New-York tribune., 1901-12-28
NEW-YORK SOCIETY.

Although numbers OF people have gone cut O.
town for the holidays and Will not return until
after the New Year. there was evidence thereof
az the opera last night. where the attendance vas
both large and fashionable Don Pasquale" was
played a house that presented spectacle %
much brilliancy. Mr., John R Drexel was with
Mrs. u Orme Wilson II the lsrtsr's box Mrs
Wilson a toilet OF primrose colored silk. while
Mrs Drexel was in black velvet. with a diamond
and pearl tiara. and marvellous hand of enormous
pearls strung across the corsage. With Mrs Astor
was Mrs Edmund L. BayIies. Mrs. Astor's dress
OF dark purple velvet. the bodice being laced
With sold and adorned with diamond stars. while
Mrs Baylies wore gown of white and pink bro
cade- Mrs. Hermann Oelrichs in black tuHe. and
Mrs Charles Childs. IN black satin. occupied the
box os Mr.. and Mrs ". K Vanderbilt. j.. Mrs
Adrian Iselln, white silk and gray chiffon. had
with her Miss Iselin. IN q pink :rock With Mrs
Seth Barton French. IN white satin e-nbroidered
with silver Mrs Walker Fearu. Mrs. Charles
2. Hillhouse with Mrs. Henry Clsxs. Among
others present were Mrs. J. J. wysony N black
velvet, with Mrs GoUverueUr Kortrisht IN white;
Mrs Pierre Lorillard Ronalds. jr. who vas wiki
Ms Robert Goelet Mrs. Burke Roche in white
and silver Colonel and Mrs. william, JAY NJ and
Mrs Charles B Alexander. Thomas Cushing and
Miss Edith Gushing. Harry Lehr William, Milne
GrinnelL Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Gould Jennings and
Isaac Iselin-
Among the most successful and popular subsc-ip-
VGn S o9nGfs OF me season are those organized BY
name. Among the other patronesses are Mrs John
eaT isr Ms Ms HH49r Hdais r%6sg R1S;sge & Ms Jules q
1snnIs PeaSody /! Is class made up OF young
10 society I, met again las; night at She-s ~
eou!2n being led by kenslm winsiow. The favors
silver bag tags attached TO ribbons while he Easn @
s6per sSn esra ash rays -, s1d o,her sn:kknacks
taxes place on January Is
Evening Dancing Class a. snsrrys las, Iisb T4ss 4ss
guests wers received BY the ps1ronesses. Mrs Ben
heid osoorn and Mrs Edward Curtis Lewis wood-
q belts wS soS and s9e s1sG i8s9r ISE whSh M eonsd
and notebooks and ash trays for the men
Mrs. H de Berkeley Parsons entertained snaii Sai
bridge whist party az her house in Madison-ave
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles 7. Barney. who have h..,
staying at the Holland since their return ,rorn
IS s9qn Fl AfiIa oysd ys.e5sy into their house
ing extensive alterations.
Alfred C. Vanderbilt left town yesterday for his
camp IN the Adirondacks, where he will entertaIn
party OF men over Sunday.
Miss Lila Sloane. daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs U-,u.
lam Douglas Sloane, has gone TO Lenox where she
will remain until Monday.
Commander and Mrs. Cowles. Mrs Edward snsn-
Ger Meade. Ambassador and Mrs. Choa,e. the Mar
quse de TaIleyrand-Perigord Joseph Hunt and Mr
and Miss Slimson. ot Boston. left town Yesterday
for Gm G8hta Bm6 lae RRVe5e RRs eon OTgs n VSDdsESi
where they will make stay Of about ten days
Mr.. and Mrs. z. Rollins Morse. who spent Christ
mas IN Boston, have returned town, and are ar
their house In Fifth-aye
There viii be meeting OF the Saturday Evening
Dancing Class at Delmonico's tonight stone
Phelps will lead the cotiIlon with Miss Marie Hunt
ington.
Mr.. and Mrs Robert OlyDhant OF No is East
Fifty-seeond-st-, give a theatre party tonight.
II for a Western Trip OF six weeks on board her
private car She will Se home al her house in
Fifth-ave. on Tuesday afternoons until her de-
parture.
The marriage OF Miss Mary Rensen BeIknap
daughter OF Mrs Robert Leaox Belknap. 10 Dr. D.
Murphy. which takes place on Wednesday after
noon, January i. az the University Place Presby-
terrain Church will be followed by reception az
the Gramercy Park house OF the brides sister
Mrs Robert McAllister Lloyd.
Mrs. ]. Montfort Schley. No 62s Fifth-ave.. will
give dance Delmonico's January II for
the debut OF her daughter Catherine