The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-31
SOCIETY EVENTS
IN THE ORANGES.

Society in the Oranges did honor to the
debutantes and the younger set at the
first OF a series of subscription dances held
last night in the ballroom OF the Womans
Club of Orange. The occasion was one OF
enjoyment for the young people for whom
the dances were arranged and for a Larse
OF matrons ana married mel.
The ballroom was beautifully decorated
with Christmas green's, holly and poinset-
la blossoms. and The platform was banked
with palms and FERNS, gdrlands or ever
green and scarlet flowers were used on the
side walls ana in the WINDOWS Win pleas
ing ERECT.
Ihe paIronesses who received were Mrs.
Robert w. HawKesworth, Mrs. Thomas A..
Edison, Mrs. Robert Dunn Douglas, Mrs.
William h. Allen, Mrs. Albert D.. Smith,
MIS-, Francis M. nj. Epley, Mrs. OlVer
Dec. Vanderbilt and Mrs. Benjamin
Douglas. Other patronesses, who were not
present, were Mrs. Richard M. Colgate,
AIRS. FRANK Arnold and Mrs. Charles
Mrs. Hawkesworth ysore a A~beautifuf
gown OF pale blue satin with laSe-8zNni-
lures; Mrs. Vanderbilt was attired in a
gown Of black lace, over white satin, ana
Mrs. Benjamin Douglas was att1red in u
beautiful gown of white lace over white
liberty silk, Mis-. Edison wore a princess
trimmed with a front panel of RUSSIAN
lace. Mrs. Robert Dun Douglass gown
was black lace over black satin, with
touch of duchess point lace.
The oebutantes all wore dainty, beeonn-
ing gowns Miss Eleanor Hawkesworth
wore white liberty. with lace trimmings.
Miss Rebecca IL Miss Elmina Ambrose
wore similar gowns of white chiffon cloth
trimmed with princess lace. Miss Alice
Mary Sloane wore a becoming toilette of
pale yellow liberty satin, combined with
point lace. Miss Louise Vanderbilt wore
white chiffon cloth embroidered in gold, aud
Miss Carol Douglas wore a dainty gown
of pink net over pink silk.
Supper was served at small tables in
The 10 n n \ nnnVl1 1T T0fd1fOhf a hnIIt IN
young people participated in the dance.
The other dances in the series will occur
February % and April q.
An important society event in Orange
yesterday was the presentation of Miss
Ruth Washburn Head, daughter of Ms.
John oxenbridge Heald, at her home
rated for the event, the hall be-
ing banked with Christmas greens
and poinsetta, while the music room,
where the receiving party, was sta.
toned, was prettily arranged, with pink
predominating as the color scheme.
Mrs. Head and Miss Head were assist
ed in receiving by Mrs. a. NJ; Burtis, Fl
delphia; Miss Margaret .Pierson, Miss
Louise Pierson, Mrs. II. p. Clos
son and Mrs. Benjamin Dousiass'
jr., of Orange; Mrs. Thomas a. Bdl-
son and Mrs. George Merck, Of West Or
ange; Mrs. Emil Schultze, Miss Amy stew
enson and Mrs. Frederick Van Wagenen,
of Orange. The young ladies assisting were
Miss Esther Bostwiek, of Montclair; Miss
Closson. of Orange; Miss Elinor Collins.
of Hartford, Conn: Miss Marie Douglass.
Miss Carol Douglass and Miss Madeline
Edison. OF West Orange; Miss Jean
Holmes, OF Orange: Miss Mary Jennings,
of Brooklyn. Miss Dora Lord, Of Orange;
Miss Katharine Merritt, of STANFORD,
Conn: Miss Mildred Tressinger, of New
York: Miss Louise Rodman, Of Orange;
Miss Katharine Ten Brock, Of Philadel-
phia. and Miss Lacy Van Wagenen, OF
Orange.
Mrs. Robert Hawkesworth will entertain
at a tea New Years afternoon from 4 TO
7 o'clock in honor of her daughter, Miss
Eleanor Hawkesworth, one Of the seasons
debutantes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry NJ. Keasbey Will
entertain the younger set Of orange at
their home. HOLLYWOOD, Orange, Friday
night. when they will give a dance for
their daughter Mics Marjorie Kensbey.