New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-28
INCIDENTS IN SOCIETY,".

INCIDENTS IN SOCIETY.
Mrs William Astor opened her house. at NO 81
Fifth-ave yesterday afternoon. for the hrst 'aise
reception given in her new home The nome "a
Mr. and Mrs. John Jacob Aston which adJoIns Mis'
Astor's house was also used for the OCCASION "c
two houses being thrown into one. The great mai
ways in both houses were decorated with HIies anu
palms which were placed here and there IN great
h,rlinieres and tai vases No attempt was made
to decorate the spacious rooms. they being IN the"-
selvor too heautifu. 10 cal for further tnbe'ish-
ments The only decorations in the god ana wh'''
draw.nE-room we're American Beauty roses nya-
cnihs and Hargueritcs. placed IN vases on a '"'H'
table Mrs Astor received her guests in this draw
ing. Dom. The east end Of the gorgeous ebony ana
gold dining room was occupied by long table. from
which a buffet luncheon was served. The ;ah.e "t7
set .yith the famous Astor pate and Geckei WIN
clusters Of American Beauty roses and ...ies. Dd4-
INK the hours Of the reception tn Frankie orchestra
played from the balcony in the ballroom
Among the guests were MI. AMI Mrs. H. Mort
,ner brooks. MI and Mrs. \. J. Forbes l.cih. Mrs
lose = ,e Navarro. Cheva.cr and Mrs. Scovei,
Mss Roosevelt Scov,l Mrs Frederic Nelson. Ms
Nelson Mi,s Rcd Mrs John &. Wlmer'lns NJ
End Mrs W Watts sherman, Mr.. arI Mrs. i'rief
Cooper Hewitt Mr. and Mis Dennlns Dne', Mr.
end Mrs g. Albert Stevens Nlr and Mrs Wniiney
warren Mr. and Mrs. IS. Hhineand'r Ste"ari'
fcr.l"Hni AllIl"fllfF, Mss Nil'F .
MR. and Mr. H.nr, C.ew-. Miss Cows. Mi ana
,It. August B.im .ui Perry belmont Mr.. and NJ
~ sf,r- Miller Mrs Rulke Roche. Mr.. and Mis-
= W.dsworth Ritchi,. M AMI Mfs. J. Wysons
Mr. and Nh. James y keinocaan. ~. ana Mt
Ogden Mi-s Mr. and Mrs. X y NeL Ni'
George =. Klns land. Nj ana Mrs tlmGnd j. Bay
lis. afr ami Mr.. Hooker HamerN'y MT ana
Mr. f. y Taller. MI and Mrs. !. h fenlieion
Ms whittier Mr. and Mr. = snnern T'l'r'
Hiss Marie Winthrop. NJ ard Mrs De lnnc"Y
Kane. Mr. and Mr. Eltha Dyer H.. Mrs S'mn"' J.
Co,sa;e. Mis- ga brlll Mr and Mrs Y r Wilson.
Nr @n1 S,i+ 49,, b" ~, vilii,tn 4 pncr Mrs Iuthcf
Konrizc' Mr. nnd Ms james a. burden. Mr.. ,aand
con- the Mese. ierry Sir Hndcrck ca n..rrona Miss
.-amDrou NJ md Mrs. 'nofE" tr~w"li maven
s' w s ' Mr r' And Mrs rerry TGeny Nj end
Mrs lI@rer Ri-hop. Nj. 'ail.ndcr. Mr an NJ
ford Masde F&es, the Mss 'Seiin m'nyy .S
Ahcron ieN Nh ana MT , San ro4 Nor e Hcaf
,.ilie Mr. and Mrs Thomas liitchcock. Bliss ,aIy'
ohn FnrTa aea ~ r f MS. s Davis hfon.o
de- irG Ns Nrs NcF Ti nv Fi9h Mr and Nr G on
iramnd,n Rol. William c. Whitney Mrs. J"hn
|oWt,ng sn Me- ,iana cutting Mr. Aston VIII
give a ball on Monday night OF next week
Perry belmont gave n supper. followed hy a CON-
lon last night at his house No. So Fifih-ave The
s, guests who came in after the opera wer" r.
