New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-26

THE WEEK IN SOCIETY,

The most brilliant gathering Of society people
last week found in the ballroom OF Delmonicos
new establishment. in Ffth-ave., on Tuesday night.
when Mr.. and Mrs. A. Lanfear Norrie gave
ception, supper and dance In honor OF the latters
sister. Miss Eva Barley. the fourth daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Henri |. Barley OF No. II West
Thirty -eighthst. 1t a beautiful entertainment
and OF the gayest of the present season. Its
chief attraction the gathering OF debuantes.
nearly every of whom was dressed In snowy
white, and many OF whom extremely pretty.
Mrs Norrie. wearing gown of white satin COW
cred with lace and trimmed with rose-colored vel
vet, received with Miss Barley. who wore an eff
fectve gown of pink silk garlanded with roses. in
The entire upper part Of the establishment was
gagged for the occasion. and the palm garden on
ounFns The orss sk was ' not needed to
e4e Sere any ONLY 6S m and S
supper Lander played for the cotilion. In which the
large eotiiion. " and the favors. including santa
Claus heads shepherds crooks adorned with now
much admired The other private dance of the
week was given BY Mr.. and Mrs. $; Montg9mery
Roosevelt last night at their home No. 1852 Fifth
ave. This was small dance.
The first Cinderella dance OF the season given
| at Sherrys on Thursday night. when there was
great oupouring Of the debutante element. 1t
was Yuletlde dance, and the coton. which
led by Alexander NJ. Hadden with Miss Helen
Stokes a partner was finished on the stroke OF
| the midnight hour. There fnvors but
| exec llent supper rounded out Of the most de-
| lGhtfu happenings OF the week. The patronesses
| Of the Cinderella dances for the Mrs.
John s. Barnes. the chief promoter OF the dances:
MIS- MIS- A1ed F Pe and SS Mrs M 1s r c %s
| T r6er;e the guests on Thursday night Mrs
Mn sa c H15@ s MTs
Mrs. George C. Clark. Mrs Walter Cutting Mrs
e%s!' Gsf Be- as ~ PeT b Sn
Mrs Mrs nth y Thayer Koob MIS- Henry E Rowland
Mrs George MaeeuliOch Miller Mrs Edward King King
gan, Mrs. Charles Phelps Mrs. Stanford White and
| Mrs John q. Neeser
| Instead OF holdinS It's fortnightly meeting last
night. Mrs. Philip j. sandss dancing class met at
| the Mendelssohn Assembly Rooms. In West Fifty
| hNh-st. on Thursday night. when an enjoyable
| coion was danced.
! Large dinner parties were given last week by Mrs
| William Astor. Mr. and Mrs. James A. Burden and
Mr. and Mrs. r. Livingston Ludlow. OF No. East
Seventy sxth-st. Mr.. and Mrs. Ludlow's guests on
| Tuesday night were Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin 5. Brice.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hitchcock. sr. Mr.. and Mrs.
jr., Mr., and Mrs HenJGmin WeiIes, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward ! Berwind. Mr. and Mrs Herman lie Roy
| Emmett. Mrs William 5. Cowles and Edward De
| Peyster Livingston.
one OF the most elaborate dinner parties Of the
| Mrs. John G. Havemeyer at their home. In North
| Broadway. Yonkers. In celebration OF the twenty
| nfh anniversary Of their wedding. Mr. ana Mrs
| Havemeyer were married In Athens Greece. when
the lattcr's father. the late John NJ. Francis. OF
| Troy. Y. was United States Minister to Greece.
a pleasant surpris. at the dinner was the formal
! announcement Of the engagement Of Miss Poly
| Mitchell. daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs Henry Mitchell.
| OF Boston. TO John Francis Iavemcycr. the son OF
! the host and hostess. and grandson Of the lat"
! Mayor. william F. IInvemcycr. Miss Mitchell. who
late Maria Mitchell; professor Il astronomy at xa7 1.
sar C9cG Mr. hoyemeT 1 n f[adHHtc 1t n4ie
guests Included Mr. ana Mrs John n Cornell. Mr..
