New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-06
THE WEEK IN SOCIETY.

,,-s,.roster Country Club. and other out-oi-town
,ne Mrs Prescott Hall Butler gave New
ve,r,s Eve party at her nome NO. 81 East Ihirty-
.",.,-s, where after supper. the coton was
., ,aarence s Butler leading with Miss
~ -, Mrs Joseph T. Low. of No. is East
,,.,,, :, gave a similar entertainment, which
- ,.o,dea by about 100 young people. The
,.n cIub contingent, after dinner parties at
.na homes Of Mr and Mrs. James NJ Water
'no NJ and Mrs ". Butter Duncan. MI.
yrs c. Oliver lseliu. and Mr.. and Mrs. j..
s'- Hartman. gathered at Bolton Priory, the
Nr and Mrs Frederick II. Allen, at Pei
~ manor for a dance and general jollifcation.
Ir tho co;iilon Was led by j. Wadsworth Nichie.
n,,n danced with the hostess. The annual hunt bail
a, the Hotel Castleton. on staten Island was as
s,occssfl and brilliant as any entertainment ever
.ye, bv the Richmond County Hunt CLUB.
4, Tuxedo where the sleighins skating and win
,ar sn,rts of every kind their best.Hthc new
.ar had hearty welcome. while passing tear
WAS dropped for "a. to the tune OF Aud LanS
c. probably never in the history of Tuxedo has
,be place enjoyed better period Of glorious winter
weather The clubhouse never before has been so
.romn,d-jainmed as it now IS. Applications suii-
,er. - i'll three largcsized ciubhouses have been
.,sss and NJ Crswold has been At his wits END
,~,ino IN find accommodations for the guests on
>.r. Years Eve the ladies' parlor and the old card
.,s vyere filled with cots for those who could not
.Arvy,ss ne accommodated. The New-fears dance
-. Monday night at the clubhouse was an ehJo!apIe
s,,or, ~ the last day Of 81 At midnight - large
t,,o,i vas brought into the middle OF the ROOM
- ~ forty ladies formed around it. their
,,ers standing inside the circle. Just before the
hopr zach man handed his partner glass OF punch
.rd ., the stroke of Il the New-fear toast was
drunt 70 the air Of Aud Lang Syne.' on the Fri
day p,ght before New-Years Day dinner OF forty
tour nersons all cottagers. given at the club
house followed by an exhibition Of bicycle-riding by
Iobnson in the ballroom rink. The new skating
rink is IN great demand. and Is crowded oay anu
might IL is illuminated by electricity and is just
now one Of the features of life at Tuxedo Some OF
the visitors 10 Tuxedo are Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic a.
Benedict, Mr.. and Mrs. George r. Preston, jr.. Mr.
and Mrs 5. NJ. Roosevelt. Miss Coudert Miss Toll
free Miss Pomeroy Miss Whitney, Miss Euretta
Kernochan Mrs. Robert p. Huntington. Miss
Marion de Peyster Carey and her fancee, William
r. Dnsmcre. jr.. Mrs. j. Fred Person Mr.. ana
Mrs Charles Van Nostrand. Mr.. and Mrs w
Rathbone MI and Mrs. Robert Maclay Miss Turn
ure Miss Breese. Mrs. Torrance. r. y. Taller. Mr.
and Mrs H. W Watrous. Mr. and Mrs William
Kent Mrs William Rhinelander Stewart, Miss Hat
tie Roberts Mr. and Mrs Oliver Hartman. jr,
Goele; Gallatin T. l.. de Rose. T.. X. Bacon. Bu-
chanan Winthrop Mr. and Mrs. James Brown
Lord. Mr.. and Mrs. II. c. Pell. the Misses newt
Mr. and Mrs. John Churchill. Miss Marie Churchh
Miss Fannie Taller. A. w. Nanderhoef' Herdiu
Hoyt. Clarence Cary. Hamilton w. Cary Frederick
Foster Cary. Charles du Pont Couder;. Ernest lorii
lard. Prince Lubecki. Mr.. and Mrs II. McNlckar
Albert Fairfax. r. y. Mitchell John l.. Wilkie. r.
