New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-18
OCCUPANTS OF THE BOXES.


SOCIETY PEOPLE WHO HEARD THE OPENING
,--f1' PERFORMANCE OF THE SEASON
d The boxes were SLED with the best-known people
N society, and the audience was in nearly every
pay, OF the house brilliant Mr.. and Mrs.
A D. Juiniard. the latter in gown OF pale blue
sal Tin. had with them in their box Mrs. billiards
sister. Mrs. George s. Dodge. who In a gown
~ white satin brocade, the corsage being OF pink
velvet. and her debutante daughter. Miss Dodge,
who was in pale pink satin. In the next box were
III. and Mrs Charles II. Marshall the latter In
black velvet. with ropes OF pearls and necklace OF
sol.taires Their guests Mr.. and Mrs W.
Watts Sherman. Mrs. sherman in pale blue
satin. with trimmings Of white chiffon and lace
Mrs. George Bird in gown Of black velvet with
trimmings OF silver. the corsage ornamented with
red roses and Mrs. Harry W. McVickar. In a gown
~ bright-re6 MORE with chiffon. occupied the
adjoining box Miss De Forest, in gown OF
rnauve brocade with corsage of violet velvet. with
Miss May Calender in black. touched with bows
II bright red ribbons. sat in their box. Their
guests we're Miss Marie de Barril. in silver-gray
silk and Mrs. Walter Damrosch, in a handsome
gown OF black MORE. deliberately embroidered with
silver and trimmed with lace.
Mr. and Mrs. George F. Baker occupied their
box. with their daughter. Miss Florence Baker in
white satin trimmed with silver-s pangled tulle.
and her hance W Goadhy Loew Mr.. and Mrs.
henry Clews. the latter in white satin. the corsage
box. with their daughter. Miss Elsie Cews, who
wore d gown OF rose-pnk satin and chiffon
one Of the most-visted boxes I'm the horseshoe
Va occupied by Mrs Henry T. Sloane. Mrs. Lloyd
: Bryce and Miss Letter. Of Washington. Mrs.
sloane in a superb gown of silver brocade:
Of the after hanging from necklace Of several
Trimmed the corsage and skirt with point lace
ornaments OF diamonds Mss Letter wore a
gown OF white satln. plenufuly trimmed with sill
'er me corsdge being outlined with white hya-
onths ana ivy leaves.
Mrs John Jacob Astor, in pink satin and wear
irs crown Of diamonds, necklace and pendants OF
~. IN e%G a Ti,n 9 ne Il r eeT 9q1 Mr. and
% black velvet The men In he box were g.
Mr. ana Mrs. +; Reeve Merritt mad as their
guest Mrs Dedyard who was IN gown Of white
saun. Tie corsage trimmed with pink roses. Mrs
Mr ana Mrs. Richard r Wilson the latter in
Mrs Edmund J.. Baylies. Mrs. Baylies was in a
gown Of white satin, with trimmings Of lace and
Ms Stanford White. in pale blue satin. com
6ea win white satin and trimmed With lace and
Peer cooper Hewitt, the latter in gown of
92Gmpadoar 4rocade Of blre' white and pink.
daughter az in box No. 8 Mrs. Taylor was in
gown u silver-grsy satin the corsase embrod-
Mr. william u. Sloane. in black MORE. the cor
box her daughter. Miss Emily sloane. in yellow
sat. md Mrs. II Mckay Twombly. In black and
NJ and Mrs Henry Payne Whitney mad as their
guests Mr and Mrs. James A. Burden, j.. Mrs
Wh'nev wore ii gown Of rose pink velvet with da-
nond crown and superb ornaments at the neck ana
on the cOrsage. Mrs. Burden was in white satin.
adorned with BOWS OF nduNe velvet The front
OF ne bodice was outhned with diamonds and she
diamonds in her couture.
Mrs Grswold Grey. I'm Nile green satin. with a
large bunch OF vioets on the corsage sat in one Of
ne boxes near the stage with Mr.. and Mrs Her
bert Delano Robbins the latter IN a gown Of silver
gray satin, covered with black lace and tail
oidck feather digrctte IN the cc:rure. Her orna-
ments were diamonds and emeralds
Ms. Elbridge r. Gerry, In mauvc satin brocade.
sat IN her box with her daughters. Miss Gerry
and Miss Mabel Gerry wore gown OF pink satin.
adorned with gold passementere.
Mrs; Levi p. Morton; in rich gown OF silver
gray brQcade. yelled with black lace occupied her
box with her two daughters. Miss Helen Morton,
N pale satin and Miss Alice Morton, in cerulenn
Mrs Luther Kountze in mauve brocade. covered
With black gauze had her guest Mrs. Stuyye-
SAINT Fish. who wore gown Of silvery white satin,
yelled with soft white cfeyet the corshSe 'H-
Deilshcd with red roses
Mrs James A. Burden. sr.. I'm gown OF while
satin occupied a box with her niece Miss Ethel
irwin who was in a pretty gown OF white ana paie
Mrs Frank Egerton Webb in rose pink satin.
occupied one Of the tier boxes with MISS Louise ne
Peyster who was also IN pink satin. 49,
trimmings Of white lace and chiffon had with hcr
IN her box her daughters MIS- starr sll,Ie', ~
pale blue satin combined WIN "hite NeiNe'' an"
Mrs Percy Alden In dark violet velvet .
Mrs. Henry J. Barley. in mauve SATIN. WIN qla-
,nGnd Mercury wings IN htr GomHae ~ orrie Who
In a rich gown OF blue broc1de trimmed with
SILVER. the corsage ornamented WIN pulb n Or
co e,es, ana MISS tva bar p,iSe b n
Mrs Frederick II. Benedict IN a gown 81 a.,
rose satin had her guests ~ one OF t ~ hIact
rows Of boxes Mrs Gouverneur Kortrisht' IN o'a0A