New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-11
GUESTS AND THEIR COSTUMES
WHAT wELL-K PEOPLE WORE.

tAMOlS tfiNNNNlDhS IN iONi hDi hD'b'Nlbb
A SPLENDID ARRAY.
Some of those present and their costumes
follows
Mrs Oliver II. p Belmont. Merveilleuse costume Of
brocade. the ground OF which white. brocaded
with pink stripes AMI baskets OF flowers: the bottom
of the skirt trimmed with a lattice-work Of ribbon
and roses which also used to ornament the front
Of the high corsage: from under the there came
two green ribbons hanging TO the bottom OF the
skirt. Mrs. Belmonts bonnet was Of green tu,le OF
the poke shape. trimmed with pink roses and big
bow OF Louis XIV ribbon. She carried a staT and
carried white crepe shawl which was fastened on
the shoulders Mrs. Aston. in a gown Of dark plum
colored velvet. with Van Dyke collar and white lace
the coFsage covered with stomacher OF jewels
which Mrs. Asor did rot wear when palnted for her
p9 baras IN me same gown by Carous Duran Mrs
green trimmed with pink roses. Miss Edith Blight
ha "n r SIX galze Empire gown which belonged to
WIN gold spanges, had coral girdle and a court
h T0% MIX the shhHuldeyS Of velvet
aHe and soronet belonging to ancestress Miss
ffainati9ns paners Topped up with the flowers. Miss
Thomas Hitchcock in an Austrian Court costume Of
peaIl-gray satin the front embroidered In jewels
tipped feather agreite Mrs Marion s Story in
Marie s Anoinette costume. of blue satin made with
~ % h Reeve er m %%h years
dour costume of brocade and lace
MISS Ethel Davies in Kohler Venetian costume;
the petticoat of maroon velvet and overdress
OF delicate shade OF lavender brocade: the
sleeves slashed with jewels and the front OF the
petticoat covered with tabier of the brocade
hand-embroidered in jewels: the collar of velvet
embroidered in jewels and the cuffs trimmed
with deep lace and jewels Mrs Walton C.
fecKham, In a Marie Antoinette costume Of
blue silk brocade; pink skirt, trimmed with
real lace: bonnet OF the period with white
| lfrc
Quinze dress OF pale striped silk with flowers scat
tered over the material, trimmed with real lace;
powdered hair. ornamented with feathers Mrs
Charles A. Post, as Nine. de Maintenon. Mrs.
Russell IA. Hoadley ir, Directore costume short
wasted gown of white satin. yelled with liberty
gauze. Mrs. Lewis Livingston Delafeld a Venetian
costume Of XVIII century OF cloth OF gold Mrs.
James 7. kernochan in a Maria Theresa costume
OF rare satin and lace and Respondent with jewels
Mrs. John r. Drexel. the Princess de Lambale,
In Vatican gown OF Powered brocade and high
powdered couture. Miss Marion Whitaker. Dlrec-
tore costume of yellow satin; big hat of black
velvet, with long black piumes. Mrs. Henry /.
satin embrodered in 81 silver live Miss BARLEY BARLEY IA Mar
90 de AT r IN e and f
Court OF Marie Antonette; white silk and pink
bTocade trimmed with pearls Miss Gertrude Bar
net, with feather Mrs William Edgar Shepherd,
Louis Myth costume. steel blue velvet train over
d d hair and ostrich tips. Mrs. Harry w Nc
Nickar, in Merveileuse costume OF pale green;
reyers sash OF a ola rose With gold trimmings large
trimmed with white feathers Of exaggerated height
caught with diamond sunburst: Mrs. Mcvickar
Mrs. William f. Strong, in Nine. de Pompadour
gown of old brocade; the exact reproduction OF
Of real lace. Miss Alice Strong. Juliette in a
Venetian Court dress Of white satin, embroidered
Wysong. in Nine de Pompadour dress OF Louis
! OF re
Newcomb a Marie Anoinette costume OF white
satin brocaded with colored flowers In velvet over
an embroidered pettcoat; trimmings of real lace
once owned by the Princess Mathilde Marie An
toinette couture.
