New-York tribune., 1900-12-23
SOCIETY SUNDAY REVIEW

with the advent Of the holiday week tse curtain
may be said TO fan the first act OF the season.
ror 3 short while. with the exception OF two
gances. there win be hardly any large entertain
.serts or entertaining in town. The air lust now
I. died with pleasing rumors and hints OF the
ruuerous surprises in store for the guests at the
ss=iOus Christmas house Parties in the country
fsr Meadow Brook and the Hampstead neighbor-
Nrs Hermann oelrichs was one OF a large parfy
sh0 have gone 20 Lo5g Island. Mr. and Mrs
Ssz T snd Mrs Sorran de Wss WsisshoassH eH Mr MKplssd snsd
VI keep open house. Mr.. whitney and his nnrtys
-ho have been at Aiken s. c. started yesterday
scr New-York. and are due here this morning
The calendar OF social incidents also shows that
rsere viii be dances at NorFtstown those who will
sntertain in that neighborhoOd being Mr. and Mrs
Louis Thebaud. MIR. and Mrs. Alfred Rutgers
stsvens who VIII give dances and Mr. and Mrs
r. NICK Twombly. who have a large house party
81 Florhsm. Al Tuxedo there viii be Festivities
TssTs Eve The wedding Of FredeTick HOFFMAN
SoTfanee ana viii come between the celebrstion
q fchTstmas and New Years.
II fact. nearly all the country houses viii he
opened, and there viii be good cheer and the ira
5ions Of the merry season everywhere More and
more the English Christmas being observed In
America and in this section especially many OF
me old Dutch customs have given way TO the
British and Anglo-Saxon methods OF celebrating
tie Tuletide- But there win not be any lack OF
& sse dance on christmas mas EVe al No II West srssSe S
fssnth-st Il IS understood that this will be more
of the guests will be debutantes OF the season
Christmas Day viii be devoted in great measure
20 family dinners. The one unique Christmas ceie-
bration IN society. which institution for so
many years. has disappeared with the death OF the
gsniEl host who organized these parties. The
Christmas tree at the Theodore Havemeyers' is
-hng Of the past These delightful family reunions
,EaEF
right well did Hermann Oelrichs or his brother
Charles, play the part Of Santa Claus and dis
70 oeebrstion was modelled On Teutonic T Ines Vte
Ehich makes of the festival a CHEEKY entertain
5 It's ' reel and dance With he serTa1ts n Is the
hermann Oeirichs is in San Francisco this year.
ne Havemeyers are in deep mourning.
The only large entertainment on Christmas Day
itkeif VIII be the Christmas dinner given by Mrs.
william Rhinelander sherry's. This Will in
cude q Christmas tree. and the Rhinelander fam
fsstiTsI in the good old Dutch manner which still
remains an acted tradition in the family
The day after Christmas will see a large audi
snos the opera, for il is 70 speak. premiere.
Or rather. the performance Of q semi-novelty-''Ia
s g. be- 5sI1~E51ss-s - ~ lSes s.. -9 S9i
msn;s.
Miss Elisa Strong and William Kip. who are TO
be married January II, will attend a dinner
yR fS5 th on nurssg y Mr 9Pa @ Mrs
ot NJ KIP Al Ar Bagby,s second musical mefrn- NOR
several receptions and meetings Of dancing classes.
On Friday the debut Of Miss Helen Barney viii
take place az a large dance given for her by Mr..
and Mrs. Charles T Barney at their home. No. 1o1
East Thirty-eighth-st. WoFthington whitehouse
vii lead the cotillon with Miss Barney. The first
Of the Knickerbocker dances Will take place at
Delmonicos the same evening will also the
ond meeting Of the Friday Evening Dancing Class.
On Saturday there will be the second meeting OF
Ssrce 81 MoTristoTT. which is TO be given bv M
MEs. Erhsrdfs dancing class viii take place the
same evening
Thus il viii be seen that in comparison with
the weeks which have gone before there viii not
be great many entertainments. But January viii
bs eztre1ey gay, and IN one set particularly there
are many dates for dances and entertainments Of
a. ~ Anes There have been Tut few seasons when
Gerry, Mrs William D. Sloane, Mrs. Seward webb
F5en a. have Ma al eRen large aRes IN ne aucoes T
son nc Ihere are a number ot smaller affairs I
first dance since their wedding II will be only for
about hundred and twenty-five persons, and the
hst VIII include simply those who are known in the
Newport set
Among the latest rumors from Tuxedo is the
statement that Mr. and Mrs. Amos Tuck French
VIII give large house party for the French family
there Among the persons who have engaged rooms
George l. Rives. Mr. and Mrs. Pierre LoriiIard
Ro1aids ar. and Mrs. Alfred Seton. jr.. Fernando
fznagal n g Barley; MI ano Mrs Charles B.
s5ewarf. Mr and Mrs J. r D. Lanier and Mr. and
Mrs. William Kent
There were many entertainments yesterday
Among these were dinners given by Mrs Astor
Mrs. Townsend Burden and Miss Elizabeth Remsen
the latter in honor of Mn1e. SeEnbrich. and the
second meeting Of the Saturday Dancing Class took
place Al Delmonico's. TIE first matinee the
opera was unusually crowded and q number Of
matinee parties were given. Mrs. Jules Reyna
the hostess at one OF these, and among the others
Who were IN the house Mrs. J. Frederick
Pierson. ~. and Mrs. Charles T. Barney and Miss
Misses Gerry. Mrs Charles Lanier. Mrs Thomas
coleF e. 81 r. sSt5 toI-e ~ Il Ri-s Iof,, I,
IAvern1ore. Mrs. Seth Barton French. Mrs Adrian
1sein, jr-, and Miss Iselin
There have been good houses at the opera during
the week The most brilliant socially that
Monday evening. but the display Of Jewels
and gowns was reserved for Friday In the dis
ttbuJion Of boxes many Of the fashionable matrons
have arranged Il that they present all three
evenings Of the week alternating IN different parts
Of the house. Mrs Astor and her daughter-in-law.
Mrs John Jacob Astor. We're only present Mon
esE evening Mrs Ladenblss-s hao the box on
WEDNESDAY and Mrs 4. Lanfear Norrie and the
1n = Burden appeared On Friday Win her nance
~. Clarke. They were the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Witherbee and were the recipients Of gen.
era congratuation on tseir recently announced en-
constant attendant F5e was tbe guest II Mrs
francis H. Leggett on Friday.
The hunts have begun Aiken The club has
opened. and many Of the winter residents
p@eied Major and Mrs. Maiery I'm their beau
tfm home Nj and Mrs. Thomas c Hitchcock
WIN @ SeeI az Aiken since Decenber J. several runs