New-York tribune., 1901-02-10
cocJETY'S SUNDAY REVIEW

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- which is usually pictured and is such a
ts,,e eubject with those who illustrate and
-. uho draw for the current prints The fair
-sssor maiden in a tailor made gown. with prayer
- An hand. kneeng at a prie deu against the
III known background, depicting a Gothic catht-
80 while a Mephisto crouches conquered for
- noment like that amiable devil in Faust ."
- Is thgarted for a minute In the market place
vi mis- Is a stock subject with but little fdeity
20 lssst A will assemble with dancing intent
p1i What may happen at dinner after dessert II
ssYch entertainments, should just play delicious
asltE or merry jingling polka, is not difficut 10
n1sist ~ and badminton and sewing classes and
sunts and excursions 10 fields and pastures new
,5 thus Palm Beach is getting ready for ~.
Mach season. In a few weeks special trains and
,ecial cars will he pouring into Florida Already
~ harbors alive with yachts. Aiken viii have
ne cross country hunts. its bridge and its little
souls But New-YOrk will not be deserted a. far
Is the fashionable world is concerned There will
seene may be changed a bit but nearly an the
srsmatis persone will remain in the cast
IN reviewing the last week II can hardly be said
,hs, II equaled in brllliancy the weeks which have
sready gone into history. There not many
,srre private dances, although everything seemed
N come 20 a climax Thursday in the dinner
ss,ce arranged by Mrs. Frederic J. de Peyster
we're present and the dinner dance given at
sberry's FOR Miss Eleanor Jay. There the
usual number Of dinners, more card parties even
shsn usual each afternoon heing taken up with
sssyeral OF these functions and a number Of par
les 10 the play the largest Of which was that OF
,lrs William p. Douglas. The audiences at the
s5srs have been very large. and the gowns and
towels displayed extremely beautiful Mrs. Astor
sser IN her box on two OF the evenings. Mr.. and
Mrs ROYAL Phelps Carroll and MIR. and Mrs. c
!, he Wilson box, and Mrs / Townsend Burden
and her younger daughter, Miss GWendoiEn Bur
sen were there the same evening.
The week will begin tomorrow evening with the
,os,poned dinner dance Of Mrs Frederick Gallatin.
rbere will be little change in the original
sinner givers Mrs. Hone and Mrs. Morris who
acre 10 have been among them, both having gone
INTO mourning The Gallatin dance will he al
os, entirely for debutantes. The Gallatins really
rs,e the first large entertainment OF the winter
for the buds and this will be more or less the
closing one for that same se' Sc he Win IN JesS
and although there may he a few faces missed IN
e nsrterre there viii be Others 10 MI their places
49, ~ are many dinners tomorrow evening, and
be last Eat homes" 10 take place IN the afteinoon
among them that OF Mrs. L. Phelps rover NO %
Esst sixty-fourth-st.
Tuesday win bring the dinner dance which Mr
,rs Mrs c oliver Iselin viii give for Miss Nora
i.s,,n 7, will ne AT sherrys The guests 10
,nnear with 'cheveux poudres." The decorations
,ir be very elaborate and in excellent taste, but
rot spectacular. There will be about two hundred
quests
On the same evening will take place the ST. John
Sund and New-Y York Red Cross Hospital ball at
he Metropolitan. Strauss Orchestra Will play
n VIII be a rendezvous for fashion. Nearly all the
boNes have been taken, and many OF them by the
sockholders of the Metropolitan. To dance one Of
the glorious Strauss Naltzes under the baton or
trsaitions Of his family. and who has been for
yesis the musical director AT the Court balls az
! lifetime. Alexander N. HadGen Is at the head of
me Ball Committee.
Wsdnesday will be another opera night and I'm |
the morning and afternoon there VIII he various /
meetings of bridge whist classes, Of the Kncker-
cocker Bowling club and Of the POSTGRADUATE |
Hospital Sewing Class. Mrs. Adrian Iselin, ir, |
Ein give a small dance, following dinner for Miss
Therese Iselin that evening. The Wednesday !
.anllon Will also have meeting al Deimomeo 5, |
ne las; before Lent
Thursday Will be a gala day for society. In the |
irst place IL is ST Valentines Day and that alone
suggests numerous dinners and small entertain |
neats in which the Patron Saint Of Hearts will be |
Well honored on that evening will take place two
very much talked Of entertainments. Each Of |
,hese with demonstrate absolutely how New-York is /
iivded irrevocaby into sets. At Sherrys society \
sin assemble 10 DO honor 10 James Henry Smith |
who is give a dinner dance. which has been |
much heraided Contrary 10 reports. Mrs. John |
Jacob AstOr viii not receive for him. She Is at
Aiken. where she viii remain until May. He will |
have social sponsors Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt |
r. and Mrs. StJyvesant Fish James Henry Smith |
not stranger In New-York. and he hardly |
needs sponsor n society: but Il is only since he
he's inherited large that he has devoted
himself 10 TIE very fashionable world. There VIII |
he dinner and a cotillon. Various rumOrs con-
erning the lavish decorations are being circulated
Instead OF garden. which seems to be the popular
ssriss and general air OF medisevalism Al least
50 run the present plans. lie mas orcered me |
rlylng set so there Is considerable rivalry |
The only authentic statement has been that bridge
whist boxes will be among these "trifes. EN- |
Iectaton may run very high as IL did al the |
Whitney ball when for days before il was rumored
f'Ies 1tStb ~ " ,SI ,i,,se1 orders there was SUB
tusd "Ah," Although MIR. Whitney did give
ihe fashion for tbe winter. These favors have been
becoming more elaborate ever since Expectation,
therefore, runs high for the James Henry smith
coi..lOn.
There will be little danger Of many regrets by
invited guests and the list arranged by Mr.. Smith,
with the assistance OF Mrs. Fish and Mrs. Wander
lit Of those expected. will be roster Of those
eesent This has not always been the case. espe-
ally at some recent entertainments. Harry Lehr
s TO lead the cotillon. and there have been extra
aAests asked in for that part OF the programme
On the same evening Mrs. Lewis Rutherford
Morris and Mrs. Everett Mallery Culver, daughters
N Senator Clark, OF Montana will give fancy
"'fss dance at their apartments, Whlch nave bet'h
ne scene OF some very fantastic and original en-
tertainments The text OF the invitations which
hss already been published. requests that the
guests be "decently garbed IN some fit costume OF
your country. OF the present time be il Yiddsh.
siaV, TeutOn. Greek Mussulman. or any other
.eoe or tribe. and this you viii not omit under
feaaity OF expulsion from August Presence,
she We shall then and there graciOusly receive
souI salutations ana strive TO minister 10 your
comfort and good cheer"
" smaller entertainments. there viii be the
ing OF the Thursday II. sning Club at the home OF
Mrs. John Mnturn No % Washington Square