New-York tribune., 1908-02-25
Abouf People and Social Inc'den'S'
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new Chalmers Wood. tr., Aynsar soa''s',"-
LAWRENCE Percy r. Pyne ana 7. =.
,,,..o,,a .rraved in the traditional costume OF =
rierrette is covered with flowers and dances ~N
Arleouin represented by Bueh Ho'' re-,
makes love 10 her and offering her p"eis' .,.
~ 1,xurv etc persuades her TO run away WIZ
-, p,crrot ,iso in the familiar and IsetaFesfi
garb of a Pierrot has been drinking h4SiiS I
the mean while. but not enough to nsihe nun, - ~ -,
role of ArIeauin and to the fact tna' ne -
:. seopt 10 lose Pierrette. Suddenly sooereG anu
- -. ,r,,b rage he seizes knife rom
tn. table and rushes upon Arieauin ana rieiiSN
but is held back by the other guests ana '
vanish with Ariedufn- . ...-.
The third tableau shows once more the sIudI"
of Pierrot Both he and Pierrette are sei' a9''0p-
tt 9. an,arent that Pferrots sunbers are OF very
agitated character Pisrrette awakens' ana I1 re
ing that her is the prey OF some sD
nightmare softly and lovingly WAKES "a " -,
on seeing Pierrette beside him. realizes tsaa hS ~
not lost her. that she is still ms ana "'%
flight with Arequin merely a horrioie il'1o
His happiness complete. and as he en- ordAS
Pierrette the curtain goes down amid srea@ ~'
pause.
While Mrs Clarence Mackay took actual
mart in the perfornnance she rendered consideraos
service by selling souvenir programmes assisted
by Miss Anita Peabody Miss Irene sherman MISS
Eleanor Mortimer, Miss Alice BoFiand. MISS hatn-
arine Atterbury Miss Harriet Alexander. MISS
Dagmar wetmore and several other young girls
The performance. which attracted very larss
and enthusiastic audience in the afternoon, was
brilliant house. tickets for which had been sold
all sorts of fancy prices In manner that can
fail to have yielded large sum for the charlty
in interests of which the whole affair had been
organized. namely for the relief Of the poor OF
AIbermarIe County, Va. Mrs Waldorf Astor's
native county. The Right Rev Robert A Gibson
the Protestant Episcopal Bishop Of Virginia. VIII
have the distribution of the fund, and he was
present yesterday afternoon and evening in his
capacity the principal patron of the entertain
ment, supported by the following patronesses- Mrs
Joseph III. Choate. Mrs. Ogden Mills. Mrs. Cor
| neus Vanderbilt. Mrs. Henry Rogers winthrop,
Mrs Reginald Brooks. Mrs Waldorf and Mrs
| John Jacob Astor, Mrs William Payne ThOmpspn
Mrs. BENJAMIN Guinness, Mrs. Edward r ThOn As,
Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt. jr-. and Mrs Claren',e
Mackay
| At the close of the evening performance there
adjournment the part of the performers
and of the audience the restaurant. where supper
served for which Mrs Stuyvesant Fish. Mrs
Astor. Mrs Vanderbilt. Mrs Harry Payne Whit
ney. Mrs. George Jay Gould and many other we'll
known had reserved tables While supper
in progress the ballroom cleared for
dancing. which continued early hour this
morning
1t would be useless even TO attempt give the
names of those present at the afternoon and
ing performances. 1t may be sufficient to say that
the entire fashionable world of New York was
present in force. and that the smart sets Of Bos-
ton Philadelphia Washington and even Chicago
were well represented In fact. from artistic.
1t may safely be described the feature Of the
present season
Mrs. Frederic j. De Peyster has made the for
NAL announcement OF the engagement of her el-
dest daughter. Miss Helen Van Courtlandt De Pey
ster, to DR. George Augustus Lung. of the United
States navy. who graduated from the Uni
versfty of Rochester in 1888, served with Samp-
sons squadron in the Spanfsh-Amertcan War and
took part in the relief expedition and march upon
Peking- The wedding will take place in the last
week in April in St BarthoIomew's Church. the
ceremony being performed by COadjutor Bishop
Greer. Miss De Peyster's only brother. F. Ashton
De Peyster whose engagement to Miss Alice Aber-
crombie Miller, daughter of Commander Aber-
crombie- Miller. L. S ", of Washington.
| nounced in these columns the other day. will be
married Lakewood April p. and is booked TO
sail with his, bride Europe April 29-that is
to say. Immediately after his sisters wedding
The Misses Hewitt will give'a dramatic perform
tonight in the small private theatre Of their
house. in Lexington avenue Mrs Peter Cooper
Hewitt will appear in French comedietta
The great International Horse Show at the Olym-
| pia in London. will begin this year June IS
that say. after the Ascot week. and will con-
| tinue nine days. ending on June q Alfred Van
derbilt will be exhibitor, but of the
| judges of the show, this year. He will sail this
| week for New York.
The Fresh Air Sewing Class of the Cathedral
| of st. John Divine of which Mrs Frank
Hunter Potter is president and Mrs Richard Irwin
and Miss Caroline Morgan vice-presidents. Will
! hold its inaugural meeting Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs Hamilton Mex TwombIy and Miss
/ Ruth Twombly Will leave town to-day for Palm
| Beach Fla
| Mr.. and Mrs GiraUd Foster have left town for
| Aiken. 5. C..
! J Louis Webb. who has returned from North
! Carolina. is booked 10 sail tomorrow for Europe
| Mrs William Everard Strong and Miss Alice
! Strong will also sail tomorrow TO spend two
! months England with Mrs. Strongs daughter.
| Mrs Moreton r Gage