New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-16

! cpr,r SUCCESS OF THE BALL OF THE RIDING
| AND ATHLETIC CLUBs-MRs HOPPER's RE-
cEprIoy-LAsT OF THE SUBSCRIPTION
DANCES AT THE COUNTRY CLUB
INTERESTING GOSSIP OF SOCIETY.
The great ball of the Orange Riding and DIVING
| Club and the Orange Athletic Club was the cnier
social feature of the Oranges during the last week.
| The attendance larger than at any OF inc
great balls in the Oranges for some years past
AT IL o'clock tho ball at its height. with nearly
500 guests on the floor. Rogers's 18th Regiment
Band was stationed IN the band-stand on the west
side of the dancing floor and the music was con-
tnuous throughout the evening. Among thoso
present were Mr. ana Mrs Samuel Lee, Miss Alice
Lee Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Sterling MISS Eoitn
Sterling Miss Eleanor Sterling. Mr.. and Mrs
William Barr, Mr.. and Mrs. James G. Marshall
Mr.. and Mrs. William Torrey Baird Mr.. and MRS
William H. Rockefellow, Mr.. and Mrs. David val
ent.ne Mr. and Mrs Charles H. Gillespie, )r,
Miss Mary r. Scudder, Miss May Minott Samuei
Minott. Mr.. and Mrs Charles b. Yardley, MISS
Margaret Yardey. Mr.. and Mrs Walter NJ. hecK'
Miss Mary Keck. Mr.. and Mrs John .. HEAD
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph A. Minott. Mr.. and Mrs Rlch-
ard n. Dyer, Mr.. and Mrs. John C. Wilmerding,
Miss Georgiana Wilmerdng. Miss j. Louise Dodd'
Miss Agnes Miles, Frank 7. Miles, Miss Phoebe
Reynolds. Miss Annie Reynolds Miss Jessie Villas.
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver de G. Vanderbilt. Mr.. and
y.
Helen Stocking Miss Grace Stocking. Miss l., NJ.
Klssam Il. T. Kissam Mr.. and Mrs. David B.
Walton, Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Colby; Mr. and
Osborne, Mr. and Mrs George W. Fortmeyer Miss
q s ara BSer Mr M asd Ns ellie Bowers Miss
MI and Mrs Alfred rb b. Kns
man. Miss Nellie Kngman. Dr. and Mrs; John
Seward Mr. and Mrs Henry A. PS5 srs R hrew Sna
Mr. and Mrs. Carmen Il. Runyon and Miss sara
King Wiley.
The last of the series Of subscription dances for
place Thursday evening. and was a fitting close
to brilliant series The patronosses OF the evening
Mrs Charles A. Sterling. Mrs. Oliver 5. Carter Mrs.
John Petit. Mrs. Cirrus f. Lourel. Mrs. T. II.
Powers FaTr, Miss Lille Page Ely and Mrs. Henry
Graves.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stokes of Prospectst., East
Orange. gave a delightful dance In the Essex
County Country Club Tuesday evening
one of the noteworthy teas OF the week was that
given on Monday afternoon by Mrs Gardner Colby.
at here home In Harrson-st. East Orange. Nearly
three hundred guests were received
ono OF the largest receptions OF the season was
Hopper and her daughter. Miss Madeleine Hopper,
at their home in East Orange. Fine decorations.
Il mandolin orchestra and a crowd OF fashionabIe
people contributed TO make the afrar success
Miss Phoebe Reynolds and Miss Annie Reynolds.
OF East Orange. received their friends at their
homo in Munn-ave. Thursday afternoon.
a large reception was given on Friday afternoon
Mrs. William T. Fry at their home In Evergreen
Place East Orange.
The last OF the series OF readings by Miss Adela
Rankin was given on Tuesday afternoon at bose bose
Orange. Miss Rankin read selections from Charles
Dickens.
Or. Henry A. Vaudeville has resigned from the
Board or Governors o. the south orange leo
Club. as ne is about to make an extended Euro
pcan tour.