New-York tribune., 1911-12-10
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

! the former Professor Klrchwey, OF the 90
lumbla Law School, was a guest.
NEW YORK SOCIETY.
! Only two weeks remain before Christmas
and every minute that the women OF ths
: wbrld Of fashion can spare from the dances
: the dinners the lUncheons and afternoon
receptions that crowd upon one s1otheE II
devoted TO Christmas shopping In storel
I that are more thronged from morning III
night than is usual. even at this season
Indeed, the entire city is beginning 20 az.
sumo a holiday aspect, and by the enc
Of this week an additional element OF AMI
nation and gayety will be lent thereto
especially on the avenue. In the shops II
the smart restaurants and In the theatres
/ by the arrival OF college students from al
/ parts OF this and neighboring states Il
I spend Yuletide with their families.
Among the weddings Of note that figure
on the programme Of the week opening 10
day is that Of Miss Gwendolyn Burden anc
David Dows on Tuesday in Grace Church
Miss Burden will have no bridesmaids, bE
her nephew. William Burden. son Of Mrs
William - p Burden, and young Trac!
I Dows, son oI 30. and Mrs. Tracy Dows
will act as her pages The bridegroom. wht
gave his farewell bachelor dinner last nigh
at the Yale Club. will have Charles 3
! Stuart as his best man, and I. TOWNSEND
Burden. James de Wolfe Cutting. Leonar,
Sullivan and Carroll Durham, Sd. as hh
ushers. The ceremony will be followed b!
I h,r I1ss
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Townsend Burden, at thel
house, in East 92d street
Miss Katharine McCooks marriage tt
Hugh S. Knox, second son OF the Secretar!
of State, will take place on Thursday d
the West 54th street home Of her parents
General and Mrs. Arson G. McCook Owing
to the fact that her parents are still II
mourning for General McCooks brother
Colonel John ]. McCook. il VIII be a quie
wedding, and the invitations have beei
restricted to near relatives and very init
mate friends Miss McCook who IS Al
only daughter, Will have no attendants
After brief wedding trip OF a fortnigh
the newly married couple will proceed q
Washington, where they will establish thel
home. This is the second marriage be
tween the family of the Secretary OF Stat
and that of the fighting McCooks" II
1897 j. II. Knox, eldest son OF Secretsr.
Knox married Miss Elizabeth McCook, a
Pittsburgh, a granddaughter Of Commands
Roderick McCook, L. S. n, brother Of Gen
eral Arson McCook.
Mrs. Richard Stevens. OF Castle Poin,
! o. ba FIRE 4 ~ ba al
tomorrow night at the ST. Regis, an
among the other entertainments OF IN
same character are Mrs. Charles B. Alex
anders dance on Thursday at her house Il
West 5Sth street, and those OF Mrs
Ledyard Blair on Friday, at her house &
East 62d street, for her daughters, Mis-
Mariory and Miss Florence Blair. an
Mrs Henry Belt at the Colony Club on IN
same day for her debutante daughter, Mis-
Ada Bryce-Gray On the following nigh
the first OF the Saturday Evening Dance
takes place at Delmonico's.
Among the other entertainments OF TN
week are receptions given by Mrs. Rober
Alfred Sands at her house in East S9tl
street for the debut OF her daughter. Mis-
Katherine sands, on Saturday; reception
given by Mrs. Charles G. Moller. ir, at he
East 55th street house. for the coming on
Of her daughter, Miss Ruth Moller, the re
ception TO be followed by dinner and
theatre party; and a reception, also on sat
urday, given by Mrs. william w. McAlpi
for the debut of her daughter, Miss Har
riet McAlpin. In this case, too, the recep
ton will be followed by a dinner and
theatre party. Mrs Henry *. Brawuini
gives a theatre party. followed by a suppe
al Sherry's, for Miss Adelaide Browning
and Mrs. John Clafiin will have a reception
for the presentation 70 society OF heI
daughter, Miss Agnes Clafiin. at her hous,
in Washington Square. on Friday: while OI
Tuesday Amos T. Emo will entertain tn,
Neighborhood Club at his house in Flfti
avenue.
Many debutante receptions We're give
yesterday afternoon. Among them wa
that given by Mrs. J. Horace Harding. for
her niece. Miss Cora Hennen Morris
daughter Of Mrs. Alfred Hennen Norris
Receiving with the debutante were Miss
Justine and Miss Mildred Ingersoll, Miss
Jean Morris. Miss Mildred Rice Mia
Katherine lie Jendre and Miss Priscilla an,
Miss Dorothy Flags. Mrs. Morris and hei
daughter will be "at home" on January
and II az No. % Park avenue.
Mrs Howard Carroll had a reception yes
terday afternoon at her house in East 64ti
street. for the coming-out OF her daughter
Miss Caramai Carroll. receiving with whom
were Miss Katherine Sands. Miss Mar
Kane, Miss Dorothy Manice and Mis-
Elizabeth Thompson. The reception Wa
followed by a dinner and a dance.
Another debutante reception. followed b.
a dinner and a dance. was that ot Mrs
Albert F. Frost, al her house IN Lexington
avenue for her daughter. Miss Geraldin'
Frost. receiving with whom were Mis-
Elizabeth Kendall and Miss Alice Gusrn
house I'm West 47th street was for IN,
debut of her daughter. Miss Margare
Bowers who was assisted in receiving h
Miss Urling Sibley. Miss Justine Ingersol
and Miss Helen Gourd The reception wa
followed by a dinner. a theatre party. sn'
supper and an informal dance at th
Ritz-Carton.
Mrs. Austin Flint's reception ycsterdr
afternoon, at her house in East 18th street
was for the debut OF her granddaughter
Miss Louise Flint receiving with WHOM
were Miss Cornelia Van Auken Chspin
Miss Julia Gilbert and Miss Elizabeth \
Thompson.
Mrs Albert Symington gave a recepto
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