Show aa ENT N SOCIETY HIGH SOCIETY Y The trite New Years Balls BalIs Pronounced Pl Successes What uM Mrs s Astor is 1 t to o New t York irs Potter is s to Chicago Both ladies ladles have havee quantities of or money mone tact and am and some good o looks considering the th he social soon wear and tear of more than a Quarter Of Q a century and a a doua u 4 determination to tc lead the sion slon stop m In ti a a particular part stif of the cen tury The U ing n them s 9 that Mrs airs Palmer is tlc only one M while there are Several Mrs MfR in New York This par Mrs bits Astor the mother of the present John Astor conceived the bril idea ten or twelve years ago of anglicising her position as head of the J house by advising friends and tradesmen and the New York Fork post master that she site was henceforth to be addressed dreSSed simply and solemnly as Mrs Airs Astor and that she would wo Jd not accept notes or bills or even packages marked n with any initials whatever I She was 1 as the head of the house hO and eed no other appellation than Mrs Astor D Of course the other Mrs Mrs did not agree with her but that was mere Iya ly a family affair h Mrs Airs Astor she hob has been from that day to this Mrs Astor has just given her an an nual n ual ball ban which has been duly dul dilated upon pon by theo the entire press Lovers Every Ev paper in m this luxury loving country had full description of ot the rooms r m and Mrs firs Astor Asters s purple velvet velvets s ser atler Ier embroidered diamond bedecked gown gon But most ml st of the descriptions missed two of the most delightful features of the function the supper and the sou soui i Sere Here is Js a brief outline of these eln attractions as reported by b the New York Times Supper Consomme Marie Stuart en tasse fosse Filet Inlet de Boeuf aux Champignons Farcie Fame Surprise Terrapin Canvasback Duck DuckHorn Hominy Horn In Pate Fate de Fole Foie Gras en Croute I Oriental Praise F a se Mandarins Glace Po it Fours Bonbons Mar Glace Fondants Fon ants Cafe Vins VIm Moet Abet and Chandon Imp Brut The cotillion was danced a little aft after after er et 1 The ball room lends itself itsel f a brilliant scene and forms a most mos t appropriate setting for the gowns and an d jewels of the women There were nearly SOO guests and as many man of them jode jO 1 in the cotillion it was necessary to o 0 have tle two leaders a custom which i was WIlS first established by b Mrs Astor The TIte favors were handsome and effective effective effective tive tive and ancl will nill be prized as souvenirs of ofa o oa f a 0 charming and evening laning There were rose ruffs for the th e girls g and decorated long pipes for the themen th then e I men pteR p en leather and gilt imported photo photograph photograph graph raph g frames large leather and fancy fan C calendars hoops covered with flowers flon e end and a nd tied fled with fancy fanc comical canes wands and court or orders tiers ders frs bouquets of carnations and lea leather titer ther memorandum books Brocaded Brocade d silk Bilk bags and gilt paper weights were served in one figure 0 G 0 Mrs Irs Potter Palmers New Ne Years bat ban was wass the event of the season so far in i Chicago Her lake shore mansion manton ion w was as decorated in the greens of the season and in pink ink J and white flowers the theo th e et nolor o scheme of decoration throughout t the house bouse being largely carried out In i n pink and white Mrs Palmer received receive d her guests in a costume of green vel vet velvet vet rather Tather severe and devoid of trim trimming ming mi With it however she wore some som I of her ker famous diamonds and pearls There were some soma seventy couples in included eluded Iud in the guest list and the cotil cotillion cotillion lion Hon was as led by b Mrs Palmers Palmer s brother brothe r Adrian Honor Honore and her eldest son Honor Palmer The dancing ins was done don donin e in the handsome picture ture gallery iane and nd the th e favors were paper pa r trimmed wi with th paper piper per flowers for the matrons matron atro s and an d c maids and there were paper muffs flower trimmed cunning baskets with wit h I bunches of paper roses tied on one side sid e Jade bracelets peacock fans and fee fea feather ther titer an and l paper fans rans with tiny tin mirrors mirror In 10 the center spangled butterflies for fo r hair ball ornaments sachet bags for tte ti e maids and matrons and for the Ule me men n I there were vere app agh a h trays trays cigar clips cigar ciga r boxes and anel butterfly nets staffs other r Staffs with cunning white parrots p with t pad head eyes perched on an the top and many man y other favors furors all U in dainty pink or blue btu S or white whit Supper was served after midnight at s t tables placed about the reception room roomS th Use salon lOR and others of the large rooms room S leading into the gallery Here pink an ani 3 white decorations were again used with wit h spring blossoms for the floral embel lisle What they had bad for supper the Chiea eo go soviet man was unable to trans translate translate late ate It was wa WM a all French Fr of or course for fo r Wy very cruets appetizing delicacy out of f season each worth more than Its weight In i a geld |