New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-16
NEW YORK SOCIETY


! Mrs e. Ledyard Blair gave the first NJ
! series Of dances last night At her house.
| 10. II East 500 street, for her debu,sn,s
daughters. Miss Msriory and Miss Florencs
/ Blair There wa no cotilon. but general
dancing was enjoyed throughout fhe even.
! ing Supper was served ~ midnight after
which the dancing was continued
! Several dinners were given iu connection
with the affair among them one b. Misc
/ Leta Pen Wright, ~ her house In Yves,
$50 street. for Miss Natalie Duncan. Her
! guests. who afterwsrd went on 70 he
dance. included Miss Edith Mortimer Ms,
Claire Bird. Miss Mildred Ryes. Grafton
| n. Pyne. Barclay n. Farr and Reginald d
Rives.
Ambrose d Henry gave theatre party
! last night for his niece Miss Frances ".
! Henry. the debutante daughter ~ Mr. and
| Mrs Howard H. Henry. Ho took hts
guests 10 see THE Quaker Girl and after
ward 10 Mrs. Blalr's dance. IN he party
were Miss Frances Breese, Miss Acs
Drexel. Miss Mildred q Townsend. Miss
Josephine Nicoll, Miss Margaret =. Strong.
/ Miss Cornelia Van Auken Chspin. Hiss
JEANNE Emmett, Miss Sarah Mauioe
Miss Maud Kennedy Miss Sybil " Davis.
| Miss Eleanor /. @. Lawrence, Miss Mildred
/ G. Townsend, Miss Margaret J.. Strong
! Miss Helen K. Gourd, ". Barclay Parsons
! jr.. Henry c. Emmet John 3. Duer, Resi
maid L. Auchincloss, C;arvin Hadden W.
Averell Hartman and Holiday Philb'n.
Mrs. John Clafin gave reception yes
]
ington Square North, 10 introduce her
daughter. Miss Agnes S. Clafin Assisting
the debutante in receiving were Miss Fran
ces n. Wyeth. Miss Adeline NJ. Townsend.
Miss Margaret A. Knapp, Miss Helen =.
Go,Ird. Miss Helen H Jenkins, MISS Noel
Johnston and Miss Sybil W. Davis
Mrs. William Ross Proctor introduced
her daughter. Miss Youletu Proctor, st
reception which She gave yesterday after
noon at her house, in East seth street In
the receiving line were Miss Elizabeth SIN
man Kendall. Miss Ruth Moler. Miss Gene
We've Sanford. Miss Sybil Young and Miss
| Margaret Thorne. Mrs. Proctor no the
evening took the receiving party and Few
] additional guests 70 see Take Ny Advice
Mrs. Thomas p. Van Buren, gave a 70.
ception Yesterday afternoon az her house.
! in West list street. for the debut Of he-
daughter. Miss Vera i. Van Buren,. Tho
debutante was assisted in receiving By Mss
! Mary r. Kane. Miss Elizabeth Stillman
Kendall, Miss Mildred Holmes and Miss
Katherine Moore.
Mrs. Henry Belt gave a "dausani yes
I ,ardav afternoon at the Colony club for
her daughter. Miss Ada Bryce Gray.-As-
sist,nz the debutante In receiving were
Miss Louisa 4. Johnson, Miss Gertrude -
Livingston. Miss Anna T. Lyman. Mss
Eleanor F.. Maclay. Miss Margreta Beck
man and Miss Katherine 5. Sands.
| Still another debutante reception OF yes
terday was that given by Mrs. J. Wrsy
| Cleveland at her house, No. III Last SIN
street. for her daughter. Miss Marjorie
Cleveland The latter was assisted n re-
ceiving by Miss Julia Gilbert Mss Harriet
Lummis. Miss Diantha \. Fitch, Miss
! Adelaide and Miss Marjorie Browning.
| Mrs. James VI. Townsend gave small
dance last night at her house, on Park
avenue for her daughter. Miss Virginia
| Townsend. who was introduced TO society
! last season.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Bows. who vers
/ married on Tuesday are booked 10 sail for
/ Europe to-day on board tho Lusitsnla.
/ Mrs. Bows was Miss Gwendolyn Burden,
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. !. Townsend
! Burden. Others sailing on the same steam
or are the Princess di San Faustno and
Lord Cecil and Lady Lillian Grenfeil.
Receptions for debutantes will be given
to-day by Mrs Robert Alfred Sands, ror
her daughter Miss Katherine 5 sands;
10y Mrs. George g. Moller. f.. for her
daughter, Miss Ruth Moler. and by Mrs
William Willet McAlpin, for Miss Tsrrietts
Louise McAlpin.