The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-03


At the Asawam Hunt club. theatre par
ties and New Years parties, and one
large Coming Out Tea" the week has
been sufficiently full to satisfy even the
most pessimistic OF society people who
predicted dSl season because Of the
coal famine and sundry other reasons On
Monday evening a large number OF so
ciety people were at the Providence
Opera House TO see the first performance
OF the Country Girl" A jolly theatre
party arranged by Mr.. Edward M. Guild.
in honor OF Miss Pauline Mackay OF Boe-
ton, the guest OF Miss Helen Campbell.
was composed OF Miss Marion Brown.
Miss Ethel Parks Miss Moilie Wilson.
Mr.. Edward Ely. Mr. Benjamin Adams.
Mr.. Stuart Campbell. Mr.. E r. Bancroft.
DIR. and Mrs. James Il. Sullivan also
had a box party In honor OF DR.. and Mrs.
John keefe. which was preceded by
dinner In honor OF their guests at their
home on wayland avenue.
Mrs. Howard O. Sturges gave a charm
ing dinner party at her residence Tuesday
evening In honor of ner SIMS iiancee.
Miss Hayes. OF St Louis. who Is visiting
her for several weeks. The decorations
were exceedingly lovely and the guests
present were Mr.. and Mrs. John ID.
Rockefeller. Jr, OF New York City, Col.
and Mrs II. Anthony Dyer. Miss Louise
Lippitt Miss Madeline Goddard. Mr..
Thomas b. owen, Jr. and Mr.. William
T. Mauran. Mr.. Walter Sturges and
Miss Hayes.
Mrs. ID. Russell Brown gave a theatre
party at the Imperial Tuesday evening for
Miss Hope Browns guest. Miss Marjorie
Ray of Franklin Mass.
Miss Helen Capron. daughter of Dr.
and Mrs. Franklin p. Capron OF ANGEL
to apfn hvia
school duties at her home In this city.
She returns to her studies at Ogontz on
Tuesday next
Mrs. William r. Tfninghast gave a
card party at her residence. 26S Angel
street. on Tuesday evening. In
honor of her niece. Miss Mar
guerite Peck, daughter of Mrs.
ingly pretty and thoroughly enjoyable
and among the young people present
were the following: Miss Helen Capron,
Miss Edith Waterman, Miss Marion
Briggs. Miss Paine OF Newport.
a guest OF Miss Waterman: Miss vir-
ginia Shepley. Miss Eva Williams. Mr..
Studley Hart, Mr.. Harold Waterman. Mr..
Edward williams, Mr.. Raymond Ostby
and his college chum, Mr.. Reggie. Mr..
Leonard Tfngley, Mr.. Stephen Miller.
Mrs. John F. Lennon has been enter
tanning Miss Alice Austin of Boston ut
her home on Summit street. Paw
tucket. Miss Austin viii be pleasantly
recalled by the many who met her at the
Providence Art club at the time OF The
exhibition OF her work In art photography
last winter.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Jencks gave an
elaborate dinner at their residence on
Cottage street Thursday evening, in
honor OF Mr.. and Mrs. Ambrose Gaines
of Litchheld. Virginia. Mr.. and Mrs
Jencks leave Pawtucket on the 18th OF
January. en- route for Europe and the
Mediterranean, where they will spend the
winter and spring.
The rendezvous for society during the
days and nights OF the present week has
been by all odds, the Agawam Hunt club.
and luncheons, dinners and dances have
followed each other in quick succession at
this charming and fashionable centre.
On New Years eve gay and brilliant
company assembled there to watch the
dying OF the old year and the ushering
I'm OF the new and to chase away the
hours with flying feet until long after the
midnight bells had sounded the departure
OF 1902. The dance was entirely Informal
in character and was given by Miss Helen
Campbell I'm honor OF her guest. Miss
Pauline Mackay, who has become social
fayorite during her brief stay In this city.
The decorations for the affair were In
perfect accord with the spirit of the holi-
day season. being of holly and palms ar
tistically arranged about the dining room
and other rooms adjoining. Japanese Ian
terms were also used with most hai-
monious effect and the dining room table
itself was graced with a big bowl of red
carnations and smiax.
A most tempting supper was served
at IL by Braman, after which dancing
was resumed and continued until one
o'clock. when a special car conveyed the
happy party to their homes In this city.
Among those present were the follow
ing: Miss Helen Campbell, Miss Mackay.
Miss Elizabeth Congdon. Miss Mary
Congdon, Miss Ellen Weeden. Miss Hope
Smith Miss Helen Foster. the Misses
Abbott. the Misses Nightingale. the Miss
es Hazard. Miss Ethel Parks Miss Ethel
Studley. Mr. Edward NJ. Guild. Mr How
ard NJ. Richmond. Mr.. Charles A. XII
vert, Mr.. BENJAMIN Adams. Mr.. Harold
Congdon Mr.. F. w. Mason. Mr. Brock
hoist Smith, Mr.. Edward Ely. Mr.. Lauris-
ton Hazard. Mr.. Raymer Weeden. A
number of Yale men were also present
together with Mr.. and Mrs. II. n. Camp
bell.
Still another notable new years party.
WHICH war pTetfutu ny AZ party 10
see the Country Girl was that given by
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin r. Vaughan In
honor OF Mr.. Vaughan's birthday and In
cidentally to celebrate the coming In OF
the new year.
After the theatre the party returned to
the Vaughan residence, So Waterman
street. where supper was served at mid
night and dancing enjoyed until long af-
ter the advent OF the New Year.
The table was beautifully decorated
with American Beauty roses and holly
and music for the dancing, which follow
cd the supper. was furnished by an or
chestra led by Mr.. Bowen II. Church.
The guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Benja-
min Reed Vaughan, Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe
Clifton Washburn, Col and Mrs. H. An
thony Dyer. Mr.. and Mrs. III. A. Wal
dron. Mr.. and Mrs. Walter 8. Hackney.
Mr. and Mrs. Perrine OF New York. Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel NJ. Nicholson. Mr. and
Mrs. Clinton II. Weeden, Mr.. and Mrs.
Olney Arnold. Miss Knowles. Miss Annie
Pearce. Mrs. Gertrude Childs Barrows.
Mr.. Frank Cranston, Mr. Morris House,