New-York tribune., 1908-01-12
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

/ New York's social season is now at its height
/ The date has been definitely set for each of the
weddings concerning the time Of which there
! has been much speculation The marriage Of Miss
Gladys Vanderbilt to Count Laszlo Szechenyi viii
he solemnzed by MOnsigror IaveIle. rector of St
. Patricks Cathedral. January p. at Mrs Van
derbiIt's house in West 9th street The other mar
riage that of Miss Theodore Shonts TO the Due
de Chaulnes, will take place on Saturday. Febr1I-
ary Is, probably the home of the bride. Several
of dukes relatives, notably his brother-in-law
and sister the Due and Duchess dues,
! pected to this country for the ceremony,
while the kinsfolk of Count Szechenyi vino have
been invited to his wedding are already on the
ocean and due here Tuesday "Wednesday
They will figure Conspicuously in the remaining
entertainments of the season. which viii 10
an early close with the departure of many of tae
members of the fashionable set for the South and
for Europe.
With regard TO the programme of the week open
/ ing to-day Nine. NC-Cca. who will leave in a few
days ChCe-o fulfil professional engage
ments gives a musical this evening at Sherrys.
which she has asked large nu-rbr Of friends.
and which will be followed b. a supper. Victor
Maurel. barytOne; SErOr Constantilo. tenor:
Eduard Dethier. volinist. and vladimir de Pach-
mann Will assist Mime. Nordica in entertaining her
guests. Her absence in Chicago will prevent her
from taking the part OF the French maid in the
play which is to form the feature of Frederick
Townsend Mortn's afternoon tea at the Plaza on
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to appear. supported by Kyrle BeEew.
Tomorrow evening Mrs John Jacob Astor who
has been prevented by mourning for her father
and by the Illness of her rlother-in-Iaw
from taking any active share in the hoSpitalties
of the last two seasons gives a large dinner party
followed by dramatic entertainment. at her house
in Fifth avenue. The Van Dyke and The Shirk-
ers' will be presented by Arnold Dalv and his
company portable stage obtained from the
WaldOrf-AStOra. and which will be for
the occasion in the l1rge ballroom ard picture gall
lery which serves a of communication
between Colonel Astors house and that of ais
mother About ninety invitations have been IS
sued for the dinner. and some two hundred adI-
tional guests have been asked 10 come in after
ward for the theatrcals. Tomorrow week Mrs
John Jacob Astor will give a dacce
These will rot be the only contributions Of the
Astor family to the gayeties of the season for
Mrs NJ. Orme Wilson 7yiH give a dance on Friday
evening at her house in East 6ith street for her
two and another dance about a fortnight
later. ON Thursday evening next Ms Frederick
W. Whitridge will give large dance fo- her
daughter. Miss Joan WhitTdge. one of the deb1-
tantes of the season. at her house In East llth
street.
Archibald Rogers Mrs. Charles Henry Coster Ms
Charles ID. Dickey. Mrs. Jchn T. Alexandra an.
MIS-. Edwin ID. Morgan give another of their da,,e.
Sherrys for their debutante daughters Tb-ir
former entertainment of this kind took place on
December T.
Among the weddings of the week is tbat -,
Samuel T. SkidmOre. of the Union ana o,nar ~,
York clubs. to Miss Judith Dousman vo,,n,,es,
daughter of Mrs n. S. Dousman Of prai, -
Chen. Wis, and granddaughter OF the late say,,a
ID. Sturgis L. 5. A The Rev III {. Sar,,,. -
the Church OF ST. Ignatius Loyola will perform "a.