New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-11
A DANCE AT THE j. J. ASTORS'
TIE FIRST LARGE ENTERTAINMENT IN
THEIR NEW HOME.

THEIR NEW lDhi-.
Mr.. and Mrs JOAN jacob Astor gave the first
large entertainment in their new home No OIL
Flfth-ave. last night 1t took the form of dance
and proved TO be the largest and most elegant pf-
vate dance OF the There were probably three
hundred guests who were received by Mrs Astor
In the large drawing-room. in which were huge
clusters Of American Beauty roses, mSaonette
marguertes and Ascension lilies. Mrs. Astor was
in white brocade AMI point lace. ~ az the oaH
given ny Mrs. William Astor last week. the t"o
houses were used for the entertainment The only
decorations In tho Railways were palms and lilies
large punches of the after being displayed on the
starways and in the large vases when line oo'h
sides of the halls. The art gallery, Where me
dancing took place. was without horai emoeilsh-
ment
Supper was served at small tables set in the
d.n'ng-roorns and Railways OF both hous's' i"ihie
Giaiely after the meal the cotion was danced
Elisha Dyer. e., leading with Mrs. Astor lie
favors were fancy silk bags hand-nirrors ana aru-
fetal flowers.
Among Nj md Mrs. Astor's guests were Mr. ana
Mrs Oliver IL. p. Belmont Mr.. ard Mrs. w. STARR
Miller Mr. ami MIS-. Perry Tiffany. NJ. ara MIS-
S.uyvesant FISH. Mr.. ard Mrs. James T. he:-
nochan. Mr and Mrs. Robert Goeo,, Mr. ana Mfs'
Edmund l.. Bayics. Mr. and Mrs. j. Nads"or'A
Richie Mr. and Mrs. \. cess Carned. NJ. ana
Mrs Villain Douglas Sloane. Mr. and Mrs. Heb'r
T. Bishop the Misses Bishop NJ and Mrs bu-
chanan Winthrop. Miss Marie Winthrop, Nj ana
Mrs Karrick Riggs. Colonel ard Mrs. William Jay
Mr. and Nrs william \. Dlcr Miss Katharine
Duer M AMI Mira. H. Mortimer Brooks. Mr. and
Ms r Surfcrn Taior, Mr.. and Mrs Henry Sioane'
Mr. and M,s Lloyd : Bryce. MIR and Mrs WHIT
nov Warren Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius Nanderbil',
Miss Gertrude Vanderbilt. Mr.. ard Mrs.
l. Townsend Burden. Misc Evelyn Burden
Mr. ami Mrs. Adrian Is7lin, IT,. Co'onei
AMI Mr. Dc Lance Kane. Mr.. and Mrs. Prescott
I ,f~c I
Miss Fannie Taller Mr. and Mrs Char.es II. Mar
shall Mr. ard Mrs.. Adolf Ladenburg Mr.. ard Mrs.
Frank X Pendle.rn. Mr. ard Mrs. G. Albert Ste
vens Nj nnd Mrs Henry CLOVIS. Miss Clews. Mr..
end Mrs James VI. Waterbury, Nj. and Mrs Charles
T.. Havcmeycr. Miss Anna Sands Miss wiling.
Colonel and Mrs : Van Rensselaer, Cruger Mr.
and Mrs ogden NILS. NJ. and Mrs Stanley Mor-
timer. Mr. aal Nrs Angus, Belmont; Mr.. ard Mrs.
Gcorge y De Forest. NJ. end Mrs Orme Wilson,
Mrs samuel J. Colgate. Mr. and Mrs. T. j. OAK
ley Ralneanlcr ,'r. ard Mrs John X. pfeXel Nj
ard Mr. Richard r. Wilson. Mr.. and Mrs. j. Les
lie Cotton Thomas +. Cushing. Mss Katharine
Garrison Robert Van Cortlanit. Miss Pauline
Whittier. Ms Charles Whittier. Mrs Fred Neil
SON Miss Re'lc Nelson. Mr. and Mrs benjamin
Wells Mr. and Mrs = rorillard R)a'lds Mr.. and
Mr., g. OD Iselln. Mr.. and Mrs Peter Cooper
Hewitt Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Seton Mt ana MIS-
H. Casimlr de Rham. NJ. AMI Ms Luther NountzH,
Mr. AM Mre y Rhinclauder stewart. Mr. ana
Z T..
Webb tho Misses Gerry. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Hitchcock Mrs Ferdinand WimerIing' Miss Al'"e
Wlrcrll~r Ma Frolinghuysen. Miss Bessie DAVIS
Mas virginia Fair. William G. whitney Miss Helen
Xineslard Mrs George l.. Kngslan1. the Misses
Hewitt ,frs Burke Roche. Mr.. and MIS-
George GHsNola H1v"n. the Misses Bh@'t.
Mr. and NJ. Johr Hone. Mr. nnd Mrs Ei""rd
g. p.st Mr and Nra Reginald Iives. ME- ana
Nrs " watts sherman. Mr.. George THany'
Miss TIFFANY. Nj arl Mrs. Duncan Elliott MIS'
sherman. Miss Cushing. the Misses Morton, u -
I...uhirc Johnson VI - Am, Iown-'Hi. I-sTcildt y
s.owsr- J Norman 20 X. Nh.ioiousc. 'rtb
W,isw5rth. j -'foy Smith. THEODORE freLnSAUiy u.
eer i ora crl-wo.t Ms. william JahrAy. w.
All Nr. = HorI-n Hartman. MI ara hr55. ~
ve- tfa~r.ran. i~ r. Ray MI.er fhAp y ~
AZ aul Mrs iu.lus *. N.lWelliaB. Alr'. J"nh
i,.lni,-,ifr. Miss Geor.'tna NNiuertns ,,rrh,,cf
Il.r.h.0 a. Edward n Bulllrv, 9. Cr'ightgn Ven p
V1rtnl,cfa. Whfeh0use Leonard jacob. james y
r.rl..r lanes OTIS e. \. Baldwin. tooig hoy',
AIfnao !. Navarro II Maitland Kersey, Heroer'
H. p.bharr SIR AMI Mrs ChIries - fran'Nyn'
lf,. i FREDERICK Nernocnan. Miss Forh MORGAN
JAM v Gerard. jr. Mr. and ", Cnaf"s -
T'.k.v r. Mr. lnl Mrs II W. MrN ichAr =. -
II Ealdvln Richard 7. wilson. IT., NJ ana Mrs.
l'rali,r.. X g. hrrn Robert G. sands. NJ ana AZ =
Theodore Iiayefncyer. jr.. w. NJ ''HinE fo'
GREGORY Als. Eu-etil kernochan Perry n'.inpht'
Air ,nl A.f-. = LnufeGr Norri". feSIa!li KVnahi',
= crown.nshl.ll. Mr.. and MIS-. T. {. Potter
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