The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-14
SOCIETY IN NEW YORK
By MARGARET WATTS DE PEYsTER.

York. There have been many suitors of
 the pretty debutante, one among whom
 has been the nephew of the President.
 Miss Gilbert is now in Europe where she
 will spend the summer When she sailed a few days ago among those who bid her happy voyage was young Mir Taft, and there was certainly no question of his admiration for Miss Gilbert, and it will be more than surprising if, upon the return of the Gilberts within few weeks an announcement is not forthcoming. | Miss Gilbert made her bow to society last winter, and immediately became one of the popular buds. Young Taft fell victim to Cupid's wiles once before and his engagement to Miss Ethel Herrick, daugh- ter of Mrs. Frederick Herrick of Paris, was announced. Subsequently the en- gagement was broken.
 | MT. and Mrs. Lawrence Gillespie are spending a few weeks pleasantly at Nash | vile, Tenn.
 Formal announcement has been made l of the engagement of Miss Senda Beren- son of Northampton, Mass, to Herbert | Vaughn Abbott, son of the Rev. Dr. Ly- man Abbott
 | Miss Berenson is head of the physical training department of Smith college, and
 MT. Abbott Is associate professor of En- glish literature at the same college. The
 wedding will take place in June. 1 Among the interesting visitors In New York and Washington recently has been Princess Kawanakua of Honolulu, flaw allan Island, who came to New York to attend the marriage of MT. Jay Gould and Miss Annie Douglas Graham and sailed last week for London. Tn some of the many trunks which the princess car ried was one of the most gorgeous robes
 that will appear at the coronation of King George She has, 1t is said by her friends, | been commanded to appear at the corona I ton, an honor which comes to her as a
 widow of a prince of royal blood. for
 Prince David kawankua was a brother to
 Queen Liliuokalani, which puts her on a
 footing of equality with other princesses
 who are entitled to attend. Besides she
 is the mother of the last of the Hawaiian
 line, Princess Kapiolani. Prince Kalalsua,
 and the small namesake of Liloukaani. l One of the capes of the Prncess's cos l tune is of tiny feathers from a bird that | is now extinct. Each bird has but one l feather in his head as a top knot, so the lives of countless birds are represent ted. | The cape belonging to the family of the
 Princess is a bright yellow and fs worn
 over black gown, yellow and black
 being the Hawaiian colors
 Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt. Jr.. is taking
 great interest in the Big Sister society"
 recently organized by Mrs. w. K. Van
 derbilt, Sr., and Miss Dorothy Whitney. | The junior Mrs. Vanderbilt several
 occasions has visited the children's court
 and remained through the session to note
 the effect of the work being done by the society.
 | The marriage of Miss Louise Chambers, daughter of Mrs Thomas c. Chambers, to MT. Reginald Ducat of Chicago. will take place in Grace church, New York, on June 1. MT. Ducat is son of the late Gen. Arthur C. Ducat, the family being prominent in Chicago.
 A recent engagement of much interest is that of Miss Lillian Carpenter, daugh- ter of Mir. and Mrs. Charles Whitney car penter of New York. to Elicott D. Curtis, son of the late Charles B. Curtis and a brother of Charles B. Curtis, secretary of the American legation at Christiania. The wedding will be q small one and will take place at the home of the bride on June l.
 Announcement is made of t',o engage
 ment of Miss Georgiana Beecher, . grand niece of the late c. Henry waru Beecher and of Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe, to William Allen. Miss Beecher is a daughter of the Rev. Dr. and Mrs.
 George Buckingham Beecher of Hills
 boro, O.
 Mir Allen is Columbia graduate and is practicng law in this city.
 His E,minence Cardinal Gibbons of Bal timore was the guest of honor .wedues.