New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-06
INCIDENTS ~ SOCIETY.

4 pleasant reception given last nigh; by Mr..
and Mrs Hugh Porter at their home. No l26 West
Seventy -secondst. 1t the first large formal en-
tertainment he'd by Mr. and Mrs. Porter in their
handsome new home which they have occupied for
about three years. Mrs Porter. who received IN
a gown Of pale blue satin. was assisted by her two
daughters-Miss Porter. In white satin and chiffon.
and Miss Madge Porter. wearing gown Of yellow
satin After the reception there MAS Informal dane
ing to the music OF Lander's Orchestra. and later
an elaborate supper served Among Mr. ana
Mrs. porter's guests were Mr.. ana MIS- IhilIp
Bradford Niles Nh and Mrs. John Townsend Mr.
ard Mrs. 1.ucien II. Niles Mr.. and Mrs Charles l.
Colby Everett; Colby. the Rev Or and Mrs Charles
Dewitt Brigham. Mr.. and Mrs. 7. G. lounsbuTy
Mr. and Mrs J. +. Townsend. the Rev. and Mrs
H. VI. Sanders Miss Este.le j.. Lite. Miss Preston
Miss McClave Miss Hotchkiss Arthur W. Lite
r. q. A. Phillips and Arthur Iucien Niles.
The Tuesday evening dancing class. better known
as Mrs John r. Halls class. held It's fifth meeting
last night In the large ballroom AT Sherrys. Mrs
Hall received in the plnk-room with the other
patronesses-Mrs. John Lyon Gardiner Mrs Charles
T. sands Mrs John Erving Mrs. Frederic j. de
Peyster, Mrs Lawrence Wells Mrs. william Rhine
lander. Mrs. ". ". Hoppin, Mrs. Bernard Mackay
and Mrs Frederic Gailatin The cotiilcn which
danced before supper. was ed by Amory >
Carhart, who had partner Miss Helen De
Peyster. The favors novel. useful and pretty.
There large japanese parasols ana handsome
Japanese bonbonnieres for the girls. while the men
received large spiders made OF fancy stufs and SILK
flags. At midnight supper served at small
tables arranged IN the lower ballroom. Among those
present were the Misses Hall Miss Lena Gooiridge.
Miss Julia Floyd Deahed. Miss Juiette de Neuf-
VILE. Miss Beatrix Henderson. Miss Daisy Dixon.
Miss Adele GARDINER. Miss Mabel Jones. Miss Eliza
beth Wells Miss Edith Jay. Miss Augusta Bliss.
Miss Annie stuyvesant. Miss Mary Lefferts Miss
Ethel 1selin. Miss Jacqueline Livingston. Miss
Maize Christie Miss Erving. Miss Katharine Beck
man. Miss Marion De Peyster Carey, Miss Necser.
Miss Wimerdng. Wainwright Parish Herbert Par
sons jules Vatable A Y. Il Post Eben stevens.
Harold Van Rensselaer, Grenvlle Winthrop. George
A. Morrison jr. and John Neeser. The sixth and
las. meeting OF Mrs Halls class Will be held on the
evening Of February 10.
Mrs William G. SchermerhOrn. No. ~ West
Twenty-t hird-st.. gave reception with music last
evening the first Of several Mile. Sbyl Sanderson
sang. stavenhsgen. the pianist. played several Sc
lections. Young Gerardy. the 'celiis was heard In
three or four compositions ana Frederic Febvre
heard in several monoogues Among NE
guests were Mr.. and Mrs John JACOB nstoI. Mr.
ana Mrs VI bayard Cg'ng err Kn m 's Mr and
Mrs IL lie Grand Cannon. Mr.; AMI Mrs 1amcs F
ran a"s aso Mr lrd and r s"! Neh9as Fish and
Mrs Thomas Hitchcock. Miss Calender Miss de
hamilton car = + buk b;yv,y wi Mr aS Gp ms
Mrs Edmund L. Baylies Mr.. ana Mrs, So Ms. r..
BeISna Mr. d aG M ME- George GqoIss Forest Mr. and
n,ncan t,o, Mrs Brockholst Cutting. Mr.. and
Mrs oliver Hartman, jr, sir hodericN 'an'e'o"
20 preat has been the demand for tickets for the
dinner Of he Society OF Colonial wars n ~. w ,hn
Of New York 10 be held at the hoiel w a,no, w.
Fsbnay h,, ct %sS before are ccock on the az
ternoon OF Friday. February s. The stewards IRON
whom tickets may be procured are as foie"s I'll
thompson Union Club; Henry. g. Trevor no
East For,y-nfth-st: William r. Wainwrlght ia
10 &c Exchange Place Henry G. SWORDS 10, %
Nassau-st.. or from the secretary OF the society,"
Mrs s Van Rensselaer, Cruger has invited a1 .,
thirty five married women TO near roIea ehar" ~
this little class Mrs Cornelius Vhh R ~
Mrs w. D. sloane Mrs. Henry SLOANE. MT -, ~.
Goeet, Mrs. Starr Miller. Mrs Iheo ornn, Mrs
meyer jr Mrs Webb. Mrs. August Beim0ht, NJ NJ
+ t. Kernochan. Mrs. Thomas Howard Mrs; VIC
Tor Sorchon. Mrs. IadenbuTF Ns; o., q; - Mrs
Mrs William Travers Mrs o! Harrimanii g' "i d.
Ormc Wilson, Mrs stuyvesan' W nlsn' warren,
Mrs Edmund l.. Baylies. Mrs. Twonpy HI" VIE
The sooists at Albert Morris Bagby's .n1 Mn,e
Victor Herbert. The programme was densnuu,,
one among the many well-known people P'e Ken
we're Mrs Paran stevens. Mrs; James r. fohn
nochan. Mrs John G. Wilmerdns. MIS- MIS-, Nom %rs
Innes Kane Miss Iselin Miss Laura u us r
George Could. Mrs. James McVckar MIS- . -. a.
Norre. Mrs Gouverneur Morris. Miss Henrisst,t la
Fairfax Morris, Miss Helen Fahnest0ck. Mrs
Adana Moer. Mrs. Christopher Mo IL NS MTs
Lindley Hoffman Chaplin MRS IheooT;a arr,Ina John.
stone Mrs. Frances C. CRADLE. Mrs. John e.
O'Conor Mrs. Oliver Hartman ?r., ri'n Mrs " q
ensein. Mrs James Harrim a mr. EN- e &C" Graham
Miss Mary va1derpoel. Mrs Beerbohm Tree Tree ]
Count de Castellane. Charles T. Mathews anu