New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-23
INCIDENTS IN SOCIETY.

Following the custom established several years
ago. the members of the Metropolitan Club last
evening celebrated Washington's Birthday by an
informal reception and dinner party for their
women friends at the clubhouse Fifth-ave and
sixtieth-st. Tho beautiful were decorated
with flowers and plants and likewise the Railways
Lander's orchestra played in the gallery from
o'clock until midnight. There was no formal
ception committee. The dinner served in the
large banquet hall and in the Red Room, on the
east side of the building Among the diners were
Mr. and Mrs A. Newbold Morris. Mr.. and Mrs. ].
Edward simmons Miss Simmons, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles A. Gardiner. Mr. and Mrs. E. Ellery Ander-
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Jameson Getting. Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas E. Clarke Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur T. Sulli-
san MT Nm nd MRS NV Wa% WaEH ha5 Mr
and Mrs Alfred r. ConklinF Mr. and Mrs George
Mr. and Mrs: Daniel S. Lamont: DIR. and Mrs
Reynold Webb Wilcox, David Wilcox. Mr. and
and Mrs, John Blake Baker whose guests were
Mrs. Butterfeld Mrs. Ballard Smith. H S. Kip and
Garrett Bergh Kip.
A pleasant incident last evening the fancy
dress dance given by Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Todd
in Mr. Todds studio. at No IS West Fifty-seventh-
st. Miss Amy Cross's studio adjoining Mr.. Todds.
was also used and both rooms as we'll as the hall
way decorated with Japanese and Chinese
flags, banners and lanterns Mrs Todd in gor-
seous Egyptian costume of black gauze and gold.
with skin tinted, received the guests in her hus
bands studio. A Neapotan quartet played for the
dancing. which general until about midnight.
when a minuet danced. and later there was
cakewalk. led by Mr. Todd and Mrs. J. T. Marean,
of Brooklyn Mr.. Todd was In Mexican costume
of black velvet with red trimmings Supper a
buffet was served after midnight. Among the
guests were Mr. and Mrs. Raimundo de MadrazO,
g a MI 1nd MRS ann % GsoTre claen
ger. Mr. and Mrs. Collins, Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin
Trowbridge Hall. Mr.. and Mrs J B. HeTTeshq 2ei
e Barr a3 MRS Beach MRS K Miss Daisy XIX
Miss, Terry, Miss Alice Babcock, Miss Rogers. Miss
Wilson Winfield s p suIIy LuGips Martin Con-
Miss Constable and Miss Barnum.
The last meeting this season Of the dancing class
a by b srF en to as at Ys Benjamin
There will also be a meeting of the dancing class
organized by Mrs. Daniel O'Connor. Mrs. Walter
Roche and several other young matrons, at Del
monicos. 1t will be the last Of the regular series
An extra meeting has been arranged for the Easter
holidays
Mrs julien T. Davies. of No. II West Ninth-st
will be at home this afternoon. Miss Putnam will
play the harp.
Mrs. c. Du Bots wagstaff will give a dance at
her home. No. Il West Twenty-frst-st., Monday
Mary Wagstan, who made her debut last Deem
Der. The guests Will be the young friends of Miss
Wagstaf
George Gould and Miss Pomeroy have gone to
Palm Beach. Florida. They will visit California
before returning to New-York next month.
Announcement is made of the engagement Of
Miss Lorraine E. Vanderpoo, the youngest daugh-
ter of Eugene Vanderpool. of Newark n. j., to
Shepard Romans. of Englewood. who played full
back on the Princeton football teams of 1891 and
1892, and who IS a member of the Ivy Club, of
Princeton. and also of the 7th Regiment.
Mrs. Samuel Valentine. of No. A East Fifty
seventh-st., has cards out for a dinner party for
Tuesday evening next.
Washington, Feb 22.-Henry NJ. Alden of New
York, Editor of "Harper's Magazine" and Mrs
Ada F. Murray. widow of the Editor of The Nor
folk Landmark" were married in this city to-day.
The bride arrived this morning from Norfolk ac-
companied by her son, Foster Murray, and his
wife, and met by Mr.. Alden who will take
his Wife to his home at Metuchen N j. Mr. Alden
has been a widower for the last five years. He has
three daughters, one being a teacher in NeW-York
Mrs. Alden who is twenty years the junior of her
husband, has five children the youngest being about
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