New-York tribune., 1911-12-20
MANY At D|NNER-DANCE
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin NlCoITs S
Affair Largest of the Season.

Mr. and Mrs BENJAMIN Nicoll gave
6inrer.dance at eherrv's Last night for
Miss Josephine Nicoll, the debutanto
daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. Delaney
NicolI. II was the largest affair ~ its kind
of the season, and the entire ballroom suite
wa- used The decorations were OF hollN
and daisies The dinner guests numbered
nearly three hundred. and almost as many
more arrived for tho dancing.
The dinner was served I'm tho small hall
room AT tables seating from ten 10 four
teen. They were decorated with growing
mink bC,,onias and farleyence ferns.
Mrs Nicoll. in gown Of cloth Of silver.
and Miss Nicoll in white satin and chiffon.
trimmed with silver. received the guests
near tho entrance 10 the large ballroom.
Mrs Delaney Nicoll, owing 70 mourn
ing. was not present, but her husband na"
a table. his guests including Mrs. Charles
r. Alexander MIR. and Mrs. Joseph :
Auerhach Mr. and Mrs G. L"dyard BlaIr'
Mr. and Mrs August Belmont, Mr.. ana
Mrs James L. Breese. Mr.. and MIS- bd-
ward / Rerwind. Mrs William T. Douglas
Mr. and Mrs Charles s Brown MI. ana
Mrs George g. De Witt. Mr.. ana M'S'
William Guthrie. Mrs. Richard "amp'lH'
SCHUYLER crosby. Mr and Mrs. 'renN'"p
t,aro Mr. and Mrs Hart lyman. Mr.. ana
Mrs William Manice Mr.. and Mrs. 'l'r-
.,,I II Nt,ckay. Mrs T.. Cass Ledyard. MT.
a,d Mrs Renian1in Nicon Mr.. and Mrs
Alton T. Parker. Mr.. and Mrs. Moses Iay-
Ior Pvne. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert FelI' MI
ard Mrs Henry w. Taft, DR.. and MIS-. W.
- y,-obb and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Sherwood r.o,oss,r
o+,er guests at dinner included PROFESSOR
,,d Nc II Fairfield Osborn, Mr.. and MrS'
Tobn Ninturn, Mr. ANA Mrs. Conrt'"'u'
HicoIl Mr. and Mrs. Alexander d. i. fra'''
Nv and Mrs. Clarence Pell, Mr. ana MfS'
c+a,lev Mortimer. Mr.. and Mrs william
u sb4ehan. Frank Munsey, Mr. ana MIS-
Adrian Iarkin. Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis :. Nor
,fs Mr. and Mrs Ralph Sanger MI ana
Mrs Howard PAGE Mr.. and MIS-. ArV''lo''' ID
Alexander. Mr. and Mrs. J"hn NroSS'
Mr. and Mrs. Julian Ripley, Mrs NJ. Law
romeo Kcene, Mrs Cornelius 9. CuyleT' vi
and Mrs. John Bowers, Frederick Io"hS-
md Martin Mr. and Mrs Walter Stilmah.
~ and Mrs. Arthur Blagden. Mr.. and
Mrs RvColph Weld. Mr.. ana Mrs. Jolh VI
putberflrd. Mr.. and Mrs. James J.. Mlll'r'
Mr. and Mrs. wendell Bagden' Miss 1e'i
Fmmet Miss GwendOlin Condor. MISS liS'
riot Ferry. Miss Clara Fargo, Miss Ah'"'
Nioou Miss Josephine and Miss Lesley
Pearson. Miss Nouletti T. Proctor. MISS
Liza Suvdam. Miss Jeanne King MIS-
T1olon and Miss Katherine Auerbacn' MISS
Jrli4 Robbins. Miss Harriet and MISS ia
,otta Alexander. Miss Alice DreXcl Miss
Catherine l.. IIamersley, Miss sara Manice'
Miss Aileen Osborn. Miss Evelyn Wther-
hoe Miss Marjorie Weeks. Miss Joan Nhll-
ridoo Miss Alice Ely, Miss Beatrice 'lal-
lin Miss Frances Breese, Marshall X. ker-
uocban. Malcolm Sloane, Walhridse IaIt'
William Howard TAFT, "a, Grosvenor At
terburv. Worthington Whitehousc. william
r Stewart jr, Maurice Roche, Morgan j.
o.Rrion. 1r. Delaney NiColl. ir.. King
dom Gould. Fellowes Morgan. Grafton II.
Pvne. Thornton Wilson, William Ii Apple
ton. Seymour Johnson Eeekman Hoppin'
Louis c. Clark. ir.. Gavin Hidden. Rurl
U6IIister. A. Eugene Gallatin, Lydig lIo>t
and Seth Barton French.
After the dinner the guests adjourned -
the large ballroom. where cotilon Was
danced. Icd 10y Phoenix InCrsham with
Miss Nicoll for his partner Tho favors
consisted Of butterfly wdnds. fancy silk
bags. boudCir caps. sachets. flowers and
honbOns tor the women, and walking sticks,
notebooks, calendars, small clocks. Cga
rettes and ash trays for their partners. In
one figure deropldnes and paper balloons
were given to the dancers. II was called
lowed. and after it general dancing was
cuiOycd.