New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-11
DANCES BEGUN LATE.
THE ouADR1LIE DHONNEUR STARTED
AFTER MIDNIGHT.

LED BY JOHN JACOB ASTOR AND MRS. MARTYR
ELISHA DYER. JR. LEADS THE coTILroN-
THE OTHER DANCES
When the rooms were filed there was such
gathering OF wealth and fashion as has not been
seen before in this city in a long time
The middle Of the ballroom was marked out into
perfect square for the quadries by pink and satin
ribbon run through stanchons OF gilt. After the
decorations admired, this square was watched
by ALL as 1t was well known that the ball would be
opened with the quadrille d'honneur, arranged by
Mrs. Aston
1t was after midnight when the dancers In the
first oJadrile began to assemble In the rear OF the
musicians gallery, preparatory to beginning the
formal march into the ballroom. and II was quite
1880 O'Clock when the line was formed and the men
and women passed down the staircase and through
an aisle formed Of ribbons held by lveried servants
The band played Beethoven music. and when those
who were TO take part In this quadrilie had taken
their places. John Jacob Aston, with Mrs Martin,
passed through the row CT dancers who were Mrs
Stuyve SAINT Fish. Mrs. Orme Wilson. Mrs. Whitney
Warren. Miss Gerry. Miss Lena Morton, Miss MADE
line Cutting. Mrs J. Lee Taller Lispenard Stewart,
Craig Wadsworth, Mr.. Baldwin, who took James j.
Van Aliens place: Robert B. Van Cortlandt Fred
eric T. Martin Center Hitchcock and Harry Lehr
The next interesting dance was the minuet, orr
ganized by Mrs. Edmund II. Baylies. who was In
a Louis XIV costume OF cream white satin ana
silver feStOOned with roses. Inc orchestra pidsth
the mnuet from Mozarts Don Giovanni" and at
a given signal Worthington Whitehouse, with Mrs.
ogden Mills. stepped out and began the dance the
other dancers, all OF whom. except Winthrop Ruth
erfurd. were in Louis XIV costume. were: MIS-
Baylies, with Winthrop Rutherfurd: Mrs. Henry I.
Sloane. with Stanley Mortimer: Mrs. James r. ~.
Laner with Frederic Watrss; Miss Alice Blight,
with James b. Eusts. jr.; Miss Edith Morton win
c. Creighton Webb; Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt )r.'
with Herbert d. Robbins: Miss Evelyn Burden, with
Frank Bishop: Miss Van Rensselaer,, with r. a.
Crowninshield and Miss Edith Hall. who was SUD-
stitucd for Mrs John Jacob Aston. who was pre-
vented by illness from attending. with craig "ads-
worth
The Louis Ky quadrille arranged by MIS- freu
eric Bronson was one Of the most eHectVe anu
one of the prettiest of the special dances Inc
costumes OF the girls and men were or the LOUIS
Ky period The dancers Miss Bronson ana
Ernest Iselin Miss Melza Wood and Alien APPie-
ton Robbins. Miss Rogers and Frank Bur'on Ia, ua,
rison Miss Alice Babcock and ROBBERY l.. LiV NE
sion Miss BESSIE Davis and j. II. Rogers, Mss
Adelaide Spofford and c. Beekman HOppin, MIS-
Josephine Brooks and William Sloane, anu MISS
Daisy Post and II. Pelham Robbins 1900 or,o,
General dancing followed and supper was 81 49, w.
I'm the ca rs and winter garden at small taDles iro
n O'clock last night until the guests departed
Three o'clock was at hand before the cotihon We
begun Elisha Dyer. jr.. leading. There were Prou
ohlv l5O couples in the dance. The favors Were
herald burles with flags miniature sedan cnalrs
~ male blue and gold Drectoire sticks. ana silver
matchboxes court plaster cases ana SILVER 'apie''