New-York tribune., 1911-01-11
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

Mrs H. Fairfield Osborn gave a small
dance last night at her house. in Madison
avenue for Miss AiIeen Osborn, the debu-
tante daughter of Mr. and Mrs William
Church Osborn and the president Of the
Junior League this winter The guests
we're mostly Of the younger set, and general
dancing was enjoyed throughout the even
ing supper was served al midnight
Mrs Ogden Mills gave a dinner. followed
by Informal dancing. last evening. az her
house, in East ssth street. Her dinner
guests numbered about fifty, and few ad-
ditionai ones came In for the dancing, which
was followed by q seated supper.
Mrs John I. Waterbury gave luncheon
yesterday at her house In West 5tth strset
Mr. and Mrs. F. p. Peabody. who have
been at tho Hotel Gotham for a few days,
will return 10 Boston to-day
Mrs r. s. Harkness will give q dance "a
February 7 al her house. in Fifth avenus
Announcement has been made Of the en-
gagement of Miss lone Page, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Page TO Courtiandt
Nicoll, son OF Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin
Nicoll and 8 graduate Of Princeton, class
Of '03
Mrs william Douglas Sloane will give q
musical on January 3 at her houss, IN
West 62d street
Mrs John Ellis Roosevelt will give Din
ner on Friday for Miss Eleanora Kisssl and
will afterward take her guests on 20 MYs.
Eben Wrights dance.
Mrs Geraldyn Redmond will give danes
this evening at the Colony Club for Mss
Elizabeth Jay Russell.
Dinners will be given this evening br
Mrs Archibald G. Thacher and by Mise
Justine V. r. Barber.
Mr. and Mr, Giraud Foster are booked
to sail for Europe to-day. They will spend
the remainder OF the winter in Cairo Egypt
Edwin Could has left town for Two
weeks shooting trip in Georgia.
A series Of IA bleaus under ths direction -
Miss Elizabeth Fisher was given last even
Hotel Plaza for the benefit Of the Lincoln
Hospital and Home. The affair was sue
cess in every particular and there was a
large and fashionable audience present. The
first set OF tableaus represented heroes and
heroines Of poetry. and some OF the char
acters impersonated were Homer's Helen
Of Troy" posed by Miss Harriet Glover;
Longfellow's 'Hiawatha and Minnehaha,"
impersonated by Miss Mary Lyman sturgis
and Mr.. Montgomery, while three of Ten
nyson's characters THE Lady Of shslott"
1.-The Princess" and Maud" were por-
trayed by Miss Charlotte Delefeld, Miss
Helen Miller and Miss Nina Chisolm. re-
spectively. Mr.. Hunt represented Brown"
ing's Pied Piper and Miss Frances
D,ckey posed az Virsiis Dido" vhfs
Dante's Beatrice was portrayed BY Miss
Cornelia Montgomery. Miss Susan Dresser
and Miss Catherine Hamersley poseh ~
Browning's Kate the Queen and Miss
Anita Merle Smith as 'Pippa''
The second series OF tabieaus represented
eighteenth century portraits, ana included,
among others. Princess de Conde" by
Boucher. posed by Miss Catherine L. Ham
ersley; Matters Nine. Sophie" portrayed
Elizabeth" posed by Miss Martha Montgom-
cry. while lie Bruins Marie Antoinstte"
was portrayed by Miss Estelle Crosby and
The Misses Shipper" by Miss Harriet
Glover and Miss Edith Greene. Gilbert
Stuarts Portrait Of an Oficer" was posed
by II. Fairfax Ayres, and Miss Amy Myers
represented Romney's Lady Hamilton;
Miss Elizabeth Fowler, Reynolds Lady
Sutherland" while the Misses Cunning"
by Gainsborough. was portrayed by Miss
Ruth Landon and Miss Alice Richard.
Dancing followed the entertainment
Among the officers OF the league are Mss
Catherine l.. HamersIey, Miss Susan Fish
Dresser. Miss Charlotte Delafeld, Mss
Mary Lyman stursis. Miss Ruth Iandon.
Miss Harriet Glover and Miss Frances
Dick6Y