New-York tribune., 1898-01-02
THE WEEK in SOCIETY.

west chester, Tuxedo. and nt the pretty clubhouse
on Dongan Hills, Staten Island. the year 1897 made
i's farewell bow in shower Of fireworks. general
Illumination, In sounds OF revery among dancers
ana In noisy merriment. There fair gather
Ing of merrymakers at the Wes,chester Country
Club but the New Years festivities are not
arranged on any such extensive plan they were
several years ago. when NJ. and Mrs. James NJ
Waterbury gave New Years Eve dance al their
place. Plaisance: John e. Furman invited more
a. his place tho old Lorillard- Spencer house and
all ended in srea, ball at the Country Club; sui
there dance clubhouse New y ear
Eve and again last night. ana the houses of the
members are all fun OF people for the holiday.
At Tuxedo the year ushered in In bent
ting style. The clubhouse s full. every room being
taken. and most OF the cottages are open. with
large house parties IN them. Nearly every one
remained up TO usher out the old year ana "eicohe
the The decorations OF the clubhouse were
sl<ilfully arranged the surrounding hills cohtrio-
uting the laurel. evergreens spruce and pine trees
which transformed the p.azzas into miniature
forest The scene In tho large dining--oom on New
Years Eve. while several dozen dinner parties We'e
under way. pretty one From trees ana rai'ers
were hung Chinese lanterns and ropes OF ever
greens on every table a cluster OF evergreens
and holly with ns bright red berries. and the can
die shades were pink and yellow silk After dinner.
during which there was a concert by DR.. Leo SOM
er's Hungarian band. the large Christmas tree IN
the ballroom was lighted and Mrs. George Gris-
void Mrs William Kent and Mrs James Brown
Lord supernended tho distribution Of Sifts. Dan
cling began as soon the tree was stripped ana
then more guests arrived from the cottages In ac-
cordance with the custom on New Years Eve, 'he
dancing was informal. Toward midnight In the
ballroom, the rich costumes OF the women made an
extremely attractive picture. Every one was pre-
pared for the welcoming ceremony. when began
promptly on the frs. stroke OF the midnight hour
NJ, cf-c Cd All
the compliments OF the season. A large bowl OF
eegnoeg was brought into the ballroom. ana every
one drank a farewell to the old year and welcome
10 the new. The Virginia reel was then danced
into the small hours Of the morning Yesterday
was devoted TO pigeon shooting and outdoor winter
spor.s skating and slelghing included. and last
night after number OF elaborate dinner parties
in the clubhouse and many OF the cottages, came
the annual New Years ball which was gay.
brilliant and thoroughly enjoyable party. Among
5he M y6 w6o s ne Rehad Who
the latter's mother, Mrs Henry O. Chapnah' az
9TT Mf Ws Efsi 4r PG ana %ho @ are odSupyng
cottage: S. John Smith, in the Ridgway Moore qr
and Mrs Charles b. Alexander. Mr and Mrs; A. -,
Juard, Mr. and Mrs ChTstopner WSTe' Mrs I"b0 %b0
Wolfe. Mr.. and Mrs William Kent Mr ,-'iI,d ana MTs'
Walker Breese Smith. Mr and Mrs; Villain villa Nr r.
and Mrs George Griswod. Mr.. and Mrs William
Dnsmcr Mr and M Mrs Amos gck 6ste1 FTeRih ohn
foster Richmond Taibot Mr.. and Mrs. Addison
Ms asEbY, M and PM Mrs MY M"S5 aHd II Mrs.
Snow. A. N. Post Mitchcll Mr. and Mrs. Paul
ir. Mr. "G and Mrs Westmoreland Davis. MI and
Mrs. Charles II. Coster. Mr. and Mrs, GrenviIle
Kane. Mr. and Mrs James Brown Lord, Mr.. and
Mrs w W Watrous and James Brown Potter.
Among those at the clubhouse are Mr and Mrs
Frederic II. Benedict. the Countess di Brazza. Mrs
Jacob r. Carpenter Mr.. and Mrs Harry W Nc
Sr,0lra
Barnes Miss Post Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Bacon.
