorpfY Of Germany, Baron Won HON.
man OF London. Sebastian Schlesinger Of Lon
don; Bryce Allen. Edward Gray. Miss Louisa
Cushing. and Mr.. and Mrs. Henry u. Burnham
OF Boston. and Miss Willing OF Philadelphia
sister OF Mrs. John Jacob hstor.
It was after 4 O'CLOCK when tbe TRAD ppusi-
cinns hacked up their instruments and the
bachelors party broke up.