celvcl In the large drawng-room by Mr. Belmont
Mr. Samuel : Rowland. his sister ana Mrs NJ
gust Belmont. his sistcr-in-law. the dlhereh'
rooms were handnomely deckcd with flowers ana
tropical plants. while In the corserVaiory 'he'r
we're thousands Of blossoms and number ~
lighted Japanese lanterns. supper was 'crEci AZ
number OF small tables set In the middle drawing
roam the dlnlng-rOom and conservatory tach tih'e
was decorated with The beimont faeihs Yo'r
ir leading with Mrs. John Jacob AsIor IN" ihv"'s
were pretty and GONE Of them useful as well as
Mr. Bemont's guests included Mrs, Astor Mr.
and Mrs J, I'm Hone: Mr. ana Mrs n. Ass '.i'1 I
R Wrs' Wjlam Jaw Mr. ana Mrs r. Snfern Taller.
Nj and Mrs. James + Kernochan Mr anG NH
Hi,rhic MIR. and Mrs. Stnyvessnt FISH Mr ana Mfs'
EDMUND L. bayI,s NE, Mf ,n M AMI mlS Mrs. " '' Raw
ard t'uitng. Colonel and Mrs. s. V. r. CruSer'
Mr. and Mrs. hney W snd Mrs M Gy ar uar arr
man. r. Nj and Mrs =: l. 1 Wln'h5op Nr' S Mr
MR. N Ea"ef Farcs a' MaTsaa Mr and Mrs Dun
can fl.ott. Mr.. and Mrs ogden MINIS. Mr. an.
Az rFS Mr and MRS. G. Ai6cr stevens Mr and
Mrs Grne Wilson. Mr and Mrs Perry I,many'
r .' Miss Hend Miss Clevs. Miss Anna sand,
the Misses Gerry. Miss Tiffany, Mss k!tre Gar
rson Mis- Josephine Johnson. Miss Tayor Mis-,
Wiiing. Mis- Gushing. the Misses Morton, Mis-
Fame Taller Mr.. and Mrs g. q. ,H ayeni,
noy'. George T. Fearns j. D r BaliTn RAY .,Y
Inns l.. cottene; Tn ,mas r. Gusnins' NaiPh fins
Gbnrt Fran kiyn Eliot Cr.eory. Richard Peters,
Ljsnenarl Stewart. Sidney Smith, Robert G. Sands.
{; ,reIehton Webb. Z. -. Van Cortiandt. cra's
Wadsworth c. a. Baldwin. T.; :. Palmer; Augusta
4. c;urnee e. A; MunH Nose Tay.or; Il " kersey,
Herbert -. Robbins. w. H. Oagpod Fled. Gordon
F.ows Edward CrownnGheld Worthlnsipn
WhItehouse II RAY Miller. Richard T. Wilson. IT,.
end Y. Grey GIs"o.d
Mrs Edward Mitchell who has been out Of soci-
ETY. for nearly year owing to her being in mourn
irg gave a reception yesterday afternoon at her
Ea h-st. N of her niece,
Miss Alice Woo.sey. Mrs. Mitchell assisted In
receiving by Miss Woclsey, Miss Mitchell and Miss
tina Rowland Solely.
The music ut Albert Morris Bagby's musical
morning" in the Waldorf yesterday furnished
Nv the Adamouski Quartet and Miss Lucille saun-
ders. orion Bradley was at the piano. Among the
many well-known people present were Mrs. James
W Gerard. Mrs william Oothout Mrs. KarrIck
Riggs Mrs John II. DreXel. Mrs. H. T. Livingston.
Mrs. Peter Nlolle- Mrs. j. Frederick Pierson. Mrs
Frederick Edey. Nine. Francis Saville Mrs. william
A Perry. Mrs Edward Welles IT,. Miss Martina
Iohnstonc Mrs. ]. G. Westervelt. Mrs. Clarence
Pns,ley Mrs James Hude Beekman. Mrs Joseph
c Jackson. Mrs. John j. White. Mrs Gordon Norrle
crneur Morris. Mrs. G. G. Rowland. Mrs; George
Croker. Mrs: John b LawrenSe Mrs J. T. Ge Ia
Mrs. Eugene Kelly. e. Mrs william r. r lay
Winthrop.
Mrs Sheppard Knapp. OF No. q West F:fty-sixth-
St will give a this afternoon to Introduce her
Youngest daughter. Miss Maude Lillian Knapp
There will be a dinner and small dance In the even
ing.
IN THE WRONG QUARTER