New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-19
PEOPLE IN THE BOXES.
SOME OF THOSE WHO WERE PRESENT AT
THE METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE.

SOME OF THOSE WHO WERE PRESENT AT
THE METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE.
The boxes and orchestra stalls were filled with
the representative men and women OF society the
latter in tho richest and most magnificent gowns
and Jewels As is usually the case even on the first
night Of the opera season. many OF the box holders
were late in arriving. and consequently. when the
curtain went up on tho first scene. there was a
comparatively scant attendance in the boxes in
the parterre in tho first tier OF boxes II was
considerably after nine o'clock before all the boxes
occupied.
Mr. and Mrs George Peabody Wetmore were the
first OF the box holders to arrive Mrs. Wetmore
was I'm a gown OF black velvet. with trimmings OF
white lace. pearl and diamond ornaments. Miss
Wetmore was in shrimp pink satin with silver
spanged chiffon and aigrette OF white in the
couture.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Wilson. the latter in
pearl gray satin. with trimmings OF pearl lace had
rs their guests In box No. 3. Mr.. and Mrs. Orme
Wilson. Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund L. Baylies and
Richard T. Wilson. jr. Mrs. Orms Wilson in
n rich gown OF pale pink satin covered with white
moussene dc soie showered with golden spangles;
her ornaments were diamonds and pearls. Mrs.
Baylless gown Of blue satin, the corsage or
namented with large bunch OF purple violets. and
bands OF black velvet aigrette OF blue feathers
fastened with a large diamond star.
Mrs. William Astor. looking we'll In rich gown
OF black velvet. the oorsage trimmed with Italian
lace and wearing many beautiful diamonds includ-
ing necklace stomacher. and couture orna-
ments had as her guests Mr. and Mrs John Jacob
Aston, tho latter in a gown OF silver gray chiffon
over satin OF the color. deliberately embroid-
cred In silver. Her ornaments were diamonds
necklace with long ropes OF the gems tiara and
the corsage studded with many Jewels
Mrs. Hermann Oerichs in beautiful gown OF
pale blue satin and chiffon with tiara Of dla-
,h, t.,fI and ,oI
Thomas In Box No. l. The other guests in the box
were Miss Eleanor Thomas. in gown Of gray
gauze much bespangled with silver; Max Muller. OF
the British Embassy. and Schuyler scheffelin
Mr. and Mrs Stanford White. the latter In white
satin. with garniture OF red roses. had ms their
guest Mrs Charles Dana Gibson who In a rich
gown OF black velvet.
I'm Box No. H. Mrs. Earle Dodge, whose gown of
pink satin was embroidered with gold and
trimmed with lace and rose pink chiffon
Mr. and Mrs Lloyd s. Bryce, with Miss Bryce
Mr. and Mrs. Francis X Pendeton. Eliot Gregory
and Hamburg Tracy as their guests. In box No
lS Mrs. Bryce looked exceedingly we'll in gown
OF white SATIN trimmed with lace the corsage or.
namented with pink ribbons and cluster OF
pink roses. Miss Bryce was in rather plain gown
OF white satin striped organdie white satin
with trimmings OF satin ribbons. Mrs. Pendleton's
gown was OF pale pink panne velvet, the corsage
trimmed with lace and gold fringe.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. o'Donnel Iselin the latter in
cream satin and lace, had Miss Iselin. who was
I'm a gown OF white satin, as their guest.
Mr.. and Mrs. William d. Sloane's box. No. H.
was occupied by Mr. and Mrs James A. Burden
jr.. Miss Sloane and Miss Beatrice Bend. Mrs
Burden was In black gauze over satin, with some
handsome diamond ornaments on the corsage and
in the coifrure. Miss Sloane was In white satin
and chiffon. and Miss Bend was in pretty gown
OF mauve satin and gauze, spangled with silver.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henri l. Barbey's box, No. 10, was
occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Seton. jr., Miss
Barley and Miss Eva Barley. Mrs. Seton was In
a gown OF white satin, the left side OF the corsage
ornamented with n cluster OF red roses; diamond
tiara and necklace OF solitaire diamonds. Miss
Barley was In pink satin and Miss Eva Barbey's
gown OF pale yellow satin and chiffon.
In Mrs. Benjamin Brewsters box, No. 81, were
Mr. and Mrs oliver Gould Jennings, Miss Whit
ney. George S. Brewster and Robert S. Brewster.
Mrs. jennings was in pale blue satin, with touches
OF red the corsage while Miss Whitney was In
white satin. the corsage ornamented with purple
violets.
Mr. and Mrs. Elorldge T. Gerry. the latter In
gown OF pale gray satin. covered with gauze, and
wearing many diamond ornaments. had with them
the Misses Gerry. one In pale blue and tho other
1 In bright pink satin. -
Mr.. and Mrs. George Griswold Havens's box. No