New-York tribune., 1900-12-02
SUNDAY SOCIETY REVIEW.

The week which begins Tomorrow. may propar,
be called the opening Of the season. The Horse
show was only prelude at best just now ths
debutantes are under consideration. and every dav
more cards are being received. This season the Ola
form OF the debutante tea Is being gradually
dropped In It's place there Is first. large re-
ception. to which all the names on ones visiting
list are bidden Then follows. either thst evening
or on another evening within the fortnight small
dance where the guests young people This
method Of entertaining does away practically with
lions are given with either the list separate
lists There are consequently more private dances
this season than have taken place in New-York be-.
fore for years The fasnion ls ss5 sseadAy growing
Of private ballroom OF having their dances at the
Annex Of the Metropolitan Cluo or az Deimonicos
or sherrys.
Philadelphia and Boston have been adopting thix
custom for some time. A few years ago maHg
debutante dances given at the Madisrs
Square, DelmOnico's and sherry's. Among IL,
notable entertainments of the kind was the aal
given by Robert HargOus for the debut OF his ss
ter Miss saIIie now Mrs. Duncan Elliott: the ban
given by John Davis for his daughter, Miss Flora
which Miss Delafeld gave for the coming ouf of
of her nieces. In Philadelphia Horticut1-si
Hall is favorite place for dances. and there are
other smaller bathrooms which are constantly being
used In Boston many OF the deoutantes coming
out dances given In halls. and the domestic ma
ehinery Of a town house Is not interrupted By the
festivities OF the evening
Saturday closed the week with num1sr OF de-
butantes' reception. all OF which duly described
in their place. After Thanksgiving many peoue
returned to town. Mr.. and Mrs William D. SLOANE
and Mr. and Mrs James A. Burden Ir arrived
from Elm Court The party at Mrs g. Albert
Stevens's also disbanded, but there are few on
5e 4Ion ana az ~ Iuxeoo & %;en VII III ast over To-
the golf enthusiasts are many at the different cot
the recreations at Georgian Court where there h
a large house party.
Apropos Of the runored engagement Of Miss Van
Allen and Harry Lehr. which is not new story
and which seems to be generally accepted Il has
been noticed recently that Miss Van Allen has taken
TO going to the Cathedral in Fifth-ave TO high
mass and other services. Mr.. Lehr's family ara
Roman Catholics. and Mr.. Lehr himself Is a mem
day. Miss Van Allen and Mr. Lehr drove slowly 10
the entire length Of fashionable Fifth-ave.- from
washington Square in an open victoria.
1t is true that Brooklyn is separated from New
York only by a river. and there is span OF a
bridge between but social customs there are verv
different from here. The recent weddings have H..
troduced remarkable novelties in the shane of
drills OF choir boys and other pleasing divertse-
ments- Last week Mrs ]. c. Van CIeef gave a
dinner TO announce the engagement of her ouly
daughter, Miss Lulu Van Cleef to William c. Dun
can. and at this dinner there was announced aro
the engagement OF Miss Grace Finchan Richard
oca1 son ana Jonn daleot al prominent in Brooklyn
paper, the dinner was served in the red room OF
Quite novel plan OF making the double announce
ment was followed the names Of the young people
painted in gold upon hearts OF thin red paper The
pears which were served ,,itb - - .s, SaI1.gl
course Autres villes. autres moeurs
Alfred G. Vanderbilt was in town yesterday. hav-
ing come from Newport for the arrival OF Mrs
Herbert Eaton. who is the elder sister OF Miss
Elsie French, and who was due on one Of the in
coming ships Mrs. Eaton has in charge the trous-
ding
The official list of the box holders of the Metro
poitan Opera House was published yesterday. Con-
trary to all reports. Mrs. Ogden Goelet will keep
box No. 1 for the entire season The various
changes have been reported from time to time in
this column and the entire official list Will be
found in another part of The Tribune. Mrs. Robert
Goelet likewise will keep the Goelet box for all
Aong o the eR2sgss ssS Mr. and
Juniard box J. T. Tower, in box No on Fri
II on Wednesdays: Mrs. Edward Moore Robin
son ana mrs van j. H9o9 1890 Mrisnt @ % Fri9syS @ ~ ood NO
Dr. and Mrs. Charles T. Parker and J; Henry
Smith, Fridays, in box No 26; Mrs J. Frederick
Nelson. in box No: q Fridays; Mrs ]. Y. Dahl
gren in box No 2s %sdpssdays MIS-. MIS- EredeEi9S
Barton French -matinees.
There will be only a few weddings this week On
Tuesday Miss Lottie Gill Will be married 70 the
Rev. Dr. Robert z. Jones. president OF Hobart Col
Iege. at the Church of the Holy Communion; Miss
Hattie A. Slade. the daughter OF Mr. and Mrs
William Gerry Slade. and William Crombie will
be married al No. Ss2 West Eighty-seventh-st and
Miss Helen Denton Smith, the daughter of the late
n Denton smith. and Banyer Clarkson at the
Madison Square Presbyterian Church. This last
will be very large church wedding In Washing
ton on Tuesday MISS curry ConneIly, Sne niece or
irewa will be married. and a large delegation will
go from New-York for the affair
.l--TxTtS- vii begin with the first musical OF the
series Of musical mornings of Albert Morris Bagby
at the WaIdorf-Astoria. These Monday morning
musicals popular and there is always large
assemblase of fashionable people. Monday is also
the day which society skates at the St. Nicholas
Rink. Besides these two diversions for the morn
ing there are many small luncheons and other
affairs OF like nature
In the evening Mrs. Dallas Bache Pratt will give
a dance for the debut of her daughter. Miss
Katherine Griswold Pratt, at the Metropolitan
Club Annex. This is to be dance for young
people Mrs Pratt Pratt will in the afternoon at her
reception. one of two. the other Of which will take
place on December To-
reception tomorrow afternoon to INTRODUCES her
daughter. Miss Nathalie SchencK. at No. 2Si Lex
ngton-ave. The reception will be followed the
next evening by small dinner for the debutante
h. TbeaiTb Of Mrs Nfatfbsw NTore MIen neSi
Sehencks mother. which has been precartous. I'M
proves.
charity entertainment at Sherry's tomorrow
Is which is such novelty as to make it a place
Of general rendezvous during the afternoon. Il IS
the bridge whist tournament for the beneht OF the
Jewell Day Nursery. 1t is really progressive bridge
be played publicly in New-York. Mrs Arthur
Dodge and number of other women have been
ndefatigable IN getting up the tournament. which
Is for the benefit of most deserving charity.
Tuesday will be given over to the dance There
are number of first meetings Of the different