New-York tribune., 1909-05-19
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

Transformed into a beautiful zardAr --tsL
soias strawberries. flower beds. statuary fouuss,..
and all sorts of creations apparently
marble. the large field at the back Of m. T q
Library, In Madison avenue and 10th srrsat -
the scene yesterday afternoon and evening "a -
open air feIe for the benefit Of the Rizb. -
Bishop David Fl. Gresrs Hope Farm for Rav. -
thronged from an early hour in the afssr,,.
children figuring largely among the vsitors -
many attractions provided for their ent.r,as
ment. conspicuous among which was Punch a,A
Judy show fresh from London.
For their elders a fair was in progress and q,
marbIelike kiosks all sorts Of articles rapzt,
from candies and flowers TO cigarettes 9a-ase
implements and millinery, were offered for sale Nv
a bevy OF women. including Mrs. James W. Gerard.
Mrs ]. Borden Hartman. Miss Dorothy Whitney
Mrs Herbert N. Hartman. Mrs Ernest Iseli7
Mrs Oren Root. Miss Eleanor Whitridge Mrs Arsb-
ibaId s Alexander Miss Anne Morgan and Mrs
Albert Gould Jennings. There also vauds.
willie show in the picturesque open air theatre tbs
architecture Of which suggested sunny Italy or
ancient Greece rather than the very heart Of New
York.
Many remained for dinner in the open air
restaurant. whittier Delmonico@ had Transported
the scene of it's activity Among the many host-
esses were Miss Dorothy Whitney. who had a
marty, of twenty-four guests at her table: Mrs j
Borden Hartman, Mrs. Payne Whitney, Mrs Oliver
Hartman, Mrs Gerald L Hoyt and Mrs. John
Jacob Aster.
After dinner the principal feature Of the sntirs
|ror, ..Tha Bartered Bride ard several other
dances in the open air theatre. illuminated by
strings and clusters Of electric bulbs Indeed, the
thousands of lights glittering among the shrubbsry
the flowers and the marbelike structure gave
fsfrvIke aspect to the entire fets after darkness
had set in The ballet from The BarteTed Brids''
was performed by sixteen amateurs, who had bsen
carefully trained for the occasion oy the ballet
master of the Metropolitan Opera House Arraysd
- Tvrelsss costume they comprised Mrs. Arthur
Nties I,Iia H0yt Mrs. Arthur Scott Burden, Miss
FsIa,ebe OeIrichs, Miss Ellen Rogers, Miss kath-
srine Atterbury and z Gerry ChadVlcA- Wiilam ~
O,DonneIl Iselin, c. Tiffany Richardson. Edmund
T. Rogers and Seymour Johnson. Ihls was tei-
Io,xaa by a pas de dsux. danced by Mrs Arthur
&c FSurdsn and I4ydig Hoyt to the strains ef
one Of Strauss most spirited waltzes and tas
in turn was succeeded by the turianI rem 'h7
sscord act OF The BarteTed Bride "hica vas
5,-rod ~. Mrs Austen Gray, Mrs Arthur iseln
20 1hor,ss r Clarke. jr, the applause OF ths
- members OF the cast seated at tables on
tba stare as IL at village festival mlnsinS
with that OF the audience
pair had threatened throughout the morning out
- ~ and save for the fact that the ts1npsf-
-. - 1,s somewhat chilly for some OF the eos
80 ss.p on the stage. there was nothinz 70 HAF
tba success Of one Of the most elaeorate ana 'Fis
trs1 open air fetes ever held in New foiA VII
he repeated to-day and Tomorrow "a'"'' F'
mitting. ....-.-s,,- vr.r.
U+ Y vanderbilt IT,. Mrs John H NeCul-
,o,,vb Mrs Charles de Loosely OeIlchs, -
r,.s,sx Dana Gibson Mrs Edmund Randsipn' Ms
I17,I1Iar, Woodward. Mrs J. Hopkins Sdl..a' =
Mrs. Edward /. Tilton. Mrs Fuller Fo1'eI' Atz =
t[rovsr Drayten Mrs. Tracy Do~s' MISS As''
Ro-Iand and winifred Ives.
Mrs. T,vcurz,Is Winchester and Dr- DaVlo J. Ia
= 10 are to be married on May 2 IN Sl4S7
C,,-,--L obar+rr took uslrriage License q tH9
90. r4a1r Yesterday The wedding viii De IoHo~e1
- .-,siI rseeption az the hens OF ths sless
-. % NJ and Mrs Dallas Bachs Pratt u Nss
18th street.
,,s Nfr. = woodward Haven have oAen
...ssss,or OF the Tuckerman place IN stoeA0Fas'
s,sr. ,bJrb thew have leased for the suFnIhe''
Mrs John r ogden and Miss Ogden VI --ss
,bair home in Lexington avenue carry hsA- 'A
and IN TO Bar Harbor. Ne. for the suIain1i'
NJ. r-orverneur Kortright sailed for 5sFeeeS
..raav 10 spend tie summer aorosd-
Mr. and Mrs Philip RhinelandeE viii g 70 9
.,i4f - Y the nrst week IN June
Mr. and Mrs Frank X stursis nave s0N'
r.,ox Mass. TO spend the summer
NJ and Ms Robert SedsTtck VII Ie1Ne -
f- nSsuport early next month 70 remain I'M -,
-.ts4Is ~ JuIv when they viii 60 aeroad toF w
rest OF the summer.