The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-11-30

Two OF the seasons most dLLfstclfEe !
debutantes are to be introduced this |
week, with third to follow the first of !
the coming week. Miss Ethel Smyth, !
the youngest daughter of DR.. and Mrs. f,
Newman Smyth of Church street, will |
be the first Of those to make her salu- |
tation to the social world and the re- ,
ception in her honor will be given this !
egening at the magnificent new home !
of Mr.. and Mrs. Bennett, on Prospect |
street. Miss Smyth is an exceedingly |
attraetiev girl, with light hair and eyes, |
and piquant manner, that makes her
a central figure invariably in group |
of young girls. She has most pleas |
ing personality, and will be a welcome
addition to the debutante set. She has
just finished school at Miss Porter's in
/ Pennington.
| On Tuesday night Miss Mather will
have her first formal presentation to
New Haven society at the home of her
sister, Mrs. Williston Walker, PSI Ed
wards street. Miss Mather is described
wards street. Miss Mather sdescribedias
who is sure to make a host of friends
here. She will spend the winter at the
/ -ASAAAS W AlSL S1slCls 4uA D. w clAhCA has
invited the representative society peo-
pie to meet her sister at reception on
Tuesday afternoon from 4 until
o'clock. In the evening the younger
people are invited to dance to be CIV
en- in honor of Miss Mather. Miss
Mather is likewise a graduate of Miss
Porter's.
| On Tuesday John Brewster Fitch will
open his Church street home for the
coming out party of his daughter, Miss
Margaret Fitch. The guests are hidden
from 4 until Z o'clock. Mr.. Fitch has
recently returned from Europe, where
he has been travelling with his daugh-
ter, and this is the first time that he
has entertained since his return. After
her coming out party, Miss Fitch an
nources that she will be "at home
Mondays in January.
The home of Professor and Mrs. e.
Hershey Sheath, at 2S5 Whitney ave-
nue., viii be the scene of a large recep-
ton and tea on Thursday afternoon,
December 8. Several hundred invita-
lions for the affair are out, and the
hours designated are from 4 utnil
o'clock.
One of the coming dances of the week
anxiously anticipated will be given at
the Country club on Saturday evening,
December 5, by Hayes ITrowbridge and
| Pierce WEIGH. The young people are
anticipating one of the jolliest times of
the season, and about thirty couples
will be present. r..
/ Mr.. and Mrs. J. Arnold Norcross have
taken a house on st. Roman street for
the winter. Mr.. and Mrs Norcross are
recent additions to New Ravens social
circles, but already they have made
large number of friends. .-s-s ..,.
| Frank Kenna, Yale Law 1905, and
who is the prominent leader of the Sep
tino assembly, has Just been received
into membership in Corbey court.
/ Judge John M. Hall of the New York,
New Haven & Hartford railroad will
leave Monday, December 7th, for an
extensive tour. The Judge has been
granted a six months vacation by vote
of the board of directors at the time
he resigned as president of that cor
poration. The judge and family will go
4 to Pasadena, Cal, first, after which
several other sections of the western
country will be visited. The Judge ex-
poets to return about the middle of
May.
Wednesday, December 30, has been
set as the date of the wedding of An
son Phelps Stokes, Jr., to Miss Carol
Mitchell. The wedding will be a SIM
pie country one at the Episcopal church
in Bernardsville, N. j. Only, few in
innate friends will be invited in addi-
ton to the members of the two fani-
1 lies.
Miss Florence Dickerman, who has
been home but a few weeks, sails to-
morrow on the Kronprinz for Berlin,
| Germany. This is her twelfth trip
abroad.
| Miss Mary Hendee Of Whitney ave-
nue. will take part in the kirmess to be
given in East Orange N. j., this week.
! Mr.. and Mrs. John Punderford OF
Sherman avenue are entertaining their
sister, Miss Emma Punderford of Oy-
ster Bay, L. T. ,.,.
/ Mrs. Frank a. Corbin has sent out
cards for coming out reception and
dance for her daughter, Miss Ruth
Corbin, which will be given at Har-
monte hall on Friday evening, Deem
Der 4.
Miss Anita Webster's current events
lectures at the studio of Joline Smith
this evening and December 7, at half
past eleven o'clock are looked forward
to with much pleasure by all her
friends. Tickets may be obtained from
any of the patronesses, as these de-
| lightful mornings are to be invitation
affairs. The patronesses are Mrs. Ar
non Alling, Mrs. Winchester Bennett,
Miss Genevieve Bailey, Mrs E. Doug
lass Smith, Miss Mary Ingersoll, Mrs.
A. Jay Dubois and Mrs. A. Heaton
Robertson.
Prominent among the social events
of the near future will be the luncheon
given by Mrs. Henry H. Robinson of
1893 York street, cards for which have
been issued.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Mcclellan Math-
ewson of Orange street will give a re-
ception ON Wednesday, December 9, for
Mr.. and Mrs. Pierrepont Beers Foster,
who have recently returned from an ex
tended trip abroad. The hours are from
to o'clock. Mr.. and Mrs. Mathew
son and Mr.. and Mrs. Foster will also
be at home on Wednesday and Thurs
day, the thirteenth and fourteenth Of
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