New-York tribune., 1901-12-18
NEM-YORK SOCIETY.

NEW-YORK SOCIETY.
Miss Adelaide Randolph, daughter of the late
Mrs W c. Whitney by her first marriage, made
her debut in New-York society last night at a
dance given by her stepfather 1t was one OF the
largest and most brilliant balls OF the season
There are few houses in New-York so well adapted
for entertaining extensive scale as the
Whitney mansion in Fifth-ave.. the artistic char
acter of it's appointments making super1uous all
those floral decorations which constitute feat
ure at most dances and balls
From the snow covered streets the guests en-
tered the tapestried and spacious hall. and after
removing their wraos made their way upstairs to
the main gallery, or upper hall. where the Hun
garian band partly concealed behind huge palms
and a bank of pink begonias OF the species known
as the GIoire de la Refine played throughout the
evening William C. Whitney and his stepdaugh-
ter who was dressed in dainty frock OF wnlte
tulle trimmed with lilies OF the valley, received
their guests nearly seven hundred in number in
the dining room, which had been converted into a
receptiou room for the occasion. From this apart
ment the way led through the conservatory, wnere
pink azaleas and pink begonias gave touch OF
color to the background of green palms, into the
ballroom 1t was only here that any attempt at
special floral decorations had been made, aud II
was as original as IL was effective Clusters "r
electric lights grouped in ball like punches. were
covered with white silk. over whlch oencaIe
asparagus vines. traced lacelike arabesques. and
impaired wonderfully soft tone to the light
Dancing began soon after II O'Clock to the strains
Of Lander's band, which had taken up its position
in the gallery of the ballroom A little after mid
night supper was served by Sherry at small tables
decorated with centrepieces of flowers and scat
tered in the main hall. the library. the drawing
room and the dining room. The cotillon began
shortly after l o'clock. led by J. D. Roman Bald
win. dancing with Miss Randolph while Craig W.
wadsworth dancing with Mrs Harry Payne Whit
pey led from the other end of the ballroom one
of the features OF the cotilon was the automobile
figures in which large floral autonooile was
brought into the room by d thoroughly up-to-oate
chauffeur who proceeded TO hand out from the
interior miniature automobiles forming tape-meas-
ures for the women and auto caps for the men,
The other favors furnished like these. by MIS-
Collins consisted Of Venetian necklaces. SATIN
muns trimmed with gauze ribbon in pastel shades.
and punches Of hydrangeas; satin bags and flower
tipped wands for the girls and bronze cigar cutters
canes horns cigarette holders and other knick-
knacks for the men. After the cotiIor there was d
buffet supper. which brought the ball to an end
Among those present were Mr. and Mrs l. L.
Raylies Mr.. and Mrs W. Bayard Cutting. Jr.
Mr. and Mrs A Cass Garfield. Mr. and Mrs
Royal Phelps Carroll. MIR. and Mrs Elisha Dyer.
tr. Mr. and Mrs H Mortimer Brooks. Mr. and
Mrs 1 Toy, nsend Burden. Mr. and Mrs Gerry MY
and Mrs Theodore :. Haveneyer- MI and Mrs
] H Hammond MI and Mrs. Adrian Iselin. jr-.
Mr and Mrs. J. l.. kernochan. Mr.. and Mrs Er-
nesto G. Fabbri. Mr.. and Mrs. James W Gerard
jr Mr. and Mrs. ". Rhinelander Stewart MT.
and Mrs Mackay Mrs Hermann Oerichs. Mr.. and
Mrs WhiteIaw Reid Mr. and Mrs George l.
Rives Mr. and Mrs. H. L. satterlee. Mr.. and Mrs
Charles II. Marshall. Colonel and Mrs j j Astor.
Nj and Mrs w. BaySTd M fqtting nthg Pr KANE and 9IT MT
and Mrs. j Lee Taller. Mr. and Mrs s5aney sIonbS
NiT and Mrs Prescott Lawrence. the AustTo-H Hun @
gaEaIn Minister @ and Mme b HGn Mr shd Mrs
Mex Tw9mby Mr. and Ms StanT9rd Mo srg WSrs mr
n n CSrme Sio Wilson Mr and Mrs Cornelius Wander
Bit the MarqGse de TaiIeyrand. Mrs Aston Mrs.
James A Burden ir. Mr. and Mrs. R, Fulton
M5o Me- and d. s asa {qhn %fs F Pf5S s. Mr 9Pa m
and and MIS- rs" John R L!3eTmore colonel and Ms
Mr. and Mrs. ". K Vanderbilt, il, Mr. and Mrs,
The The Misses Angelica and Mabel Gerry Janet and and
eoyytenet e6yGg Anne Doc Dodge, Caroline Drayton Juar
Edgar Julia and Beatrix Hoyt. Therese Nora as and
BssFee Bsnnls asS5i and GLADYS Nsr s sEaG
Johnson. Mary Hartman, Lila sloane and Jessie
sloane. Lily Oelrichs. Julia Olin, Natica Kives'
bIy Mildred Stokes. Frederca and Natalie Webb.
Caroline Wilmerding and Ethel Wateroury.
BsT9es e@irI H Y G. Barbey. Robert l. Gerry Ralph =
F. Fms cushin seoft Peter gerry AleRaHder NJ adde
Center Hitchcock lie Grand Griswold. Sumner
Bradsh G. Johnson S Nicholson Kane, Z. De
Peyster yLngston EranGis H. Min KtnniSHt Sn Ph1nix or
ris H \, Norman. stephen H. olp, FrsdeEie Nay
art ar r q 'oIVlT W smaIi@y j. r Roosevelt Schuyler
Scheffelin Reginald Vanderbilt J. NJ, Waterbury.
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Murray Young, Egerton l. Winthrop and F Bron-
son Winthrop.
Among the other features of the social programme
Yesterday was the party given by Miss Josephine
Drcxei. her house in Madison-aVe. last nlSht
for Miss Esler, of Philadelphia. Among Eer guests
were the Misses De Peyster. Miss Boardnan, Miss
Jay. Miss Ladd. Miss Nichols and Reginald JcXons.
Lawrence Atterbury. Townsend Howes, William
Meredith w Nichols and Fhiltp Birkhcad- Miss
Drexel leaves here Saturday for Penn Rhyn.
turning TO town Monday morning. There were
likewise another meeting last night at Delmonc0s.
of the dancing class organized by John - Rocke-
and a theatre party arranged ny the sim
Son Club. which. after attending the performance
at the K Knickerbocker adjourned to Delmo1ico's
for supper which followed by some dancing.
The wedding of Mrs. JohE Godfrey Moore to
Warner Mifin Leeds. took place yesterday noon
in the chantry of All Souls Church. in Madison
ave Owing to the illness of the brides mother
Mrs James NJ Hartshorne, it quiet affair."
at which only relatives and intimate friends were
present The bride. dressed in pale gray satin
crepe de chine. trimmed with white lace, and with
a tooue of gray tulle of the same shade. trimmed
with ostrich tips attended by Miss Marian
Houston in a frock of sage greel cloth. trimmed
with filet lace as maid of honor. while William
Leeds officiated as his brothers best In lieu
OF a bouquet the bride carried white tafTeta and
chiffon muff which was fastened bunch OF
mauve orchids. After the ceremony there was
wedding breakfast the home of the brides sis
ter Mrs Arnold Wood, in East Thirty -hfth-st On
their return from their wedding trip in the South,
the newly married couple will occupy the brides
house In East Sixty-hfth-st
To-day will be extremely busy from social