New-York tribune., 1898-11-30

and Nine NOr1ca : Venus there can only be ex-
pressions Of delight and gratitude lovely women.
lovely voices lovely art-they wait for fuller
need of praise till time is propitious. Nor
ought Miss Meisslinger's singing as the shepherd
lad. be forgotten.
BRILLIANT GATHERING OF SOCIETY.
The men and women who represent the fashion
able circles Of NewYork occupied the boxes In the.
parerre several OF the boxes in the grand tier and
many seats in the orchestra and even in the upper
balcony at the opening OF the Metropolitan Opera
House last evening 1t was after . o'clock before
all the boxes I'm the parterre were filled, and II was
quite 10 O'Clock before the auditorium was COM
petely occupied by OF the most brilliant audi
ences perhaps ever gathered there. The display
of jewels dazzling. and the show Of new and
handsome gowns has seldom been equalled In tho
Opera House.
Mrs Astor in gown Of black velvet combined
with white satin sat in her box with Mr. and Mrs.
John Jacob Astor Worth,ngton Whtehcuse and
J. Roosevelt Roosevelt. Mrs. Astor wore some %
her most gorgeous diamonds. including
stomacher. a collarette and tiara. and carried a
tewelled fan. Mrs John Jacob Astor was very
beautiful In a gown OF smokecolored silk trimmed
with passementerie and lace. Her ornaments wers
a plastron Of diamonds on the corsage. a necklace
OF solitaire diamonds and tiny crown OF tbs
same jewels.
Mrs Samuel j. Colgate. with her hance. the Earl
of Strafford was the guest Of Mrs. Heher r
Bishop. and looked strikingy beautiful In gown
OF black velvet with trimmings OF lace. Tho
corsage was edged with REVERE Of diamonds, ana
she wore as a head ornament wreath OF holly.
heavy with ts wealth OF red berries. Miss Bishop.
who also sat in the box. was IN handsome gown
of maroon velvet.
Mr. and Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt. sr. sat n
their box with Mr. and Mrs Wharton as their
guests Mrs. Vanderbilt wore gown OF white
satin the corsage relieved with a band of mauve
velvet and ornamented with diamonds MrA
Wharton was in black velvet. with a dash OF
American Beauty red on the corsage
a box visited By many of the young men In mo
evening held Miss Marie Winthrop, in a pretty
gown Of heNotrope satin and pink roses whose
guest was Miss Beatrice Bend who recently re-
turned from a protracted stay in Europe with her
mother Mrs. George II Bend her sister. Miss Amy
Bend and her aunt, Miss Amy Townsend Miss
Bend was IN white satin. relieved with a large bow
OF blue satin ribbon the left shoulder
Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Wilson in the adjoining
box had as their guests Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt jr.; Mr.. and Mrs NJ. Orme Wilson and
Richard r Wilson. jr Mrs Wilson was IN yellow
hrocade and lace Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt. jr.
wore a gown OF white satin. The corsage was en-
benIshed with pale pink roses and diamond orna-
ments: she also a necklace OF solitaires and
a narrow cornet OF diamonds while Mrs Wilson
was in a gown of black-and-white striped SILK, with
lace trimmings.
Mr. and Mrs. Edmund l.. Baylies. the latter in
rose-pink satin had as their guests Mr. and Mrs.
Edwin C. Post Mrs Post in buttercup-yellow
satin and lace.
Mr. and Mrs Henry r Sloane and Mr.. and Mrs.
LLOYD s. Bryce occupied the box adjoining. Mrs.
Sloane was In gown OF gray satin, the cor
sage relieved with shell-pink chiffon. Her orna-
ments we're a coarette OF diamonds with deep
pendants and a single diamond star In tho coinure.
Mrs. Bryce was in n gown OF white satin trimmed
with lace and pink roses. Her ornaments were dia-
monds
III g,h tn, lin
with a belt OF cherry -coored satin. occupied box
the stage
Mr. and Mrs William ID. Sloane Mr.. and Mrs. II.
Mckay Twombly and Miss Lila Sloane occupied
their box Mrs. Sloane gown OF white
satin covered with black lace. the corsage orna.
mented with diamonds and ropes Of pearls. Mrs
Twombly in white satin with silver trimmings
and Miss Sloane in pale blue satin, with whits
fea ther aigrette In her coinure.
Mrs Henri Barley. In black velvet. occupied her
box with Mrs. Alfred Seton. jr. In pink satin. and
Mrs Barley in a gown OF deep blue satin with
chiffon.
Mrs Elbridge Gerry. in white satin. with some
gorgeous diamond ornaments. occupied her box
with Miss Gerry. who wore a gown Of canary-col-
ored SATIN. and Robert c. Sands.
Mr. and Mrs. Hermann Oerichs. the latter in
pink satin. with trimmings OF gold. occupied one
| Of the portierre boxes
Mr. and Mrs Thomas Hitchcock. sr.. the latter in
a gown of wine-colored MORE. had as their guests
Mr. and Mrs. Egerton l.. Winthrop jr. Mrs Win
throp was in deep rose silk. combined with black
velvet.
Mrs Luther Kountze whose gown OF deep
violet velvet had az her guests the Count and
| Countess de Laugier-Via The latter was In
| gown OF black velvet the corsage ornamented with
| diamonds and several American Beauty roses.
Mr. and Mrs J Woodward Haven had their
| guests Miss Kernochan. in blue mror velvet, and
| William Sloane.
Mr. and Mrs A. d. Juilliard the latter In black
velvet with Jet had their guests Mrs. George
| Dodge in white satin: Miss Dodge. In Nle-g green
| silk covered with gauze General Coron and y. A
| Juilliard
| Mr. and Mrs Jacob II. Schin had as their guests
| in Box No 81. Mr.. and Mrs Isaac Newton Se.ig-
| man. Mr. and Mrs Felix NJ Warburg and Morti-
mer l.. Schin.
Mr. and Mrs F 81. John Hays had as their
| guests Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wallace Mis-. Hays
| and Townsend Thorndke. OF Boston.
| Mr. and Mrs Henry Siegel. In Box No a. had
with them az guests Mr.. and Mrs Olin ID Gray
Miss Rives. OF Virginia. and Agernon Backwood
Mrs Siegel was In a gown OF white satin with dia-
mond tiara and necklace.
Box No SO occupied by Mrs William Rotch
Wister Mr. and Mrs. Robert NJ Thompson Miss
| Thompson Miss Ella Wster, Luclus Gibbs ana
stephen Pell
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Scott Gerrish had with them
| In their box Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Drisler.
Miss Elose Breese's guests In Box No. were