New-York tribune., 1903-03-01
GAYETY AT PALM BEACH.
Balls and Dinners Before the Lenten Season
Began-Recent Arrivals.

Palm Beach, Fla, Feb. 26 iSpeciaD-Soclety up
to the very eve OF the Lenten season was eh'O'
ing itself immensely. There are also many en-
tertainments to be given in Lent, and there win
ba no interruption in the gayety for which Palm
Beach seasons are so well known. The hotels are
all doing a good business. and at the 6redAel'
there are more applications for accommodauoh
than can be cared for. At the Hotel Royal rom
ciana the business thus early in the season Is
ahead of what 1t was last year at the helght OF the
season And letters and kilograms are stlll pOuI"e
in for the reservation OF rooms.
The week was ushered in with washington
Birthday ball on Monday night. 1t was the InoS'
elaborate function given thus far this season. season
Beauty, wealth and culture were present LAVISH
decorations were everywhere. Inc pre'alii"e
scheme of decoration was of course. the use Oh
large national flags and of red, white and Diue
bunting Electric lights were used with much
Skill the globes being red, white and blue nj
entrance to the new dining room OF me Lne as
elaboraely decorated Immense palm Igad ta COM
a1 and heavy & OF green those present
PhH DGcheTs MT & enf1 m Faee Mrs Charles G.
Gates and Mrs. Julianna CUTTING ou.or.ofrod q
Mr. and Mrs HnGyv Henry Nj bpb baseTw st wSehs The
guests included only few s OF thg aarY F1enqS FooWng
3 the 'dH dnner the 6aTty Tt attended the bali
On the same evening an eiaboTate 1lpnTT PnTcia %as
for the Duchess of Manchester by Colonel Jose Joseph p,
conformitY with the celebration of the holiday, and
the national coors were used with pleasing erect i
at tables arranged in a square. Every thins
from New-YOrk, specially ordered for TINS occa-
sion as Colonel Hughes had planned thlS uiIliSL
several weeks ago and had only let one OF ms
friends into the secret Orson Hoyt, OF buIalo
who with Mrs HOyt, came here with the SolA1LgoS
Wood, of NeW-York, assisted Colonel Hughes ~ ~
receiving the guests, who were: The Duke dnu
Duchess of Manchester, Colonel John JacoD AstoI'
Mr.. and Mrs Henry A. Appellius, J. 5 5 RGmsei
Miss Mabel Flake, William Knabe, b. b hlTkIdnu
Charles E Ellis and n. c. Haskins, of New orK'
Gray Pendleton. of Philadelphia; MI and MTs;
Orson Hoyt of Buffalo; ex-Governor Frank Brown
and his daughter, Miss May Brown: Miss 1theI
Painter Miss Ford, Miss Manning and MISS Ayres'
of Baltimore. ,,.
fast last Friday by Charles /. CFagin; OF PnIii-
delphia, his lakefront cottage, Reve dt5te MS
is an affair whicr has taken place on each tebru-
ary 20 for several years. The occasion was
felicitous and the party was tOgetner ITOI1 l
o'clock in the afternoon until sunset. MT. ana -hIS
Joseph Jefferson we're guests at dinner party OH
Sunday night OF Mr.. and Mrs. William PAINTER
of Baltimore. The affair was thoroughly enJoyaDle
Those present besides Mr.. and Mrs Jefferson were
Governor and Mrs. Orlando Manning MIR. ana MIS-
Louis Dreka, Mrs. Albert Flake. Mrs. W1llan
Belding, Mr.. and Mrs. John d. Adams, MT ana
Mrs Charles F. Ford, Mr. and Mrs David b.
Martin and Edward Kniernan.
Mr. and Mrs Frederick Flower. Of New-York:
have reached Palm Beach and are at the Hotel
Royal Poinciana. They are on their wedding tour
their first stopping point having been St Augustine
At the Hotel AlcaZar dinner was given IN their
honor by Joseph P. GreaVes.
Mr.. and Mrs H. Mex. Twomby and Miss
Twombly. Colonel John Jacob Astor, Mrs. Edward
Mrs. oliver Hartman, sr., among the recent
arrivals.