The sun., 1895-01-04
IN THE WORLD OF FASHION.
FIRST OF THE AsSEMBLY NAILS AT
sHERRR'S.

| 81 ASAANA
| A HriIliant Gathering nt the BnVitntton Of
| the Mntriarchs Receptions and Dinner
| Parties-A Youthni Dancer Eutertaips
| tbo Guests or James L., Mr. Rreess.
Luncheons, afternoon receptions. dinner par
| ties and dances made up long and vnrled pro-
gramme Of social incidents yesterday. Mrs. j.
J. Emery OF Az East Fifty-third street enter
tained large party at luncheon, aud from 4
until o'clock the houses of Mrs. Stewart at
| 1875 East Thirty seventh street, Mrs. Durham
In East Thirty-sixth street. DE Forest Manlce
of West Fortieth street, Mrs II. +. Hadden Of
207 Madison avenue, Mrs. Ferdinand Wilmer
ding of II West Twentieth street. and Mrs.
Roger A. Pryor OF 80 East Thirty-third street
were crowded with callers. The reception given
by Mr.. ManIce was In honor Of Miss Manice.
who was assisted In receiving by Mrs. Newbold
lie Roy Edgar.
Over the dinner boards hospitality was cx-
tended by Mrs. Alexander Van Rensselaer, of 12
East Thirty-seventh street, Mrs. NJ Orme Will
son OF Ala Fifth avenue. Mrs. &. Albert Stevens,
Mrs. Elisha Dyer of West Thirty seventh
street, Mrs. Robert Able Of IL West Fiftieth
street. Mrs. Warren G. Beach of 5S5 Fifth ave-
nue.. and James Lawrence Breese Most of the
dinner guests went later to the Assembly ball
at Sherry's. James Lawrence Breose gave his
dinner party In honor of Dr. and Mrs. w. Seward
Studio. The glass OF the skylight was hidden
behind u bank OF palms. and from an obscure
nook came either and mandolin music. As an
ad junct to the after-dinner informality, a little
coryphee appeared and made figures In the at-
mosphere with her toes. This SIX irt dancer Is
only i?ycars old, but has proved so graceful
and yivPciOus that she Is in constant demand ut
private entainments.
After 8 o'clock the eyes Of society were turned
toward the Assembly ball at Sherry's. The
Assembly balls have become. like the dances of
the Patriarchs, ures In the soci calendar OF
each year. and are to the ladies' what tho l,atri-
arrhs are 20 the gentlemen The sui sub:cribers
generous. with their Invitations. there Is an air
of excluslveness about the. invitation list that
puts premium on the admission cards. The
following ladies are the subscribers:
Mrs As,or Mrs ,., James BURDEN Mrs a Isaac Bell l
Gfsss G Mrs; E%yard cot,entts Ms srcefSS%l.s
Hh%,,"s MI; VI b'iSFG Ea cr.ns Mr. E
MRS i onss r. osn mr. Kesa Mt h
kns Ms r, AdOgs A Man So
ss@sr. sfs?ssrsS; Any
%sma%S:u Si.s '%h,,%sy; Mrs: ,&eoaSeriS. Mrs; Y
%sa N fsfss RsSn ss: JAMES Ms ssse
s E 4 aatdS :R . Ma fosl a.. n, "a
Snd Mr raac Ia s'GGi's hrs Mrs cfssss
Cooper, Hewitt Mrs. John Hone, Mrs Riehard NJ
srsS hsSs TfgSs% RSSs ISSs M;
ss%s M P.h D. WeS. S
John C. wimerdins.
sherrys entire establishment was called into
service The cloak I rooms ans were on the Ct third M
large ballroom. The pink room adjoining was
dancing @ and ID the n long Sae drawing % | roo % with
a profuse decoration of palms. was trysting
had had formed m do dozen hooks. secluded By palms
and ferns. The general effect Of the room was
esnr LONG OF e sasst. T Until
the opera was over. The early arrivals were
mostly young s peopie whose love OF dancipg Ing
Mrs John Jacob Astor. Mrs. Brockholst Cut
ting. and Mrs. Frederic Rhinelander Jones rep
resented the subscribers and received the guests
in the pink room. Mrs. Levi F. Morton would
bany. Supper was served at l2:45 o'clock, and
about an hour later the music for the cotillOn
sa Ryer M R sn Of tas
Aston Astor; During one figure OF the dance the Ia
dies were @ presented with large empire hats
The strangers who were honored with invita-
Anna, the guest OF Mrs. Paran Stevens; Senior
Giovanni del Drago, guest of Mrs; Adolph
OF .hf Waer Sbo "a s
Goddard Of Providence. Mrs. Evans and Miss
Rcd!ied OF Albany, Fred Butterworth OF WASH
ington the ell-known foot ball player on the
Yale team; &. Wynham Quin. Henry Faber of
Baltimore. II. a. Dyer of Providence, Col. Bry-
ant OF England. and Mr.. Gardiner of Boston.
About 100 young people were the guests of
Robert Hoe .Ir,, at the residence of his mother
at IL East Thirty-sxth street last evening. 1t
was small and early dance given in honor of
Robert Hoe, Jr, who is at home from school at
Lawrencevillc. \. j.. on his Christmas vacation.
schenck. led the Sotillon. Mrs. Hoo is still in
mourning and has not projected any large en-
tertainments for this season.
The third OF a series OF dances OF a set known
as the Bachelors auc Splnsters Dancing Glass
took place in the Meudelssohn Assembly Rooms.
Mrs. IL. l.. Ross Mrs. Il. 4. Harrison. and Mrs.
j. NJ. Knop are the chaperons and Laird Colds
borough is the leading spirit of the class. The
last dance of this set has been fixed for Jan. II.
Two hundred and fifty well-known Brook
lynites enjoyed a dance at the Pouch mansion
on Clinton avenue. George Fahys, William
Henshaw. and Frederick Webster organized the
dance. The invitations We're confined almost
exclusively to residents on the HILL
STOKES ACOST4.