New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-22
THE PATRIARCHS' BALL.

The first Patriarch bali OF the season took place
last night IN the ballroom In the Waldorf
The details Of the ball were IN nearly every par
ocular similar 10 the former entertainments given
nv ne Company OF Pa,riarchs. who last night
heghn the twenty-fourth season Of their annual
narties There formal reception committee
me management of the bail being in the hands OF
william c Whitney. W. Watts Sherman and Jane
? Kernochan. Johnston Livingston acting presi-
dent George Grswold Haven secretary and
Charles Lanier as treasurer OF the board. The dec
oratons were of the most elaborate character. In
the balcony were Landers musicians and the Wal
dorf Band which played for the dancing.
Tie Pa,ra-chs whose names appear on the invi-
taiions this year John Jacob Aston John Lyon
Gardiner. Edmund l.. Baylies. Angus, Belmont.
George 3 Bowdon. James A. Burden. William a.
puer Sir Roderick Cameron. w. Bayard Cutting.
s Van Rensselaer, Cruger. Charles Dickey. Hamil-
Tor Fish Frederick Galla,in. Elbridge r Gerry.
william Glhon. Robert Goelet Ogden Goeet. j.
Hooker Hamersley George Griswoid Haven.
Adrian Iselir. Columbus Old. Iselin. Bradsh
Johnson. Johnston Livlngston. James T. Ker-
nochsn Charles Lanier. Woodbury. q Langdon.
Edward Livingston, Bradley Martin. ]. Pierpont
Morgan, William Oothout William Cruger Pell,
william Rhinelander. J. Hampden Robb. James A.
Roosevelt, Wh.ielaw Reid. ]. Roosevelt Roosevelt.
Tuscne Schefelin. William Watts Sherman. Byam
X Stevens. John Steward. jr., Arson Phelps
stokes Edward y Taller. Cornelius Vanderbilt
lanes NJ Waterbury Egerton L. Winthrop Will
lam c Whitney. NJ Orme Wilson. Buchanan Win
th:op. william Khineianoer stewart ana heoer X
Bishop.
as In former years. there formallty In the
dancing which was not begun until long after II
o'clock Il continued until l2:45 O'clock when sup
nor WAS served IN the Empire dining room Each
fable was decorated with a cluster of pink carna-
tons and ferns
:, was nearly o'clock when the supper ended
,d the cotillon was begun in the ballroom by
rusha DYER tr who led with Mrs. Edmund T..
Payles There were some pretty favors in one
eep-e Some OF the Patriarchs' guests Mr..
end Mrs Robert r. Clarkson. the Misses de Pegs
,er Miss Van Rensselaer,. Mr.. and Mrs Robert P.
Huntington Mr. and Mrs Harry w. McVickar.
Nj and Mrs Ellis Hoffman. Miss Van Allen. Mrs.
purke-Roche. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles c. Francklyn.
Nv and Mrs Henry Clews Miss Elsie Clews. Mr..
and Mrs p Loriard Ronalds. jr. Hamilton w.
Cary Peter Marie Henry G. Trevor. Miss Trevor,
Miss Dorothy Schieffelin Mr.. and Mrs. !. Townsend
Burden Miss Evelyn Burden. Mrs George s Bow
din M and Mrs. j. F. D. Lanier. Mr.. and Mrs.
William Pierson Hamilton. Miss Morgan. Lispenard
stewart MIR. and Mrs. J. Oakley Rhineander,
Mr. and Mrs p Cooper Hewitt. Mrs. William A.
Duer Mr. and Mrs Frederick d. Grant Miss
Grant Mr. and Mrs Hermann Oelrichs, Mrs Elish
Dyer jr MIR and Mrs. Nathaniel Thayer koob.
the Misses Cameron. Mr. and Mrs. Moses Taylor,
Mr and Mrs Campbell Emmett, the Misses blish
Mr ana Mrs Francis X. Pendleton; J. Borden
Hartman. Henry Phelps Case Mrs. John sloane.
Miss sloane Mrs William D. Morgan Mr. ana
Mrs Goodhue Livingston. Frederick o. Beach. AT
ana Mrs K Horace Gallatn. Mrs Ferdinand VII
merding Miss Alice Wimerding. MI and Mrs
Henry Asher Robbins. Miss Marion Whitaker. Mrs
!! k Whitaker. Mr.. and Mrs. Duncan Elliot Miss
Daisy POST, Mr. and Mrs Luther Kountze Mr. and
Porter. Miss Gertrude Barclay. General ana M :
R nin James " APPLETON WorthinEton Whtehouse
and Mr. and Mrs. Casimir De Khan 49,, 49,
The second Patriarch ball will take place Oh