New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-11

| past week to practically the exclusion OF
kll else. In some instances they were IN
| honor of recent brides. while others were
for the presentation of debItantes.
Conspicuous among those of the first de-
scription were the receptions given yester-
| day and Friday by Mrs. Frank Reynolds
for Mrs. George Greenwood Reynolds. I'd,
who before her marriage In Brookline,
Mass, on June 25. Miss Lucy Blake
Clapp, daughter of DR.. and Mrs. Herbert
| c. Clapp.
The drawing room of the, Reynolds home
| at No. A Remsen street was decorated
with long stemmed American Beauty roses.
while in the dining room pale pink and
yellow roses mingled with ferns In most
| dainty combinat ton. Yesterday the receiv-
ing party included Mrs. George Myrirk. of
Philadelphia: MIS-. Thomas n. Myrick. Mrs.
| George S. Coleman Mrs. James A. Rad
| cliffe. Miss Gertrude Coleman, Miss Mary
Storrs Packard, Miss Grace Collins Miss
| Elvia Zabrske. Miss Ernst, Miss Evans.
of Brooklyn; Miss Marion Plat, of Boston,
| and Miss MacBride, of Manhattan
Friday the hostess and her guest of honor
Were assisted by Mrs. George Myrick. Mrs.
| Thomas n. Myrick. Mrs. ]. Sherlock Davis.
! Mrs. John Hackett, Mrs. Virgil Barnum,
Miss Helen Wallace. Miss May Humstone,
of Brooklyn: Mrs. Alexander r. Howell, of
Manhattan; Miss Plat, Mrs George A.
! Spaulding and MISS Gladys Spaulding. of
Boston.
The bride wore her wedding gown of en-
broidered marquisette and lace over white
satin The hostess was attired in an i'm
ported net robe embroidered in black and
silver over pearl gray satin. Mrs Rey-
| noidS announces second and fourth Fri
| days.
Miss Margaret Stevens Melcher daughter
| OF Mr. and Mrs. John Stevens Melcher, of
NO. > East 5lst street. was formally intro
duced to society yesterday afternoon. Mrs
Melcher is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joel De SeldinS and a sister of Mrs. Henry
Mason Day, jr. elizabeth De Selding), so
naturally there were many from the
| Heights present at the reception.
! Receiving with Mrs. Mecher asd Miss
Melcher We're Miss Katharine De Seldng
Miss Helen Frew, Miss Edith Brakeman
and Miss Beatrice Buell.. The hostess was
gowned in yellow satin embroidered with
gold and Miss Melcher wore frock of soft
white satin.
The decorations were in pink. A dinner
and a theatre party at the Herald Square
| 10 see he GIlrl ana the hdlSef 1OllOWe u
for the receiving party.
Another reception in Manhattan yesterday
OF much interest to society this side of
the river was that given by Mrs. J. Henry
Dick of No. % East SD street TO intro
duce her daughter, Miss Julia Dick In the
receiving party were Miss Ruth Adam, Miss
Caro- Brown, Miss Grace jennings Miss
Madeline Force. Miss Henrietta Shaw, Miss
Alice Damrosch Miss Katharine BoWden,
Miss Katharine Shaw. Miss Margaret Kent.
Miss HiIda Holm, Miss Mildred Eddy, Miss
Mildred Dodge, Mics Jeanette McAlpln
Miss Anita Mere-s:'nith, Miss Sara lyle
Miss Mary Dodd and Miss Dorothy Cramp-
Despite the storm which was raging late
Tuesday afternoon, there was a large at
tendance AT the reception which Mrs Will
lam NJ *. Olcott of No. IS West S4th
street. Manhattan. gave in honor of her
/ sons bride Mrs. Nelson Olcott. I'd, who
before her marriage, on october %, was
Miss Mary Latin.
| In the receiving party were Mrs. Homer
! Arthur Latin. mother of the bride, Mrs
/ Jesse H. Baldwin. and Mrs J. Van Nech-
tan Olcott Assisting were Miss Ruth Lat
fin Miss Susan Hubbell Seymour and Miss
| Elizabeth Taylor. Mrs. Olcott, ST., was
gowned in yellow satin, with an oVerdresS
| of chiffon embroidered in gold and trimmed
with fur: Mrs. Lattin's gown was OF piack
chiffon and silver over white satin, and
the bride wore her wedding gown of white
satin and old duchess lace.
A notable reception of the week was that
given on Wednesday by Mrs. Rufus
| Theron Griggs and her daughter, Mrs. Au-
! gustine Rice Plat. who are to receive
! again next Wednesday. The decorations
were in pink. roses and chrysanthemums
| being the flowers used
In the receiving party were Mrs Helen
! f Plat, Miss Alice Helen Platt' Mrs
Chester Ford Duryea. Miss Marion 5. Ste
venson. Miss Edith De Beixdon ana MISS
Mabel Plat Mrs Platt wore her wed
ding gown Mrs. Piatt, ST. was attired N
gray satin and Mrs. Grggs was soWned IN
lavender marquisette.
FRIDAY February 4. is the date announced
for the Assembly ball. which is to be given
at the Heights Casino, under the manage
ment of the same committee as that OF last
>aar-.John Hill Morgan. Herbert Lee Pratt
Rutherford Stuyvesant Pierrepont, Z. Her
bert Litchfield and David Stuart.
Mrs A. A Low. Mrs. Edward II. Lhtch-
field and Mrs James l.. Morgan will, as
usual be the only patronesses.
Miss Grace Louise DuckWorth, who is to
he married to Chauncey Todd Horton on
Wednesday evening, January IL, will be at
tended by matron of honor Mrs Albert
Duckworth; a maid of honor, Miss May
Van Valkenburg and three bridesmaids,
Miss Hazel Carroll. Miss Eileen Mahony
and Miss Bienie Bossert-
Mr. Horton who is the son of Mr. and
Mrs Lotion Horton, of No. III West nth
street has chosen for his best man his
brother Daniel Horton. The ushers are TO
he Albert Duckworth, brother of the bride;
Harry Clarke, Ralph Horton and Jerome
Horton. The ceremony will take place In
the Dutch Reformed Church, the reception
following TO be held at the Chateau du
parc Miss Duckworth is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs Walter Duckworth, of No.
l47 Berkeley Place.
The marriage of Miss Gertrude Sullivan.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Haines Wood !
ruff Sullivan. OF No. 1894 Pacific street. and
Tittleton Holmes Fitch is to be celebrated
quite simply on Tuesday, January IL. the
ceremony taking place at the home OF the
brides sister, Mrs Walter Stewart Glbb, |
No 10 Prospect Place.
Miss Jessie Sullivan will act as maid of
honor and Morton Cross Fitch will be his
hrother's best man Mr.. Fitch is a son of
Mrs Ashbe1 Parmlee Fitch. of Manhattan, |
prominent in womens patriotic societies.