Mr. and Mrs. George kutledge Gibson Mr.. and
Mrs Clarence Cary. Mr.. and Mrs. Newbod lie Roy
Edgar Mr.. and Mrs. W. Rhinelander Stewart, Mrs.
Merrill the Rev. and Mrs. George Grenville Mer-
rill Mrs. jefferson Coddington Mr.. and Mrs. +. r.
Hewitt Mr. and Mrs. Philip Bradford Niles Mr..
and Mrs James w. Gerard. Miss Robinson. Mr.. and
Mrs J. W. Henning. Mr.. and Mrs. Delaney Nicon.
Philip Alien the Misses Varnum. General James
NJ varnum. Mrs James Kent Mr. and Mrs j.
Iselin. Mr.. and Mrs Edison Bradley. SCHUYLER
schiefelin Henry G. Barley. f: G. Kent. Charles
Frederic Jewett Dieter. Justice 1ngrsham. W. !.
CLARK James Ripley Bartholomew. A s. Campbell.
HeSsS eeSfs f. ,o j. robinson. Robert Maey and Or
and Mrs. Edward c. Rushmore.
The hunt bali at the new clubhouse. on Dongan
Hill. Staten Island. New Years Eve was. per-
haps the most successful and brilliant entertain
Club Tho guests we're received by the patronesses.
Mrs f. Norman Nichols. Mrs. George T. Bonner
Mrs Gugy A. f. Irving, Mrs. Adolph J. Outer
bridge Mrs. Eugene Outerbridge. Mrs George j.
Greenfield. Mrs Lewis F. Within. Mrs J. r. Chad
wick Mrs. !. II. Alexandra Mrs. c. L. Benedict
Mrs Robert f. Robinson Mrs Harry ". Watrous
Mrs W b Thomas and Mrs. E. s. Twinng.
set of hunt lancers. danced by. the members in
full hunting costume, took the place OF cotillon
The dance was accompanied by hunting songs.
There we're New Year parties too. at cedarhurst,
Hempstead. at far away Lenox. at New-London
and at many OF the fashionable colonies along the
Hudson. Mr.. and Mrs; Frederick W Vanderbilt
had OF the largest house parties In the neigh
borhood OF Hyde Park.
For those who remained IN town there
family dinner parties, and on New Years Eve the
Young people attended the third meeting this win
ter of the Friday Evening Dancing Class Mt Sher-
rvs when Alexander NJ. Hadden led n large
tillon.
The gayeties OF last week not particularly
exciting Christmas trees. family parties and small
dances for young people by Mrs. Robert Hoe.
Mrs John NJ Bowers and Mrs Robert Olyphant
at their homes and a beautiful dance AT Sherrys
hv Mrs Lewis Quentin Jones for her pretty young
daughter, Miss Frances Coster Jones; several re,
cepions and or two weddings, are nearly all
there TO mention.
The De Coverley dance which was given At Sher
rvs on Thursday night. instead Of on New Years
night was one OF the most enjoyable OF the sea-
son The cotillon was led by Lamont Dominick,
assisted by Morris Groves. and contrary TO the
custom established at these dances. was continued
until "A late Among some OF the dancers
present were Miss Nellie Macay. Miss Josephine
Rae Miss Marion Groves. Miss Elsie Cleveland.
Miss Sallie Dominick. Miss Ruth Hone, tho Misses
lockwood Miss Helen Beaman. Miss Eunice
Terry Miss Eleanor Keyes. Miss McBurney, Miss
Rosalie Starr. Miss Robinson Miss Adeline Fox.
Miss Cornelia Willis. Miss Mary Bowers Miss
Edth Martin. Miss Mary Greer. Miss Edith Root
Miss Holt Miss Fulsom. Miss Dorothy Schienelin.
Robert Hoe ir Langdon Valentine. Richardson
W H. Maclay Cornelius Bliss, jr..
Jameson Cotting Henry Batcheller, Frank Batch
oiler Spottswood d. Bowers. Joseph +. Grace.
Garrett Pier William r. Grace. jr.. H. p: Cannon.
Gnstav Il SchMah. il. Henry VI. Brookteld.