The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-18

The week has been rich with most Interesting society events. teas, music. weddings, dances and other delight ful affairs having followed each other in quick succession. And now all are intent upon the fascinating gaiety which attends Prom. time.
 The Yale Dramatic association will present 'The Importance of Being In Earnest" at the Hyperion tonight This opening event of the Prom. fes- tivities promises to be a brilliant af- fair and it is said this will be one of the finest productions ever given by the association
 The list of patronesses includes; Mrs. c. B. Adams, Mrs. J. c. Adams, Mrs. Max Adler, Mrs F. w. Baker. Mrs. c. M Bakewell. Mrs. c. S. Bald win, Mrs. William Beebe, Mrs. J K. Beach, Mrs. F, H. Beede. Mrs. T. G. Bennett, Mrs. J. M. Berdan. Mrs. T. H. Bishop, Mrs. J. K. Blake, Mrs. Walter Camp, Mrs. B. H. Cheney. Mrs. R. H. Chittenden. Mrs. C. c. Clarke. jr. Mrs. A. $. Cook, Mrs. Edward S. Dana, Mrs. Clarence Deming. Mrs. F. B. Dexter, Mrs. Godfrey Dunscombe, Mrs. Tim othy Dwight, Mrs. Charles s. De For est. Mrs D. Cady Eaton, Mrs. H. F. English, Mrs, w. w. Farnam, Mrs. s, H. Fisher, Mrs. J. P. c. Foster, Mrs. F, D. Grave, Mrs. c. $. Hastings, Mrs. Isham Henderson, Mrs. Thomas Hook CT, Mrs. James Mason Hoppin, Miss M S. Johnstone, Mrs. H. R, Lang. Mrs
 D. B. Lyman, Mrs. J. w. Mansfield
 Mrs. w G. Mixter, Mrs c. H. Norris
 Mrs. Luzon B. Morris, Mrs T. T. Mun- ger, Mrs George H. Nettleton, Mrs
 J. J. Newman, Mrs. J. H. Niemeyer,
 Mrs. A. H. Palmer. Mrs. H. W. Park
 CT, Mrs. Bernadotte Perrin, Mrs. Will
 liam L. Phelps, Mrs. James Pierpont
 Mrs Joseph Porter. Mrs. E. B. Reed
 Mrs. H. M Reynolds, Mrs. H, W. Ring Mrs. H. B. Sargent, Mrs J. c. Schwab
 Mrs T. D. Seymour, Mrs. Simon B ' Shoninger. Mrs A. B. Squire, Mrs. A P, Stokes, jr Mrs. E. c. Stoddard, Mrs Charles H. Townshend. Mrs Willistor ' Walker, Mrs. Thomas Wallace, jr. Mrs. F. M. Walker, Mrs. J. E. Weir s Mrs. A. M Wheeler. Mrs. J. E. Wheel M cl, 4MIS. Ell WHltHcN, hiSS Gliiti, ! Whitney, Mrs William D. Whitney
 Mrs. F. w. Williams. Mrs. P. N < Welch, and Mrs. H. P Wright. s&
 x Mrs George H. Watrous of Whitne. ] avenue. will entertain Miss Gladys Ba < ker of Providence. R. l., over the prom \ enade Mrs Watrous will give tn f junior tea on Monday afternoon. Al The Woman's Civic club will mee this afternoon in the United churc chapel at o'clock to listen to tai
 by Mrs. Isaac l.. Rice of New Yorl president of the Society for the S',r IN pression of Unnecessary Noise. Tn EN meeting is open to the public and N is hoped there will be large al M tendance.
 ky Mrs. Godfrey Dunscombe of Pros N pect street, who will entertain owe 8 the Prom Miss Marion Collins. daugr 4 ter of MT. Atwood Collins of Hart E ford. will give supper party at he M home in honor of her guest after tn G Yale play tonight.
 h A number of young society peopl \ have been asked
 a Professor Harry B. Jepson will giv the second of his series of organ reef ,s als at Woolsey hall on Monday after Y noon. at o'clock. The recital has con $j to be feature of the promenade fes A tivities and splendid program ha N been arranged for Monday.
 E X Lemmens-Fantasia in E minor Ca EE' storm.
 E R Bizet--Agnus Del.
 fl Martini--Gavotta,
 |5st Wagrfer--Overture to Tannhauser. EM The decorations for the prom. at u E Second Regiment armory, promise 2 Feffect quite different from anything e Esaer done here before. The ceiling al \ Sside walls are completely covered wi sgreen and white Curtains of the san sScolbrs are draped between the boxe E#an1 in front of them colonial pilla
 wound with evergreen and surmount
 by frosted electric light globes make
 Every charming effact Ropes of smiIi
 carried from post to post around t
 entire hall give an exceptionally dain
 touch The same general effect is ca ried out on the band stands and ga
 leries. the decorations between the t;
 pillars being screened with evergreen From the center of the roof to the si
 walls the strings of electric lights a
 hung, and these and the long iron TO
 crossing the armory will be heav
 wound with smilax In the very cent
 will hang the eight pared shell su