New-York tribune., 1900-01-30
MRS. ASTOR'S BALL.

Mrs William Astor gaze Aer annual BAH last
night ut her home No. si2 FIfth-ave. It was one
OF the brilliant private entertainments OF the
season, and probably as large bali as Mrs.
Astor has given since she left her old home. at
Fffth-ave. and Thirty -fOurth-st There were fully
hundred guests but In the two Astor houses the
home Of John jacob Astor. adjoining that Of his
mother. being thrown open for the occasion. there
plenty OF for them.
Masses OF tall palms and other tropical plants.
with American Beauty roses. Ascension lilies. hya-
cinths and lilacs OF different shades used 70
decorate the great Railways OF both houses while
in the drawing were hundreds Of long
stemmed American Beauty roces and great clusters
Of spring flowers.
Mrs Astor. wearing rich gown Of black velvet
and some OF her handsome jewels. received alone.
1t was long after II O'Clock when the guests. many
OF whom came from the opera. began to arrive, and
II late when informal dancing began IN the
ballroom Supper was served about midnight The
tables. each of which decorated with centre
piece Of carnations. arranged in the dining
rooms and n the Railways OF both houses Tns
menu was follows:
Consomme Marie Stuart
49, supreme de volatile.
fhe' De oqei aux shampisnons fraia
r.,,...ba.,, AL, Lerrapin -, .......
Pate g. ssrsss s2is 542:D;.I! sTs. en- s'oa''
Glace msrveieuse
Fra5ses l,s.7,! fgnaantes. ya(aE Nansarins EiaesA
Moet & Chandon Imperial, Brut. Apouinaris
After supper about 1I5 O'Clock the cotillon was
begun Elisha Dyer. jr., with Mrs. Orne Wilson.
leading from end Of the room and Harry Iehr
with Mrs Ogden Mills leading from the other end.
There about ninety-sx couples IN the cotillon-
The favors made by Mrs. Collins. were extremely
pretty. In the first figure there were cherry co..
ored sashes for the men and handsome green and
silver Directoire sticks for the women In the
ond figure the women received Dutch tiles filed
with chocolates and their partners paper tTumpets
adorned with ribbons.
The third figure was a pretty one the women re-
ceiving huge chrysanthemum stars with bows and
streamers of gold and silver tinsel and the men
boutonnieres Of Chrysanthemums OF different col
ors. There were Japanese favOrs in the fourth fig
ure fans for the women and paper cutter match
boxes and fancy articles for the men. Last OF all
was a stag figure. in which odds and ends. al
handsome and useful articles for the men. were
distributed
Some Of the guests were Mr. and Mrs Levi p
Morton Mr. and Mrs. James A. Burden. Mr. and
Mrs James F. D. Lanier. Mrs. and Mrs William
r. Travers Mr. and Mrs. Edward \. Taller. Mr..
Kent. Mr. and Mrs Henri / Barley. Mr. and Mrs.
Alfred seton IT, Miss Miss BnrDey 5r Frsn & a Pe5dstoH
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Hartman. jr-. the Count and
smith Mr. and Mrs l. Townsend Burden, Mr. and
Mrs. John r. Drexel. Mr. ond MS ShSEss 9I, n -
atrice Bend Mrs. Cadwalader Jones, Miss Jones'
Mrs EIbridFe r Gerry the Misses Gerry. Mr.. and
Mrs. T ]. Oakley Rhinelander. Mr.. and Mrs WIZ
lam Rhinelander. Mr.. and Mrs whitney EWTs Warren
Mr. and Mrs Charles A. Post Miss Meta NletG Ts
Mr. and Mrs T. Suffern Taller. Mr. and Ms RS
colt Hall Butler. Mr. and Mrs w Bay STd r C1s55 5
ting Mr. and Mrs. r. Fulton Cutting NJ NJ, av1
Mrs Victor sorchan. Mr.. and MIS-. J3nn F. II
Cowdin Mr. and Mrs. Stanford White Mr, anu
Mrs Lloyd S. Bryce, Mr.. and Mrs. george ,f. =.
Rives MIR and Mrs Buchanan w lnthroP NISS
Marie Winthrop Miss Evelyn Burden, A4r7 ai1
Mrs P Lorillard RonaIds. ir Mr. and Mrs; 1
c. schermerhorn Mr. and Mrs F. > Wlt9er22Ss' ,2
Mr. and Mrs Goodhue Livingston, MI ana l ALs
Henry l. Burnett Miss De Forest. Miss CallenqeE'
Mr.. and Mrs. George B. De Forest MI ah9 5 ~ .
Theodore A. Havemeyer, jr., Miss anna SaI1-ss l4
Miss Sands Miss Josephine Johnson. ME- anq rs rs
Thomas Hitchcock. sr.. Mr.. and Mrs Jonn = W
song Mr. and Mrs. Henry Clews. Mr. ana Mrs-
Peter Cooper Hewitt. Mr. and Mrs A0ran ,.
Hewitt the Misses Hewitt. Mr. and Mrs hermann
Oeirichs. Mr.. and Mrs Stuyvesant Fish, Nj. ana
Mrs Richard T. Wilson Mrs. George l. kings
land Mr.. and Mrs Mtaurin l. Delaheld. ST, ME-
and Mrs. William Sloane. Miss Evelyn Sloane, MI
and Mrs Egerton L. Winthrop, IT., MIS- BurKs
Roche, Mr.. and Mrs James Speyer, Mr.. ana MIS-
J. Ellis Hoffman. Mr. and Mrs. John r.. LiverInore,
Mr. and Mrs Fl. Mortimer Brooks, Mss E-L1lly
Hoffman, Ms. George Hoffman, James v Parker.
Mr. and Mrs Harry W. MCNtckar, Miss Dalsy
Post Mr. and Mrs. Walter L. Suydam. MIS- Earl
Dodge Miss Dodge. Mrs. Elisha Dyer, IT.. Slepnen
n DIN WorthingtOn WhtehOuSe W. Etnlnelander
Stewart, Iispenard Stewart, R. Livingston Beeck-
man James De Wolfe Cutting, Mrs. Lutner
KOuntze, the Misses Morton, Mr.. and Mrs Lewis
Quentin Jones, the Misses Cameron, Sir Roder1cE
Cameron and Robert Van Cortlandt-