New-York tribune., 1908-12-19
About People and S0cf0f 1ncfdenfE


Of Art and the scenery which furnished the SET
ting Of the pictures had been painted with n.
utmost care for the occasion b. japanese artists
now in this city IL only the audiencs had bsea
sarbed in krnonos and had squatted on their hseis
on the floor instead Of being seated on chairs one
might have fancied onss self IN japan. and ths uu-
sion would have been complete
The opening scene represented japanese children
at play on New Years Day IN Toxic. and every
one OF those who figured In the tablesus hailed
from the Orient. II was exceedingly attractive
For there are few things more fascinating IN Japan
than its child life. The second picture showed Lady
Kogo represented by Mrs. Fukino. celebrated
court beauty meeting with Nakakunl. a disnitary
Of the court of the Mikado Takalcura- the dizni-
tary in question being portrayed by u BoEsson
while his retainer was N Tenizuchi
Luncheon under the Wistaria Blossoms was
the third picture. and in It appeared Mrs Bssh;ord
Dean Mrs Harry II. McVickar Mrs. Howard
Dickinson Miss Nathalie HOwland and Miss Anna
Murray Vail Tableau six gave representation ot
the famous encounter between FoshttsUne reurs-
sented BY Nine. Iijimi and Benkino. pers0nated by
\ NJ Yamazak. on the Colo Bridge IN Kyoto. N
the seventh tableau Nine. Hirose as the coaso-r
OF the Shotgun. was seen enjoying the cherry bios
SONS in the palace gardens at Toxic with hsr
maids of honor The eighth tableau showed ths
Lady Kasuga. represented b. Nile TskahashL
watching a fencing bout between her ward, ths
heir of the Shogun. and her own son Mrs Stephen
H. p PeH was seen in the next ta5'sau az 8Iara-
| sak Shfkibu known the great literary woaaa
of the Hei-an period
| The parting OF Nitta Toshida. a celebrated var
| rior. and Koto-no-naishi his beautiful vlts vas
| pictured by 5. Morita and Ms. William Asto-
| ChanIer while the last picture ire fau q
Afdzu Castle which. when all the men of The gar
rison had fallen. defended 20 the last By ths
| women
Following the eighth tabIeau Colonel Robert u.
Thompson addressed tEe audience calling attention
| 10 the great work done by the japanese artists
and women who had given their time and services
to make the entertainment such notable success
He closed his remarks by asking al those In favor
| of sending cable message 10 Japan expressing
appreciation the part played by the japanese n
the entertainment. and for the permission which
allowed them 20 appear. 70 say Yes. and. need
less 10 say every one in the Responded N ths
affirmative.
Mrs Henry Golden Dearth. Mrs Lawrence Greer
| and Miss A " Vail sold programmes in costume
Among those seen in the audience we're MS HenTT
O. Trevor Mrs. George R Schieffelln- Miss Dor
othv SchieTeIin, Mrs. Gustave Ausinck. Mrs z
Reeve Merritt, Mrs. Henry Parrish. y, Mss
| Susan McCook, Miss Martha McCook Miss Janetla
| Alexander Mrs. Douglas Robinson the Rev ard
I MEs Alfred Duane Pel. Mrs z ; J. NcNtcsar
Mrs J. Ellis Roosevelt. Miss GLADYS Roosevelt.
Miss Cor1nne Douglas Robinson. Mrs Francis Bur-
/ rail- Hoffman. Mrs Charles D Dtckey. Mrs Wilbur
| Bloodgood. Miss Susan Street. Miss lone Page.
Mrs Richard Wharton. Mrs Lindsey Tsprin,
| Mrs Charles R Huntington and Miss clsn-ertna
| Furniss.
| Mrs A. c. Ktnzslznd gave dance -sS- night a.
1 Sherry's for her de5utante daughters. Mss Mar
iorfe and Miss Muriel Kingsland. A5our four hun
dred invitations were issued. and the affair vas
| late one many OF he guests coming On from ne
! Opera There was general dancing before supper.
which was served midnight. and ths coti-c1
! was started Immediately aftarvard- Alexander
! Hadden led having for his partner Mss Narjorts
! Kingsland. and the favors were The usual tribes
Among those present were Miss Janetta Alexander,
/ Miss Sarah Robbins. Miss Laura Emmsr. Miss
Katharine Stuart. Miss Blanche Oelrichs. Miss Lisa
suydam, Mss Helen AIexandre, Miss Eleanor A.
exander. Miss Louise Iselin and many others
| NJ and Mrs Frederick W Vanderbilt have re-
| turned TO town for the winter from thei- country
I place at Hyde Park
| Bernon Sheldon Prentice. who IS TO marry Mss
/ Clare Ellsworth on Tuesday, December g, gave his
! farewell bachelor dinner at the Union Club las;
/ night Among his guests were r. Duane Hum
/ phreys Frederic F. ds Rham. Reeve Schley. Philip
, O. Mills Lincoln Ellsworth Russell Ellis Sard. q
/ Albany. and Robert Winsor. OF Boston
Mrs Sidney Laner smyth save reception yes
terday afternoon to introduce her daughter. Mss
Marian L. Snyth- Among those u no assisted the
debutante in receiving we're ne sister. Mss Helen
D. snlyth: Miss susan Fish Dresser. Mss GerJruds
! Cheever Miss Violet Cushnan. Mss Jean AePha--
! Coutts Miss Ethel Csrnart and Mrs Elttns =
Warner.
! Count MassgIia. Consul General OF Ita-E, and
the Countess Nfassigiia give reception TINS aIts-
noon at the Waldorf-Astoris, from TIL . o'c-ocA
TO meet the eminent Italian historian. PROFESSOR
! Ferrero. and Nine. FerreTo, who IS the daughter
| Of Professor Lombros0, the celebrated crinalno40-
! gist.
| The first OF the Metropolitan Dances for young
girls not Vet out will be held tonight a. SefFy
/ Among the patronesses are Mrs T. Eserton "eo0
| Mrs Bayard TuCkernan. Mrs W Bayard Cu'-
| ting Mrs Richard Mortimer. Mrs John 4 A-sAAl-
DIRE. Mrs Theodore Frelinshuyseu. Mrs LAoI-4'
| Newhold and Mrs Henry Whitney Alnrce
Miss Edith G. Clark daughter OF NIr- and Ma
George Crawford Clark. viii be married % Hss+
nald Ftncke on Saturday. January Is, a. tae TO- %
OF the brides parents. No lo-t nm aNs---1 =
| wedding Will be a small one. on account O. - 80
in the family. The bridesmaids Will oe MISS ~l
Hartman and Miss Marion Clark The csrel'Nt
will be performed by Bishop Doane. assisted F"
the Rev. DIT. William r huntington
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