The Washington times., 1906-01-14
MUSICIANS
TO ENTERTAIN SMITH
Kubek, RubnSten and All Stars of Grand Opera to Par
tlcpate in Magnificent Musicale at Home of Multi
millionaire Bachelor Society Man.
By cHoLLY KNIcKERBocKER.

no one has attempted to revive this
form OF entertainment until Mrs. Wander
bilt issued her invitations for this even
ing. Her dinners and musieales will
constitute a continuation of the week
end parties which she has been giving
at her place on Long Island, and where
artists such az Kubeiik and Gherardi
were brought down from town 10 charm
the guests on Sunday evenings. Mrs.
Vanderbilt is passioBately fond OF
music, and since her arrival in town has
been frequently seen at the opera
New Maid of Honor Needed.
There has been a slight change In
the arrangements for the wedding Of
Henry PierFepont Perry and Miss Edith
Lounsbery, necessitated by the departure
for the South Of Miss Ada d'Aeosta,
who was 10 have figured maid OF
honor. She is still very frail and deli
cate from the effects Of tire injuries
which she sustained in her carriage ac-
cident at Hampstead. more than year
aeo and her physicians have been un-
willing 20 allow her TO risk the climate
of New York IN January and February.
The invitations for the wedding were
issued last Tuesday and the reception
after the ceremony, given by the DICK
LounsbeTys. parents Of the bride. VIII
be restricted to relatives and a few In
innate friends. The revised list OF the
bridal attendants is as follows: Miss
Edith Deacon, Miss Janet Fish, Miss
Laura Swan. Miss Harriet DAILY, Miss
Rosamond Street. and Miss Dorothy
Rand Pierre LorillaTd Ronalds viii act
as his brother-in-law' best man. and
Arthur Iselln. Loomis Lawrence White,
Gr0svenor Phelps. Wistar Kendall
Ceuper Lord. Ben Ali Haggin Louns-
berry. and Richard p. I.ounsbery will be
the ushers. Immediately after the we'd
ding the parents Of the bridegroom. Mr..
and Mrs William A Perry. viii start
on a trip around the world
Clubs Eleeting.
This is the time OF the year when the
leading metropolitan clubs of New
York hold their annual meetings and
elect the officers for the coming year.
and al the Knickerbocker the Union,
the Calumet the Racquet. and the Met
ropoIitan questions Of club policy and
nominations Of governors and OF house
committees are just at present a sub
teCt OF much discussion and or inter
est As a rule there - not much con-
test. however E-NeEE EnAnE AS pretty
well cut and dried before hand and the
election is more or less OF a formality,
the monotony Of the proceedings being.
however. relieved by the habitual kick
ers who always take advantage OF oe-
casions such as these 10 air their
grievances.
Two Society Weddings.
Another wedding of next Saturday is
that OF Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Harpers
younger son, Richard to Miss Mabel
Bacon. the daughter of DR. and Mrs.
Ciorham Bacon. The ceremony viii be
performed at the Church OF the New
Jerusalem. and Fletcher Harper will be
his brothers best man
Mrs W Scott Cameron returns this
week from London and Paris with the
trousseau Of her sister. Miss Alice de
Golcouria, whose marriage takes place
On tuesday week a tie Church or the
Ascension. to young August Belmont.
Mrs Cameron Will be her sisters mat
ron Of honor. and the bridesmaids will
include Cynthia Roche. Marion Fish,
Edith Kane. Maria Moran, and Ann
Wall. whose presence among them will
serve 70 recall the fact that the bride
is d niece Of Berry Wall, the former
Beau Brummel.'