New-York tribune., 1902-01-05
LAKEWOOD GAYETY.
HOW THE NEW YEAR WAS WELCOMED
THE RESORT CLOSELY CROWDED.
MANY DINNER PARTIES.

Lakewood y. J., Jan. CspeciaD.-The new year
a,,a in full Of good promise for popular Lakewood
accompanied by music and dancing and laughter
within doors and the din OF fire alarm and cannon
without. The occasion was the climax OF gayety
IN long week OF carefully planned entertaining
attractions
The resort has been closely crowded. more closely
than ever before, for there has been much building
within year, and still late applicants turned
away. And the perfect entertainment OF so great
: social congress has been along varied lines, en-
bracing largely music and song dancing and sport.
The three grand balls of the large hotels were
Of course. the chief attractions for the great pro-
portion Of visitors. And insure their perfect
success an elaboration OF preparation was neces-
sary which can hardly be appreciated by the aver
age entertainer. To throw open house to a thou
sand people. and provide them with evenings
diversion which does not pail upon the taste. in
,uding the feeding Of the multitude with dozen
perfectly served courses. and all a purely COM
ulmentaTv detail of the season. is a proposition
which has many times been worked out by the
hotels here as to he a matter of course.
Nor was all the joty and good cheer confined to
the great hotels. At Hotel Lenox, the guests
gathered about the yawning fireplace in the
corridor. and with a generous punchbowl close at
hand listened music by Charles II. Roth.
Chicago pianist and raconteur and Miss Emily
Sanford and Miss Hamilton. amateur vocalists, OF
New-York. It was all informal and enjoyable.
At the Palmer House people enjoyed the discus
sion Of a special menu dinner on New Years Eve
passed 10 the cosey music room for music and
dancing and greeted the year with song.
special party OF twelve filled the green parlor in
the evening. NJ J. Warner. as host, presiding
the pUnchbowl-
oak Court tastefully decorated with evergreen.
holly asparagus and maidenhair fern. celebrated
New Years Eve with ball. which was greatly
enioved and other incidents of the weeks pleasure
were a recital and concert on Monday evening and
an informal musical on Saturday evening. Another
ball for the help was planned for Thursday even
ing.
AT the Lexington well attended chidren's party
was an afternoon event day this week. in honor
Of the second anniversary Of Master Albert Lar
rabee. Mrs Larrabee made an enjoyable success of
the afternoon for the little people. On Thursday
night a programme Of readings and monologues
was enjoyed by the guests
Aside from the New Years balls. guests OF the |
large hotels have made wholesale interchange or !
courteses finding expression in the main by dinner
parties. The largest and most elaborate dinner OF
the season was given Wednesday evening by Mr. |
and Mrs Wilton Mere-Smith. tables in the private
dining being arranged for thirty covers Win
profuse decorations OF American Beauty roses |
Those ct table were Mr.. and Mrs r. r OIcott' |
Mr and Mrs William Barbour. Mr. and Mrs John |
!. Drummond Mr and Mrs. Andrew Fletcher. Mr. |
and Mrs Henry F Cook Miss Hastings and MI |
on the previous evening the same apartment was |
used by dinner party OF tWsFe en'erlalleI en- It Ds
being rrofuse and beautiful There We're also many
small table gatherings in the main hall at the
on New Years morning Nh. and Mrs. Wilton
NerIa-Smith and Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Olcott filled a
six horse tally-ho with Laurel House children. and
took them for long and joyous drive about the
village. their unanimous delight
Laurel -thePines guests also made de up lists Of
five special dinners on New Years pay MT. ana
Mrs Robert :. Morris onteTfain,e,d Mrs kingdom Ha
Mr.. and Mrs. William A: Hamilton and Colonel
D A Brainard /. s. a. II. :. Black was the host |
20 a large party OF his friends. Mr., and Mrs c D. |
Freeman had their dinner guests Mr. ana Mrs |
J. ! Manning and Captain and Miss Cassett Gen /
eral and Mrs. Frank NJ. Freeman had MI ana mrs |
Hart Mckee and T. ". PearSall, il
Although initial day OF 1902 was sharp cold |
and windy. to golfers not denied their an |
nuaI competition the Golf Club of Lakewood. /
and fftv-four entries were made twenty-siX re- /
turning cards while the Country Club seven
women braved the days disconforts and completed
sn eighteen hole round. Three days play In a !
mixed fours0rne tournament. for prizes by Mrs. |
George Jay Gould and Clarence NJ Roof. is closing |
The announcement Of the early consolidation |
Of both clubs here and the removal TO new and |
larger quarters. generally approved. There are |
many here who believe that such action is in the
direct interest Of good sport and II is understood
that the early settlement OF details will result In
prompt action
NEWCOMERS HERE THIS WEEK.
I-aureI-in- -Pines-Mrs. H. J. Chisholm Mr. |
and Mrs. F. B. Tompkins. H ]. Chisholm. Jr.. Mr.