New-York tribune., 1908-01-24
Abouf People and SoctdI lncfdenfs
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

Mrs John r. DrexeI gave dinner last night a,
her house. in SD street. for her three necss
Miss Marearetfa Drexe1. daughter OF Mr. ana Mrs
Anthony j. DrexeI; Miss Mary Astor Paul. daug5-
ter of the late Mrs James w Paul, jr. and Ms,
Frances Fell. daughter OF Mrs Alexander Van
Rensselaer, by her first marriage The guests wers
seventy In number. and several additional invita-
tions had been issued for dance which followed
Craig Wadsworth led the cOtiIlon. the favors fo-
which consisted of leather calendars and blottsr,
silk and brocade bags. silver ptncil cases and
other trinkets of the same kind.
Among those present were Miss Evelyn Marshall
Miss Mildred and Miss Irene Sherman. Miss Helen
Lispenard Alexandra Miss Harriet Alexander Mss
Louise Isein. Miss Starr Miller Miss Harriet DAILY
Miss Ellen Mercer Atterbury. Miss Katherine After
bury. Moncure Robinson. Monson Morris. II. Pen
dIeton Rogers. jr.. and John B. Trevor
Earlier in the dav Miss Gladys Vanderbilt sn,s-.
tanned number of her girl friends luncheon
including her cousins Miss Ruth TwoubIy and
Miss Dorothy Whitney. who are to Ofictate az
her bridesmaids at her wedding next Monday Mrs
Vanderbilt herself present. forming ora
of luncheon party given by Mrs Harry Payns
whitney. in which Count IadisIas Szechenvi was
included.
sherry's was the scene last night OF the last q.
the dances of the Cinderella CotilIOn- These ara
always very early affairs. the guests arriving al
9 O'Clock the cotillOH beginning at 10. and stop
ping at the stroke of y. when supper is served.
Mrs. William C. GuIIiver. Mrs. H Fairfield Osborn,
Mrs Oliver Gould Jennings and Mrs. Edward Il.
Ripley the patronesses who received tbs
guests
Mrs Richard s. Dana among the many host
esses giving dinners last night Hers was for Miss
CTeorgette Collier the fancee Of her son. David r
Dana and took place her house. in Fifth avenue.
Mrs William Douglas Sloane will give danes
tonight at her house. in West sd street. for
niece Miss Emily Sloane. daughter Of Henry T.
Sloane and one of the debutantes OF the season.
Mrs James A. Burden. jr-. will give large din
ner tomorrow at her house. In East gst
street and will afterward take her guests to Mrs
William X Vanderbt's musical. at which Ger
aldne Farrar is to sing
An entertainment for the benefit OF the ST. An
drew's Convslescent Hospital. in East 17th street.
will be given this afternoon at the Lyric Theatre
under the patronage OF Mrs r. Fairfield Osborn.
Mrs Prescott Hall Butler. Mrs J. PterpOnt Morgan
and Mrs. Archibald Rogers. Mrs Fiske. John Ma
son and Mr. Arliss Will appear IN the View YORK
idea" and Miss Beatrice Herford will give some %
her monologues After the performances tea. 10
which the audience is invited will be served on The
stage by Mrs Langdon Geer. Mrs George A Crock
err Jr Miss Doris BisselL Miss Dorothy Hurry. Miss
Eleanor Duane and others
Miss Hfldegarde Kobbe daughter OF Mr. and Mrs
Gustav Kobbe, will be married 10 Joseph Hutchson
Stevenson son OF Mr.. and Mrs Richard ". Steven
son, OF Hewlett Long Island on Saturday after
noon February IS. in Christ Church Babylon Long
Island. Miss Virginia Kobbe will be maid of honor
and the bridesmaids chosen are Miss Marion Stew
enson and Miss Leonie Alexandra Only relatives
and Intimate friends have been invited to the we'd
ding.
Mrs. Lewis Cass Ledyards deoutante daughter
by her former marriage is recovering at St. Lukes
Hospital from an operation for appendicitis which
successfully performed Wednesday last
This has made necessary the abandonment Of
number Of entertainments which had been planned
in her honor.