New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-29
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view the most important American naval
force ever assembled under one coil'i"','
next week with the President. has airedus
arrived in town with Mrs. George Won L.
Meyer. and is staying at the Belmont TO-
morrow ne will take up his quarters on
board the United States steam yacht May
flower. where, after the review on tues
day. he will assemble the various adHlrals
and captains Of the naval force.
Meanwhile the fashionable world Is pusy
making plans for seeing the review ana
several steam yachts, which would nave
otherwise have been laid UP for the winter
have been kept in commission for the oc-
casion. including the Mona, on Vhich
Colonel and Mrs. Astor will entertain
large party Of friends for the occasion
Tuxedo will be en- fete on Friday night
for the annual Halloween ball AT the club
house. which will be preceded by numerous
dinner parties. and nearly every villa ana
cottage in the park will be filed with
guests for the occasion-guests VINO VIII
remain over SUNDAY. AS usual most OF
the debutantes OF the coming winter VIII
be in evidence at the BALL and II is their
presence that always renders this parueu-
lar dance so interesting and likewise so
gay.
It is gay because the young girls receive
there a foretaste Of the festivities IN store
for them and manifest zest IN their en-
ioyrnent OF the dance which IS sadly lack
ing when in January and February their
Young faces begin 10 show traces Of weari-
ness. safety and also sometimes disilluslon
il is interesting because It enables the older
generation 20 form some idea Of the char
acter OF the crop OF the buds Of the season.
Now that public racing mas gone out Of
existence in the state Of New York, private
race meetings have become more popular
than ever with society. This is owing to
the fact not only that the many objection
able features, and. above all. the objection
able element. Of the public racetrack are
conspicuous by their absence. and that the
attendance is restricted 20 mutual friends
and acquaintances hut also because II Is
impossible 20 refrain from certain selfish
satisfaction Of having al ones disposal O.
pleasure beyond the reach of others This
undoubtedly adds 10 the enjoyment Of such
eemi-private race meetings as that which
took place yesterday ar the Belmont Ter
minaI. the second being set for next Sat
urday and the third and last for Election
Day
They are meetings organized by the Unit
ed Hunts Association. the programme con-
prlsing not onl- steeDlcchases. but also
fiat races. and are under the management
Of q committee consisting Of Harry :. Page,
Joseph Burden Frank J. Bryan. Fletcher
Harper and Charles Pfzer all Of New
York. Joseph Widener OF Philadelphia. and
Henry Higginson. Of Boston. Most Of the
country houses on Long Island within mo-
toring distance Of the track are the scene
Of house parties to-day given IN connection
with Yesterdays races. and there will be
q repetition OF these inequalities on Sat
urday next
People are arriving in shoals from abroad
for the season. and every ocean liner reach
Ing port shows full passenger lists. Mrs.
Edmund L. Baylies has already returned
a sure sign that the winters festivities are
about 10 begin. and Mr.. and Mrs. William
X Vanderbilt. ST.. are booked 70 sail on
Wednesday next. they will 20 70 Idle
Hour their place at Oakdale Long Island.
10 remain there until they come into town
for the season. Mrs. Charles T. Barney
and Mrs Philip N. Lydig. the latter in
mourning for her brother, are likewise TAX
ing ship this week tor New York. besides
many others.
Among the weddings Of the week is that
Of Miss Margaret Gilbert Chaplin. daugh-
ter Of the late Lindley Hoffman Chaplin, 20
Don Roffredo Caetani Prince Of Bassanio
and younger son Of the Duke OF Sermoneta.
former Minister Of Foreign Affairs OF Italy
The wedding viii take place tomorrow
I'm London. where Don Roffredo, like his
brother and sster-in-law. tho Prince and
Princess Teano. is as much az home as in
his native Rome. the Duchess Of Sermon
eta. his mother being an English woman.
"a member Of that BootIe-Wilbraham fami-
~ Of which the Earl Of Latham is the
chief
Don Roffredo Caetani rs. like Miss
Chaplin. an enthusiast on the subject Of
music. He has composed several operas
which have been produced at Rome and
elsewhere in Italy.
Mrs. r. Fulton Cutting. Mrs. L.c Roy
King. Mrs Archibald Rogers and Mrs
William j. SchiefeIin are the patronesses
OF the Metropolitan Dances for young girls
whose launch into society viii not take
place for another twelve months.
These dances. which owe their name 10
the fact that they were formerly held at
the Metropolitan Club. viii take place Al
Sherry's on December % February Is and
April Is.
Four other dances of the same kind. also
for Young girls not Yet out will be held
at No. Y East 18th street, on Friday. De
cenber .; Saturday. February u, Satur-
dav. March t. and Friday. April T. under
the management of Miss Anuabella 5. Oily
phant. the list of patrouesses comprising
the names OF Mrs. g. Ledyard Blair, Mrs.
Henry g. Trevor Mrs. Robert a. Sands
and Mrs B. ogden Chisholm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Talbot Olyphant and the
Misses Olyphant have arrived IN town and
are at No. I2s West seth street for the
season Mr.. and Mrs ELEPHANTS son-in-
law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Prentice
Strong. arrive this week from Merrick,
Long Island at their house, In East S6th
street
Mr. and Mrs Bradford o. Weeks and Mr.
and Mrs Norris Volck are receiving con-
zratulations on the birth Of sons. Mrs.
Volck was Miss Elise Holmes. Mrs Weeks.
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