NJ. Jones. Alexander T. Van Nest. DE FOREST
Mance, II. p Robbins. Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Hen
ming. Robert L. Stevens. Thorton Warren Belmont
Tiffany Albert Francke. Mr. and Mrs. Elisha Dyer
r. +. A. Crowninshield A. s Thatcher and H. n
Van Lew.
The first Assembly. which took place at sheTrys
Thursday night. was beautiful ball as
select and well chosen as regards those who TOOK
part in 1t any entertainment of the year. anu
brilliant with beauty. dress and jewels. Dowagers
were not numerous. but those who were there were
respondent with diamonds. Az for the debu'antes
to whom the whole scheme OF society is an I'M
written law they were all present. as were also
their older sisters who have been out two or hree
years and have absolutely the best time wherever
they CO. only three OF the four selected TO receive.
Mrs John Jacob Aston. Mrs Frederic Kline
lander Jones and Mrs. Brockhost Cutting. were
present Mrs. Levi r. Morton was detained in
Albany The coton after supper was led by
Elisha Dyer, jr. The favors were tasteful ana
handsome Mrs. William Douglas Sloane IN d
gown Of white satin. the front OF the corsage
siudded with gorgeous parti-coored gems. looked
as young as many Of the rosebud guests. ana
would have parsed for one save for the spIehdlu
Jewels she wore, which betokened the Walroh'
Mrs. Paran Stevens in apple green brocade'
was decked in of her famous pearls am
ethvsts ard diamonds. and was in duchesses
were also MIS- fTeueIiS oHe'HO''' "a o~'
OF yellow satin. made with paniers OF lemon
colored satin. Mrs. J. Perpont Morgan, in mauVe
brocade, and the Marquise de Talleyrand-feTlso'"'
who was ir pale blue satin and DIAMONDS MiS'
William X. Vanderbilt was attred in gown OF
mink satin trimmed with bands OF sable. and made
with pulled sleeves OF gauze; Mrs. Henry sloane
was in an effective gown Of white satin trimmed
with bows of cherry-colored satin ribbon. from
which flowed short streamers OF pale blue SATIN
the Countess Lauger-Nillars was in delicate rose
pink satin and point lace; Mrs. Brockhoist Cut
ting was In white satin embroidered with slVer'
Mrs Clement G. Moore in white satin com
bined with yellow miroir velvet; Mrs. karriek
Riggs was in pale blue MORE and point lace;
Mrs James NJ Waterbury was in black velvet
and Mrs. Adar. OF London, in a gown OF PINK ana
ynauve satin with the corsage covered win
diamond ornaments and a tiara Of diamonds Inc
second and last Assembly OF the season VIII take
place February q.
The January receptions began Wednesday, and
q, both Mrs Cornelius Vanderbits in the after
noon, and Mrs. Elbrdge T. Gerry's In the evening
large numbers Of people assembled both enter
tainments will take first rank among the notable
sat homes OF the winter. for society was permitted
TO inspect the houses. that for sumptuousness OF
interior decoration and architectural beauty are
unsurpassed In New-York or elsewhere in ms
country. Mrs. Vanderbilts entertainment was 10
Introduce her daughter. Miss Gertrude vanderbilt
Both receptions were large and included represcn-
tatlves OF nearly every branch OF New-fork society
which could properly be so called Mrs Wander
bits reception probably brought out the largest
number Of people, among whom were many VINO
seldom ar pear such social entertainments, for
the reason that all society was curious 10 see the
interior OF the mammoth dwelling. and those who
generally scorn the idea Of an afternoon reception
did no, feel inclined 10 slight the invitation.
on Thursday there were more than dozen re-
ceptlons and "at homes" at well-known houses,
besides the Stokes Acosta wedding, when TOOK
place at the home OF the brides parents
in West Forty-seventh-st. While the ceremony
which wcs performed by Archbishop Corrigan In
the presence of the family and intimate friends
was supposed be private. the reception when
Miss