Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-13
Jane Clayland's Gossip.
NEW YORK. March IL, Is

ball, and now shall only touch on 1t.
| You know Col. Astor has remodeled the
two houses that have been the scene
/ Of so much brilliancy and social life,
his mothers house and his own. They
! have been made into one superb resi-
dence. and this cotillon was the first
entertainment given in the Astor house
for several years. 1t was another Of
those continuous performance affairs, be-
ginning with q dinner at o'clock, to
which one hundred and fifty were invited.
They were received in the drawing room
by Col. Astor and his sister, Mrs. Orme
Wilson. The drawing room Is done In
ivory and gold, after the Louis Quinze
period. the walls are in panels Of carved
| wood, exquisite frescoes in the ceiling,
and, with the always imposing old crys-
| tai lusters, one can but delight in such
| setting for q brilliant affair." the grand
old hall Is superb with its dome of
bronze and glass. its stately furnishings
| and colonnades, its beauty and dignity
enhanced by solemn bay trees stationed
as sentineis. Well. ION with the Dance"
About two hundred additional guests
| came for the dance, which was general
until late hour, when supper was
served. followed by the cotillon. which
was led by Mr.. Harry Lehr, dancing with
graham. The favors were. OF course,
very handsome. There were directOire
mirrors of gift and gilt cigar lighters.
Louis Sieze opera bags and pigskin
jewel cases. pompadour ribbon scarfs
marked 'Mi-Careme. 1910" for the women
and similar sasheS for the men. There
| were Louis XVI fans, baskets filed with
scented artificial flowers. framed NINA
lures. silver drinking cups in leather
cases. match boxes, electric light screens.
paper weights, antique gilt spoons, table
bells. bridge scores and fash lights, and,
| In the last figure, parasols with parrot
handles for the women, and pipes for the
men. In the early dawn buffet break
| who Is anybody. Col. Astor had revived
the old list of people who were always
| asked to the late Mrs. Astor's annual
ball, consequently the old families were
new element. Many left for awhile to
| attend the calico ball at Sherry's, to
return later for the cotillon. The calico
bail was great success. and the charity
| for which it was given is $4,000 the
richer for it. There were many pictur-
esque costumes. not all in calico, how
ever. Some wore costumes that had done
duty elsewhere, and the members of the
ballroom committee were in gowns OF
| chintz or gay-colored material.
Mrs. Clarence Mackay's dinner was
another triumph. 1t was not a large
affair, and the guests were seated at
/ one table. which was decorated with
masses of roses. mimosa and forsythia.
Other guests came later for music By
| Kreisler, with madden Squires at the
| piano. Among those present were the
| Stuyvesant Chanlers, the Lydigs, GOulds,
De Kovens. the Secretary of the Navy
and Mrs. George Won L. Meyer. the Paul
Mortons. Mrs. William K: Vanderbilt.
| Anne Morgan, Miss Ida Tarbell and Mrs.
Schuyler Van Rensselaer,.
Mrs. Lindley Lnapin's dance for Kath-
crime and her son Paul was delightful
In the extreme. There was no cotillon.
just good. old-fashioned dance, with
supper at l o'clock. The son leaves
Immediately with some college friends
for Greece. Many Of the debutantes were
| there. including Leila Haven, Anita In
| gersoll. Elizabeth Hoyt. Jeanne King.
Eleanor Alexander. Julia LOOMS. Ursula
Brown and others.
Mrs. Otto Kahn's matinee at Sherry's
| was most charming and interesting. She
had plenty of attractions. besides the
usual chatter with ones friends. The,
Russian dancers Anna Pavlowa and.
Michael Mordkine and Jeanne Manbourg
politan company. We're delightful. The
| dancers are wonderful, and this was the
first appearance Of the sixteen-year-old
Spanish soprano Elyira de Hidalgo, who
has just arrived for her American debut.
There was musical comedy in French,
well acted. Miss Manbourg made a
charmingly piquant picture in a Louis
XIV costume. At the conclusion of the
program tea was served in the foyer
The audience was a brilliant one. Lady
Paget was there, the Marquis de Bon
voir, the Robert Goelets, the Osgood
Fields, the Paul Mortons. the Charles
Dana Gibsons. the Lydigs. Oelrichs.
Goulds Speyers, the Count de Sigray
and Miss Daily, the Stillmans. Whitneys
and Frelinghuysens.
i New York society women certainly take
the palm for doing nice. comfortable
things, in spite OF their reputation for
GOODNESS and Indifference, in the midst o.
their numberless social demands. They
always find time to do a charitable thing
Il
j women are much interested in the wom-
ems horse show, to be held for the bene-
fit of Mrs. Beach. and the proposed testi-
i monial to this famous teacher of riding
| will be one of the smart things of the
1 spring. Mrs. Thomas Hastings, president
Of the, Ladies Four-in-hand Club. ha
! been made president of the organization
Miss Ethel Boyd Bowers, with whom the
plans for the wOmen's horse show orig
mated. Is the secretary. and Mrs. J. Bea-
yer Webb is the treasurer. Mrs. Adolph
Ladenburg has consented to act as one
of the judges. Mrs. Preston Davies and
will award the prizes, and the patroness-
es are among the most prominent women.
| Among several other charitable affairs
rehearsals are going on for an amateur
Geer, who is wonderful dancer and is
| 30 devoted to it that she has made a
study of dancing for years: Mrs. Gus
tave Kirby. Mrs. Oscar Stevens. Mis-
| vera Ei1Ott, MISS Louise freeman,
Stuart Pettitt, Dawson Glover and ]. Van
Buren, Mitchell are among the dancers
Nine. Saracco BrignolH of the Metropoli-
tan Is directing the rehearsals.
With the exodus to the south and to
| Europe it is rather surprising how many
have remained in town during Lent. ex-
cept perhaps for week ends. The Harry
Payne Whitneys. who usually spend this
season at their place at Aiken. are still
here. going, however. usually for the
week end to their country seat on Long
| Island, where they are pretty sure to
have an interesting house party.
/ The Cornelius Vanderbilts, the William
Douglas Sloanes. Mr.. and Mrs. James
| Eustis, the Suffern Tailers. the NewboId
| Morrises, Mrs. John Droxel, tho Oakley
Rhinelanders. the Robert Goelets. Mrs.
Vanderbilt and Mrs. Mackay are still
| here instead of at Palm Beach. Mrs.
| William X. Vanderbilt, jr.. and her sis
| ter. Mrs. Herman Oelrichs, are planning
a brief trip to the Pacific coast, however.
Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt has invita-
lions out for several large dinners before
Easter. also Mrs. Orme Wilson. Mrs.
| Drexel, Mrs. Mackay and Col. Astor. The
two latter are continually entertaining.
| Mrs George ]. Gould's dinner for Lady
Paget was another smart affair. It was
rather small, but most delightful. There
were twenty-eight guests. who were
| seated at one table decorated with maalve
| orchids and lilacs. Can you imagine
anything more exquisite? Mr.. and Mrs
Edmund Baylies. Mr.. and Mrs. Lehr. the
Mackays. Lydigs. Mrs, Richard Stevens.
| tice and Mrs. James w. Gerard, Col.
| so<cr Moriorja Gould and har