New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-03
INCIDENTS IN SOCIETY.

The magnificent home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt at Fifth-ave. and Fifty-eighth-st., was
yesterday afternoon the :cene Of the first large
entertainment since It's completion. 1t recep-
ton In honor OF their daughter. Miss Gertrude
Vanderbilt. who was formally presented to society.
Mrs. Vanderbilt and her daughter received alone,
in the beautiful water-color room. which is on the
Fifty-eghth-st side OF the house From this room
the guests passed on to the drawing-room and ball
room. During the hours Of the reception, which
from until o'clock, there was music by
Lander's orchestra. Among the guests we're Mr.
and Mrs, Elbridge T. Gerry, the Misses Gerry, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Sloane, Mr.. and Mrs. George H.
Bend, Mr. and Mrs. II. lie Grand Cannon, Mr. and
Mrs Buchanan Winthrop, Miss Marie Win
throp, Mr. and Mrs. /. Townsend Burden Miss
Evelyn Burden. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Hitchcock,
Miss Amy Townsend, Mr.. and Mrs. William Post
Mr.. and Mrs. Elisha Dyer. jr. Mr.. and Mrs James p
Kernochan, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Clews. Miss Clews.
Chauncey VI. Depew, Mr. and Mrs. s. Van Rens-
selaer Cruger Mr.. and Mrs Edmund L. Bayles.
Mrs. Alexander Van Rensselaer,, the Misses Van
Rensselaer,, Mrs William H. Vanderbilt, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. Pierpont Morgan. the Misses Morgan, Mr..
and Mrs. Richard r. Wilson, Miss Grace Wilson,
the Misses Bend, Mr. and Mrs Reginald Henshaw
Ward Mr.. and Mrs II. Victor Newcomb. Mr.. and
Mrs. George Kidd. Miss Georgette Kidd. the Misses
Turnure Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Hartman Mr.. and
Mrs. Morris K. Jesup. Peter Marie Mr. and Mrs. T.
w Ward, Miss Ward Mrs Frederic Rhnelander
Jones' Miss Beatrix Jones. Mr. and Mrs John j.
Wysong. Mr.. and Mr. NJ Hunt Mr. and Mrs
Stanford White. the Rev. DR.. and Mrs. David H.
Greer Bishop and Mrs. Potter, Mr.. and Mrs. Jo-
seph H. Choate Mr.. and Mrs. Whitney Warren.
Mr. and Mrs. Bayard Cutting. Mr.. and Mrs. John
c. Wlmerding. Mr. and Mrs. J. Hampden Ro5b.
Mrs Paran Stevens. Mr.. and Mrs. w. Jay Schief-
felln Reginald Ronads Count Serstorpf, Hamilton
Cary Mr. and Mrs. II. Fish Webster Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles A. Post. Mr. and Mrs. Brockholst Cutting,
IT hfcr
ing Mr. and Mrs Egerton L. Winthrop. jr, Mr.
and Mrs Frederic Bronson, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. d.
Laner Mr. and Mrs. c. Albert Stevens. Mr.. and
Mrs John Jacob Aston, Mrs James McNamee
Miss McNamee the Misses Furniss, Miss Anna
Sands and Sir Roderick Cameron
Mr. and Mrs. Elbrdge T. Gerry gave a large re-
ception last night in their home. No East
Sixty-first-st. Mr. and Mrs. Gerry, with the Misses
Gerry received in the grand salon. which is
magnificent Louis XIV room, whose walls are
hung with the famous Livingston tapestries. After
greeting the host and hostess and their daughters
the guests, numbering 100 and more. wandered
through the Louis XIV drawing-room, which Is
rich apartment. the ceiling painted by Deti; then
through the art gallery. which is all in red. and
so on to Mr. Gerry's law library which is the largest
private library in New-York; then into the large
dining room. a Louis XI room. the walls % which
arc hung with Flemish tapestries Of the sixteenth
century Here a buffet supper served through
out the night. landers orchestra p.ayei IN the
art gallery. Where no dlnclng.
Mrs. Daniel Bu;terfe.d gave peasant recep-
ton yesterday afternoon aAhcr home No 6ls Fifth
ave There was some excellen, vocal and instru-
mental music b. Nine Daz-Albertini Miss Ha ,.-
beck. soprano: Miss Rosel.e. contra.to, ana MISS
4 reception was given by Mr. and Mrs; John
Anderson at the Hotel Majestic. Seventy-hrst-st
and central Park West. last night TO their daugh-
Lucille. Those who assisted in receiving the
guests werc Miss Victor Erbacher Miss trace
Norris Miss Victoria I.event and Miss McClave.
The reception lasted from to 70 o'clock. and then
the dancing began. Among the 800 guests pres
ent were Archbishop COrrgan, MI. ana mrs.
William Hannins Mr. and Mr+ John Mathews:
Mr.. and Mrs. John :. Martin. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
D. Norris. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Thompson; Mr.
and Mrs Victor T:rba he. Mr. and Mrs. Thierry,
the Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Houghon and United
States Marshal McCarty.
Mrs Oliver e. Cromwell will give A reception in
the ladies' Annex of the metropolitan Club on
SATURDAY afternoon January 8. from to O'Clock.
The first assemb.v ball Of the season Will be held
tonight at Sherry's. The cotlon will be led by
Elisha Dyer jr Before the bail dinner parties will
be given by Mr. and Mrs. Orme Wilson Mr.. and
Mrs Elisha Dyer. jr Mr.. and Mrs. G. Albert
stevens and Mrs Alexander Van Rensselaer,