New-York tribune., 1910-02-20
People and Social Incidents

men and ushers.
Amateur theatricals are a favoris. A.,
version in Lent. and the very suceess,Y
play given by the Junior League a. -.
Waldorf-Astoria, and the still more h-et,
iant musical pantomiInes at The New IT,.
atre on Friday afternoon last. will bs f,,-
lowed on Thursday next BIZ an amateur
production of Sir William $. f;i,hs-..-
THE Island of Broken Hearts," at tn. Ca
nesie Lyceum. The affair will be for a..
benefit Of the Manhattan Trade School so.
Girls, and among those slated for parts 8,
the play are Mrs. Langdon Gesr NJ.
Dorothy Bull. Miss Eleanor Townsend Ne
Rosina Otis. Miss Theresa Ingerson. sfis.
Elizabeth Reed and Hiss Lucy Brown. r..
patronesses include Mrs. whitney yar-a,
Mrs. Julian w. Robbins, Mrs. Henri
Bogert, Mrs Francis X. Appleton. Mrs
Thayer Ro3b and Mrs. Charles F.. PelIex
With regard TO the calico ball on Tb,,-
day week for the benefit OF the Iad,au.
Auxiliary of the Lying-fn- Hospital. n.
committee in charge OF the affair. eonss,,
ing of Mrs. Arthur Scott Burden, Mrs !.
thur Iselln. Ms. W. Earl Dodge. n.
Payne Whitney. Mrs. Austen Grsv. p..
Whitehouse and Mrs. William woodwars
has arranged that the dance which ts.,s
take place at Sherrys be- preceded sv
dinner there. As most of the women ~n,
be arrayed I'm frocks Of calico or cb,ptz =.
gay pattern, the scene presented in En-
great ballroom during the dance win a.
decidedly picturesque. Many dinners ug
be given in connection with the ball rat,
bly, one by Mrs. Mackay at her houss I,
Madison avenue, the hostesses taking tbet-
guests afterward to Sherry's
Baron Mayor des PIanchez. who has fa-
so many years held the post Of I.a,ss,
Ambassador to the United states and lea,
OF the diplomatic corps at Washington
and the baroness viii take leave OF the-
many friends in New York on Tueeds-
night at the special performance Of "a
Gioconda" at the Metropolitan Dp4ra
House for the benefit OF the sociatv 80
Italian Immigrants The ambassador ana
the baroness sail on the following dav fo-
Europe, bound first for Rome and then fa-
Constantineple, to which capital the an
bassador has been transferred The mar
formance. therefore. on Tuesday viii ba
in the nature Of a farewell reception and
an ovation to them. The COMMITTEES IA
charge of the entertainment is headed bv
Mrs. Lloyd C.. Griscom, wife OF the former
American Ambassador at Rome while CO.
operating with her are Mrs E.rnesto &,
Fabbri, Mrs. William Douglas Sloane. Mrs
William b. Osgood Field, Mrs. Lewis Cass
Ledyard, Mrs. James W. Ellsworth. Mrs
Frederic Bronson and Mrs. Dave Hennea
Morris. Tickets may be obtained from
Miss Doane, No. IS West 5ith street, also
at the Metropolitan Opera House.
Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney gives a Isrgs
dinner tonight at her new house, in Fifth
avenue. followed by music. Mrs Stuyves-
ant Fish has another of her big dinners on
Washingtons Birthday at her house. In
East 18th street, and also one on March l.
Immediately afterward leaving for the
South. and Mrs. VI. OrrHe Wilson has invi-
tations out for dinner on "wednesday at
her house, in East 64th street
Mrs. Arthur Scott Burdens dances viii
be feature of the programme Of the En-
tertainrnent 10 be given for the New York
Association for the Blind at the Hotel Astor
on Monday after Easter.
Mrs. William A. VI. Burden has closed
her house in town. and has left the city
with her children for her place in the Adj
rondacks.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard VI. Thomas have
returned from Canada and Will 90 to Palm
Beach on Wednesday for the remainder OF
their honeymoon. Among others at Palm
Beach is Frederick Townsend Martin
Sailing yesterday for Europe were the
Countess of Dartrey, her daughter, Lady
Mary Dawson; the Countess of Harewood.
Lord Robert Innes-ker. younger brother
of the Duke Of Roxburghe; Miss Constance
Ovey. the Hon. Rachel Kay Shuttleworth.
who has been spending the winter with her
brother-in-law. the military attache OF the
British Minister at Washington, and
with her sister. the Hon Mrs. James;
Louis Meredith Rowland and Frederick n
Seward
The Hon. Montague and the Hon Joan
Parker have arrived in town and are stay
ing at the ST. Regis. They are younger
brothers OF the Earl of Morley. 10 whose
ueerage Captain Montague Parker, OF the
Grenadier Guards. is heir presImptive
Mrs. Dallas Bache Pratt. Mrs. ". Ernien
| Roosevelt. Mrs. Frederick T. Van BeuTe1'
ir.. Mrs Lewis Cass Ledyard and MIS-
Richard Irwin are among the patronssseS
of a reading of Mdtterlinck's poem, Fei-
Ieas et MeIisande." by Vincent de Niefz
Rickf. at No. West 5Sth street. on FRIDAY
afternoon al $50 o'clock. The entertain
ment is for the benefit OF the open-AF
class for tubercular crippled children NAM
tanned by Miss Spence's School Soeis'5'
and the music, by DubusSy. VIII De lui-
| Eished BY Nine. Lille Sang-Collins. at 'h'
| piauo. Tickets can be obtained from Als'
| HiIda Robinson Smith. No 81 west oSlI'
street
| Wsshington-s Birthday and the TWO -oi-
| lowing days will be made the 0ecasfoii -
| "a bazaar. with dramatic and IluSica4 si'
| tertainments. at the University 9eltieiil9"'
! corner of FvIdridge and Rivinstoa snest7'
| for ,ba benefit OF the summer nome lor
I mothers and children. The entertainment
/ has beep ORGANIZED by the Woman ; --AUAi.-
| iarx of the University Settlement OF WIS
| Mrs. John r. Macarthur IS PRESIDENT his'
| James Speyer, vice-president; Sl'sS y
| Kendall secretary, and Mrs Gee'S
| Shrady, treasurer.
IN THE BERksHIRES'
lBy Telegraph TO The Tri6aas.s ,rur-
rsnox Feb 1s-Registered at ne