New-York tribune., 1910-11-13
SOCIETY AT HORSE SHOW
Rival Attractions Reduce At
tendance in the Garden.

tendance in the Garden.
Owing to rival attractions in the form OF
the interuniversity football game at Prince
ton and the steepIechase meeting at the
Belmont Park Terminal, the opening Of the
annual horse show at Madison Square Gar
den yesterday afternoon was somewhat
sparseIv attended from society point or
view There we're, however. number of
children present IN the boxes. The galleries
Of the garden were densely crowded with
youngsters from the various orphan asy-
Iur1s of the CITY in response TO an invita-
ton on the part Of Alfred 6. Vanderbilt,
president of the National Horse Show AS
sociation- His box. No Is. was occupied by
his own little boy. who. wearing his fathers
coaching colors IN the shape Of a bouton-
Mere Of white and red carnations, was ac-
companied by his governess.
Mr.. and Mrs Oliver Hartman also had
two of their boys with them. They were
dressed in white suits. with OvercOats OF
gray Persian lamb and caps of the same
material. Mrs. Hartman wore over dark
green cloth gown a sable cape. Her muf
was of the same beautiful fur with which
her black velvet hat was trimmed.
Another box in which children figured con-
.ricuously was that Of Mrs George Heye,
who was in black velvet and sables, her
hat being blend Of the same two ma
terials- She had with her her daughter
Mildred, little Genevieve Fox. daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs Littleton Fox; Frances Riker,
daughter of Mrs John Riker, and Harry
and Richard Williams.
Justice James ". Gerard arrived late in
the afternoon and joined Mrs. Gerard in
Box A. Mrs. Gerard who was in black
al % q
black velvet and sable trimmed hat, had
with her Miss Gwenfra Williams, daughter
of Hwfa Williams, OF England, in frock
of amethyst-hued cloth. silver fox scarf
and muf and a black satin hat: also Mrs.
J. Lee Taller, IN a black velvet dress and
black velvet hat, adorned with ecru
feathers and Miss Gwendolyn Burden, IN
black velvet, with gold embroidery on the
cuffs and collar OF her jacket, her hat be-
ing also Of black velvet and white beaver.
The Austrian Ambassador, Baron von
HengelmulIer, spent the greater part OF the
afternoon in visiting his friends in the
various boxes. including Mrs. Herbert
Shipuan, who had with her in her box one
of the daughters OF Mrs. Grenville Kane
from Tuxedo, and whose black satin coat
trimmed with mink, partly concealed her
black cloth frock- The sombre hue of her
black velvet hat was relieved by a large
bow of purple ribbon.
Mrs Norrie Sellar, in a gown Of black
velvet. with g. mink hat, q mink uluf and
mink scarf. entered the Garden with her
half sister, Miss Mildred Sherman. whose
frock was Of smoke coiored broadcloth,
trimmed with black velvet. OF which ma
teriaI her large hat was likewise made.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. H Weatherbee. with
Miss May Weatherbee, were In Box 63.
Mrs Weatherbee, in olive green cloth, with
a black velvet hat and coat, and her daugh-
ter. Miss Weatherbee. IN a frOck Of black
cloth, a black velvet hat. with tan hued
plunles and pointed fox furs- Mrs E
Reeve Merritt peered through a mOnocie
from beneath d large black velvet hat, and
was dressed in black cloth, while Mrs. J.
W Hartman. in Box 55. was gowned in
black satin, with which she wore a black
velvet hat and raccoon furs. She had with
her a party OF young people, who managed
to render her box a centre OF animation
and interest
Mrs. James Burke Roche was present
during part Of the afternoon in a tailor
made frock of black cloth. a large black
velvet hat trimmed with reddish aigrettes.
and a sable scarf and n1uff Mr. and Mrs.
LOUIS HdIEAL were III E0OA o.. lAt AtIASt III
black cloth and a black velvet hat. Among
others present were Cornelius y. Bliss, tr..
Monson Morris. Henry f Eldridse. Police
Magistrate Frederic Kernochan. ". Watts
Sherman. William Travers Jerome, William
H Moore and Lord and Lady Arthur But
Ier
Electric lights and the picturesque cos
tunes of the women contributed 10 render
the scene at the Garden more gay and ami
mated last evening than in the afternoon.
Among those present then were Miss Kate
Cary and her brother and sister-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton W Cary, the latter
in a dress of amethyst satin, large black
velvet hat trimmed with aigTettes and
long sealskiu coat. Mr.. and Mrs F. Am
broSe Clark were in Box 30 with some
friends Mrs. Clark IN a black satin dress.
white feathers and a white pony coat.
Mr.. and Mrs +. K. Sturgis also arrived
after o'clock. Mrs. Sturgis being in black
satin, with a black velvet hat and black
feathers. Mrs Charles D. Dickey, with
long moleskin coat, covering her cream
coored satin gown, and a gray velvet hat.
trimmed with gray feathers, came with
her daughter, Miss Frances Dtckey, in
frock Of red chiffon with black hat
Mrs James W. Gerard returned TO the
show after dinner with the justice and had
with her, in the afternoon, Miss Gwenrra
Williams, daughter of Hwfa Williams. the
creator Of Sandown Park and founder Of
the Sandown Park races. near London. She
is spending the season here with her cousin,
Mrs Benjamin Guinness, at the latter's
house, in Washington Square North.