New-York tribune., 1908-01-31
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

One of the features Of the coming entertainer.
at the Plaza. on February 8 and 2. which MIRA
Waldorf Astor Is arranging Tor the oensnt ot tbs
moor rnountaineers OF Virginia. will be the danes
from, .-rbe Merry Widow" in which a number OF
prominent women will take part. including Mrs
John Jacob Astor. who has also consented to pose
in some Of the tableaux vvants The programme
will include as already announced. a little play
entitled lie ReveiIlon de Perriette" with MrA
Waldorf Astor in the title role
Mrs John Jacob Astor is confined to her hous.
No $40 Fifth avenue. suffering from a sewers at
tack of tonslits- She has been Obliged 10 cancel
all her engagements for the present
Mrs George BuIkley Salisbury gave a theatre and
supper party for her daughter. Miss Dorothy ".
Salisbury. last evening. Mrs Salisbury took her
guests to see THE Merry Widow and afterward
to Sherry's for supper. They included Miss Janet
Townsend Miss Ina KisseI. Miss Dorothy HAYDEN.
Miss Rosanond Burr. Reginald Sturgis. Charles
Bulkley William Remser, Harvey Ladew, Rodsrio
weIman and Harvey H Graham
At the Junior Leagues entertainment for charity
on February 1s and 19. the Plaza Miss Eliza
beth Bertron and Miss Marjorie Curtis will sing Old
French songs in costume The programme will in-
cIude a. masque by Ben Jonson-
Mrs Henry Waters Taft and Miss Louise W. Tar
will sail for Europe next Wednesday They are
going Spain for the balance Of the winter
Mrs ogden Mills will give dance this evening at
her home in East 69th street
In the presence Of a few relatives only Jiss
Helen Dwight Downing. daughter OF Mrs Forrest
s Downing married yesterday 10 Edward
Detmold Lentilhon in the Church OF tne Irans7s'
uration Mr. Lentilhon's brother, Eugene Lentii-
hon was his best man There were usherS
and the bride had attendants The Rev Or.
George G. Houghton performed the ceremony
Mrs Sidney Dillon Ripley has returned 70 Bos-
ton where of her boys Is recovering rom an
attack Of appendicitis She and Miss Annah Rip
Iev came on from there for the Vanderbilt we'd
ding.
The last OF the Senior Cotlons took place az
DeIn,onicos last night under the patronage OF Mrs
Reruind Mrs Oliver Hartman. Mrs Gren-
Vile Kane Mrs William B. Dinsmore. Mrs Lewis
Cass Ledyard Mrs Lorillard Spencer. IT., Mrs
James Brown Potter. Mrs Alfred G. Vanderoih
and Mrs James Speyer- The guests were received
bv Mrs Berwfnd Mrs Potter and Mrs Hartman
Stowe Phelps led the cotfllon. dancing with Mrs
lanes Brown Potter, and usual. Mr. Phelps
introduced many novel figures N the cotilon. sug
eested to him by his recent honeymoon trip TO tns
Orient In one figure there was an aroor or Wis
tara placed in the centre OF the with electric
lights cleaning through the flowers Those who
took part danced in and out under 1t. the women
recefyfng tissue paper flower boas. which trimmed
the arbor. During this figure the usual lights wers
extinguished and calciums from the balcony Wers
thrown on the dancers In another figure ths
dancers received Chinese incense sticks in metal
holders These were lighted producing a most
picturesque effect. There was still another figure
in which electric lights were introduced They took
the form OF morning glories and served favorS
The cotiIIon was followed by a buffet supper
Mrs John Henry Hammond is being conGratu-
lated on the birth of daughter a few DAYS ago at
her house in East 91st street Mrs Hammond was
Miss Emily Vanderbilt Sloane before her marriage.
She is a daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs William Douglas
Sloane.
Mrs. Richard 5 Dana viii give dinner his
evening for Miss Ge0rgette Collier, whose engage-
ment to David T. Dana recently announced