New-York tribune., 1900-12-22
SOCIETY DAY RY, DAY.

A day which was not lacking in incidents The
most notable occurrence was the dance given by
Nr. and Mrs. William Bsyard Cutting, at their
house No q East Seventy-second-st. for the intro
6uction OF their niece. Miss Caroline wflnerdinp
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lucius X wilmeraing
The house simply but beautifully decorated in
nsms and cut flowers. with here and there a touch
~ Christmas color. The dance was preceded NV
four dinner parties given by Mrs. wilmerding. Mrs
robert Fulton Cutting Mrs William Douglas
sloane and Mrs. Hamilton Mckay Twomhlv who
brought their guests. Dancing took place in the
large hall before SUPPER which was served at mid
supper came the eotillon. led by worthineton
Whitehouse. and Miss Wilmerding. About fcrty
couples took part Arrows trimmed with caina-
tIons. long wands adorned with American Beauty
roses and old English muffs OF satin were the
fsvors provided for the young women. For the
loTs one OF the most successful features of tb
cotlon was pickanniny cakewalk by two small
black belle, who carried watermelon. was gor-
eeouSIg, his High siIk bat S1tSS m oIinnutXs part
the typical colored dude.
Among the guests Colonel and Mrs. John
Jacob Astor. Mrs. Elbridge T Gerry and the Misses
Gerry Miss Lila V. Sloane. Mr.. and Mrs. R. Full
ion Cutting. Mr. and Mrs. Edmund BayIies Mr.
and Mrs. Lucius X Wiimerding Mr. and Mrs w
storrs Wells and the Misses Wells James J. Van
Alien and the Misses Van Allen, Mrs William Street
and Miss Rosamond Street the Misses Cryder.
Miss Florence Twombly. Mr. and Mrs. H. NICK
Twombly. Miss Bishop Miss Sands. Mrs. Ogden
Ssh Mr and Mrs Mortimer Brooks. Miss Giadys
Brooks, Mrs Henry /. Barley and the Misses
Mss Post James De " Cutting. Robert I'll living
ston Gerry. Lawrence Gillespie. Frank L. Polk
cortandt Frederick d'Hauteville, James W.
Gerard, craig W adsw4rth William a Burden,
siSm. aSnis 0''' go anu ''i'' AeHi' 0'0' 0' Del
Many Of the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Cutting went
10 the opera before the dance Friday evening is
one OF the fashionable nights. and there was a
few OF the parterre boxes were empty.
Several Of the debutantes were there. Miss Kath-
leen Nelson was of these. She vas with her
mother. Mrs Frederick Nelson and her sister
Mrs Arthur Kemp Miss Nelson wore white
chiffon white silk and on her left shoulder
was large bunch OF white roses. Mrs. Kemp was
also II white. made perfectly plain. Mrs. Nelson
wore gorgeous gown OF gray panne. with jet and
silver ana protusion OF diamonds. including one
large ornament in IN her hair Miss Scott was in
light blue with blue flowers Miss Sara Van Allen
was ~ white, ana Miss May Van Allen in pink.
Miss Therese lselin was with Mrs. Lanfear Norrie
quaint gown OF white with lace bertha Mrs
Norrie was in pink, and her sister. Miss Barley.
The Baroness de Selliere wore black lace gown
over gray. and trimmed with sapphire blue velvet
Her diamonds were handsome. Miss May Gallatin
was in white and was in the box with her mother
white.
Among the others who were at the opera last
evening Mrs. Norman de R. whitehouse who
was in the R, 7. Wilson box. She wore pink.
Mrs. c. Albert Stevens was in black gauze over
black silk. with diamonds. and large diamond
ornament in her hair. Miss Marie Winthrop was
In pink, in the Winthrop box. Mrs wysong was
in white, and had with her Mrs. Charles Childs.
Mrs. Hermann Oelrichs wore white. with large
bows OF blue velvet Side by side sat Miss Jose
almost exactly alike Mrs. cleWs was sin in wite
satin with pink on The shoulders She wore white
with her white gown Miss Louise MeAIlLster was
She Tss With the Brones eeTe nsenoer mowers
A successful ball was that of the juniors Of Co.
iumbia University. al Sherry's The ballroom was
decorated with evergreen flags of the college coors
and trophies OF the athletic field. President and
Mrs, Low were present, and there a long list
of patnonesses, among whom were Mrs. Luther
Koe9tze, Nrs Anson Phelps Stokes, Mrs Alfred
Waterbury. Mrs. Roosevelt and Mrs Odel. There
hons were Issued
pretty debutantes' dance given at Sher-
rvs by Mrs. Alfred Ely. No. r75 second-ave.. for
her, daughter, Miss Helen Rutherfurd Ely, who is
ore Of the buds Of the season The guests
received by Mrs. Ely. who wore yellow panne vel
vet, the bodice trimmed with old lace, and Miss
Ely. in white silk gauze embroidered in white, the
skirt garlanded with pink roses, and wreath Of
ne same nowers hnishing the edge ot the corsage-
debutantes-the Misses Helen Olyphant Katharine
Honor EilsTorth Barr Dorothy Edwards. Mary
Wagstan and Edith Greenough.
The cotillon was led by Arthur Gouverneur Nor
ris who danced with Miss Ely. The favors for
the three figures where these given were
beautiful. The girls received French fans, chate-
laine mirrors set in French gilt and tied with rib
bons and framed pictures. which were engravings
Of celebrated subjects. The mems favors were
golf balls ''Vardon flyers Of which each man re-
eeyed several; pipes and French gilt picture
palm room, which had been reserved for them, and
supper served twenty simply decorated
the dance were seated at the two tables at which
M and Mrs. Ely respectively presided; These
Mrs. Moses TAYLOR Pyne. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
LEV lewis Morris Nj and Mrs William william Gray Park Park
KE1nefland, William Robson Beverly Chew, Harry
fsyette and several others.
Among this years debutantes were present the
Misses Hester Hone. Dorothy Hinckley, Mary Har-
rnan. Justine Bayard Erving. Margaret Robson.
Eleanor Norris. Nathalie Wells. Helen White
Stevens Charlotte Prime. Hopeton Atterbury Lena
and Julia FanshaWe. Marion Fish. Adeline Have
meyer Jane H Lewis Madeline Cary. Ruth Arven
Jones and. OF course those who assisted in receiv
Ing. Among the other girls. some Of whom were
Presented last season and some OF whom will not
come out until next year. well as older girls,
We're The Misses Evelyn Parsons, Harriet Delafeld,
LA de Peyster. Julia Edwards Anna Dodge, Cor
Beatrice Crosby, Ethel du Bois. Pauline Babcock,
Goicouris Ella betf lamont Matiide Leverich
Amy olyphant. Pansy Roosevelt, Alice Van Doren
pen included Frederic Ashton de Peyster, Marcellus
Dooge, William North Duane, arthur Dorenus'
fence Atterbury Peter Frelinghuysen; William lse-
Ia M ~sl5er Grace. n Evelyn Plerrepot 2T;; 9ey
and Oakley
Among the receptions given yesterday was one by