The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-24

New York, December 25.-(Special)- Many of the important social functions during the early part of the year will have for their ostensible object the helping along of some charitable undertaking just as have a goodly proportion of the func- tions of the past week or two and for the next week.
 For be it known, New York society is filled with the sweet spirit of charity, when it can have a good time in connee- ton with the exhibition of the spirit of helpfulness.
 With the excuse of devoting the pro- ceeds to a worthy charity, a most elabor- ate entertainment consisting largely of dances is being arranged by crowd of well known society girls and men, to take place on the afternoon of January 2Q at the plaza The Chrystie Street house, an establishment for boys and young men, will be the recipient of the funds raised l by the affair.
 A Japanese pantomine will be produced with Slavic dances and travelling circus thrown in as good measure. After the matinee there will be a tea, and following the evening performance a dance. Ottikar Bartick of the Metropolitan opera house, has been engaged to coach the dancers, among whom are the Misses Katherine Rising, Helen Harbeck, Emily " Smylie, Gladys Robbins Kathrna Page Brown Louise Baldwin, Marguerite Janv- rin, Agnes Page Brown, Marjorie Davis, and Mary Mckee.
 The costume dance at Sherry's on Jan uary II m aid of the Lying-in hospital promises to be one of the gayest social events of the winter
 There was 8 gala performance of opera at the Metropolitan for the benefit of the fnt- Ifpl m when "Cavalleria Rusticana' and T Pagilaeci' will be sung. Boxes and seats have been taken by Mrs. J. Pierpont Morgan, Mrs. Andrew Carnegie, Mrs. Ernesto c. Fabbr1, Mrs. Lornlard Spencer, Mrs Charles Broughton Wood, Miss Amy Aldrich, Mrs. Cadawalader Jones, Mrs. Antonio Stella and Mrs George Blumerthall These are just a few of the most important of the social undertakings for Charitys sake.
 For the last two or three years society women have gone in largely for fancy dancing which is regarded as the best kind of physical culture, as well as a clever accomplishment. AS means of taking off superfiuous avoirdupois 1t is reputed to have no peer.
 The list of society women who have charmed their friends by their cleverness in dancing is a long one. Mrs. Arthur Scott Burden has long been known as a clever danseuse, while Mrs. Arthur lse- lin, Mrs. Benjamin Guinness and Mrs. Reginald Vanderbilt are close in line. Dolly Lynch could get a Broadway en- gagement any time it suited her fancy, II she chose to become a professional and Dorothy Wilde Lila Gilbert, Angelica Brown and a host of other well known girls also are most proficient in tripping the gay fantastic"
 Ho for Egypt, the land of mystery and the Sphinx. Numerous parties have been arranged for trips to the land of the Nile. MT. and Mrs. Adam Gordon Norrie al- ready have started, and will soon be joined by Miss Nora Goodwin, whose de- parture was delayed owing to the wedding of her niece, Miss Nathalie de Castro, and Mir R. Stuyvesant Pierrepont, at the home of MT. Harold Goodwin, an uncle of the bride, in Roslyn, L. I.
 Miss Catherine Livingston Hammersley with her friends, Mrs. c. D. Lowrie, will leave for Egypt on January 6, and MT. Harvey g. Ladew has chartered steam dahabieh to take a party up the Nile. His guests will include his grandmother, Mrs. Charles Wall, MT. and Mrs. E. Berry Wall, Miss Elsie Ladew and her cousin, Miss Anne Wall, a daughter of MT. Frank Wall. M-. Charles Inman will also be in the party. They will all depart by the Adriatic January 10 taking the southern course, starting on their Nile trip Feb ruary l.
 MT. and Mrs. Frederic Courtland Pen field are also going Egyptward and will pas sthe winter on the Nile. Among others will be Mir and Mrs! John Innes Kane, who have closed their house in West Forty ninth street. and MT. Lloyd Warren, who has rented his house, No. 1O41 Fifth avenue, to Mir. and Mrs. George Rose of Westbury, l.. l. Colonel anG Mrs. John Jacob Astor plan to make the Nile trip. leaving early in February.
 A great stream of visitors continues. among them many titled folks. Many are returning from Europe. Mrs. Vanderbilt has returned and opened her house, nlso Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt. who returned with her two children, Miss Grace and Master Cornelius Vanderbilt, MT. and Mrs. C. Oliver Isln' and the latter's mother, Mrs. William Goddard, also re- turned. Others who have returned in- cllide MT and Mrs. Amory S.. Carhart MT. and Mrs. J, F. Taylor, Miss Dorothy Taylor, Mrs. Newpold LeRoy Edgar. Mr. and Mrs. Archer M. Huntington, Mai G. Creighton Webb MT and Mrs. E. Hunt ington Houi1er Mrs. James Brown Potter,