New-York tribune., 1902-02-15
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

Ihere was a brilliant house at the opera last
evening Boxes, orchestra and the tiers filled
with we'll known people Mrs. Mackay and Mrs
vanderbilt were together. Mrs. Orme Wilson oc-
cupied her box with Mrs. Newhouse Mrs
Charles B. Alexander. Mrs. Bradish Johnson
Mrs Adrian Iselin, jr. Mrs Townsend Bur
den, the Countess Festitics Mrs Lounsbery
Mrs. James B. Haggin. all occupied parterre boxes
Mrs. John R. Drexel, in black and silver with her
jewels; Mrs. James A. Burden sr., in white and
black; Mrs. Storrs Wells in blue. and Mrs Barney
Mrs. Joseph Stickney. Mrs. Harry Lehr, Mrs. Ar
thur NJ. Dodge, Mr.. and Mrs. William D. Sloane
Mrs. H Mex Twombly, Mrs E. Rollins
Morse, Mrs. o. B. Jennings. Mrs. George c.
Clark. Mrs Lloyd Bryce. Miss Bryce, Mrs
j. ]. Wysong Miss Josephine Johnson, Mrs
Harry Payne Whitney. Mrs. James A Burden
Jr' Mrs. John Hammond. Mrs. Alexander Van Nest
Mrs James NJ Varnum. Mrs Cooper Hewitt Miss
Kate Brice, Mrs William Jay. Mrs. Charles Chlds
Mrs. Henry L. Ray Emmett and Mrs. F. K Pen
dleton were also in parterre boxes Mrs John Jacob
Astor occupied the Astor box. She in black
with no diamonds. Mrs. George ]. Gould. in white
and silver. was with Mrs. Henry Clews.
Numerous entertainments in honor of ST. valen-
tine took place yesterday. Among them were
luncheons given by Miss Della Gurnee at her
house in Fifth-ave. by Mrs. Clarence Postley and
Fifty-second-st. He IS booked to sail for Europe
next week
Among the Valentine entertainments last night
was dance of the KnickerbOcker Dancing Glass
at Demonico's.
The annual ST. Valentines kettledrum in behalf
OF the Samaritan Home for the Aged took place
yesterday afternoon at sherry's. and a number of
fashionable women and young girls were present,
among them being Mrs. Richard Irwin Miss SybiI
Douglas, Miss Gladys Brooks. Miss Gladys Wander
hlt Miss Pansy Roosevelt. Miss Wetmo-e, Miss
and Mrs. Wilbur BIoodgood. The various enter
talnments PROVIDED for the visitors and the sale
Hsed. I2F the benefit of the Samaritan Home for the
Mrs. Frederick Nelson entertained the o. y.
Sewing Class yesterday morning at her house in
Fifth-ave Among those who attended and spent
the morning in sewing for the Founding Asylum
Mrs. Spotswood Schenk, Miss Natalia Schenk,
The marriage OF Miss Isabelle Lockwood daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Williston Lockwood 70 Frank
D. P. WELLER took place yesterday afternoon at
the home OF the brides parents in West Fifty
seventh-st. Miss Margaret Belts. in a frock OF
pink shrimp cloth trimmed with white lace off,
ciated maid of honor to the bride, who was
duchess lace The u ushers We're j. nS aiiison Keg
and Henry Henry Holt while Alfred BooTaem I'm was best
Dr.. David II. Greer.
A large dinner was given last night by Mr. and
Mrs. Henry B. Livingston for their daughter Lilias
who is one OF the debutantes OF the season.
Mrs. Astor gives large dirner tonight at her
house In Fifth-ave. II viii; be followed by a must
cal. at which Mile. FRITZ schef and David Bispham
will sing.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Rollins Morse likewise give a
dinner tonight at their house in Fifth-ave
Mrs. Louis T. Haggn gives an lat home" this
afternoon at her house in Madison-ave. for Miss
Edith Lounsbery.
he frcfv OF fba
Skating Club takes place tonight at the Berkeley
Armory. in Forty-ninth-st. near Madison-ave.
Miss Elizabeth Remsen will take a party of about
twenty TO the performance CT Maid Marian to-
night, and will afterward take them to her house
In West Fifty-hrst-st for supper.
The Cosmopolitan Sewing Glass. which met on
Thursday last Mrs Brayton Ives's will meet
on Thursday next at the house of Mrs. Sampson.
No. 800 Madison-ave.
The Count de MontebelIo. nephew OF the French
Ambassador TO Russia and cousin of the Duke OF
Montebello. who has been spending the winter in
New-fork. sails tor home on Tuesday. Oliver Har-
riman leaves for Europe on board the same
steamer
Mr.. and Mrs. George ". Vanderbilt have issued
invitations for a dinner at their house in Fifth
ave- on Thursday February a.
Mrs. Theodore Havemeyer. Mrs John c Wilmer
ding and Mrs. Francis K. Kinnicutt are among the
patronesses OF the violin recital which Miss Anna
Often gives on Tuesday evening the Waldorf
Astoria
Mrs. Edmund L. Baylies. Mrs ]. F. O. Lanier
Mrs. A. Cass Garfield. Mrs. John Jacob Astor
Mrs. Mackay and William c. Whitney are among
The subscribers TO the first symphony concert which
FIRE IN j. J. ASTOR HOME.