New-York tribune., 1901-12-21
NEW-YORK SOCIETY.

This has been a week Of debuts. Each day has
witnessed the presentation of several young girls
society. Two more. bolder than the rest
lected Friday for the purpose While Miss Edith
Poor introduced at dinner dance given by her
parents. at their house in Lexington-ave-. Miss
Elsie Waterbury made her debut at a theatre party
which followed by supper and dance at
Sherry's
The same sobrIety with regard TO floral decora-
tions which characterized the ball given by Will
lam c. Whitney Tuesday last. was noticeable
last night at the dinner dance os Mrs Poor. whose
house. formerly occupied by Cyrus W. Field, IS so
full of art treasures and beautiful in its decora-
tions that the customary display Of flowers would
have been superfluous. Dinner served at small
tables the guests being fifty in number, consisting
chiefly Of young people friends of the debutante
who arrayed in a frock OF white tue' trimmed
with lace and white satin ribbon. while her mother
wore A gown of red velvet. The guests included
the Misses Elizabeth Tuckerman. Murie1 ROBBINS
Anna Dodge, Mary CSurnee, May Haddln' Mary
Hartman Chlose Hatch, Julia Hoyt, Gwendoiyn
Burden, Natalie Knowlton. Elizabeth Morton, Viz
gin!a Osborn Natica Rives, Helen Roosevelt, Jes-
sic Sloane Caroline Wimerding, Syb Kane Helen
Barney Catherine Dodge. and the MesserS- Beck
man Hoppin Grosvenor Nicholas. Ashbel Barney
James Barney Richard Talbot Henry +. Godfrey
Sumner Gerard Henry G. Gray. l. Townsend Bur
den tr william Burden Francis kinnicutt, H.
Victor ToeU, Percy r. Pyne, I'd. Eugene S. Willard,
Francis NJ Weld, Erskine Hewitt. John F Tai
mage Eugene Hale. Francis Barnes and Flcharu
NJ Derby
sherry's orchestra played during the dinner and
throughout the dance which took place in the beau
trI new, ballroom the cotillon being led by Schuy-
Ter schieffeIin dancing with Miss Poor The favors
were very pretty. and consisted OF rams
oaper boas and muffs. hair ornaments. paper caps
tipsal necklaces and orders and boutonn1ereS
More than a hundred additional guests were asked
for +be dance They comprised the Misses care
Bryce Beatrice Crosby, two OF the Misses tryoer'
Alice de Goicouria. Ella de Peyster' the hlsSeS ~
Edwards Louise Gallatin. Edith Greenough' ha'h-
crime C,rinner Dorothy Hinckey, Hester G f1ohe'
I,dra I.oew wenonah Wetmore Edith Post, hath-
crime Pratt Dorothy Rand Natalie Schench, rosa
nond Street, Edith Lounsberry, urIhS fiarpei'
Janet Fish Edith Clark, Catherine DIX fIediioI
Morris Nav Soley Helen Stevens. Gertrude Wood
,Tan,in pomerov Nav Edwards. the Misses On.
the Misses Florence Twombly and Emily Iaylor
and Thatcher Adams Charles C. AuchlncIoss. =
Russell Auchincloss, John Auerbach George 5aAei'
tr the Messrs Babcock, Henry G. Barley James
l. Breese the Messrs. Barlow, Iathrop bro"h'
Arthur O. Choate. John Crosby. Sheldon CROSBY
r. Rayard Cutting. F. Ashton de Peyster, Wlii1aIl
NJ D. de Peyster, John Dix. E Dodge, Goeet Cal
latin. Rodman Glider Henry c. de Rham, the
Messrs Harper. Ambrose Henry, Charles W. Gould
William Greenough NORM Hare. William W. Hon-
man. F. Burial Hoffman. Francis l. '. hoppih'
I,vthe Hull, George Hull. Phoenix lngraham Ernest
IselIn. Robert Monroe Ferguson, Hugh Mnburn
Tulian Peabody J. Cowper Lord, Pierre Loriliard'
Cd Palen Snow Bertram Cruger, Ralph RainsIord
]. Preston McAnerny, Oliver Macy. Henry Marcoe'
charles T Matthew's A. Gordon Murray.
RmdnInh Neeser Kenneth Robinson Moncure Rob
inson, Arthur Street, Arthur Taimage. ESwara S l.
w5Fs E 2arcd 4d WWeekes Vi
IMcins Wiimerding. jr, Coster Wilmerding, Guy
Cary Howard Cary Lawrence Rand, Crawford
Biagden, the Messrs. Haggin. Louis de k9ven,
Marsha RobeF oeet ogdea Reid Gordon Doug
las Waiter S Gurnee, d, William Paterson, Ar
thIir Dixie Arthur Derby. Chalmers Wood, Alex
ander Pratt James L. Soutter, ID George Morgan,
Richard Thorndke. S. Haskell Derby ana schuyler
Neither Mr. nor Mrs Waterbury was present at
the entertainment which their daughter, Elsie
,oade her debut last night This owing to the
fact that they in light mourning, and their
the honors in their stead and chaperoned Miss
Elsie The members of the party met at sherry
AZ 7:S0 O'Clock were conveyed in electric stages
thence to the Lyceum Theatre. after which they
served in the reception rooms adjoining the ball
room in which dancing took place afterward
Among those asked by Mr.. and Mrs. Waterbury TO
take mart in their daughters debut were Mrs John
Jacob Astor Mrs. Cooper Hewitt Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt Mrs. Egerton Winthrop. Mrs Laden
burg Mrs. Stanley Mortimer. Miss Gladys Brooks.
Miss Barker Miss Babcock. Miss L. Bryce. Miss
Beekman Miss Z. Barrymore, Miss Cutting Miss
Cryder, Miss Dodge. Miss Edgar. the Misses Ed
kernochan, Miss Livingston; Miss Metcalf. Miss l.
b Marshall the Misses Mills. Miss Newbold. Miss
Kathleen Nelson Miss Lily Oelrichs, the Misses
DIN. Miss Parish. Miss Twombly. the Misses
Mss Whittier. Miss Caroline Wilmerding. H. G.
Ban bey j. P. Bernhard. II. ". Bull. j. D. Baldwin.
dc * e. Eoatsr + j. RsdsR DE- Woe AgsGsa Gnttng qh
j. F. Collier. e. Dodge. G. Emmet. G.. Francklyn.
j. c. Gray, jr., LIE c. Grswold. Austin Gray Albert