New-York tribune., 1901-01-06
cocIETY'S SUNDAY REVIEW

cr,dsy marks the break in gay week i'm So
,stg And. after all. there IS not much of a break
ssv Gradually the more secular idea of the
l.;neutaI Sunday is prevailing i'm America and
= rngland. In London il is the custom on that
- 10 dine at restaurant. and OF late years so
80 delightful places have been opened that quite
t,,ee may be made. In Nev-York the selec-
- Is limited 20 about three. with fourth or a
- thrown in. If one wishes TO explore Bohemia
r1,,s--eh parade, which is of the chief charac-
snsny fashionable persons are seen in Fiftb
We, and gradulaIiy The prejudiee against walking
= zen - receive Informally on Sunday and Mrs
$50: Soa delightful little receptions SerrS and
-tis sunday. the weather promising well. Tuxedo
"a other country resorts will be in use w
,-be Cochran is giving large house party AT
~ place Al Sands Point, and James Henry Smith
rss another at his cottage at Tuxedo Houses
= Norristown, in the Hampstead district and
!, cher suburban localities. are opened at the
EssTSrabie Skating is now included as a fashiona-
Sc pastime. ane many o. me debutantes of the
Ths ST Nicholas Rink Is weH patronized on Mon
n the games Of hockey played there in the even
Tn-rorroU will begin another busy week The
.rt.rt Morris Bsgby musical will open the day
rsny luncheons and small entertainments are to
!. given The evening at the opera will be unusu-
.sfo- OF course, will not be present as she will
I've her annual ball. But many Of her guests will
g there before going 10 this entertainment.
TIE bah given by Mrs. Astor IS almost a fixed
,east in the social calendar. II arrives with the
second week in January. Mrs Astor has long
ana large visiting list. Nearly six hundred per-
.ons will be at the ball tomorrow evening. Pos
sshr selection Of the younger element will be
,r4ssnt on seeount OF Miss Van Allen. Miss Helen
roosevelt is still in mourning for her grandfather
and Miss Florence Twombly lost her last
vanderbilt debutantes Mrs. Astor always receives
slu,e and there is always a eotillon with pretty
fsrprs and most excellent supper. The suppers
n the -astors are famous, and one great merit is
,ssr the viands hot. This has not been the
csss az several OF the large entertainments re-
certify. The two houses viii be used. Supper is
70 Be served in the John Jacob Astor house. Dane
ing vii be IN the ballroom The decorations will
fs Hore elaborate than usual Mrs Astor will
csge az the enc OK tne large corridor between the
bushes The drawing room will be decorated with
msuEe orchids and the dining room with white
snd pink roses.
One Of the large receptions OF tomorrow after
non viii be that held by Mrs Frederick Nelson
sn6 her daughter. Miss Nelson, at the Nelson
house No 100 Fiftil-ave. This is the official
irs ont OF Miss Kathleen Nelson although she has
hssa at many of the dances this winter. Mrs
Retert Ralston Crosby has cards out for re-
espton for the same day. and Mrs. William NJ. V.
Hoffman, Of No. 80 West Fifty-Arst-st., will give a
On Tuesday viii be held the January meetings
of a number Of the dancing classes. Among these
ss,Nat Of the Junior Cotillon az Sherry's and the
Fortnightly Dance at the Astoria. The Tuesday
Evening Assembly dances will have a second meet
.rs this season at Delmonico's
On Wednesday Miss -Addie Pierson. second
daughter Of General and Mrs. ]. Frederick Pier
ser, and Edward Walker Scott, jr.. OF Virginia,
vii be married the house of the brides parents,
Nc 20 West Fifty-second-st. " Will be small
wedding with a reception for few intimate
friends after the ceremony. Ihe wedding OF MISS
Mamie sa = ia nI oSugRTF Broa T @ a9s taSe i Daee At
Inc house OF The bride. no. AZ West Fiftyseventh-
AS both families are in mourning there will be
reception.
Dr. and Mrs ". Seward Webb will give dinner
oathe same evening for Miss Frederica Webb. 1t
vi be followed by informal dancing. The dinner
Vi, be for young people. Mrs. Daniel Butterheld
as musical at her house. No. SIG Eifth-ave. the
afternoon.
On Thursday viii take place the second large
dinner dance given by Mrs Frederick Gallatin for
her daughter Miss May Gallatin. and on Friday
evening NEs Ogden Mills will give dinner dance.
The year opened with much gayety. The
guests of the many house parties returned 20
town By Thursday. The week VIII be eventfui
ere IN social history. IL has the opening of
The famous Whitney house, which in its way is a
marvel as il is constructed the foundations and
plans Of q large but uninteresting brownstone
fan Renaissance. These transformations seem won
dsrful and like change has taken place in the
&c colonial chanler country place. which Frederick
" Vanderbilt removed carefully stone by stone
and built around il dwelling house. 1t would
II the architects OF the period had also
discovered a species of elixir with which inocu-
late old houses the physicians supposed 20
submit elderly TO a similar stimulant. How
ss s ne whitney house as IL stands today is al
- CUT ana there are no evidences or anything
s&ss'slsey - taoeet except electric aghts 70 elspei
tle slasion OF another century; But on Friday
tsenlng, II can perhaps be safd. Stanford White
eject Of gorgeous stairway and entrance in order
e obtain more space. The temporary PLATFORM al
noe The idea of the floral decoration was excel
d ohtFude itself. In the ballroom il harmonized
Nth the medieval surroundings. Mr.. Whitney and
iar EuToPs where they viii join the small colony
iist is this winter going TO 90 the Nile.
The dinner dance given by Mr.. and Mrs Cor
nelius Vanderbilt on Wednesday at Sherry's was
perfect entertainment OF its kind 1t ali
good taste and refinement. It's only motive was
The introduction OF Miss May Goeiet 10 society. The
plesent al the entertainment have always been on
friendly terms with him and his wife.
The debutantss had a Jolly dance on Thursday
evening az DelmonleO's. The first OF the series of
elnner dances organized by Mrs Frederick de
Psyster and J. Montgomery Strong showed that
ths purpose was TO unite al the fashionable danc-
ng classes and the younger members. The list OF
setsonesses included the names of such women as
-dEt Deiafield, Mrs. Arthur NJ. Dodge, Mrs Charles
henderson, Mrs. Huntington. Mrs. Church and
vileFs who at the head OF these organizations.
asxancer NJ Hadden led the cotillon. Nearly one
hundred couples Joined IN the dance All were
young people, and few matrons were present, ex-
etlt the chaperones.
Ihe return 20 the dancing Of figures i'm the CO.
ion shows that there is lie left in this de-
-eAtful form OF dancing. For years it has been