New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-09
THE WEEK IN SOCIETY.

The gay is melting away like dew before
the rising The few days left seem as nothing
,or all the things planned beforehand. Society may
well be limp and weary when the end comes A
week from next Tuesday night. For then with Ash
wednesday begins period OF rest and repentance
Society affairs last week were OF varied nature
Dances receptions with music. weddings. theatre
psrtcs dinner parties nights TIE opera and late
supper parties al had their turn with the fashion
able throng broken by few departures for
Europe and the South. Mrs. William Astor's ball
on Monday night a superb entertainment and
NJ course. the chief dancing function Of the
week Mrs. Aston showed great wisdom and skill in
seIecng Monday night for her ball. Saturday night
ia undesirable for ball or large dance on account
OF the scruples many persons have against dancing
after midnight, ana thus Two nights of comparative
repose secured just previous to Monday for the
dancers. Mrs. Astor's ball one OF stately ele-
eance and nothing lett undone and nothing
was overdone Inside the mansion. at Fifth-ave
and Sixty hfth-st. the arrangements for the guests
for their comfort qualification and amusement
were absolutely without flaw. Mrs. Astor received
the five hundred odd guests in the white and gold
DRAWN groom. where there a wealth of sweet
smelling spring blossoms. She wore a handsome
gown Of siiver-gray satin. combined with silver
passenlenterie. and trimmed with point lace and
some Of her superb Jewels There were two
cotlllons led by Elisha Dyer, jr with Mrs John
Jacob Aston. and Richard Peters with Mrs NJ Orme
Wilson. Both were in the picture gallery. and both
we're admirably conducted by their leaders. The
favors. OF them made of co.ored tissue paper
were OF great variety. In figure silver trinke,s
we're distributed The supper by pinard was
pec.aly enjoyed 1t served hot and quickly at
small tables arranged in the dinng-rooms and the
great hallway. Many new, handsome gowns were
worn and jewels large that they would make a
good show among crown Jewels flashed al sides
Mrs. VI. Orme Wilson. In a gown of white satin
nhfDe1 VI b.- E.=r
her sster-in-law. Mrs. John Jacob Aston.
vision OF beauty in white satin and turquose-blu
velvet. She wore diamond crown. with large
butterfly OF diamonds the corsage. y COM
parat.ve.y face in the ranks Of beauty was Mrs
william Jaffray. who recently returned from visit
10 her daughter in Ireland. She warmly
welcomed and looked handsome in gown of white
satin and point lace with effective touches of yellow
satin. Mrs. DE Lancey Kane in gorgeous black
velvet wore many large diamond stars on the
corsage and r. the couture Mrs. Frederic Gerhard
in a gown of back satin the corsage ornamented
with silver and gold foliage and few pearls. was
one OF the most admired Of the young married
women Mrs Oliver H. T. Belmont. In white
satin. received much attention, and danced IN the
cotinon Miss Marie Winthrop, in pale pink satin
AM white chiffon: Miss Katharine Duer, IN prm-
rose satin and chiffon; the Misses Bishop in white
Mss Gertrude Vanderbilt. in a delicate shade OF
pink SILK and Miss Forbes Morgan. in rose pink
were among the most prominent and most admired
Of the youthful brigade.
Mrs John Jacob Astor who gives dance to-
morrow night gave the second OF her series OF
large dinner parties on Tuesday evening. Her
guests were Mr. ard Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt
Mr. and Mrs James p Kernochan. Mr.. and Mrs
Richard T. Wilson. Mrs. Wiling. Mr.. and Mrs W.
Watts Sherman Mr.. and Mrs. John r. DreXel. Mr.
and Mrs. Benjamin Welles. Mr.. and Mrs. Elisha
Dyer. IT, Mr.. and Mrs stuyvesant Fish. Nh and
Nf.,. lIrfNfF a
Washington; Miss Mitchell of Philadelphia; James
V Parker, William c. Whitney, Eserton l." Win
throp, James Otis and Thomas +. Gushing
The principa! incident on Wednesday night was
the theatre party given by Mr.. and Mrs. DIVER H.
p Belmont at the Olympia. in honor OF Miss hatha-
r,ns Duer whose parents, Mr.. and Mrs NlllaM A.
Duer gave a pretty dance for her last Saturday
night at their home in West Twenty-hrs;-sI Ny.
and Mrs. Belront's guests, after the performance
a, the Olympia were conveyed TO the Be'n'oh'
home in East Seventy-second-st.. where supper
was served and dancing enjoyed until late nouf'
An tnpronptu cotillon led by Mr. Dyer, with
Mss ruer \ minor incident on Wednesday night
was the leap year dance given at Mrs Arson
Phelps Stokess home IN Madison-ave. II was
small and merry party. Still another social happen
ing on Wednesday night was the supper party given
BY Mrs Corbin and Miss CorbiH at Their homH
Flfth-ave and Thirty-eishth-st.. in honor OF Nine
Sarah Bernhardt who was DESTROYS Of meeting the
Drahmln priest Swami Nivekananda and Nlko.a
Tesla the noted physicist and electrician botA CT
whom, wee present. II was late supper, as The
French actress was detained az theatre. but 1t
moved TO be one OF the most entertaining ana IN
conventional parties Of the season. Mime. Bern
bardt who IS deeply Interested III the religion OF
the Hindoos. with the assistance Of Mrs. Adof
yadenburg and Norman J. de K. Whitehouse, as IN
terpreters piled the Hindoo priest with questions
and discussed electricity with Tesla until an early
Amor hos "a 10
loved the unique affair were Victor Maurel who
also took part In the discussions, Miss Caroline
Duer Mr and Mrs. p. Cooper Hewitt, Mr.. and
Mrs Be,tini O. Creighton Webb, Frederick Baldwin
and Charles Mathews
The members OF the Amusement cub were enter
tained on the same evening at the home Of Mr. AID
Mrs william Edgar Shepherd. in East Fifty-hith-st
Thursday brought the last Cinderella dance OF the
season and the meeting OF the Thursday Evening
Cub at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George y. Post
NM, Edward H. Blashfeid read interesting
,anar on mural decorations. The Chevallers' Ball
a, the Waldorf was the prominent social Incident
on Friday night. II was succcssiu! ENTERTAINMENT
perfect in appointments and ATTENDED Ny the
n-ettiest girls and best dancers IN society.
Tho r.ead,rgs OF the week included those OF Miss
,,arcore, Rea.es 20 Theodore Sedgwck at ST
Francis Xavier's Church. Tuesday, and MISS
Julia Ellen King Lawrence, daughter OF Ny ana
Mrs James Ricketts, Lawrence. TO Arthur leTiN Al
g ceor0e's church. AMI Miss Eliza VI. Edgar,
dsnrbter o, Mrs James Alexander Edgar to George
S.sr7ton Comstock at the Church OF me lhcarha-
ion on Wednesday. Thee nupuai eeeDrat.ons
attracted tho largest aSsenblaSes. ana eacA vas
followed BY elaborate receptions al ue "0H4e7 VI
the brides.
The gay doIngs OF this week viii be usnered IN py
81. L., Monday cotillon which as usual, viii take
pace in the pretty ballroom at sherrys Inc
guests will be received in the pink room Dy .'lfS'
Levi. l. Delahcid. Mrs John Aleop King ana MIS-
Charles r. Huntington. The coti..on whlch WILL De
danced at 1879 o'clock. VIII be led by Louis +.
uo',roou p.,,s whose mariner will be Miss Eliza