New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-27
INCIDENTS IN SOCIETY.

The afternoon yesterday given up almost
entirely TO days al home Last night there were
the opera, meetings Of several dancing classes
and the usual series OF dinners The fourth OF the
Friday Evening Dances, at Sherry's. brought to-
gether a merry company OF young people who
enjoyed a number Of round and square dances be-
fore the cotIlon which last night was led by John
Van s. Oddie ir. AS the members and guests
tered the ballroom they received by Mrs
John C1arkson Jay Mrs. Benjamin S. Church Mrs
Stuyvesant Fish Morris. Mrs. George schiefein,
Mrs. John NJ. Bowers. Mrs. Edward Curtis and
Mrs. Henry r. Beekman. representing the patron
esses- The eotillOn one Of the largest OF the
season. Among the favors fancy toilet mir
rors. punches Of roses and variety Of japanese
curiOs Among the guests and members present
were Miss Dorothy Bunker. Of EnglewOod y. j.:
the Misses Daily. Of Montana Miss Han. Of Nor
ristown; Miss Edith Mills. OF Flushing. Long
Island; Mrs Christopher Wolfe. Of Tuxedo; Mrs
Edward B. Curtis. Mrs. Dix Miss Mary Hopeton
Drake. Miss Salie Atterbury Miss Mary Beekman.
Miss Mary Arden ParrOtt, Miss Pansy 3. ROOse-
yelt- Miss Ruth Emmons, Miss Josephine After
MY, MISS Naud Nlc1oas Mss Lue-iIs C4 -
~ sEks Miss frances violet Stewart, Mss lane
De Kay, Miss Lydia Loring. Miss Anita NJ Dorni-
Boardman. Miss COrnelia Helen Merrill Mss Mil
Te 6aEles S MSS Sarola l. Cnure4 mn MI 44
Wander Veer. Miss Harriet Fowler. Miss Harriet
the Misses Scbefer the Misses De Ruvter Miss
Gertrude Herrick. Miss Josephine Drexel, Mss
Herrick. Miss Newbold Lawrence Miss Mary Veg
EIeESOus
MISS Emma wallace Rutherford. Thomas b Ar
den. Arthur Slade Lawrence Atterbury. T. Ashton
Claude de la Roche francis TOYS Theron
slade, H Eglinton Montgomery. "a. Percy X Hqd-
field. Durham NewcOmb Abel l. Smith. jr. Lewis
H. Mercer. Henry Gansevoort Sanford Francis 6.
Stuart Edward Van Wrinkle Nathan Lord. Roger
H. Williams, J. Montgomery stroIg, John P
Frederick W. Douglas. Scott McCIenahan Arthur
Sj0adSy; ferguson l. So9peT John v IrMini Ian
Lewis B; Woodrun. Frederick woodruff. and Ar
Dance win take place on February 3
Another of the subscription dances chaperoned
by Mrs. Alfred NJ. snedeker and Mrs. George
members were received by Mrs snedeker Mrs
b SaeS WILSON, MIS- 1Ii,, Ben
No cotillon was danced. The next OF this series
Of dances will take place on February Is
Another pleasant incident last night was the
meeting at Deimonico's of the dancing class or
ganized by Mrs Daniel J. O'Conor. who was
sisted in receiving the guests by Mrs Walter
Roche and Mrs. Robert Hoguet. The members
OF the Floor Committee were Ramsey Hoguet, Eu-
gene Stems. Nicholas Barrett Louis Thierry, Al
bert Michaud. Arthur Kennedy. Charles D Far
P. Buderus and Louis V. O'Donohue. Dancing was
| informal and at midnight a supper served in
were Miss May Warren Miss May Ledwith. Miss
sephine Walsh. the Misses Brown. Miss Beatrice
hs MISS Napa I Silo Miss Marie 0Ron9RGe
Schmitz, Miss Alice Mccoy, Miss Tkierry, Miss
| Tiger Frederic Kutruff Frank Eresiin William H
Good Harry E. Caband and Joseph Wolfe
Informal homes viii be given this afternoon
by Mrs. William s Fanshawe and the Misses Fan
shave. Of No. - East Forty ffth-st, and Mrs
John C. Emo and Miss Emo at the WaldOrf-Astoria-
The principal social incident tonight will be
the dance TO be given by Mrs stuyvesant Fish al
her home No. q East Seventy,eighth-st- The CO
tillon will be led by Elisha Dyer, Jr, who viii
dance with the hostess.
Mrs. Frederic J. De Peyster, of No : East Forty
second-st., viii give a valentine dance for her
daughters, on Tuesday evening, February g. Alex
ander NJ, Hadden will lead the cotillon with Miss
Ella De Peyster par-ner.
The latest addition to the corps Of debutantes
is Miss Grace Coppen. who win make her formal
entree into the fashionable world at reception 10
be given on Tuesday afternoon next. at the home
of her father. George CoppeIL No. 10 Fifth-ave.
The debQtante VIII 6e assisted IN reeelylng by MISS
Kean. of Philadelphia; Miss Helen HoLehklss. Of
New Haven; Miss Louise CULVER, Miss Ruth AIS
tin and Miss Martha Bowers, Of this city
Mrs Albert B. Boardman of No. 20 West Fifty
thfrd-st who has arranged TO give a dance in
short time for her debutante daughter, Miss Cecil
Boardman, will leave early next month with a
party of young people for Bermuda
Mr. and Mrs Kett Pinckney Walker who
married Trinity Chapel this city In August last,
and who left few days after their wedding for
Europe. have returned to New-York
EARLY RUSH OF BUYERS TO THIS CITY.
HOTELS CRowDED-MERCHANTs FEAR LACK OF
| IMPORTS BECAUSE so MANY STEAMERS
HAVE BEEN TAKEN BY THE BRIT