Mr. Mr. and Mrs. Charles = Francis OF Troy; Miss
Mitchell. Miss Reid, Miss Hawlsy, MisT Have,
| and John Francis Havemeyer.
Tho engagement waA announced yesterday Of
Miss Marie Louise ogden. only child OF the late II
| Corbit ogden. to Guy Biddle. son Of III" late Ed
! ward J. Bddle. Miss ogden l. granddaughter OF
| Charles s. ogden OF Philadelphia. on the ma
ternal side she is granddaughter OF the late colo
| mel Alexander Hamilton Bowman. for many years
| superintendent Of West Point. who built Forts
| Sumter Mouitric and Pitkin. Mr.. Bddle Is "A
grandson Of Major John Bidis. whose gnllan,ry Is
| commended by General Winfield Scott In his works
NJ. MadTs PSn% ETA aHd h only child Of
her parents. who frequently interference "rner IA
BATTERY The wedding will take place In the
| spring.
The Richmond County Hunt Club Is making ar
| rangements for It's eighth annual hunt ball. which
will be ore OF the most brilliant and successful en-
| tertainments given by the organization. Inc
date selected l. December 81. and the place the new
| clubhouse on Dongan HIS. Staten Island. Here
tofore the ball has been given At the Hotel Castle
ton The new clubhouse. which has a spacious ana
beautiful interior. will be lavishy decorated with
| Christmas green's laurel and mistletoe. ana the
white red and green colors OF the club The guests
| will be received by the pa,ronesses. Mrs George l.
Bonner Mrs. +. Norman Nichols. Mrs. George j.
| Greenfield Mrs Lewis f. Within, Mrs. J. r. Chad
| wick Mrs J. Harry Alexandra Mrs. C. L. Bene-
| dict Mrs Robert f. Robinson. Mrs. Harry W.
Watrous Mrs W. b. Thomas. Ms. Adolph j. Out
| erbridgc, Mrs. Eugene II. Outerhridge. Mrs dusy
A. f. Irving and Mrs T. $. Twining. The mem
| hers OF the club will their red coats. feat.
| ure OF the ball will DE II hunt lanciers when WIZ
| songs the men appearing In full hunting costume
There viii be no cotllon The , smoGi sog ot '9e
| bonner George Cromwell, II. c. Hopkins. otto
Altman. CARLISLE Boyd, Henry 7 boody James r,e
| ton brown. f. Norman Nichols, " -, Thomas
AdcPh 6utsrb!dse Eugene H. oEF5oT rWnn H.
! J. r. Chadwick. Ernest Flagg and Beverley W.
! Robinson.
| The marriage OF Miss Mabel Gran. Hatch. daugh-
| ter OF Roswell d. Hatch. OF No Ill West Forty
eighth-st to Eugene Kelly Austin Will take place
| AZ noon on Tuesday next. In st. Lcos Chnrch East
| Twenty-eghth-st. Tho Rev. Father NcVihs' OF inc
| paulist Fathers assisted by the Rev. Ihofnhs j.
| Duccy the rector will perform the marriage cere-
| mOny which will be followed by Il small reception
| at the home OF the brides father. MI Austin ana
| his bride will make their homo at NO. 2Ol west sew
| enty eighth-st.
The wedding OF Miss Flora Fuld daughter OF MT
| and Mrs Selgrnan Fuld to Samuel Levy VIII take
| place on Tuesday evening at Sherry's. The bride
| , ,,an,op, will be her sister Miss Helen Fuld.
Daniel Levy will be his brothers best man, ana
Henry Fuld Gusavc Fuld. ie0pold nos ,,i
| phuin Sondheim Max Levy and Ell Levy VIII serve