New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-21
THE WEEK IN SOCIETY.

Though the week has been unproductive Of 'mpor-
tart social happenings, tho annourccm' mt that
number OF men aud women who were the guests OF
Mrs. Martin AT her famous costume ball were To
appear in series OF tableaus FOR charty's SAX"
caused ripple Of excitement The prospect OF sec
ing some Of III handsomcst women i'm society in
series Of tableaus has excited much interest. aud
the rush for boxes and seats for the entertainments
which is to take place at $3.50 o'clock on Friday
evening ~ this week in the assembly rooms OF thr
Madison Square Garden. has been most oncourtcin1
10 the women who are interested m the wclfat" Of
the institutions -. Marys Free Iospiia! for till-
dren. which Is 70 benefit 10y Ire entertainments Soy
eral meetings were held last week. and the details
of the tableaus arranged ~ FAR a II j. pos
sible without the assistance Of competent artists.
1t is proposed to have eve tabcaus. in which the
figures will be posed nv Thcohald 'hor'r"u. the
French artist and probably by Madrazo, tho span
ish portrait painter. The ablcaus 10 b. presented
will he La Visite dc TAbbe" Oriental Tea Parry"
Venetian Group" An Eighteenth Century Pic
ure" Marie Stuart and R.zzio" Herald Of thr
Dance" "Assassna,io ton Of the Due De CiIise Dutch
Interior" Gina Mars" Queen Louise Of Prussia "
"Une Rencontre." and "PocahOnias ana Miantono-
moh" The most brilliant costume Of the ball will
be worn in these Dictu 'es but the names OF their
wearers being kept secret. OF the tabHali
to be presented several will be mad up Of group
and three OF a single figure TWO for womea and the
other a man. All the boxes have been sold. Seats
NAV be bought from Mrs Frank X. Sturgis. no
Fi FIN ' Mrs H. w. Munroe. no last f'f,I-
fifth-st and Mrs. Richard Irwin. No. 10 West Forty
Mrs. Frederic Galiatin who has taken three boxcr;
Mrs George GriswCd Haven Who ms secured iTo'
NJ Bradley Marin Mrs ry WHEN Ham, & o WGhHg Ny
Mem Henry 's SLOANE w. Mrs. JOHN r Prince 1nl fEa
Surgis, Mrs. James w. PinGhot' Mrs Williams
Miss Furniss. Miss Deforest Miss Appleton, Mrs.
". Butler Duncan, Mrs. Allen. Mrs. Henry q:
Trevor Mrs. Hobrook Curtis, David King, ir AMI
Samuel l.. Barger
There was no large ball last week but the final
dance of the Fortnshtly series, at Shorry's on
Tuesday evening and the last Wednesday cotillon,
at the same place on Wednesday night, We're most
enjoyable affairs. The cotillon At the FortnightlN
while AT the dance OF Wednesday night the cotilon
was managed by Dr. Russell Bellamy with Miss
Dawson. OF South Carolina, as a partner.
Last week the Metropolitan Opera House was
favored with some OF the most brilliant audiences
OF the Mrs. Aston. who sailed for Europe
on Wednesday. occupied her box with Lady Cunard.
Mrs. Astor wore a superb gown Of purple velvet
with garnture of silver and Renaissance lace. She
also wore some OF her splendid emeralds and dia-
monds. and what seemed unusual. white feather
boa. Lady Cunard in gown Of white satin.
the corsage penjifuly trimmed with siveT-spanGled
lace and hyacinths Iler couture ornamented
with diamond coronet. MIS- William \ Ducr. in
white satin. with large aigrette OF olack feathers,
occupied box with her daughter. Miss Katherine
Duer. who looked extremely handsome In a gown
Of pink MORE. trimmed with garlands Of deep red
roses. Her couture ornamented with a huge
white feather aigrette. She carried white feather
| fan. Mrs. jams i. Kernochan. in a gown or pale
| blue brocade the corsage trimmed with bands Of
black velvet and lace, and wearing a diamond
| coronet. had with her I'm her box Mrs Elisha Dyer.
| jr.. in soft shade OF pnh MORE. and Mis- Van
] Allen in pink satin and white uc Miss Marie
Winthrop in a gown OF ciel blue satin the coslsc
trimmed with plasron Of pink roses and white
tulle, the guest OF Mrs. Hclry Clcws, whose
gown of blue satin with garnituGe Of pink roses
| Miss Elsie Clews. in pretty costume Of black
| MORE covered with siivcr-spangled black sduzc.
with FUZZY sleeves OF white chiffon spanged with
| silver. was also in the box. Mrs James F. D.
| Lanier In superb gown Of blue brocadod with
white and pink flowers. the guest OF Mrs ogden
| Mills. whose gown was Of pink satin. Miss Schor-
merhorn. in back velvet with Garniture Of point
| applique lace occupied OF the boxes near the
| stage with Mr.. and Mrs. II. Van Rensselaer, Ken
| nedy. Mrs Kennedy's gown was Of white satin
| combined with green velvet Mrs. Karrick Riggs.
in white satin with trimmings of silver: Mrs. John
| H. Purdy, In gown OF canary -colored satin. with
. belt and sash of absnthc green velvet, and Mrs.
| James l.. Breese, in a rich gown OF dove color,d
! satin, with trimmings OF siver-spanged tule and
| lace, sat in the next box. Mrs Cornelius Wander
bi. IT.. in melon green satin showercd with
white flowers and trimmed with lace and chiffon,
occupied the box OF Mr.. and Mrs. X. T. Wilson
with hSr guest. Miss Blight. who looked remarkably
| handsome In I gown OF sunset yellow satin and
/ white tulle Miss Wetmore. In mauve satin. and
! Mrs Francis Bacon. IN. In black moire with TRIM
mings OF silver. occupied the next box Mrs Lloyd
| Bryce. who since the death of her aunt, has been
! seen little IN society. occupied her customary place
! In her box In the grand tier. She wore handsome
gown OF gray satin. plentfuly striped with bands
OF black velvet and silver. Mrs Henry Sloane who
! was also In the box. was I'm a gown OF pale dove
colored satin. touched with bows OF blue satin rib
| hons and black feather aigrcttc. Mrs. Frederic
! Bronson. in mauve satin trimmed with lace and
violet satin ribbons sat I'm the Cornelius Vanderbilt
box with Mrs. White. who was in gorgeous gown
Of helotropt velvet the entire front OF the cOrsage
covered with network OF spanglod gold the short
I sleeves garnlshed with large bows OF blue satin
/ ribbons. Mrs. Adrian lseln jr who was also In
! the box. wore gown OF silver gray satin Mrs
Peter Cooper Hewitt. In white satin with trimmings
! Of grass-green velvet and silver, shared a box with
| Mrs. May, who was in white satin combined win
| mauve velvet.
| on Nine. Calves last appearance as Marguerite
| ON Wednesday nighL there was present one Of tho