The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-10-08
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Society In
the Oranges

II
The italian Villa of Cosmovilla has
arranged for an entertainment at the
residence of Mrs. Arthur B. Leach,
s21 Scotland road, South Orange, on
Tuesday afternoon, October 10, when
Miss Amy Grant, of New York. will
give a musical reading of the new
Strauss opera Electra" which created
considerable interest In Germany last
season, "A which has not yet been
given In this country. The story of the
opera Is the same as that immortalized
In the tragedies of Sophocles and
Euripides, each bearing the name of
Electra. The text, however, is o
ern, the work of a German, Hugo o
Hofmannsthal. AS a play 1t has been
on the German stage for some years,
and the English version was given In
New York by Mrs. Patrick Campbell.
OF the music Strauss Is quoted as W
ing: II believe my fame will stand or
fall by Electra" This entertainment
by Miss Grant will prove an admirable
preparation for 8 comprehension of this
opera, which will later be produced in
New York.
The members of the Dutch Wind
mill Villa are Planning for a ball, which
is to be given In the Woman's Club
house, East Orange, Wednesday night,
October 81. 1t promises to be one Of
the society events of the season.
The music will be by Van Baar's
Dutch Orchestra. The decorations will
be in the Dutch colors. and refresh
ments will be served at small tables.
Invitations will be sent out within the
next few days, and extra tickets may
be obtained from any member Of the
committee. The p~atronesses are all mcm-
bers of the Dutch Villa, Mrs. Ira A.
Kipp, Jr.. chairman; Mrs. Charles
H. Jewett. jr., assistant chairman;
Mrs. John J. Boyd, treasurer. and Miss
Elizabeth Schneider. secretary: Mrs.
Edward H. Graves, Mrs. Frederick Toll
ley, Mrs. william E. Stewart, Mrs.
Russell Martson, Mrs. Francis E. Gel
latly, Mrs. Jollsnne Bruen. Mrs. Francis
L. Du Bosque, Mrs. Charles l.. Born
ham. Mrs. Howard Townsend. Mrs. Ed
ward Wright, jr., Mrs. Adrian Riker,
Mrs. George w Jewett, Mrs. Bennetr
Bernard, Mrs. Clifford Gould, Mrs.
William S. Rode, Mrs. Earl w. Taylor.
Mrs. William D. Sargent, Mrs. Henry
S. Haskins. Mrs. Albert o. Headley,
Mrs. Matthias Plum. jr.. Mrs. Stewart
Stage, Mrs. George Merrill, Miss Ma
rion Stephenson, Mrs. Mary Elliot, the
Misses Marion and Beatrice Firth. Miss
Julie Schneider and Miss Mary Flower.
A. W. c<t-.t \. -..--.
an all-day bridge and luncheon today
at her home, 487 West South Orange
avenue, South Orange. Luncheon was
served at small tables, which were dec
GRATED with yellow orysanthemums and
dahlias. The guests included Mrs. Ira
A.. Kip, jr.. Mrs. George Jewett. Mrs.
Charles H.. Jewett. jr,. Mrs. Campbell,
Mrs. John j. Boyd. Mrs. Thomas A.
Gillespie, Mrs. Theodore Kingsland.
Mrs. Henry H. HaskIns. Mrs. Clifford
A. Gould, Mrs. William E. Stewart,
Mrs. Mantoh B. Metcaif. Mrs. William
p. Sargent. Miss Sarah Brown, Miss
Schneider and Mrs. II. C. Barnum.
The Japanese Villa held a pivot
bridge whist party this afternoon at
the residence Of Mrs. James Minor
Magee. 7 Main street. West Orange.
The affair was arranged by Mrs. Magee
and Mrs. George NJ. Gill, of Cleveland
street. There were eighteen tables in
play. and those who assisted in ar
ranging partners for the games were
Mrs. Ralph III. Hunt, Mrs. L. J. Drake,
Mrs. William Graves, Mrs. F. H.. PIXIE.
Mrs. Yeomans, Mrs. Fred Hasseimars
Mrs. d. A. Van Horne. Mrs. John D.
Everitt, Mrs. Richard Sites, Mrs.
Charles Colyer, Mrs. w. Nelson Knapp,
Miss Elsie Riker, Miss Isabel Lindsey.
Mrs. Stephen s. Johnson. Mrs. Thomas
Webb, Miss Alice Mum, Mrs. w. e. r.
Smith n Mrs. Palmer A. Potter. The
chairman OF the Japanese Villa is Mrs.
Frank Bliss Cotton and the assistant
chairman Is Mrs. Ralph H. Hunt.
Mrs. Maghee will be assisted by sew
eral young women In Japanese costume.
The. are Miss Anna Dormitzer, Miss
Marian Dormitzer, Miss Margaretta
WILEY, Miss Florence Heyn, Miss Irma
Smith, Miss Alice Harvey and Miss
Margaret Dunning. The proceeds VIII
be devoted to the Japanese villa.
A cake sale in aid Of the Japanese
Villa will be held tomorrow at the
residence of the Misses Dormitzer, 1871
Ralston avenue. South Orange, from 3
to l o'clock.
Miss Lillian Back. whose engagement
to Maurice Steiner, of New York, was
recently announced, was given a recep-
ton Vast night by her mother, Mrs.
Albert Back, in the ballroom of the
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