The sun., 1902-12-14
IN SOCIETY,".

Christmas trees. holly and mistletoe
branches are now being brought to town.
With them comes the suggestion that after
the dinners and dances holiday hustlinR
will begin. William c. Whitney will take
time by the forelock and will start on early
In the week with party Of friends for Aiken
All of the arrangements are completed and
MIR. Whitney, guests will have scarcely
moment To spare, between outdoor sports,
dinners and dances There will be n big
Christmas tree on the night Of Dec. "a. and
the new year will be right royalty welcomed.
Harry Pavne Whitney gave one Of the big
dinners Of the week on Wednesday night at
his fathers residence, a stag AFFAIR.
The big bugler on the SHOW the sights
auto that goes mp Fifth avenue invariably
makes his first call TO see Reginald Wander
bilt and his tiancee, Miss Catlleen Nelson.
They start out in Mr.. Wand derbilts huge
machine in the afternoon just about In time
70 make this feasible and are very amiable
about the publ itv that hedges them about
"a il has Other V nrerblt couples about TO
wed. Mr. Van erbilt and Miss Nelson.
who went on Sat turday to Newport to visit
Mr.. and Mrs Alfred g Vanderbilt at th,i"
country place, will return to town next
THURSDAY.
Last Friday night SCHUYLER Parsons gave
4 very pretty Cinner in their h, nor. The
guests went together afterwaru to the
O'Brien dance. Mrs O'Brien IL In slight
mourning and the dancers 200 or more a II
told, AZ Sherrv's we're Of the Younger set
and her d u shters friends Miss Genevieve
OBrieI, the ebutante Of the ccesion. Is an
extremely prot-v n anf l. likely in future
seasons To assu u ~ functions for her younger
sisters. As she II the eldest OF family OF ten
children.
Probably the most largely attended tea
Of 'o-norrow afternoon will be that given
hy John D. Crimmins Of 40 Fast Sixtv-
oirh,h street, when his daughter, Miss
Constance Crimmins, will be the Cebutanie
Tie receiving party viii include Mrs All crt
Gould Jennings, nee Crinnrins: Miss Gene
We've O'Bren. Miss Louise Trowl ridge
and Miss Katherine Mccain. There VII
he a dinner after the reception, but prob
ably no dance unless an informal one
The Cutting dance on Tuesday nirht
will be one of the de- utantc functions this
week On Wednesday night Ms Valid IN
Pell will give dinner dance for her iauRh-
ter, Miss Gertrude Pell, at Sherry's One
Of two big suppers at Sherrys on Thursday
night will be that given / y Mrs. Edward
Levcrich for her niece. Miss Mary A.
Schuchard,. after n theatre party Of sixty
people. Tie other will be for the Gin
derella co,illon On Friday night Mr.. and
Mrs Dallas Bache Pratt give a dance AT
herry's for their daughters, the Misses
Philadelphia for he big dance on the
same night, to be & ven by Mr.. and Mrs.
Craig LipI incott for their de utante
daughter, Miss Constance Liprinco,t. at
Horticultural Hall. Mr.. and Mrs Harry ).
Lehr will be Of the numl er. They are 10
1 10 - Mr. In
al their new place, Laurento. near Devon.
who gave a dinner in their honor on Satur-
day night.
Mrs. Frederick Nelson will give theatre
party on Friday night. which will he fol-
lowed by home supper, This will be the
first festivty given y Mrs. Nelson for her
dauchter, Miss Ca,hleen Nelson, and her
rance. Reginald Vanderbilt This couple
are having series Of dinners and suppers
given for them, which will lie continued
up to their wedding, Mrs. Philip VI. Lydig
gave one Of the pretty luncheons OF last
week for Miss Nelson.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fulton Cutting OF
"a East Sixty-seventh street give a dance
on Tuesday. W hen they will introduce Miss
Cutting II will be preceded by some big
dinners. That of Mr. and Mrs, l. Town
send Burden viii be one Of these. Mr.. and
Mrs Hamilton Mckay Twombly will also
entert ain a number Of the young people at
dinner.
Robert L. Lvings' on gave his bachelor
dinner last night, when he entertained the
Messrs. McRa Livingston. Charles DE
Loosey Oelrichs, Robert Livingston Gerry,
Ernest Iselin, Francis l., '. Hoppin, Allen
Wallace, and De Lancey kountze, Who viii
attend him at his Wedding with Miss Helen