New-York tribune., 1902-01-23
NEW-YORK SOCIETY.

Messaline" was produced for the first time in
this country at the Metropolitan Opera House last
night with Calve In the title role and the house
was crowded with a brilliant and fashionable
audience than at time since the opening OF the
season. socety's interest in this operatc premiere
being heightened by certain romantic features in
connection with the Of the composer Isadore
de Lara. Among those present Mrs. Astor in
purple velvet who had with her Mrs. r X. Peudle-
ton. in pink satin. trimmed with chiffon: Mrs Jules
Natable, in pale gray crepe de chine. spanged with
silver, was with Mrs. Henry Lawrence Burnett in
rose satin; Mrs. George L. Rlves. In white satin
trimmed with lace. with her daughter Natica. in
frock OF gray chiffon: Mrs. Hamilton Mex. Twonl-
ey ean IN and 6aSH "oa sye r WITH S W6 In PINK
gray satin, appliqued with black velvet. with Miss
Mrs. Richard irwin. in white chiffon and black
lace with Miss Coleman DraytOn in pink silk,
pale blue satin Tin e0yered with white net spanged
trimmed With F paDhe yexS and Miss sy Kahern
Pratt in pale blue satin. trimmed with white
spangled with silver. with Mrs: W. Pierson Hamil-
IN in Ted caeee g cSine b Tn a. ~ s aI
gupure lace; Mrs Hermann Oeirichs in pale blue
Mrs. z; II. Berwind. Mrs. c. T. Barney Miss Bar
ny: n,y Mr.; ana Mrs, Nicholas Fish Mr. and Mrs
CORD and Mrs H. f Dimock
After the opera many went to the dance given
by Mrs. Woodbury. G. Langdon. at her house in
Fifth-ave. to celebrate the twentieth anniversary
OF her marriage. The cotillon led by Alex
ander NJ. Hadden. dancing with Miss Sophie Lang
don, who made her debut last winter the favors
including sashes for the women and boutonnieres
tied with white ribbons bearing the dates 1852
and 1902 the former being the of Mr. and Mrs.
Mr. and Mrs William isen Mr aud Mrs Henry
r Montgomery Mr.. and Mrs John Innes Kane
Kane. the Misses de Peyster Miss Fish the Misses
9n Mr. and oSnr Mrs Columbus n 9D sen lin and
A. Post Nicholson Kane Ashton de Peyster and
Schuyler Schieffelin
Among the dinners given last night was one by
Mrs. Ogden Mills at her house in East Sixty
ninth-st.
The Morgan Chamber Music Club had its first
concert yesterday afternoon at Mrs. Robert Abbe's
house in West Fiftieth-st. Among the features
OF the programme were Beethoven quartet by the
Morgan String Quartet. and the DEVILS Thrill by
Tartin played by Fritz Kreiser. Other meetings
of the club will be February . at Mrs j. West
Roosevelt's house in East Thirty-frst-st on Feb
ruary 49, Mrs. Henry Poor's. No. I Lexington
Miliers, No lis East Thirtieth-st. and on April q
Thirty -frst-st
Mrs. Daniel S. Lamont had an lat home" yester-
day afternoon at her house In West Fifty-third-st
The Amsterdam Theatre Club after attending the
performance of ~ Gentleman OF France" last
night was entertained at supper by Mrs William
Barbour at her house in West Fifty-eighth-st
Colonel and Mrs. John Jacob Astor give a large
dinner Tonight at their house In Fifth-ave. They
will give another dinner next Tuesday. Captain
and Mrs. Warren Beach likewise have dinner
night at their house in Fifth-ave.
The marriage of Miss Beatrice Bogert daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene T. Bogert to William Bay
ard Blackwell will take place this afternoon .et
o'clock in the Marble Collegiate Church. The
bridesmaids will be the Misses Cecil Boardman.
Elizabeth Clark, Josephine ogden and Ethel Spears
while Mrs +. Fl. Hartman Smons VIII be ma.ran
of honor, Erskine Hewitt will OfficRte as best
the uShPrS include am
George Bliss Agnew. Ktliaer Van Rensselaer,, jr.
Hiram Smith and Francis Riggs. After the cere-
mony a reception Will take place at the house of
the brides parents in East Seventeenth-st
The Neghborhood Club. which consists Of a
number OF fashionable people living below Four
teenth-st., in the vicinity of Washington Square
will resume It's meetings tonight the new house
OF Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Auerhach, in West Tenth
St The programme will include some national
dances in costume The next meeting of the club
will be at Mrs Robert Hall McCormck's home in
Fifth-ave "
Mrs. Cortlandt Schuyler Van Rensselaer, will give
a reception this afternoon at her house in East
Sixty y-frst-st.
Announcement made Yesterday Of the an,
gagement of Hector H. Haveme yer son of William,
+. Havemeyer. and Miss Raw NJ Russell aaugbtar
of Mrs James Russell
Mrs Stuyvesant Fish gives a dinner danca On
February at her house. in East Seventy-eighth-st
About seventy have been asked to the dinner and
NUMBER OK additlonal guests are coming in after
ward for the cotillon.
James Henry Smith has issued Invitations for a
dinner on January % at his house, In West Fifty