New-York tribune., 1911-11-21
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

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John JACOB Astor. second son " William
waldorf Astor and lieutenant in the Royal
| Horse Guards, has left England for cal.
cutta 20 join the military stan OF Lord
Hsrdinge. Viceroy OF India, IS one Of his
aides-de-csmp. He will be IN attendance
upon the Governor General throughout tl.s
dUrbar festivities.
The Hon Edward Maurice stonor. BROTH.
er OF Lord Camoys who is TO officiste a.
best man at his wedding 10 Miss Mildred
| Sherman on December 2. is on MS way .
New York and will arrive hero on Thurs
day on board the Lusitania. Among
his fellow passengers are the Com
tesse de Iaugier-Villars. who was Miss
Garcia Livingston daughter of the lsts
Johnston Livingston; Mrs. Lanfear Norr..
with Miss Rita and Miss Valerie Norris;
Mrs Charles Dana Gibson. Alexander
Smith Cochran. who Is bringing over tho
Shakespeare folios and qusrtos which hs
| is to present to Yale; Colonel J. Norton
Grfiths, Member Of Parliament for
Wednesday, and head OF the great con-
tracing firm bearing his name, and Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Curtiss James.
Mr.. and Mrs. George W. Vanderbilt, and
their young daughter Cornelia, have ar
rived in town from their country seat Ia
North Carolina, en- route TO their house In
Paris. where they will spend the winter
Mrs. Richard Stevens. OF Castle Point.
Hoboken. has issued invitations for large
dance az the Hotel St Regis on the nizht
of December H.
Mrs. Harry Whitney McVickar will give
dance at Sherry's on December y for
her niece, Miss Phyllis McVickar. daush-
ter Of Mrs. william Bard McNickar, Of
| Morrstown, y. j.
Mrs Benjamin Guinness is SWING a larss
fancy dress dance this evening at her house,
| in Washington Square, for her cousin, Aiss
Gwenfra Williams, daughter Of Mr. and
Mrs. Hwfa Williams. who is again SPEND
ing the winter with her. Several Of Mrs.
Guinness's friends will have dinner parties
tonight in connection with the dance 10
which they will afterward take on their
guests.
Mrs. John r Drexel has issued invita-
tions for a luncheon on Tuesday next FOR
her debutante daughter Miss Alice q.
Drexel. Mrs. Drexel will also give a din
ner dance for her on December p.
Mrs. William Church Osborn will give
dinner on December for Miss Sarah Nor
7 gan, OF Princeton.
Mrs. Clarence Gray Dinsmore Is at ths
Ritz-Carlton for the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs J. Pierpont Morgan jr,
after brief stay at Venice. are row al
their English country place, near Walford.
Mrs. c. Grosvenor Wyeth will give
luncheon the day after tomorrow for her
daughter. Miss Frances Wyelh. one OF tis
debutantes OF the season, at her house 10
East 18th street.
Mrs. Delaney Nicol being in mourning
/ her daughter, Miss Josephine, will De in'
troduced by her uncle and aunt Mr. and
Mrs. Benjamin Nicol al dinner dance
at Sherry's on December 70. Mrs. D-Lan-
cey Nicoll will not entertain for her unh
later in the winter.
Mrs George l.. Rives. Mrs. Thomas New
I bold Mrs H. Van Rensselaer, Kennedy
/ Mrs. Orme Wilson, Mrs. Payne Whitney,
! Mrs j. Pierpont Morgan. tr. and Mn.
Oliver Gould Jennings arc among The pa
/ tronesses of the two subscription dances
which will he given at Sherry's on tns
nights Of January and February 9.
Announcement has been made OF the eat
gagement OF Thornton Gerrish. who Vo
graduated from Harvard in 1901 and IS
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. William /. Gerisns
No. l65 Madison avenue. 10 Miss Maheeins
Broun. daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs Csmpbel
G Broun. Of Carroll street. Brooklyn.