The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-11
MRS.ASTOR'S
BALL WAS
A SUCCESS
Bsschwo0d Scene Of a Notable
Ball and Dance Miss ROOSe.
v0It Entertained.

the second week or August TO save NeW-
port socially, for she gave a notable ball
and I dance at "Beechwood" last night
She had the support OF Elisha Dyer, Jr,
and Harry Symes Lehr. the former lead
ing in the cotillon with Miss Alice Roose-
welt. daughter OF the president, and Mr.
Lehr leading the double cotillion with
Mrs. Richard T. Wilson, Jr.. youngest
daughter OF the hostess.
Early in the day and for several days,
Mrs. Astor's male guests were called up
on for stock margins and they could not
be found last night at "Beechwood" to
meet Mrs. Astor's guests. Yesterdays
early slump in the market and its subse-
quent rally were not known to Mrs. Astor
Ned" Bulkley, brother OF Mrs. Prescott
Lawrence, and others left for New York
on the early train Mrs Bulkley said her
husband was invited TO Mrs. Astor's ball.
but he could not attend because he was
too fat" This was the first time Mrs.
Astor ever had a social failure as far as
men were concerned, but her ball. her
music and her illuminations and decora-
TOMS were a success.
The floral decorations were on a very
elaborate scale and rich in tone and
quality. AS usual. the American beauty
roses were used extensively. being Mrs.
Astor's favorite flowers.
The frorU hall was lined with roses
on either side around the doorways and
the staircase. In the hall room there
were no flowers but American beauty
roses. but there were hundreds OF these
| used on the mantels and consoed tables
and at one end of the room was an
immense rose vine in full flower which
covered 200 square feet OF wall space and
hung gracefully over one side of huge
louzet mirror
Beyond the ball room is the large and
new piazza and here was a beautiful
but rare passion vine in full flower. This
same style of decora ton was extended
to the sun parlor, in which some Of the
supper tables were spread, the rest being
tn the dining room. Each of the sup
per tables held a centre piece of flowers.
the red cactus dahlia predominating.
others bearing orchids. lilies of the VAL
ley and roses. All through the house
were handsome palms and fancy foliage
plants. Tall vases of seasonable flowers
with ornamental grasses were distribu-
ted in the hallway. dining room and re-
ception room. On the lawns were groups
of effective plants attractive vistas being
we'll brought up by the use OF electric
lights.
The menu for the supper was as fol-
lows.
Gombo de Volatile.
Mignon de Filet de Boeuf st. Germain.
Carre de Agneau de Prentemps.
Artichauts Farcis au Mais.
Poussins Rotis.
salade Lakme. Coupe de Fruits.
Gateaux.
Moet a Chandon Brut
Imperial 1898
"Beechwood," Monday, Aug 10. 1908.
The favors included rich gold and silver
trinkets, pocketbooks, card cases. floral
pieces for one figure of the cotillion.
smoking sets for the men and fans and
other suitable favors for the women. In
the cotillion, Messrs. Lehr and Dyer had
to label with silk sashes women for men.
Mrs. Astor wore a gown OF pearl gray
exquisltely embroidered and trimmed
with duchess lace. and wore a famous
rope of pearls and numerous diamonds.
Miss Roosevelt's gown was OF white
crepe de chine. and her hair was dressed
In the popular pompadour style. the low
Knot mSnS eapshf ,bs with s,.s, comb Of pearls
Goelet, Mr.: and Mrs, Richard T. Wilson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish. Mr. and
Mrs. Harry s. Lehr Mr.. and Mrs. Elisha
Mrs. Philip M Lydig. Miss Drayton Mrs
Richard Gambrill, Mr.. and Mrs George
Il. DeForest, Mr.. and Mrs. George Pea
oody Wetmore, the Misses Wetmore, Mr.;
Mrs. Peter ID. Martin. Mr. and Mrs. r.
| Fulton Cutting. Miss Cutting Lispenard
Stewart, Mr.. and Mrs. j. Fred Pierson
Miss Pterson. Egerton l.. Winthrop.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Nick. Twombly, the
Misses Twombly, Mr.. and Mrs. o. II.
p. Belmont, T. Suffern Taller. Mr.. and
Mrs Sidney ]. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. I.
Townsend Burden. the Misses Burden.
Henry Walters. Mrs Burke Roche, Mr..
and Mrs. w. Watts Sherman. Miss Gym
| thia Roche. Baron and Baroness Sell
liere. Miss Constance Lvermore. Louis
| s. Bruguier. Mr. and Mrs Winthrop
Chanler, ex-Commodore and Mrs. f. T.
| Gerry, the Misses Gerry, Mr. and Mrs
Ogden Mills. the Misses Mills, Mrs. Moses
Taylor Campbell. Mr.. and Mrs Lawrence
Waterbury. Mr.. and Mrs. j. Norman
DER Whitehouse Mrs Hermann Oel-
richs. Mr.. and Mrs. William r. Carter,
d James N Parker. Mr. and Mrs John r
Drexel. Miss Elsie whelan, Mrs Charles
NJ oelrichs, Mrs. William II. Sands, Miss
Anita Sands, Miss Emily Taylor. James
j. Van Allen, Miss Marjorie Chandoe.
Pole. Miss May Van Allen, Mrs. s. H.
Elliott.
Mr.. and Mrs H. Mortimer Brooks. Mr..
and Mrs. J. X. Livermore. Miss Gladys
Brooks, r. v. r. Thayer. Jr. Miss
Thayer. Mrs. Frederick Edey. Mr.. an
Mrs. r. ]. Collier. Mr.. and Mrs. II o
Havemeyer. Jr. Mr.. and Mrs. Payne
Whitney, DIR. and Mrs Alexander 8
Clarke. Francis ]. Otis the Misses rse
lin. Maj. and Mrs. Charles Hall Marq,r,
Tore Hermoea. Count Konski Arthur
Raikes Percy wyndham. Henry Dor
man. l. c. Dedyard. Jr.. stuyvesan
Fish. Jr.. A. De Navarro. George Nc
Fadden, 3. ID. Babcock. Austin Gray
Albert z. Gray. ]. Hude Nelson, willins
Spencer, Mrs. J. v. l.. Pruyn, Mr.. anS
Mrs. w. Storrs Wells. Miss Natal,
Wells. Mrs. r. J. Berwind. W. r White
house. Jr. Charles A. Mum. Arthur Ise
lin, Ralph N. Ellis. II. #. Eldridge and
w s. X wetmorc.
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