The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-12
GORGEOUS ASSEMBLY BALL.
LARGER AND MORE SUMPTJOIS
THAN EVER VAS LAST NIGHTS.
white Was the Pre-, ailinE Color and a
Be,y Of Debutantes Danced-Presi.
dents Daughter There-Jewels and
Dresses Never SO Costly or Elaborate.

The Assembly, the first big ball Of III"
winter. was given las, night Ut the VA
dorf Astoria. II will go on record a. "A
memorable entertainment for its sumr
tuous appointments, number Of guests and
the splendor of costumes and jewels.
The entire ballroom suite wa devoted
to the big dance. Lander's orchestra ia
the m,isic balcony Of the ballroom alter
mated with the Waldorf Astoria band.
There being no opera last night the guest
were early in arriving, They found CORR
doris and stair~ays lmed WIKI tropical
foliage and garlanded with fouei ing vines
Palms were grouped ii. the promenade.
which was trimmed with smilax.
Mrs. Charles A. Post. Mrs John Jacob
As,or aud Mrs Lloyd Bryce received in II,
rot unda foyer. This va bower Of
Florida smliay, with the mantel banked
With American b aTy roses, the wall
hung with crimson velvet aud the corner
filed with towering plants.
Mrs. PoIt Tas in black satil veiled with
black tulle. Her jewels were emerald-
and diamonds and Ia Ter couture she worr
a black and gold flower with u diamond
aigre;tc. Mrs Lloyd Bryce wore a superh
ornaments
In the ballroom the upper boxes ver"
filed with palms and 20 garlaudad a. g.
he ENCLOSED. On each boy on the tlrs'
balcony were flat baskets filed with lille,
and white chrysa'themuu,s.
The dancing was Informal unit! 1890
O'Clock when supper was served in thr
Aston gallery. On each small table werc
clusters Of pink roses OF carnations. Thu
was the menu:
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Comic ptSstA Ia Prncrsse.
Terri. r au Mace c.
Hu.irc>a Il btcaa eel.
BouchtcS de volatile Ma Col1.nbine.
Canard CanNasuack.
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I'et dc hTgf pIIuf en- gelte.
Asplc de ioc gtas.
Shade de volatile.
Sand .la rs ct r'llc .a,
H.ccs de ,an'aIs'.
PcttS fouIs. FRUITS
Moot & Chandon.
Apollinans
After supper the cotillon, led by Elisha
Over, Jr., was danced in the ballroom
There was Oh " one favor figure; During
this, Panama hats inverted and filed with
roses and hung on broad ribbons We're
distributed. There we're boutonu. De, for
the men.
II was white ball throughout, many Of
the gorgeous gowns worn by the fennin"
with eu b~oi.lery done on tulle or chiffon
in pearls, silver or rh'nestones, All the
deGutantes were in white gowns. worn
with strings Of pearls.
The six Misses Roosevelt, all In white,
were well in evidence Miss Alice Roo-e,
welt, daue hter Of President Roosevelt
wore n white satin costume yelled with
tulle showered with silver, and pearl
collaret,e Miss Helen X Roosevelt who
il the rich Miss Roosevelt, having a million
in her own right, was in white embroidere /.
chiffon over satin.
Among the strangers especially invited
warp
Baron Andre. de N"wtli,e. los"ph " Str,n-
ton MIR and Mr. llo,cowh. Gustav Hartocl'
tg" SharT OF Ro.,,imo-G Or Shsaycr Of
worth OF G"n"soo. Eiwnrd Co'ford Of Newrort
Waiter Tu herman, N-. L"i~chman. Minister
to Co., oha- FcrbY %, Bo ION b Mi.. IN E G
,lonn Lew, No1s Of p.ladcr,,i,: M'TGu,.
.iack,oo, ST. Michael Henry Herbert and iady
Of the British Fwh1ssy, Wi''itm Browster
OF ,siy nj o" caroo de- P P"" Of wahInr
ton. Mi Burk" of Ornug" Mis- Susan ].
Green, Richard Hall, John lawson of Cal j.
Among the dahntanto- were Miss Chr--
tine k"rn Roosevelt N-- Adelaide NJ Bnr.
Gay Mi V G'I,s.tG co"r Mis- I2eptry
Barton Nterhurv. Nil Mary W Struth"r,,
Nj Madclinc John-or Nj, Gcrtrud" Green,
Mi HI@n G ropals ~, M2T" M Hfe" Mo,
Mis- henrietta wea.herbec., Mis- Dorothy
S H Mor noG,GV' tn, Mn Mis- h yanr cs sa
\icoll. N-s lean & HanCv. Mis- \rie,ta PREF =
,,cc. Mi, E'i7ah",h N Hurry, Nj Ccn>tan,"
Schnchardt Mi, Lucy I,andon
The list OF ordinary guests was very large.