New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-28

| NV S i;rme Gjbnnv. W Kiamroth and the host.
| Mrs John J. Emery and Miss Alice Baocock pre-
| sided at the tea table.
| Win. tho departures for Europe and the south
have been numerous, they have no. greatly ihar'eu
the attendance at the opera, especially as resau'
| the box contingent. which always gives so mueh
hrillancy 10 tho in the auditorium society III
great numbers attended the performances last week
| On Monday night the Duchess de Morny. who vas
| the CUES. OF rMs Lloyd s. Bryce and Mrs Henry
| r sloane was probably the most admired woman III
| ,bo house The Duchess who IS the daughter OF tho
| fcrmer President Of Venezuela. GuZman Blanco, Is
a remarkably handsome woman and looked very at
tract,ve indeed in gown Of black velvet, the bodice
touched with bows Of white satin She wore neck
| lace OF superb pearls and diamonds ana uara OF
| the same Jewels. Mrs. Bryce was In gown OF pale
| mink satin with draperles OF lace and Mrs Sloane
vas In white SATIN trimmed with silver spahe'eu
| ,nousseline de sole Mrs. John c. Wmerdlng was In
! mack velvet with cuirass OF silver and lace ana
trimmings OF red roses Mrs Adrian iselin r wore
sunerb gown OF royal purple velvet with trimmings
Of duchcsse lace Mrs. Charles b. Alexander was IN
soft shade OF pink satin, trimmed with lace and sii-
/ ycr-decked gauge Mrs. 3. c. Porter. who was Win
Mrs Alexander looked handsome In gown OF nia ha
Kountze wore gown OF heliotrope sauni tfifII i
n ass and P9k rS Of black
black gauze. sash OF eerise yeCet ana non Of
RnE SsS. M eombned With gray brocad
her in one Of the hoses her daughter, Miss Julia
R Back G yeTt IN and Tnf lis. sfn ~S ap
who in gown Of white satn .ost the Ger
SIG van IN white MORE trimmed with silver
spangled mousselne de sole Mrs ESmnnd ID b bc
rs es was Ms Nor on who was Mrs Baye-s guest
s wTTn MRS George Henry Warren in pearl gray
brocada. had with her in her box her danshte,rs:
Mrs RS9r , Percy and Mr 3o starr MT
gown was OF blue velvet. Mrs Herman Leroy En-
ns, in Of Tce s sDGn cS6n and I Mrs Harry
Payne Whitney was IN gown OF wh}e sam me
| cnths
Another large and brilliant audience assembled on
| wednesday night TO greet Nine Nordica In her first
appearance here in the role OF Brunnhilde In Seg-
| fried" Tho boxes were all occupied and there was
| a nne showing Of handsome toilets. Mrs Pierre
| Iorillard jr. In gown Of pale rose~colored
| satin with trimmings OF lace. Mrs. Richard Nor
timer looked exceedingly handsome in a gown OF
| canary-colored satin. trimmed with bows of black
| velvet Mrs John J. Wysong in a gown OF Nile
green satin with garniture OF purple vIoets, shared
| a box with Mrs Francis Burial Hoffman. who was
IN a gown OF silver gray satin trimmed with black
velvet and silver spangled mousseline de sole Mrs
| Francis X Pendleton. wearing gown of gray satin
| with trimmings OF lace. sat in box with Miss Cary.
| whose gown was OF white satin and white gauze.
Miss Babcock one OF the debutantes OF the season.
looked especially pretty in gown OF pale blue satn'
| with garnure OF pink roses and white chinon MIS-
| John c. Wimerding. wearing gown OF oIaek anc
silver brocade had with her IN her box her dangh,
gown gov Of pompadour silk. the bodice trimmed with
Ss ssIs s R0 IN E box N FER sister. 81
| Mrs Henry L. Burnett. who was in blue satlr; and
ob Mn a fady cUnard in gown OF pale blue
TeiVet and some superb diamond ornaments, the
Of " white Mes satin brocade with Of
lean Beauty roses. Mrs. Frank IL Surgis wore re-
S%h and nd pnk roses Mrs James Abercromble Bur
den. who looked handsome in a gown OF black vel
o.l.ra, atpfl
Sst p box with rGs Mr.! charles Whittier
Of white s1 sns Mn + PSs OF aSo
unusually handsome in gown OF pale blue Ssn
Mrs 6ay T' K as IN q black Velvet with
OF diamonds and paris had with her IN her noX
Of Of white MORE and chiffon.
| A. an indoor sport for winter and a medium
| for killing time In Lent. Badminton and bowling
NAV be credited being without peers In tho realm
=, fashionabl. sports At the last meeting Of the
Knicksrbocker Bowling Club. Wednesday after
| noon there was a splendid attendance OF members
and some excellent scores were made in the con-
,est 70 secure the prizes offered by Mrs. Frederic
I De Peyster and j. Hooker Hamersley, tho presi-
dant NJ the club Miss S. De p. Dalton was sue
cessfuI in winning the handsome tea table pro-
| .entsd by Mrs De Peyster. and the Rev Braddin
| Hamilton carried away the slver-mounted walk
ing cane presented by Mr.. Hamersley Some OK
| tho most expert bowlers OF the club were on hand
| ana there was some nne playing in the different
I slevs The contest for the celebrated kncker-
hooker bowl which is Of silver and OF beautiful
design. continues and the rule which permits
women scoring over 80 and men It's points TO COM
pete In the tournament for II still holds good Mrs
| Isaac Lawrence has won the cup Tor TWO seasons
In succe..ion and would probably be the owner OF
n to-day II Frank b. Keech had not by some hns
nlaving last year secured possession OF It. The
howl will become the property OF the member win
ming II three times in succession the CLUB. which
ia the most successful and conservative Of tho
| Inr,.r orcanisation has among It's permanent
msmbers Miss Jean Edgar Clarke. Mrs Floyd Fer
ri, Miss L. Annie Banks. Miss Lucetts p. Banks.
Mis-. Emily NJ CoddinEton. Mrs. Warren C. Beach.
Mis-. Louise H. Barnard. Miss Edith L. Black. Miss