The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-24
Lee Meaier, Architect, Was the
Host, ana Daring and Origi-
nal Railnent Was the Order
of the Night.
lOSTEND BATHING
SUlTS-ONE PIECE
Miss Maize Toilette and Her
Escort Wore Them and
Poured "Sands of Time
Down the Necks of Guests.

most elaborate as well as the mos
exclusive OF the holiday affairs given h,
q member Of the elite OF Broadway re
Gently was the Literary Dinner, OF
architect. was host in his luxuriously
appointed studios in East Thirty-third
street. near Fifth avenue.
70 have been the recipient Of an inv!.
itation to this dinner was to have re.
'eetved the accolade of Broadway knight.
hood. and many q seasoned knight err
rant of Broadway was their-aye, AMI
several Sir Galahsds from Philadelphia
Ne one OF either sex who didn't be-
long socially and artistically was in
Hited. so it is readily realized that the
function was a recherche, as well as a
lhiEhbrow event-not to mention the sar-
'torial features OF the triumph.
He's q Real Author.
Mr.. Meader is a young architect who
in addition TO drawing front elevations
of school-houses and eleemosynary In
stttutions with the most unlifelike hg-
Iures OF gentlemen on prancinE horses
and ladies carrying parasoIs imaginable
tn the foreground (but who ever knew
an architect who could draw anything
family resembling a human beinxo.
spends his time writing books and NV
ing funny dinners. He didn't design the
Singer or the New Fifth Avenue build.
ines or any other notorious sky
'scrapins edifce but he did write
Reflections OF the Morning After" and
Cupid, the Surgeon" and he did give
"a famous snake dinner. the piece dc re-
distance of which was a battle to the
death between rattler and king
snake
At this latest Meader dinner, which
took place Sunday night. the guests
were requested 10 come in costumes
b i9gestins best sellers" The hoporees
were Misses Maize Toilette, who Ia
chlehy remembered because she was not
called as witness in the Thaw trial
and because of n ch!valrous magazine
article Richard Harding Davis wrote
about her at the time. and Miss Flor
'ence Schenck. the Virginia beauty and
scion OF an ancient Southern family"
who WAS once claimed to have married
MIR. Wilson. manager of Alfred Wander.
bits show horses.
Their Coming Out Party.
II was In sense comins-out party
Tor these two debutaRes. and as they
are both playing in n vaudeville turn
at the Fifth Avenue Theatre. the party
was given on Sunday night.
1T WAS perfectly wonderful" said
Miss Toilette. in her most ingenious
manner. when asked to tell about the
party. Mr.. Meader does these things
50 well, y know. All the girls were
most appropriately dressed. and the
men. too. Miss Schenck went as Pam
In . sweet white muslin sheath Gown
and carried a fat, little, tame monkey
on her shoulder.
"One OF the most ingenious costumes
was that of Alfred Trotler. of Philadel-
phia, who wore tho conventional black
an evening suit. y know-but wi,h his
pockets bullying with small souvenir
bottles of whiskey. He said he repre-
sented A Fighting Chance
Miss Toilette herself came with an
escort whose last name she blushinsly
refused to give. although she said his
given name is Leonardo. and tho two
represented The Sands Of Time"
Their Sandy Costumes
They wore ostend bathing suits, all
I'm one place. were barefoot and carried
little pals of sand, which they play
fully distributed down tho necks OF the
~ I.,. -.
Misses Grace Walton and May Mad
den were THE Heavenly Twins" and
sause skirts and wings were important
features of their equipment.
Mr.. Wsrburtcn. who arrived In New
York from Philadelphia a little late,
itypified when We Dead Awake"-
and did II very we'll" said Miss Fol-
let's.
Miss May Herriss. of London, who
came over TO play In "The American
Idea" was deliberately logged in a
tiger skin TO represent the lady in
Three Weeks" and her escort, Mr.,
iMiles. also of Philadelphia first name
irefused), wore the tweeds of Baby
Paul. Robert Whitmore. the broker.
iInodestly removed his coat, displayed
a pair OF embroidered braces. and said
lie symbolixed This Yoke" The
guests insisted that Mr.. Meader repre-
sent his own book, Cupid, the Sur
geon," so he pinned on a pair OF paper
wings and carried n pair Of shears.
The supper began at midnight with a
new cocktail, tho Royal Mexican Fire
Opal. AID shortly after the entree, In
order to aid digestion, the lights were