The sun., 1895-01-06
WHAT rs COMO ON IN SOCIETY

IL began It's career on New Years Eve. when.
although half it's members were out OF town.
there were enough left to give a noisy recogni-
tlon to the new conner. who assumed the reins Of
government with as much dignity and rs pleas
| ant a welcome as greeted the new chief OF State
at Albany or the new officials at the City Hall.
| The theatres were crowded on Monday night
with gay parties who had suppers and dances
| In prospect at their own homes. and at some
houses transparences Of Happy New Year"
| we're thrown on the walls at the stroke Of
| twelve or soft music from unseen instruments
filled the air, beginning with a few notes In a
minor key for the departing year and bursting
into n triumphal strain rs the new one was born.
| In tho suburbs also, there was much gayety.
| New Years eve was made an all-night affair at
Tuxedo, and skating, dancing, and feasting gave
variety to the diversions. The pretty club house
was garlanded with mountain laurel, and .
| large number of outsiders was added TO the reg
ular Tuxedo residents. The dance given by Mr..
and Mrs. Frederick II. Allen at Bolton Priory
| was very gay one IL brought together many
OF the old Country Club contingent, formerly so
| prominent in the fashionable world. but which
| OF late have been somewhat scattered. Mrs.
Allen had large house party. and the noighbor-
| Ing cottagers also gave dinners. The cotillon.
| which was led by Mr.. J. wadsworth Richie, was
| somewhat noticeable one, as Mrs Albert Ste
| vens, Mrs. Duncan Elliot. Mrs. Egerton VIM
| throp. Mrs. G. Oliver 1sclin. Mrs Perry Tiffany.
Mrs. w. Butler Duncan, with Mr.. +. b. Cutting.
Mr.. Woodbury. Kane, Mr.. Perry Belmont, Mr..
Edward Bulkley. and other good looking fellows
as their cavaliers, made very handsome society
group to usher in the new year.
New Years day. OF course, was given up to
creature comforts, trolley car accidents. skating
and coasting disasters, pigeon shooting and stag
hunting over frozen ground but u few society
maidens who belong to club with the mvsteri-
Gus name OF Anti Basement Circle" found
time to make 500 poor children happy at tho
Mariners Temple with Christmas tree loaded
with substantial presents. Among those who
were active in the distribution were the Misses
Emily and Adele Sloane. Miss Gertrude Wander
bilt, Miss Esther Hunt, and several others, who
received. not without little satisfaction. out
side Of their benevolencc, the valua BILE assist
ance of Count SerstorpT and the Messrs.
Gerard. Whitehouse, Bull, Lawrence. Amory.
and other active young men, who made them
selves both useful and agreeable.
The bachelors Of the Knickerbocker Club
were not behind the society girls in their con-
tributions to the poor. however. as. through tho
liberality OF a committee composed of NIessrs.
Buckholst Cutting Worthington Whitehouse,
Roderick Cameron. Elisha Dyer Jr anu some
few others. so families were supplied with all
the good things that the Christmas and New
Year festivals bring so prominently to the front.
c,.,v,s r.nrs 10 tha ,a,,as ~, u.s.. ..,.. wy ="
suffering tho secorn mich, on,,ha,is,m.. a"
been called millOnalres' day, ny IL was devoted
to the inspection and enjoyment of Mr.. Cor
nelus Fanderbilts and Mr.. Elbridge T. Gerry's
new houses. which are veritable ualaces I'm point
of spacousness. grandeur OF architecture and
ion and to.,a -, ,,,r.o ,,,-, -, 80, 80
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the Ionms ana r.ctor,s. ,h., ~. ,,an,, LIN Ca. ".'
,ish ,yh.,h.- ,na,, - ~ " "o..u 's, .,,
,vorLing hours .nJ o~o,,.r,,a ,,,.,. 80 lnei
,ngs and GOOD rioh,. In - 49, -,
wealth and luxnry. hut ,ha ra,t .ns',,, ~, W
the mansion ia :, trirnnL ~ ,as,a ,r, I,,s.,i.'
and that its owners are deci0.dlv IN he e,yied
The debutante Of the occasion, Miss Gertrude
Vanderbilt looked fresh and simnIe IN her vvbi,.
frock, with a chosen few OF her hundred and
twenty eight bououets disposed about her mar
son. Mrs Vanderbilt also was very modestIv
gowned in plain black velvet. with a toucb ~
white lace about the neck. and Mr.. Vanderbilt
who was present made himself most agreeab,.
TO his guests OF course eve, ybodv ,.bo xas
ANYBODY made a point of poinr ard the grand
entrance was crammed with carriages md oh
structed by tbronps Of pedestrions
Almost identically the same p~opIe who in tbe
interval had diped. talked. and gotten them.
selves into dress suits and decollet4 gowns the
latter embellished with many Jewels assembled
at Mrs. Gerrys in the evening and went through
the same pleasure or pain. as the case NAV bav.
been of being dazzled and distracted Ei1bt
very beautiful and also comfortable. room, cov.r
the first floor of the Gerry residence and in
some particulars make a more artistic map.ion
than Mr. Vanderbilt's. After the experIence of
the afternoon it was difficult To diserIminat.
however, and many persons went homs with
aching eyes and heads and a very deciied ,ean.
ing toward small rooms and plain surropndIng,
One young man rather uperaciousIv remarked
as he passed under the portico In from, NJ tho
Gerry house that IL was mora than nrob.bla