New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-25
MARDI CRAS BALL
ENDS SOCIAL SEASON
Carnival for Benefit Of Lisa
Day Nursery Given at
the BiItmOre.
ROYAL PAGEANT
IS A FEATURE
Society Turns Out in Force for
Final Festival Before
Lent Begins.

New YorL's most brilliant social season
iu years was brought 20 q close Yesterday
with round of dinners. dances and chart
table entertainments. winding mp last
night iu carnival in tho. ballroom OF the
row Hotel Biltmorc. n was a typical
Mardi Gras festival similar to tho carnl-
walls held ~ Sow Orleans. Monte Carlo
Nice. otc.. on Shroye Tuesday
Tho entertainment was given for the
benefit Of tho Lisa Day Nursery. and
there was large and fashionable gather
ing. many OF these present being in fancy
dress. All the temporary hoNes-thirtv in
numbcr-wcrc filed with guests OF dis
tincton. Who watched with interest and
amusement tho gay scene on tho ballroom
floor
D There was general dancing in tho carly
part or the evening and at d. 90 I'm"
! pageant was opened with four trrmpeters.
J who. coming from the four corners. mot
: I'm the centre Of the room and marched
{ down 10 the entrance To head the royal
procession 70 the throne at the cast end
! n the ballroom. Following them were
, twenty-four pages. carrying ropes Of
green. and on joining hands they formed
lane Of green. through which the officers
OF state. carving the crown. sceptre and
race. passed
| Then came the king Hoten Herr) and
The queen Miss Mabel ParlO. who were
! crowned and took their places on the
throne. from which they watched the
beautiful spectacle arranged for their
| benefit First came dance by sixteen
! Pierrots and Pierrettes. and then the car
nival scene was opened Confetti. vari-
colored rolls OF paper. rattlers, toy bal
Icons and other things in keeping with a
Mardi Gras carnival were distributed Ia
the guests Who entered into the spirit of
the occasion with great enthusiasm.
At the height of the dance the scene was
a most interesting one with many OF the
! dancers i'm picturesque costumes and
carrying ell kinds OF fun making devices
Colored lights were thrown on them. add
ing 10 tn briliancy OF the spectacle As
they danced Sidney Dillon Ripley
Schuyler L. Parsons ir.. Robert r. Breese
Madison 9. Grant, Jay Gould. Count Alex
srder Salm-Salm. J. Norman de r. White
house and others passed among them dis
/
Mrs. Robert W. Hawkesworth and
Charles *. Slayter had charge of the pa
geant and the decorations. which were in
pale blue and gold. on each side OF the
throne were tall pyramids Of smilaX hung
with japanese lanterns. Around the bal
cony were arranged flags Of light blue
and gold, between which were hung Jap
anese lanterns.
In the entrance hall were footmen in
livery with dancing harlequns ss ushers
10 show the guests the way 10 the
cloak rooms on the reception commit
tee were Mrs. Charles II. Scott. Mrs.
/ Charles 3. Alexander, Mrs. Stuyvesant
Fish. Mrs. Henry Clevs. Mrs. Archer VI.
| Huntington, Mrs Harry T. Peters. Mrs ].
Stewart Barney and Mrs. Alfred Arson.
Supper was served throughout the even
| ing i'm the main dining room. and the
rooms adjoining the ballroom were used
| for light refreshments.
Many dinners were given BY boxholders
previous 10 the dance. among the hos
tesses being Mrs Charles X. Scott who
had a party Of young people At her house,
No g East sd street. Mrs. Hermann DEL
richs at her home. No. 1 East 9th street;
! Mrs Archer NJ. Huntington, at her home,
No. 1888 Fifth avenue; Mrs. Cornelius G.
! CHyler. at her home No. % East 54th
street: Mrs George jay Gould, at No. ST
Fifth avenue: Mrs. William g. Anderton
at her home. No s9j Madison avenue
Mrs. Harry r Peters. az her home. No
s. East sd street, and Mrs. r. y. Bret
tung. at the ~. Regis.
Among the boXholders were the Prin-
cess Fausigny I.ucinge Mrs. Stuyvcsan'
| Fish. Mrs Hermann Oelrichs. Mrs. G. c.
CuyIer. Mrs William Pollock, drs. +. y.
Breltung. Mrs. Alfred Arson. Mrs. Henry
Clews, Mrs. James Speyer, Mrs. Henry r.
| Peters. Mrs Peter y Wyckof Mrs
Henry Clay Frlck, Mrs. William +. Shee-
han. Mrs. Charles Hayden, Mrs. William
Douglas sloane, Mrs. Walter c. Oakman
Nelson w Aldrlch, Thomas f. Ryan
Charles r. Sampson. Mrs. w. *. Wander
bilt. jr. Mrs Henry -. Hyde, Mrs. Charles
SEMI. Mrs Ebert G. Gary Mrs. George
Blumenthal and Mrs. J. Stuart White.
Mrs. James speyers guests were Mr.
and Mrs T. Egerton Webb Mrs. William
p. Douglas, Frederick II. Baldwin and
Charles VI. Robinson.
With Mrs C. G. Cuyler were Mr.. and
Mrs. W. Bourke Cochran. M and Mrs
George B. De Forest and Miss Louise
, Sands.
I'm Mrs. William r. Anderton's party
were Mr. and Mrs. Louis Towncend Mon
tant Miss Dorothy Anderton, Miss Au'
eus;a Dixon Pennington Pearson, Put
nam Morrison and Warren Barbour.
Mrs. L. " Breitung had with her Mr.
and Mrs. Frederick 7. Dalziel, Miss Juliet
Breitung. Norman Whitohouse, Dudley
and GUY Carleton and Mr.. Begui