New-York tribune., 1909-01-17
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

While spectacular entertainments are few and
far between this winter. there plenty Of dances.
musicals. dinners luncheon and theatre parties
engage the attention of the fashionable world
The calendar is well filled. and the round OF gay
ETY. may be described continuous. 1t will re-
main until well toward the end of February.
Lent comes unusually this year. and doubtless
before its arrival many will be leaving town in
search of weather and SUMMER eli
mate. the Pacific Coast. in the Southern states
and in the Levant. well as in France and Italy.
Some, too, will make their way TO Barritz where
King Edward and large party Of members OF
the reigning house Of Russia will arrive IN four
weeks, and where the season will be brilliant
Among the features of the programme Of the
week IS the dinner dance given tomorrow night
by Mrs Vanderbilt at her house in Fifth avenue
and West 9th. street, for her niece. Miss Maude
Cfwvnne Shepherd, one of the debutantes of the
season. and Friday night Mrs. Jesse Hoyt gives
a dance Sherry's for her daughter, Miss Cor
nelia HOyt
Thursday night is assigned to the Bal de Tets
at the Plaza in behalf of the New York Associa-
ton for the Blind a number Of the patronesses.
among them Mrs. E. II. Hartman. Mrs Charles
r. Alexander. Mrs. Theodore Douglas Robinson
and Mrs. Frederick W. Whitridge, will give din
ners at their houses that evening. afterward
taking their guests to the dance. The women have
been asked either to powder their hair or to array
it in such fashion as to represent flowers The
men are expected to don paper mache representa-
tions of the heads of domestic animals and birds
and of wild beasts, while the members OF the ex-
ecutive committee. including Theron Strong
SCHUYLER Schiefelin. Charles A. Dana. William
Ravlis IT. and J. Harry Alexandra, jr, are 10
he distinguished by caps and of gold
striped with white. Mrs. Root wife Of the Sec
retary of State. the wives of the English and
French ambassadors. Mrs. George B. Mcclellan.
Mrs T Pierpont Morgan and Mrs. Vanderbilt are
among the patronesses, and, judging by the num-
her who have announced their intention of being
AZ the ball 1t promises to produce large sum
for the popular and praiseworthy charity for the
benefit Of which it has been organized.
Other entertainments of the week include Mrs
John Duncan Emmets large dinner, followed by
musical at her house In Madison avenue on Tues
dav evening in honor of the Archbishop or New
York: Mrs William Baylis's luncheon party in the
annex of the Metropolitan Club on Wednesday for
her niece Miss Edith Brooks and Mrs EIbridge T.
Gerrv's dinner at her house in Fifth avenue and
61st street the same evening. On THURSDAY
night Mrs August K. Heckscher has theatre
party followed by a supper and a small dance for
MISS Antoinette Hecsscher while on Saturday Mrs
Mackay will have a dinner at her house in Madison
avenue followed by musical at which Mrs Ben
jamin Lathrop and Charles Gilbert will appear
Demouicos will be the scene, too. on that night
of the fourth cotillon of the Saturday Evening
Dancing Glass, the senior organization of its kind
in the city.
Other entertainments in the future Mrs
z II Harriman's dance Tuesday week Mrs
Charles B. Aiexanders dance for Miss Janetta
Alexander at her house in West 5Sth street on
Friday January %; Mrs. Douglas W. Burnhams
dance for Miss Susan Fish Dresser at Delmopico's
on February L Mrs. James B. Haggin's musical at
her house Fifth avenue on February 2, at which
Miss Geraldine Farrar and Signor Bonci viii sing.
and Mrs. George j. Gould's musical at the Plaza
on February ;.
Canon Frederick G. Scott. of Quebec, will ofhciate
at the wedding Of his cousin, Miss Margaret symes