New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-22
SOCIETY AT THE OPERA.

No more auspicous ceremony of inauguration for
the New-York season could be desired than first
night at the Metropolitan Opera House For the
food of melody and the brilliancy OF the spectacle
presented. not merely on the stage but by the
audience give promise Of a gay winter. its long
programme of festivities free from any dscordant
note. To say that the house last night surpassed
In splendor anything of the kind abroad would De
a foolish exaggeration, since there is nothing here
compare with the vista presented on the occa-
sion Of one of those gala opera nights at Vienna,
Berlin or st. Petersburg, when every man Is re-
CURED TO be in full uniform or in court dress, the
Polish and Hungarian mobiles. with their multi
colored velvet nantes. bordered with costly
furs and studded with jewels, giving a touch of
barbaric magnificence TO the picture. But the
Metropolitan last night offered most favorable
comparison 10 any European opera on ordinary
nights when uniforms the exception rather
than the rule From Mrs. Ogden Goelets box No.
/ on the south side of the auditorium. 10 that of
Mr. and Mrs \. D. Juilliard on the north side Of
the stage the parterre was filed with an array
of the fashion Of New-York. Mrs. Aston and her
daughtar-in-Iaw, Mrs John Jacob Astor; Mr. and
Mrs Barley Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Mackay Mr..
and Mrs Hamilton NICK. Twombly, Mr.. and Mrs
Cornelius Vanderbilt Mr.. and Mrs. William W. D.
Sloane Mr.. and Mrs. Adrian Iselin jr., and Mr..
and Mrs. Elbridge T. Gerry were all in their
places and with them a large sprinkling Of
visitors from out of town and abroad Old World
ROYALTY being represented by the Princes Louis and
Anthony of Orleans. and the European aristocracy
by the Duke and Duchess Of Manchester, the
Viscountess Maitland. Prince Henri de Croy, the
MARQUIS de ChoiseuH Praslin Count Limburg
stirum the Counts de Gontaut- Biron. Count de
Rougemo1t and many others
Young Mrs Robert Goelet and Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt in Mrs. Ogden Goelet's box Near
bv. in No : were Mrs. Astor, her daughter-n-Iaw.
Mrs John Jacob Astor, the Count de Gontaut-
Biron and Prince Henry de Croy.
MI and Mrs. Clarence II. Mackay occupied the
box in which for many years one had been ac-
customed TO see William c. Whitney. while with
James Henry Smith. in Box No. 2s. were the Duke
and Duchess of Manchester, Mrs Rhineander
Stewart and Miss Anita Stewart.
MI and Mrs. George jaw Gould and Mr. and
Mrs. Stanford White. as we'll as Mr., and Mrs. Her
tert Parsons were with Henry Clews In his box
and Mr. and Mrs. Seth Barton French rad with
them the Belgium Minister and Baroness Moncheur'
the Duke Of Newcastle and +, L. V. Hoppln.
Mr. and Mrs James A. Burden were with Mt
and Mrs. James a. Burden, jr.. and Williams ?
Burden Mr. and Mrs Henry I. Barley had with
them their daughters Mrs \. Lanfear Norrie and
Miss Barley. Nj and Mrs. Edward Post and
Center Hitchcock were with Mrs. Thomas Hitch
cock in her box. and AR and Mrs. Thomas Hast
inss. T SUffern Taller aud Miss McFee were WIN
Mr.. and Mrs James Z. Haggin-
Mrs. Alexander T Van Nests party comprised
Mrs. Richard Gambriu Mr. and Mrs Giraud Fos-
ter and ]. Stewart Barney. and Mrs. Charles b
Alexander and Mrs. Thomas Walsh were IN Box
No. IS with Z r Bacon
Mrs Henry lie Roy Emmett was with Mrs George
Henry Warren in Box No. H. and Mrs William r
Travers. in the William h. Vanderbilt box. had
with her Miss Alice Roosevelt.
Mrs. W. Goadby Loew was with her mother. Mrs.
George F. Baker in box No 10. and Mrs Egerton
Webb with Mrs. W. Seward Webb and Miss
Frederick Webb in box No. -
Mrs II. Mex Twombly and Miss Twombly occu-
pied box No. II. with Mr and Mrs William Douglas
Sloane and Mrs. Ernest Iselin was with Mrs.
Adrian Iselin, IT.. and Miss Therese Iseln in box
No. Is.
With Mrs Alfred G. vanderbilt in box No 81