New-York tribune., 1901-12-17
NETWORK SOCIETY.

This is what may be described as a dcoutdnte
week There will be debut on each evening
from now until Saturday The series began last
night with the debut OF Miss Helen Roosevelt
daughter of James Roosevelt Roosevelt, ana
granddaughter of Mrs. Astor. at dinner dance
given by her father I'm her honor at Sherry's- The
entire second floor had been reserved for the enter
tainment Mr. Roosevelt and his daughter re-
ceived their guests In the little reception room.
prettily decorated with American Beauty roses and
palms. and dinner was served at o'clock in the
small ballroom and at small tables. 1t was fol-
lowed by dancing in the other ballroom on the sec
ond floor J. "a. Roman Baldwin leading the cotiilon
with Miss Roosevelt The favors. furnished by
Mrs Collins. consisted Of picture frames. sticks
trimmed with ribbon. ash trays. tennis rackets and
tennis balls, bells rosettes. fans and flower bags
Supper was served after the cotillo1 Those pres
ent comprised Mrs. Astor. Mrs John Jacob Ast9r
Mrs NJ orme wilson MIS-; Ma Wahb . ,s Ioane Its
Kathleen Nelson, Florence Twombly Jessie
and GLADYS Mills Ciwend5lyn Burden. Alice OIin.
Mabel Gerry. Carone Drayton. CarOqe W WilpeE- TIeF
bins. Mary Morton, Edith Cryder Minnie Bishop;
Ernest iselin Lucus WiImerding, jr:. Henry Bar
9ey' Augustus Jay T.. - Hoy5, E Eugene 7,L Itde'
Craig Wadsworth Reginald Vanderbilt, Philip ~
WdJ M RaTnS BmTde6 Pster Waerbnry Robert gerry
Monroe Ferguson Bradish Johns9n frank v-IIoo poiG
and Livingston Beeckman
Among the other entertainments yesterday was
Charles Dewar Smons. jr.. at their home in Park
ave. for Mr. and Mrs. George Vanderbilt. The
guests of Mrs Simons. who was Miss Jessie VAN
derbilt McNamee. included Mr. and Mrs Hamilton
Mex. Twombly. Mr.. and Mrs Ernesto o. Fannrl
Mr. and Mrs. William Douglas Sloane Mrs E H
Hartman Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, sr-. Dr. and
Mrs. w. Seward Webb. Mr.. and Mrs William Jay
MT and PeiI NJ uag and NJ Mrs and Psas srs
Bache Pratt Mrs James McNaee: Tnre Rapbn bIu Mrs
Elliott F. Shepard. Mr. and Mrs & GharIes i DeT4r, T
programme comprised a number OF Swedish folk
songs. sung by the Misses Walenthin ana Lchai- sm
Eo y BoSnherini By the Kaitenborn string Quartet
and several songs Of the hostess such as Come.
Sweetheart and The Mind ma ana 10 b fns nSet
super served.
In the morning Albert Morris Bagby's musical
took place. as usual the waldorf-Astoria. There
was likewise meeting Of the St % Nifholas Skating
NJ and Mrs Henry Louis Morris gave dinner
narfy last night at their home. In West Fifty
tbir4-st Mrs John D. Rockefeller was lat home
a, her house in West Fifty-fourth-st-. in the af-
ternoou and at night there was the first of the
series of dances known as the Five CottIIonSr at
sherrys and the dress rehe]ral ] T ubicb Is tn be
given there Wednesday afternoon and even
Ing for the benefit Of the Stony Void Sanatorlum-
There was also theatre party given last night
bv Miss Josephine Drexel, at the Knickerbocker
Theatre for Miss ESler. OF Pnladelphla among
tho other guests were Mr.. and Mrs. George r.
schienelin Miss Dorothy Schieffen. Miss Maize
DaiadaId Miss Redmond. c. Emmet Fairfax. Sey-
mour Perkins Nelson Lloyd and Montagu White
After the theatre q supper was served at Miss
prexeTs house. in Madison-ave.
Mr. and Mrs George Vanderbilt leave Friday
with &, nartv of friends for Bitmorc, their coun-
try seat in North Carolina. where they will spend
the Christmas holidays returning to town early
In January
Mrs Ebridge 7. Gerry has issued invitations for
a luncheon party on Thursday and for a large
dinner party tomorrow night
Mrs Harry Payne Whitney has announced her
intention Of giving dance in January at her
house, in West Fifty -seventh-st
On the social programme for to-day is the ball
given bv William c. Whitney tonight at his house
in Ffth-ave.. for the debut of his stepdauShter,
Adelaide Randolph. Some six hundred invitations
have been issued for the dance The cotillon VIII
be led by ]. D. Roman Baldwin, dancing with MISS
SENATOR SETTELL CHEERFUL. !