New-York tribune., 1901-03-05
SOCIETY DAY BY DAY.

The Inauguration yesterday such a great at
traction that for in winter in early spring
there a dearth OF numbers in society. 1t
affected everything social in New-York, but as
Monday is rarely busy day, and as it is now Lent,
the result was not. perhaps. marked 1t might
have been earlier in the II was felt. per-
haps. more at the opera than anywhere else. Many
OF those who 1oxholders for Monday night were
in Washington and the house was not so full as
usual There were also number OF people in the
copntTy-large parties at Tuxedo and Lakewood
and these stayed and passed what was more
or less holiday in the suburbs
In spite of several empty boxes there was
brilliant audience at the opera. Miss Drayton in
white. with Mrs. Cadwalader Jones and Miss
Beatrix Jones. Mrs. Henry Barley was in her
box with Miss Barley Among others present were
Mrs Elbridge 7. Gerry and Miss Mabel Gerry. the
former in white and the latter in pink: Mrs Van
rensselaer, Cruger: in black; Mrs. Stanford White
Miss Kountze and Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Hitchcock
Among the other entertainments OF the even
ing were an ''at home" given by Mrs. Francis Nc
Neil Bacon. at No 20 West Tenth-st which was
largely attended, and the meeting OF the Monday
Evening Bowling Club. at the Tennis Building in
West Forty-frst-st. Its guests were received by
three Of the patronesses, Mrs. George r Scbfeffen
Mrs. Grenville Winthrop and Mrs. Christopher
Wolfe. Among the members of the club are the
Misses Lila sloane. Dorothy schenelln. Alice Rip
Welt Angelica Church and Edith Mason ana Go2n
lns n Bliss Jr, Arthur Gouverneur Morris. Bryce
On society's programme for to-day are dinner
parties by Mrs. Adrian Isein jr. Mrs Louis Fitz-
gerald and Mrs. Edmund L. Baylies. The River
side Day Nursery Class will meet this afternoon
at the home OF Mrs. Osborn. Mrs. Seth E Thomas
will give an afternoon reception at her home No
s West Twentieth-st., and In the evening there
will be theatrical entertainment at the Berkeley
Lyceum, for the benefit of the Sunshine Mission
Mrs Fitzgerald's dinner Will be in honor of Miss
Sarah Gibbs Thompson and her fance Stephen
iaowiand Peli Mrs; Robert Thompson has had
gerald. with which she returns to town this morn
Mr and Mrs. H. NICK. Twombly left here yester-
day for Florida Their trip will not be one of long
duration. they will be in New-York by Easter
They will go TO Palm Beach and Nassau. Dr. and
Mrs. W. Seward Webb and their daughter. Miss
Frederica Webb, will return to this city next week
from California. After short stay in town they
will go to Shelburne Farms VT. for the spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. stuyvesant Fish after short
journ in Washington for the Inauguration go West
IN their private car. The trip will take several
weeks and may extend as far as the Pacific Coast.
Miss Greta Pomeroy will be guest of Mrs. Fish,
and there will be some hunting parties arranged
for the Rockies.
The party chaperoned by Mr.. and Mrs Frederick
W. Vanderbilt which left for Washington Sat
urday is expected back tomorrow Mr.. and Mrs
Gerry and Miss Mabel Gerry remained in New
York. Miss Angelica Gerry was one of the guests
OF Mrs. Vanderbilt.
Much interest has been taken in the that
J. Pierpont Morgan has bought for next season Box
No. q in the parterre of the Metropolitan Opera
House. This box has been occupied by Mr.. and Mrs
Oliver G. Jennings and Mrs. J. Hood Wright The
rumor has il that the box will be a gift from her
father to Mrs Herbert L. Satterlee. Mr. Morgan
already owns Box No. 3d. which the family occupies
all performances.
James J. Van Allen has planned not to go abroad
at present He and his daughters will remain in
New-York until after Easter. and they will be at
Wakehurst, Newport next summer Miss Dray-
ton is still in town with her father. j. Coleman
Drayton. and is being entertained by his friends
and also by members of the Astor family.
Mrs. John Jacob Astor did accompany her
husband TO Washington. She remained Aiken
S. c. where the Astors will stay until Easter They
will then open Fernclif.
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Van Rensselaer, will
start to-day Ut 4 spring cruise with the yacht Nav
from Washington. They will go to the West Indies