New-York tribune., 1901-03-20
SOCIETY DAY BY DAY.

No charming trysting place for society
be conceived than the show, which opened
yesterday afternoon at the Waldorf-Asto The
entire ballroom floor of the huge hosiery has been
given up to the affair. and while roses constituted
the principal feature of the show. there all
sorts Of other costly flowers exhibition. fur
nishing a background of unique beauty to all the
daintily dressed women who have remained in the
city or have returned to town from their spring
outing Prominent among them Mrs Richard
irwin; who as president Of the managing commit
entertainment. which. like many others in which
cred cause of charity As already stated in this
column, the show is for the benefit of the charta
ble annex of the Loomis Sanatorium for Consump-
Mrs. Irwin there We're present Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt Mrs Elbridge T. Gerry. Miss Calender.
Mrs. Clarence H. Maekay. Mrs Charles T. Barney.
Mrs George b. de Forest. Mrs. Charles b: Alex
Hamersey Mrs q'i FredeTia j. de as5er MIS- Ed
Bayard Cutting, Mrs Hermann Oeirichs Mrs
Matter Gurnee, jr., Mrs Charles NJ. oelrichs and
boxes had caused the latter he transformed into
rose 5owSTs in which they served tea TO their
confined TO the afternoon, for in the evening many
with the lovely fowers and Beautiful tofettes be-
came stil more fascinating than earlier in the day
which the floral decorations had been devised with
an absolute disregard of all cost. The show
tinues to-day and Tomorrow and. judging by it's
success from social point of view, it promises
become henceforth as notable an annual function
as the horse show.
fFloF 10 the opening or the rose show large
luncheon parties given by Mrs. Frederick J.
de Peyster and by Mrs. Alonzo Clark Robinson
while Mrs. H. de Berkeley Parsons had large
bridge whist party in the afternoon. Dinners were
sh5 siyfh h. among Non 9hsrs BY Mrs vi EygTard Strong
Gordon Norrte entertained a euchre party and Miss
hood Amusemen a. Cnb me T1 IN b rcsan nT o ls
Francis Mcneil Bacon. while the Victoria Whist
The principal affair OF the evening however was
the party given by Mr.. and Mrs. Abram 5
Hewitt Like each Of these annual functions at the
great credit on the Misses Hewitt who each year
novel and original in the way Of entertainment
In the big salon and corridor lined with rows o4
little gilt chairs the guests listened to Theo sing
her repertory of Ofenbach selections from IA
Perichole' La Grand Duchesse'' and In PcIa
and was received win great Gl an olgngs@Ta, @
muslcai programme supper was served
Edwin Gould has leased Thornwood the beaut,-
ful country home OF the late Henry Willard at
Dobhs Ferry on the Hudson Mrs Willard and hcr
FAMILY are going abroad
Mr. and Mrs Robert McAnister Lloyd have re-
ercy Park
There is no truth in the story widely published
according 10 which Mrs. Pierre I.oriilard tr has
decided to build a hospital on the Riviera for CON
sumpttve American women OF small means Pierre
Lorlllard, il. denounCcS the story "a uoUsons,aI
as also the other tale according 10 which Mrs
Lorillard has become a convert to socialism
luncheon party will be given on Thursday next
by Mrs William Rhnelander in honor Of Mrs
Bruce Ismay who Miss Florence SchcneIin
Mr and Mrs. Z. Parmelee Prentice sail for ru
rope In the first week in June and propose ~
spend most of their time abroad Vienna
ATrc
to-day at her home No 707 Fifth-ave in homo. az
her niece Mrs. David II. Day Of Canton Ohio
Mrs. Duncan Elliott has taken possession Of the
W. Starr Miller villa at Newport which she 70
Gently purchased -
Among those registered at the clubhouse AZ
Chatsworth. y. j. Sunday were the Maroutsa
de leyrand-Pergord, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bur
ran norman, Mrs. SpOtswoOd d Schenck NIIss
Nathalie Schenck. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Henry "
blhpy Henry Randall and George A Haines