New-York tribune., 1900-12-29
SOCIETY DAY BY DAY.

There will be many house parties over tbe Nou,
Year and the guests viii start TODAY ana - .,e '
row for their various destinations rrher ,,, -
however. number who will remain ova 60 60 .S ~
appearance OF Jean de Reszke on Monday o-b,oh
Is TO be gala night at the opera Fntert.i,-
rents VIII oe ie"' however. until after the first
Several dinners viii be given to-nor-o,r -
among them one which Mrs Hermann 0airi"S; an9 ana
ciarke Mrs E. J. Berwind ilam R ,I5 Burden and DR..
evening in honor of Mrs. Burden and DIR 1!isr ms
This afternoon will take place at Tuxedo tba ,,oa
ding of Miss zelie Preston. the dsneb+or - ~.
George Preston, and William Frederick rTorsa
There viii be a special train for the p7,ests -na
ceremony VIII take place at noon at St Marv's
and Bishop Potter. assisted by Dean Hoffmsn ssnS
the Rev. Grenville Merrill viii nerfor1o lh Ih @ ana
me9s tbe De WI, pe iarge reception and break
at o'clock bringing the guests in town by s
There was very pretty dance given last aver,r,
ST Norris Plains by Mr.. and Mrs Louis Thebaud
Many Of the country houses in the neirbborhood
were thrown open for the occasion ana DINNERS
were siEeh RSIore Ihe entertainment. Mr. and Mrs
evening at their country house. ' '0iiu"S
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Van Rensselaer, gs,,e
isrge ball last evening in PHILADELPHIA m introda
Mrs. Van Rensselaer's daughter. Miss Mae Fell
There were number OF guests from town who
went over for the occasion. Miss Fell viii he Io
NeW-Hork for a few weeks in January " --
The reception which was held yesterday afternoon
by Mr. and Mrs. Stengel Sembr1ch at their apart
snents, at the Hotel Savoy. one Of the largest
attended OF the season Nine Sembrich has many
warm friends in society. and they all were present
Among these were Miss Elizabeth Remsen Miss
Haven and Miss Haven Mrs r. j 8eTWnd mrs g.
Frank Burial Hoffman and many others
Thirty couples danced in the cotrlon LED bv
Worthington Whitehouse. with Bliss Barney. at the
dinner dance given by Mrs Charles Tracy Barney
ht her mouse. No. 101 East Thirty-eighth-st last
night for her oeoutante daughter Miss Helen T
Barney There was Mother Goose figure which
was very clever and for which Mrs Collins nro
Video some novel favors. For the other figures the
3avors were natural flowers fans canes sporting
pictures and college flags. The dinner party COM
pr1sed about nifty, and so more of guests
came IN afterward for the dance The house was
very prettily decorated poincetta the flame colored
Mexican Christmas flowers, being used in the red
rooIn' pink roses in the pink drawing room and
ollaesfllala roses In the dining room Among the
cancers were the Misses Nathalie Schenck Kath-
crime Pratt Florence Twombly Sybn Kane Sydney
Eenop, Mary Hartman Mildred Stokes Helen
Ts AUIr1i tt DoIothy towards and Gladys Smith and
Robert Gerry Harry Robbins, Henry Barclay ir
small tables eO a'
tea was given yesterday afternoon bv Mrs
Thomas Garner. No. II Madison-ave for her
gTanddaughter, Miss Nora Iselin daughter of c
Ing by Miss Isen and by the iafterSs COUSIN Isl Miss
Therese Iselin. ' S
reception will be given on January 10 by Mrs
William Henry Parsons at her house. No East
sXty,hfth-st Mrs. William Henry Parsons. ir
Mrs. William Henry Parsons VIII he sf SII Har her G
Thursdays in January. ~
Mrs Robert H McCurdy. No. II East Ninth-st
gives luncheon party for thirty on January 3 in
the annex Of the Metropolitan Club A dinner
party VII be given this evening by Mr.. and Mrs.
n J. Oakley Rhinelander at their house. No. Sc
her fance. William v B. Kip
The Friday Evening Dancing Glass met at Sher-
rvs last evening. The guests were received by
Mrs. John Clarkson Jay, Mrs Horace Wolcott Rob-
pms. Mrs. Ghraistopher Wolfe and Mrs. Church.
Miss Ella Guthrie, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
William B. Guthrie. Of No. % Park-ave., makes
Mrs. Frederict De Peyster, who is at Lakewood
returns to town next week in time for the first Of
the series OF large subscription dinner dances ar
ranged by her at Delmonicos for January.
The opera being short last evening many of the
debutantes were able TO go directly to the dance
given by Mrs. Charles 7. Barney. The house was
brilliant. there being only vacant box in the
parterre, that belonging to Mr.. and Mrs. R. T.
Wilson, which is usually occupied by AIr and Mrs.
NJ
orne Wilson was in Mrs. Astor's box, in a very
becoming black tulle and silk, with blue orna-
ment in her hair. Nine. Nordica in the
Goelet box. She wore gown Of black trimmed
and covered with iridescent jet. and her diamond
tiara and diamond collar. Miss Goelet was in deep
red crepe de chine. Mrs. Adrian Iseln, jr had
with her Miss Therese Iselin, her daughter who IS
making her debut this winter. Miss Iselin in
ciel blue, with white flowers Miss Katherine Girls
void Pratt in WI ite tulle. Mrs. Joseph T.
Tower was in white crepe de chine. With her was
Mrs. Joseph Stickney in gown covered with sill
Yer paillettes.
Mrs. Frank Sturgis was in purple velvet. Miss
Josephine Johnson very handsome gown of
black, fastened on the left shoulder by a great
bunch Of deep red roses. In her hair she had a
pompon and silver palette ornaments. Mrs. ]. j.
Wysong in pink satin, with a number Of
pearls. The Marquise de TaIlyrand-Perigord wore
black brocade with some wonderful lace. Mrs. S.
Barton French was in black. Among others who
were present were Mrs. Frederick Nelson. Mrs.
Arthur Kemp, Miss Nelson, Colonel John Jacob
Astor, Mr.. and Mrs Frank Witherbee, Mrs. Rob
ert GOelet Mr. and Mrs. James B. Haggin Mr..
and Mrs. Langdon Schroeder Miss De Neufville
Mrs Frederick Gallatin. Miss Gallatin and Thomas
Gushing.