The sun., 1895-01-06
IN THE WORLD OF FASHION.
OLD GUARD LOOKING FORWARD TO
THE SUCCESS OF ITS CAREER.

sauare tlardeu - istingutshed Visitors
Expectss-Hrightr Prospects Also Cor the
Charity Hnit - The Vaudeville Ciub.
The Old Guard will give It's annual reception
and ball At the Madison Square Garden on We'd
ncsday evening Jan. 10. The fOrmaltics OF the
occasion will fall on Wednesday evening, but
the better part OF the entertainment, including
the provcrbisl "Old Guard informallty," will
not begin until Thursday is well under way.
For twenty zone years the Old Guard has enter
tained with lavish hospitality ut an annual ball
The receptions have become moro prctentious
year after year. until now the Old Guard Is vir-
tually at home TO all the country.
The members Of the Old Guard are modest,
but IL has been learned thet 5000 Invitations
have been sent out, aomo going as far as Lon
don; 10000 tickets have been printed. and all
but few hundred sold; all but nine boxes have
been taken and the necessities OF the evening
will cost over 81, ,0OO large proportion Of which
will be consumed IN the decorations. The COM
mittee appointed TO decorate the Garden will
not divulge the secret OF their plans. The Chair
man said. There has never been anything like
IL before"
After twenty -one years OF service, to be treas
urer OF the Old Guard hall has become second
nature to Capt. James F. wenman. Capt. Wen
man sat at his desk in the Old Guard armory.
and between the intervals OF selling tickots and
boxes he said;
II have only n few boxes left and they will
be gone in three days. Here are few OF tho
persons who have secured boxes: Gov. Coffin
and staff OF Connecticut. officers of the Second
Battery, ]. Naylor, Major Warren. +. Smith.
officers OF the Third Brigade of Albany, George
J. Seabury. Col. Smith and staf Of the Twenty
third Regiment, Col. Austen and stan OF the
Thirteenth Regiment, Mrs. G. II. Chat
terton. Gen. Louis Fitzgerald and staff.
George Green. Mrs. B. F, Beckel.
Mrs. Clarence A. Postlcy. Gen. Wansor
and STAFF Of Now Jersey, Gen. J. NJ. Varan, Col.
Belden j. Rogers Col. ". il. White, v. v. Far;
staff OF Connecticut, and the officers OF the
Seventy-hrst Regiment. The DECORATIONS will
BILE as tho best cooks IN the city can make It.
Two bands OF music will play alternately, and
The ts. whole thing will be si""der than ever boz
The doors of the Garden will be thrown open
orchestra will sot the few early arrivals to dane
ing until midnight, Then the ball will be opened
step to the I music OF the Old Guard band swelled
to 125 Instruments. Coy. Morton and Mayor
After the circuit Of the floor Gov. Morton and
the Mayor will enter their boxes over the main
for Or an e opening M lancers Then those who wish
may dance until they get tired. as st. the music
DR.. Pnrkhurst is expected TO be present. and
Capt Schmittbergcr. who had a box last year, a
Benjamin, Recorder Goff Judge DAILY. Judge
Ehrlich. Gen. Horace Porter, and Maj2r-Gen.
and 's thirty members ne r of the Ancient and Honor
able Artillery OF Boston and Major Moolmer
sns shs Sa
The tangible things about the Old Guards en-
the historic Interest attached to the dances Of
the organization. The Old Guard ball is not
ago ago BY the Light Gusid and and the city Guard:
spirit h q q rivairy that existed between the two
companies and was the means of helping many
Mhsn ths fisht Guard and the City Guard
were fused into the Old Guard the annual ball
pss he s
many people apd ma a ssSa%e more fs'SSsaos; Ssa
the Astor II House ss % 1879 and from that time
the balls have driftsd by annual stages tag "a through
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles II. Raymond gave .
ings ago. The guests were one hundred in num-
ber. and arrived at ION o'clock. and were enter.
representing the illustrations in certain pu bi-
cation. The artist assisted in the posing. The
were staged in one OF the drawing rooms on the
Twenty sixth street side OF Demonico's. Asup-
was va. the occasion for the introduction Of Miss
Prewett of st. Louis
Mr.. and Mrs. George J. Gould have decided to
spend two months OF next summer on thoir
steam yacht Atalanta in the waters about Nor
way and Sweden.
A peculiar mode Of hair dressing Is in vogue
'hs The ., sefes Serv cS snd
literally powdered with diamond dust. At .
dinner party given recently by a banker three
The white powder had turned their hair. nat
and BLACK eyes. 70 COMPLETE S the resemSlsnes
TO the fashion of other days each lady had q.
speck Of black court plaster on her face. .
An interesting bit Of gossip is circulating to
the effect that a well known New York couple
s 1S has
marry one OF the richest bachelors OF the city.
and the gentleman will take for his wife an
English duchess of American birth.
The Vaudeville Club is enjoying a season Of
exceptional prosperity. Each regular Bohemian
an opera night passes without several suppers In
the spacious dining room. AySried programme
trio dancing. by three coryphees. club Juggling.
d,,t And turns H,R 6y two popular musical clowns:
tSs oa opera ana ns
Mr. Vanderbilt and J. Coleman Drayton were
observed in the omnibus box few evenings ago.
Mrs. Algernon S. Sullivan and the other
leaders in the management OF the Nursery and
Ghilds'Hospital receive daily evidenee that the
on Jan. ~. will exceed the successes OF the past.
The boxes are selling rapidly, all the best seats
shown its interest. The managers OF the bali
were wise In selecting a time when no social at
OF The w Ss vii the r
much needed aid TO 594 women and IDA chill
dTen now under the care OF the Nursery and