Mrs George b. De Forest. a Venetian gown Of
cloth of gold, pGleblue velvet. trimmed with
jewels Mrs. Frederic Edey. as a XVIth century
beauty. in deep wine-colored velour; hair ARRANGED
in long ringlets Mrs. Pierre Lorillard. jr.. in a
white satin gown juliet. Mrs. Philip Rhine
lander in a Marie Antoinettc costume with dress
of turquolse-b blue satin opening over pettcoat
of pink brocade trimmed with bands Of black
velvet and clusters of pink roses corsage trimmed
with jewels of all kinds, necklace of pearls and
| diamonds and tiara of diamonds In the pow
derod couture. Mrs. Douglas Robinson, Colo
NAL costume of old brocade Mrs. r. Liv-
| ingston Ludlow. in Louis XIV costume OF
gold brocade and blue satin. Mrs. Edward A.
lie Roy jr. Louis XVI court costume. petticoat
pae-blue satin and lace. and overdress Of yellow
brocaded silk. Mrs. Victor Sorchan. Catherine de
Medici costume Of royal purple velvet and gold
! Mrs. T. Suffern Taller, jr, in g Louis XIV costume
Miss Maude Wetmore, in a court dress of Henry
| II period of white satin and gold brocade. Miss
Edith Wetmore, in a Dircctoire costume. Mrs
Francis Burial Hoffman. a Venetian costume
Of white and gold Miss Edith Devereaux Clapp.
IN a Duchess of Devonshire costume Mrs ;:
Of the paesi blue SILK. with scattered lunches Of
bright pink flowers. trimmed Win veve' an, ana
William Kent in Nine: de Pompadonr costume ,o,I,Ind
the front Of the peticoat of white satin trimmed
/ will family lace, and the OVerOreSS OF cream
white satin, hrocaded In long nnnches o I'D, pm, -,
the period Mrs Grenvlle Kane; Margaret OF
Navarro. Mrs Charles B. Alexander IN so venetian nm
broidered with gold and pearls Miss Sara Tho tnI,
Son % heT Deborah Van
Schelluyne Miss Kate Brce in Marie Antol9 9,
fS ceIebrned painting of the queen by lie Brun
of sapphire velvet. trimmed with magnl nee h
Anoinette costume Mrs J. Oakley Rhine ei
lander in Marie Antoinete costume NE na Prnnl
court lady Of the reign OF Tha armm ed
s SesvS Sf xod braid the outlined win
the % sGdiG so G b SS Mrs Os23' ptH N
Dillon Ripley in Louis ouinze T3s'ume Mo of
ds Mss wh%ay nv
Elizabeth Of Austria of gilt brocade trimmed WIN WIN
ppochan. IN %Vth century costume
Bradley Martin. Louis XVI costume OF hehotrope
satin Bradley Martin, jrr a page costume OF inc
time Of Henri H. Of white satin slashed Win pue
| Elisha Dyer jr.. a Francis costume CLOAK oi
purple velvet. lined with violet satin, and heaviiy
embroidered with gold the coat Of royal purple vel
vet richly embroidered in gold; the doublet also OF
purple velvet slashed with violet satin; violet SIX
tights with the shoes of the period a hat with
large ostrich feather ruff belt and dagger the coat
sleeves edged with very old Honon lace Mrs
Elisha Dyer jr in a costume Of the time Of Louis
Ky. Mrs. Henry p. LOOMS, in q gown dating from
ms when IT was worn by Miss Mary Bryant. az her
/ wedding dress u function which Alexander
| Hamilton was best man and Washington and all his
| taN Xro Mrs. LOOmig married In
this gown in 1857 and her mother in IL In ls41 The
| gown consists of a hand-quted. white satin petit
| coat bordered with fur and rich brocade court
! train, also edged with fur. falling from the
| shoulders