The herald., 1895-01-02
SOCIETY,".

very brilliant reception and ball was
given by the members of the Concordia club
to their families and friei DIS Tuesday evening
to usher in the new year. All the handsomely
furnished rooms of tn upper floor in the Bur-
bank block, on Main street near Sixth were
thrown open. deliberately decorated with
potted plants branches of the date and fan
palms, and lighted with myriads OF mean
descent lights and gas jets. The stairway and
broad hall that divides the rooms the full
length OF the building were also luxuriously
decorated with potted plants and palms, and
the stage at one end of the large ball room on
the left of the hall had screen CT tall plants
to hide the orchestra of five musicians that
furnished music for the dancing, The officers
of the club are: Presi dent, John Kahn; vice
president NJ. s. Holman: secretary, J. E. Wal.
deck; treasurer, II. w. Frank, and tney with
Messrs. Moritz Meyberg, ]. Sunderland, c.
selgman, A. Jacoby and S. Polaski, were pres
ent to welcome the guests, in addition to the
regular reception committee, Messrs II. w.
Holman lax Meyberg, H. Newmark, A. Haas
and theodore Kingsbaker. The floor manager,
Mr.. J. S Salkey, was assisted by Messrs A.
Jacoby. NJ, c. Adler, l. Himmelstern and NJ S.
Hellman in caring for the comfort and pleas.
ure OF the dancers At IL so the large number
OF guests adjourned to the banquet hall, which
opens off from the ball room by folding doors,
glittering with glassware, snowy linen and
silver. As the hour of midnight struck the
compliments of the season were exchanged
and Mr.. J. Salkey, with a few appropriate re-
marks formally presented Mr.. J. Kahn, who
has been the clubs president for the past
three years. with very handsome testimonial
he is held by the members. 1t was a
fob of gold made of his initials, j. K.
in diamonds, from which depended golden
locket with Ia &c diamond set in the center.
After the presentation the guests proceeded to
enjoy the elaborate supper that was served
Immediately; and dancing was then resumed
and kept up until after o'clock Wednesday
morning.
The dance orders were artistic and unique,
octagon shaped cardboard edged with a
double fringe in colors; the upper leaf lifting
as on hinge, disclosing the order of dances
and committees, the outer surface being decor
ated with brocaded paper and a bell-shaped
design. A very important feature about this
delightful ball was The fact that it was the oc-
casion on which three young misses, Frieda
Hellman, Camilla Hellman and Eta Jacoby
made their formal bow to society. Their cos
tunes were all handsome, and all white, Miss
Frieda Hellman's being trimmed with pink:
Miss Camilla Hellmans with lace and Miss
Jacoby's with ribbons.
Among the large number of guests were no.
ticed Mr. and Mrs. Nordlinger, Mr. and Mrs II. w.
Phil Hirschfeld. Mr.. and Mrs. J. Kahn, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lazard, Mr.. and Mrs Moritz Meyberg, Mr..
and Mrs. II. Newmark, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ A. New
mark. Mr.. and Mrs s. Nordlinger Mr. and Mrs.
Max Meyberg, Mr. and Mrs. S. Paiaski, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. Seligman, Mr.. and Mrs. Schlff, Mr.. and
Mrs. Stauer, Mr.. and Mrs. B. Baruch Mr.. and
Mrs. Salkey, Mr. and Mrs. NJ. Adler, Mrs. Sam
Hellman. Misses Frieda Hellman, Camilla He'll
man, Eta Jacoby Leah Hellman, Newmark
Weller Grand, Goldwater, Louise Lazard,
Rosa Lazard, Della Mendelss0hn of San Juan
Capistrano, Charlotte Selieman Tessie Brown
stein Cohn, E Frank, B. Frank, Anderson
Aggie Kramer, Josephine Ormer of San Fran
cisco, Behrendt also of San Francisco Fleish-
man Wilder OF New York. Messrs Altschul A.
Freshman, NJ Hellman, Phil Newmark, S.
Newmark, A. Edelman, J. Himmelstern, Uhl-
fielder, Carl Rice, Carl Deutscher, Henry Louis
Wollmer, P. j. Brownstein, H. Brownstein. A.
Cohn, S. Conn., |. Freshman, Henry Fleish-
man, Isidor Fleishmau, Goldwater, L. Nord-
lioger, Barney Benjamin, Fritz Rosenstein,
J. E. Walqeck, NJ, Goldstein, James Holman,
DR.. Edelman, II. Go.dstein and Others
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Mrs. c. W. r. Ford gave one OF the most
elegant and enjoyable dancing parties of the
season at her handsome home. Edgemont,
Bellevue avenue last night, the occasion be-
ing The debut OF her second daughter, Miss
Louise Robinson. one would imagine him
self in fairyland on entering the spacious
grounds frightened by 700 or more lanterns,
and the stately mansion brilliantly lighted as
a background for The whole. The house is an
ideal place for affair OF the kind, with its
cosy hooks and corners, wide hall and wind
ing stairways The decorations in the draw
ing room, dining room and library were sim
pie, only smilax being used on chandeliers
and over doorways, but nothing could enhance
the beauty OF the exquisite finish OF the
house.
The residence and barn are connected by
porte-cochere; the latter was canvased in
and had he appearance of wide hall. This
was decorated with potied plants on either
side Of the broad stairway. The coach house
used for dancing-a platform was built at
the far end. which waa occupied by A, Lowin-