New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-14
Society Folk of Many Cities
Fill All Boxes and Stalls

Members of society of New York,
Washington, Philadelphia, San Fran
cisco, Boston and other social centres
OF the country filled the parterre,
grand tier, stalls and orchestra seats
last night at the opening of the Metro
politan Opera season.
The diplomatic corps, which in for
mer years was much in evidence at the
n-emiere, but has been conspicuous by
ITS absence since the beginning Of the
European war, had one or two repre-
sentatives in the audience. Ambassa-
dor and Mrs. James W. Gerard were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Stewart Bar
ney, and the Brazilian Ambassador and
Nine. da Cana were with Mr.. and Mrs.
Ebert II. Gary. The city. state aud
national administrations were repie-
scented IN the brilliant gathering.
Inc opening of the Metropolitan
marks the first large gathering of So
ciety for the season. and in conse-
quence there is always much visiting
qualntanccs and discussing the coming
season. Last night was no exception
to this rule, and in the intermissions
many who had not seen one another in
months met in the promenade or boxes.
As usual the boxholders were late in
arriving, and when the curtain went
10 many of the boxes in the parterre
row were vacant, but by 9 o'clock they
had filled up, and when the lights went
on after the first scene the house, with
its beautifully gowned and jewel be-
decked women presented a brilliant
scene.
Debutantes of the season never are
extensively represented IN the audi
ence on the opening night. but a few
of them were noticed in the boxes and
other parts Of the house last night.
Occupants of Boxes
In the boxes in the parterre row
we're:
Mr.. and Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt. Mr..
and Mrs Arthur Iselin. Mr.. and Mrs. Will
lam Payne Thompson and W. Rhinelander
Stewart, jr.
Mrs. Herman lie Roy Emmett and Mr..
and Mrs. Karrick Riggs.
MIR and Mrs. VI. Orme Wilson: guests,
Mr.. and Mrs. VI. Orme Wilson. jr.; Mrs. H.
Van Rensselaer, Kennedy. Benjamin Welles
and Mr.. Moore.
4-Mr. and Mrs. August Belmont guests;
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Bacon and Mr.. and
Mrs Thomas Hastings.
5-Mr. and Mrs. John W. Blodgett guests,
Miss Katharine Cumnock Bodgett. Mr.. ana
Mrs. Frank Gray Griswold and Samuel Sloan
Colt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vincent Astor, Mr.. and
n nd a 10
Huntington.
s-Mr. and Mrs. James Blackstone Taylor !;
guests. DR.. and Mrs. J. Clifton Edgar. Mr..
and Mrs. Nelson b. Burr and Frederick 1.
Moore.
Mrs. Robert II. Gerry. Robert Slidell and MT.
and Mrs. Willard ID. Straight.
lO-George F. Baker; guests. Miss Esther
Auchincloss and Edmund W. Nash and Mr.
and Mrs. George +. Baker. jr.
LIE. Hayward Ferry. guests. Mr.. and
Mrs. William de Forest Manice. Mrs. New
bold lie Roy Edgar and Mrs. Devices W. Dh'
worth.
In Henry Clews's Box
12-Mr. and Mrs. Henry Clews: guests.
Mr. and Mrs. George Jay Gould.
l3-Mr and Mrs. Herbert l.. Pratt
1i-Mr and Mrs George Henry warren
guests. Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Glasgow, OF
Washington. and f. Coster Wilmerding.
l5-Mr and Mrs. Ebert g. Gary guests,
the Brazilian Ambassador and Nine. ia
Cana Mr.. and Mrs. ID. c. Jackling. of San
Francisco. and Mrs. Rudolph Spreckes, OF
San Francisco. nil.
1e-Nr and Mrs. Walter Phelps Bliss
c,,,os,s NJ and Mrs. Edwin ID. Morgan.
17CMrs. II. Mex. Twombly; guests; Miss
Ruth Twombly and the Duchess OF Richelieu.
1S-Mr. and Mrs. Charles b. Alexander
guests. Miss Harriet Alexander, Miss Mary
Croker Alexander. Winthrop W. Aldrich and
IS~Mr. and Mrs. Henry Clay Prick
guests. Miss Helen c. Friek. Mrs. Lawrence
Dilworthy. Miss Louise Freeman, John r.
Grier and DR.. Fordyce 81. John. ,,,u-
20-Mrs. Whitelaw Reid. Mrs. Ogden NILS,
Mrs. Henry c. Phipps, Alfonso de Navarro
and James w. Barney.
21-Mr and Mrs. Henry +. Dawson
,,,,e]ts Mr. and Mrs. r. T. Stotesbury. of
Philadelphia. and Mr.. and Mrs. William ID.
Guthrie. ,,,.,,. -
guests. Mr.. and Mrs. sAusten Gray, Miss