The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-02-02
SOCIETY AT eERNHARpT.


There was certainly a representative so
cial audience that greeted Madame Sarah
Bernhardt at the Shubert on Tuesday
afternoon and evening last
AT the evening performance the display
OF beautiful gowns worn by the women
in the audience was particularly notice
able. II was a brilliant gathering and no
mistake and among those noticed were:
Mrs Oscar Lapham. Mr.. and Mrs Orray
Taft. Mr. and Mrs William Harkness
Arnold. Mrs William Il. Wceden, Mrs.
William w Wecdcn. Miss Mamie Mason.
Mr. and Mrs George g. Arnold. Mr.. and
Mrs William r. Arnold. Jr., Mrs. VIII
liam r. Arnold Mrs. Benjamin G. But
tolph Mrs Ruthven V. Sladc, Mrs. r. III.
/. Goddard, Mrs William Gammell Miss
Virginia Gammell. Mr.. Harry Parsons
Cross. Mrs. Alfred NJ. Coats and party
OF friends. Rev and Mrs Augustus NJ.
Lord. Miss Louise Hoppin, Mr. and Mrs
Harry Pearce. Mr.. and Mrs. r. f. Rich
mond. 2nd Miss Post ST. Louis; Mr.. and
Mrs Jack" Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. G. Rich
mond Parsons Mrs. H. y. Fcnner. Mrs.
Charles y. Humphreys Mrs. S c. Bah
bitt, Miss Sarah Babbitt. Mrs. Henry
Bowen. Mrs. Samuel Ames Mrs. II. A.
Klmbau. Miss Phyllis Kimball Colonel
and Mrs Walter j. Comstock, Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Steinert Mr.. and Mrs. Dex-
ter B. Potter. Mr. Theodore Green, Mr..
and Mrs Benjamin NJ. Jackson. Mrs VIII
liam Wurts White, Mrs. Wurts White Mr..
and Mrs. Ralph II Watrous. Miss Lida
shaw King, Mr. and Mrs. stephen .. Met
calf, Mr.. and Mrs Charles A. kilvert,
Mrs. William Il. Waterman Mrs j. Her
bert Foster, Mrs. Frank II. Martin. Mrs.
A. j. Miller. Mrs Mcintyre Miss Ance
BrowneH, Mr.. Emery Porter. Mrs. Al
bert w. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hor-
ton. DR. and Mrs. James T. Sullivan. MIR.
and Mrs. Timothy O'Connor. Mr. John
Separd Jr. Mr. and Mrs George
l.. Darte. Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Fessen-
den.
During the afternoon performance of
Camille among those who made up
the audience were: Miss Lyra Nickerson.
Miss Bonny Barry, Mrs Gilbert A. Phil
lips Miss Ella X. Matteson, Mrs Charles
Briggs Miss Marion Briggs. Mrs Joshua
Alderman. Miss Elizabeth Mason, Miss May
Grant, Miss Virginia Wheaton. Miss Caro-
line Eddy, MIR and Mrs Robert B. Treat
Mrs Howard 4. Cornell, Mrs. Walter l..
Preston, Miss Ethel Studley, Mr.. John
Meyers. Mrs A Curtis Tingley. Mrs. T.
H. McElroy, Mr.. and Mrs. Moses b. l.
Goddard. Mrs r. y. ]. shepard Miss Isa-
bel Pegram. who occupied one Of the
lower boxes: Mrs Samuel NJ. Nicholson
Miss Sharpe. Mrs Grenville Brown, Miss
Rosita Rhodes, Mrs. Royal c. TAFT. Jr.,
Miss Helen Campbell and Miss Haz-
ard
The neighborhood Whist club met at
the home Of Mr. and Mrs w. +. Otis on
Adelaide avenue on Wednesday evening
last. Among those present were Mr.. and
Mrs Mortimer F. Winsor Mr., and Mrs.
Harry b. Meade Mr.. Walter Boss Mr..
and Mrs. James O. Otis Mrs. Harry
Wolfe and the host and hostess.
on Wednesday evening last y large
number OF the friends OF Miss Gertrude
Rooney assembled at her home 202 Smith
street II was a most entertaining even
ing. and the hours quickly sped with
mirth and refreshments. The musical
program was as follows: Song. Miss
Armstrong: song. Edward Harlow; man
dolin solo, William Sullvan piano solo,
Thomas Fenen; vocal solo. Gertrude
Rooney; speeches Margaret Rooney.
bass solo, william Sterling; tenor solo,
Alfred Reavey; piano solo. Mildred Don
ahue: cake walk. William Sterling and
Miss May Scott. soprano solo. Miss Alice
Rooney: vio.ln solo, Mr. sullivan; clog
dance JOHN Drew. reading. John Toole;
fremont orchestra, piano solo, Ben
whitaker; cake walk. Miss Patry and
Jack McCaren.
Mrs Robert II l. Goddard had fcw
friends at dinner on Monday evening last.
At the Agawam Hunt club on Monday
afternoon last Mrs. Jack Ames enter
tanned number of her friends Among
those present were Miss ROsita Rhodes,
Mrs Samuel ~. Nicholson. Mrs. Roscoe
Clifton Washburn. Mrs. James Phette-
place Miss Bessie Sackett and Mrs. Ros-
coe Stetson Washburn
Col Arthur II. Watson entertained at
bridge whist at his home last evening.
Mrs. William Wurts White gave n din
ncr 10 few Of her friends on Monday
evening.
EXPECTING THE SToRk.
A momcntous and happy event Is ex-
pccted shortly az the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs John - Rockefeller Jr.. (nee Miss
Abbie O. Aidrichl. daughter of Senator
Aldrich. I'm West Fifty fourth street, near
Fifth avenue.
IL was whispered among the women who
attended the Rockefeller reception at the