The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-02-12
eighteenth Street. nlaetesnfb Street and Sixth Hcsnus.

be, kept up. societylgets what 1t wants in these
private houses n,,o, ,,o,,s 10 .,,o, into
consideration is the growth in what %consti-
tutes New York society, The sets Of subscrlp-
t Wonld f9 seareei fH1 Be- % Iarss enough be SFse so RSld n tSs
DO not mean BY that merely persons Of very
here RM .1 but | mean q as We'll that ti new and impor-
tant branch OF society made up Of persons who
houses attractive. They are the kind for
whom society is open TO-DAY. and they grad
Portant part Of It. A great many Of these people
have come into notice within the past, few
y|TsHa a ;roa a n place ace, has h + to abe be found tSat for for them hem
were well bred and attractive and had money
enough to spend to amuse society. Per-
IN HH"Sr fine soTR' houses efV'g rather S3 than p5''s subse SrIpe
ton balls given at hotels or restaurants, The
dances came to feel themselves that it was an
unnecessary trouble so long az there were pri-
dences to supply as many as they cared to 90
to during a season. So the result has been that
the Assemblies have gone the way OF the
extremely doubtful II any such elaborate SUBJ
scription dances will ever be attempted again
II New York. Society is too large for them
there are dances enough without the money
and trouble involved. and the plumber OF bali
rooms in private houses is growing larger
"Of course there will be dances organized by
R PSrsGgs m %m@ e irst tnat f9e th Tan th 20 f iDT eta inSe
give them an opportunity to. So there will
never be q lack of dancing classes on a less
ton balls. Society is too large for that. Be-
cause a woman does not receive a card to the
not say. If my, daughter does not dance therS
she shall not dance anywhere But she will
see to it that her daughter dances in a class
along tins to come. ,6finitt those modelled on re
have gone forever. They are opposed in n
great measure to, tho life Of a great town.
There There a1 ,E.r fpn nris d1 ord danc tSot for rsn in-
sent the same social exciuslvcness which used
to be feature Of the Assemblies; 1t may be
tone to society and that everything which Is
best in modish life surrounds the court, That
j. IN a measure trHe Of London; but 1t Ia not In
hllities in every field OF u%olitIcs and social life.
The Roynllsts. the ,Bonapa.tists and the Re-
form such dances as the Assem- blies there would
he n failure. The subscrirtion dance. when IT
approaches the character Of an elaborate ball.
is not a feature OF METROPOLITAN lie"
y II is not al%nyS understood Why The growth
s~cription dances OF tho kind represented bv
tho. Assemblies when the superstition might
greater on that account, So THE Sun reporter
asked his informant for some light on this
While society may grow larger in num-
bers," was the reply. the particular set which
forms, the, nucleus OF society grows large
few come to represent society in the most eX-
elusive sense. and we have the astounding par
I Ent it Of is " th pHrt p tn9' w i IRSFFsF c tsap W shs Tho It's
superb and elaborate establishments. It's pri.
yate, ballrooms. that represents society. II
those held In public places, and invitations TO
those houses are valued faI more than cards
10 an end, and We shall witness them in the
future probably as charitable affairs only.