New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-14

gown Of deep brocade combined with ni ncn
Of male blue satin and white chiffon. with WHITE
feather and jeweled agrette
On Wednesday night when wagner's Flying
Drtcbman" was revived there was a fairly good
attendance of fashionable people. not alone III the
boxes but I'm the orchestra seats and other parts
NJ the house Mrs William c. Whitney. In brill
liant gown Of blue satin combined with mro'r 'e'-
vet Of the same shade and a display Of diamond
and pearl ornaments. was one OF the most inter-
ested spectators. Mrs. Frank s. Witherpee' III
nale mink satin combined with light shade OF
blue gauze covered with a shiny surface. occupied
a box with Mrs. Pierre Lorlllard. Jr, who was IN
gown of salmon pink satin, trimmed with howered
embroidery and point lace, ana Mrs' halion
Riggs who In gown OF deiicate sna d er VI
canary colored satin trimmed with lace ana EN-"
beshed with garlands OF red roses MIS-. h s,S
Parish. IT,, who Is not seen at me opera olteh'
was in gown Of mauvs VIII mr bsr n the box were
Miss Van Rensselaer, in white MORE ana MISS
Tag b IN sR Rer syangd G net Mrs Robert Abb
in black velvet and white lace had as ner gseS,
In her box her daughter. Miss Palmer VINO WAS III
a costume of corn-colored silk
The gayeties Of the week not many After
the opera came the second meeting OF the Md-
winter Club, which held at Sherry's on Tues
day evening, and was a most enjoyable affair
The entertainment of the kind known as
variety the programme including a one-act sketch
comedy adapted from the French entitled MY
| Wifes Portrait: electric fire dance by Mile
| Rialta monologues by Lew Dockstader, and songs
by Miss Dollie Theobald, the refrains being taken
up by a small boy who sat in the gallery The
| stage performance followed by a buffet sup
per and informal dancing. The members and
their guests were received on Tuesday evening by
| Mrs. William Edgar Shepherd. Mrs. Frederic Shell
| don, Mrs John Jay White, tr, Mrs. John A Zerega
| and Mrs John G. Westervelt. Some Of those pres
ent Mrs. Hugo Fritseh the Misses Gilbert;
| Short Henry G.. Trevor Mr.. and Mrs. George
schieHelin. Mr.. and Mrs. Duncan Harris. MI and
MTS Ml Mrs George IT, Kidd Miss Georsetts
Kidd. Mrs Rhinea1der Waldo. =, Mr. and Mrs Srs
, Miss Daisy Pierson and Miss Beatrice Howe The !.
last Sn mees ca me o G WI or outdoor ete viii
be given.
! Since skating has come into fashion, society is
frequently seen nowadays at the St Nicholas Skat-
| ing Rink on the special days set aside for the
stockholders and their friends. A novelty In the
! way OF an ice carnival was undertaken at the ST.
! Nicholas Rink on Thursday evening, and passed
! off with considerable success, although society
people did not appear in fancy dress. nor did they
take part In the grand march or any OF the vaude-
| VILE features which followed it. Society sat in the
| boxes and enjoyed the spor. from the galleries
Some of those present were Mrs. Charles A Whit
tier Miss Pauline Whittier, Miss Edith Devereaux
| Clapp Mr. and Mrs. Egerton h. winthrop, r..
! Mrs Frederic Nelson. who had In her party MISS
| Katherine Duer, William Il. Coster Miss Beiie
! Nelson and her fance Arthur T. Kemp; Mr. ana
! Mrs Charles y. Alexander who had with them IN
| their box Mr. and Mrs. George Is. De Forest MT
| George HOFFMAN. Miss Emily Hoffman, MT ana
| Mrs T. Reeve Merritt Mr.. and Mrs; John u.
! Ueckscher Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Z. Huntington,
| Mir and Mrs Peter Cooper Hewitt the Misses
! Hewitt Mrs James o. Green. Mr.. and Mrs Oliver
! Hartman IT,. Charles Robinson. MI. and Mrs
! PauI Gilbert rhebaud, Mr.. and Mrs. willard ;;
| Brown Mr. and Mrs. James L. Breese, Mr.. and
| Mrs Stanford White. Mrs Hermann Oelrlchs, Mr.
and Mrs William c. Whitney, Miss Katherine
I Grant and Mr. and Mrs. John ID. Prince
| Society yesterday interested In the enter
| tainment which was given at the Waldorf in the
afternoon and evening under the auspices OF the
| Society OF Decorative Art In the afternoon there
| was a performance of alice in Wonderland In
which the different characters were enacted by the
| children of men and women prominent in FASH
iona bile life of the evening performa nee
| human pack of cards being well-known society
| neople The entertainment was a notable one, from
| a charitable as we'll from social point of view
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Hadden, OF NO. 3l9 Fifth
| ave will give a euchre party tomorrow evening
| On Tuesday evening Mr.. and Mrs j. Hall Watson
| will give a dinner party at their home No. 61l
| Fifth-ave in honor Of Miss Lillian Stokes and