New-York tribune., 1908-12-27
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

Adams Birthday as the BIosems are in the
habit Of designating the first day of tins new year
will, as usual, keep many well known people OUT
of town this week. Some of them, including at
least score of debutantes and still larger num-
Der of their elders have betaken themselves 10
Washington for the coming-out ball of Miss Ethel
Roosevelt at the White House tomorrow evening
for which nearly thousand invitations have been
issued. and they will remain in the national CAPT
tai for the rest of the week to attend the enter
tainments of more less official character
which given by the President and by the
various embassies and legations at the beginning
Of the year. Others will GO 10 Tuxedo, where on
Thursday night the customary New Years Eve
ball will take place at the clubhouse. preceded by
dinners galore. the dance being made the occasion
of house parties at most Of the villas and cot
tages OF the park colony. Yet others are spend
ing the Christmas and New Years holidays up in
the Adirondacks, where lodges and camps have
been opened. and at country seats in the Berk-
shires. the Hudson Valley and around New York,
where the days and also the evenings being
devoted the enjoyment winter sports Still
others have gone South. and while Colonel Oliver
Payne has party staying with him ut his place
at ThomasvilIe Ga. Mr. and Mrs. William X. Van
deTbilt, sr, are making their headquarters at
Ashevile. N c., and Mr.. and Mrs Pembroke
Jones have houseful of guests staying with them
at their plantation in North Carolina
In New York itself New Years Eve and New
Years Day VIII be observed as a popular holiday
admitting Of very little entertainment of formal
character. To judge from the extraordinary de-
mands for the reservation of supper tables on New
Years Eve at all the fashionable restaurants the
greater portion of New York society besides
thousands OF others beyond its portals will vel
come the year their homes but amid
the scenes of festivity that prevail the popular
hosteries the night of the day OF the twelve
months; and the principal clubs. those Of po-
htica as well as those of p social character have
all made special arrangements for the entertain
ment of their members and of the friends of the
late 49,
streets there will be the usual blowing Of horns
shouting singing and general merrymaking the
noise minglins with the chimes with which old
Trinity downtown, ST. Patrick's Cathedral up
town, and the other metropolitan churches win
ring out the old year and hail 1902
Several weddings Of note figure on the weeks
calendar Among them is that of Bernon Sheldon
Prentice 10 Miss Clare Ellsworth at the house OF
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. James w ELLSWORTH in
East SD street. Tuesday Owing TO illness in
the family Of the bridegroom the wedding will. he
informal and there will be no reception Miss
Gladys Waterbury and Mrs. Reeve SchIev will be
the bridal attendants, r. Duane Humphreys the
best man. and Frederic F. de Rham Reeve SchIev
Philip o. Mills and Lincoln Ellsworth OF New York.
Robert Winsor OF Boston, and Russell Ellis sarl
OF Albany, the ushers. The newly married couple
will spend part of their honeymoon IN Italy where
the father OF the bride. James W. Ellsworth owns
one Of the most beautiful and historic villas at
Florence, which he purchased from the Earl OF
crawford 1t was occupied on several occasions by
Queen Victoria.
Hamilton Fish Benjamn's wedding TO Miss Ella
Louise Bacon on Saturday will also be a very oiIiet
affair, owing to the recent death of hts mother
Mrs. Samuel Nicou Benjamin, and of his aunt
Mrs Nicholas Fish 1t will take place in Trinity
Church, Lenox, and among those who will open
their country houses there for the occasion are
Mrs. William r. Bacon. the mother OF the bride.
MIR. and Mrs. George Winthrop Folsom Mr. and
Mrs. Samuel rockingham and Mr. ard Mrs Fred
erick s Delaheld
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Payne Whitney expect 20
spend much more Of their time abroad during the
coming year than in the twelve months that ara
now drawing a close. Harry Payne Whitney
Lawrence and j. NJ. Waterbury and J. s PhipDs
have arranged TO abroad American polo
team in the early summer in quest or interna lonal
honors at Hurlingharn. Ranelagh and other famous
polo centres In England. also at Paris at Ostend
and last, hut not least. Madrid. where they will
have the opportunity 90 playing against King Al
tonso in peTsou-the only monarch who has won
laures polo PLAYER. Subsequently, MIR and
Mrs Harry Payne Whitney win proceed to Hol-
wick Hail. the place IN Yorkshire which they and