New-York tribune., 1902-12-09
NETWORK SOCIETY.


Aida" appeared to society a particularly appro,
pirate opera for last night. as the scenery ana
music so suggestive of the Land of the Nile ana OF
its balny atmosphere served to obliterate from the
minds of the brilliant audience the remembrance
of the bitter that reigned in the streets out
side. Indeed. the opera conveyed a welcome sensa-
ton of warmth, and all thoughts OF the icy biasr @
that ragged about the exterior of the mouse @ nete
bansned BY a the soxe aspect of @ ear tier in their
dainty I6w-eut dinner and ball dresses
Mrs ". Emen Roosevelts dance at sherry's
for her daughter Christine, Of the deoutantes
of the season. at which five of the latter cousins
Miss Alice Roosevelt daughter of the Pres'deht.
Miss Helen Roosevelt. daughter OF James H. HooSE
west Roosevelt: Miss Dorothy Roosevelt. Gaugh-
ter Of Mrs anaS9er hRGFPe Of s M Ellis
will be present. constitutes the orincipal Iesvs Ii
Alice Roosevelt who is STAYING wit with ffnr Mrs Mn Elfn
Roosevelt viii remain main IN on 50Dn ncember In ~
Another dance scheduled for to-day is the first
OF the series known as the Tuesday evening
GanGeS feIIeT ir Il win take place at Demoncos and
there VIII be no cotillon.
The first of the Neighborhood Cotillons also takes
Mace at Dodsworth's tonight. Several deou-
tantes will be presented this afternoon. including
Miss Adelaide Barclay. at reception given for her
bSS,,se @ in East Forty-eighth-st.. and Miss Jessie
Gordon sherman at reception glVen oS 49,
Gardiner Sherman. in the Annex OF the MeuV-
politan Club.
Among those who have dinner f@.des tonight
are Ms Iohn r Drexel and Mrs. oliver Harri-
man ir.. both of whom going abroad very
shortly.
Delmonico's was the scene last night Of the hrse
dance of the season given by the organization
known as the Cotillon of Eighty. Mrs Alsernoh
cv,iney Sullivan Mrs. Samuel Spencer Mrs; MI s
o,nas Hicks were among those who formed the
cceiving committee.
LANES PHILLIP Bernhard. whose wedding with MISS
mia oin takes place the day after tomorrow IN
Calvary Church. gave his farewell bachelor dlnher
last night at the FSnickereoeker CUB ms guests
omprising Monson Morris. H. Roger Min{hr0p, rIs
Ernest IeehhS dnnt TT Henri de Portes and George
Rathbone Dyer.
Mrs Lewis Cass Ledyard Mrs J. J. Wysong.
Miss Calender Mrs. Francis Burton Harrison anu
Mrs Frederick Pearson were among those present
at ,ba second of Albert Morris Bagby's musical
mornings at the Wadorf-Astoria yesterdaE. at
which. Nine. sembrieh sang and Miss MaeC&r'hy
played.
Y,,,.pAo,. were given yesterday by Mrs. Seth
r.orton FRENCH and Mrs Burke Roche, and among
those who had dinners in the evening was MIS-
Lawrence Begert Eliiman at her mouse IN basl
Thirtieth-st
Among those present were Mr.. and Mrs Levi P
Marion and Miss Morton. Mr.. and Mrs. George w
U-,rran Miss Nav Goelet Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
r wilson. Mr.. and Mrs Egerton Webb, DR.
and Mrs W Seward Webb. Mr.. and Mrs Henry
Giews. William K. Vanderbilt. Mr.. and Mrs. HsIry
asS PsTpN Mt. WhsdHsf and Mrs. M Il. orme Wilson.
William, z whitney with his daughter and step
daughter is leaving for Aiken at the end OF the
week and will spend the greater part of the winter
A tazasr In behalf of the House OF the Holy
Comforter and in particular for the addition there
TO of a ward for incurable children was opened
Yesterday in the Astor Gallery OF the Waldorf
Astoria, and continues to-day A number OF women
belonging to the fashionable set are interested IN
the affair and taking an active part In the
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srsng are rs sehara fy a
Miss Adelaide Randolph. Mrs. j, E Alexandre.
Msitelaw M1sH h Reid Mrs Charles s. piokey. Mrs Fred
sriek PearfSn; Ssco Mrs + waiter L. s"s0aA anu WIT
Announcement was made yesterday of the
raeement of Miss Julia II. Worthinston. daughter
~ AR and Mrs Charles E worthington, to Justin
Walker. son of John Brsoen Walker.
Mrs George r. sehienelia has issued invitations
for a dinner at her house. in East Forty-hfth-st..
for Monday evening next.
Mrs Frederick j. De Peyster has dinner sched-
lled for December % No. Il East sixtysixth-st.
where she is established for the winter.
On the same night Mrs. Eben White gives thea
tire party followed by a supper. for Miss Gertrude
peil, daughter of Mrs Walden Pel, who makes
her debut December II
Mrs. Astor gives the first of her series of large
dinner parties December is. at her house. in
Fffth-ave. Colonel and Mrs John Jacob Astor,
who are still at Ferncli. expected to close
1t for the winter until next week.
Mrs Harold Brown who has Mrs. ]. Ellis Hofr-
man staying with her, has arrived In town from
Newport and Is at her house in East Fifty-sxth-
St for the season.
Alexander Nj. Hadden will lead the cotillon at the
first of the Cinderella dances at Sherrys. on De-
cember Is.
Mr. and Mrs. John Ervng have returned to the
city from their place at Rye and at their house
in West Fiftieth-st.
Mrs. John Sherman Hoyt, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs Anson Phelps Stokes, has leased house
Lakewood. where she viii spend the winter. Mr.
and Mrs. William V. B. Kip likewise there and
will be Joined to-day by DR.. and Mrs. Isaac L. |
Kip. from town.