New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-19
WHO HEARD THE OPERA.
. BRILLIANT AUDIENCE AT THE METRO
POLITAN
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IN THE HoUsE-THE NAMES OF SOME


everybody who could get into a place 20 view the
Metropolitan audience OF last night as a whole
claimed: What pretty sight" 1t more than
preiiy sight; II beautiful. gorgeous and
,ssanatng spectacle. All the old-timers said that
mere had been such fine audience TO look at
a. the house before. 1t not easy TO account for
n has been noticed often enough that the general
color Of an audience at the Metropolitan is light.
while that OF an audience in any other New-Nork
,h.atre OF hall OF assembly is dark but last night
the prevailing tone was brighter and gayer than
ever before.
This was the puzzle There no clear reason
why this collection of people should break all the
previous records Of the opera house. To be sure
n vas the opening night of the season and an i'm
portant occasion on that account. but there was
also an opening night last year and there was one
the year before. The latter was also the occasion
81 the opening OF the reconstructed house and was
therefore the more important. and the crowd then
vas distinctly larger than last night. Then there
was the great charity performance OF nearly TWO
years ago when il seemed TO the reader of the
programme If half the great singers OF me
world were its stage. and there were the
memorable Closing nights of many memorable sea-
sens At last a whimsical reason was discovered
for the difference. The brightness OF the opera
house was always due 10 the lght-coored gowns
II the women as compared with the darker ones
usually worn at other public entertainments Now
this year II is the fashion larger sleeves
than ever before. and 1t these that added 80
greatly 10 the general expanse OF gay-colored cos
tunes and made the who.e effect much lighter
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE OPERA HOUSE.
As all these people. who doing so much TO
ads anothers enjoyment by the simple
means OF dressing prettily looked about 10 see one
another and whatever else was TO be seem their
eyes met few changes. Upon the left-hand side
CT The grand tier the omnibus box was filled with
members OF the Opera Club, but the box ltseh hau
shrunk A large slice of IT, toward the apex OF
ae horseshoe has been separated from II ana mace
into little boxes like those the opposite side OF
the circle Between the acts the members OF the
opera Club received their friends in their rooms rooms
adjoining the grand tier. and supper was served
formerly belonging TO the club has been made into
a general refreshment room On-y the IshteSsl os
sde and different things frappe. but even without
these il makes pleasant room foT iouIging anu
uar soon. Last night it did not seem TO be fully
Understood tha, 1t was public 60 ,rre soc,ev NAV
society Of all degrees Of wealth from he
oYsfs always the coming together for he
Of big and pleasant set Of people pr Mono and s
such y is joyous occasion.
OCCUPANTS OF THE BONES
The representative men and women Of society
filled the boxes In psrterre several OF the boxes
in the grand tier. and even the seats IN the orches-
ira MI and Mrs. ogden Goelet had with them
IN BOX No ! their daughter Miss May Goelet and
Maitland Kerssv. Mrs Goeiet wore rich gown OF
SMOKED tulle trimmed with blue satin BOWS
czsrna Of pearls and diamonds. MISS Ooeie' wore
gown Of ~ose-p;nk silk and chiffon ana MISS
Katharine Duer was in dainty gown OF pale blue
satin the left side OF the corsage ornamen'ed win
q large bunch OF pink roses.
Mr. and Mrs Richard T. Wilson who occupied
BOX No 3 had their guests Miss Grace WILSON,
and H. Madison Jones Mrs Wilson's gown was Oh
pun,-culored velvet. the corsage trimmed WIN
UAE
IN a gown OF white satin made with belt OF rose
,,k erin. the left side of the corsage WAS decker
with large bunch Of pink roses and purple Voe's
She wore a chaplet Of purple viole'S IN her co,nu
Nv and Mrs Buchanan Winthrop, in Box NO. o.
had with them General and Mrs Charies a VIM
+ia- and Miss Whittier Mrs Winthrop wore Gus
tune Of pale blue satin and point lace hechiao7
- naarls and diamonds: Mrs. Whittier was IN
youn Of black velvet spansled with moss green ana
e-,amented with white lace. Miss Whittier wore
a gown Of deep rose-pink silk and chiffon.
Mrs Aston in Box No. Z. wore a gorgeous costume
~ black velvet. the large pulled sleeves pelhs OF
white satin. she also wore stomacher ol una
,conds and number Of diamond ornaments inserted
in a band OF black velvet worn about Inc hecA
Her coirure was ornamented with an ariahse"eH'
~ diamond stars. With her were MI ana MIS- 1onu
yscoh Aston the latter in gown OF white sauh
- v,,,b large puffed sleeves OF turquoise blue
yelve, The front OF corsage was almost covered
with diamond. sapphire and eIneraa ofnaiiie"'s
Her necklace was Of solitaires with DIAMOND anu
emerald pendants and well back on her head she
wore 2 crown OF diamonds. The other men III the
box were Worthinston Whiiehouse ana ROBERT -
Sands.
NJ and Mrs William F. Burden. in the box adj
Joining No g. had their guests Mr.. ana Mrs
Flsha Over. r. Mrs Burden was in gown OF
"a. hue satin trimmed with mauve satin bows
e.. wore a coronet OF diamonds and necklace OF
diamonds and pearls Mrs Dyer looK 4 whi lsce
~ sOiitalres
In the next box-No ll1engaged for the a,n Season
Perry Be,mSn, were M an 6m M[S saI BaSiies
pae enon-colored satin. the corsase outen
gold passmenieri. and tne r IRON volets She wore
necklace OF surerb pearls and seVef a. haT Rvies
vas In gown o. turquoise blue MORE and miroir
velvet the left side Of the corsase ofh""e1
witt large bunch Of pink roses
ul BOX no. H.
.,.S attracted considerable attention was
No y occupied by Mr. and Mrs Henry Sloane anu
N, and Mrs LLOYD s Bryce Mrs Sioanes gown
was ~ delicate shade of gray satin, the corSas@
combined with mauve satin and Vehed win eo,D
spangled black gauze. She wore heeNi"0'
tare and a tiara OF diamonds. MIS- bi'Ve' VIZ
has Just left of mourning for her mo'nei' ''
Edward Cooper looked handsome in men gown y.
White safin the skirt and bodice eiaDora'eS
tmmed with gold passementerie and s en- r.ih
gont lace The front OF me corsase 0rSaments and
N her coiffure was a peculiarly shapeu o'""
diamonds l., -. No
l. mai as their guests Mr. ana Mrs fa IersVi,
Mckay Tgon,by and Mss Emily Na!i4e. - -.
slns,E ~ s,ospe vas in "a gown OF white sat-n
brocsded Win pae PINK flowers the corsage pe th
Of Me green velvet trimmed with Iace, an nor
colnure ornamental with tan "h. M ie rinr
agree Miss Sloane was in gown % Pc gown
MORO ana WHIT fule while Mrs. Twompy 1870 Dmi
was Of cream white satin made WIN d De \ r orna
green satin and trimmed with point lao IRA OF
Hea's a necklace OF clAHohN9 CO.
diamonds the corsa ze l., a,d Mr. and Mrs
M and Mrs. Aired Seton, u. a' 20 Mrs sefon's
Ianfesr Norrie occupied box NO u ME- 9u@ Ms
gown H.as O mink satin anu GhILoI. sa.Lr and