New-York tribune., 1911-01-10
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

Mrs. Vanderbilt gave a dance last night
at her house, at Fifth avenue, 9th and
5sth streets, which has one OF the largest
bathrooms in the city. II was late affair
and many OF her guests, who numbered
more than three hundred and nifty came
on from the opera. The 5sth street en-
trance was used and Mrs. Vanderbilt re-
ceved in the reception room at the head
OF the grand stairway. The house was
decorated with cut flowers. palms and pot
ted plants.
There was informal dancing until mid
night, when supper was served a, small
tables In the dining room and adjoining
rooms The cotllon was danced afterward.
II was led by Worthington Whitehouse.
with Mrs. Reginald G. Vanderbilt for his
partner. The fsvors, provided by MIS-.
! Collins Included in ono figure Louis XVI
gilt baskets for the women and Oriental
pipes tied with ribbons for the men, whils
In another figure hoops covered with silver
and trimmed with blue ribbons were given
TO the women, while their partners received
Louis XVI gilt ash trays.
Directoire scarfs in pastel colors were
given TO the women in another set 'he
men receiving fancy walking sticks. There
en- received wands covered With satin and
pped with miniature harnyard fowls.
their partners receiving writing pads o,
chantecler red leather second supper
followed the cotillon. Nahan Franko fur
nished the music. and two orchestrss we're
stationed in the ballroom.
Mrs. George J. Gould formal announced
last. evening at her Lakewood home the
engagement of her daughter Niyien ~
John Graham Hope Horsley Beresford.
Lord Decies. This announcement follows
one OF similar purpoTt which was made IN
London on December II.
Mrs. II. Ward Ford gave luncheon yes
terdsy at her house. in West 18th street,
for Miss Eleanora NJ. Kissel, daughter OF
Rudolph II. Kissel Her guests were Miss
Jean Roosevelt, Miss Leta Pell Wright.
Miss Justine V. r. Barber, Miss Dorothy
Perkins. Miss Caroline Murray. Miss Helen
d. Auerbach, Miss Isabel Hoyt, Miss Elizs'
beth Hoyt Miss Laura Livingston ana
Miss Margaret Mackay.
Society was out in force YESTERDAY for
January musical mornings The artists
we're Xaver Scharwenka. Dimitri Smirnoh
and Victor Herbert and his orchestra.
Among those seen I'm the audience wers
Mrs William Douglas Sloane, Mrs. Fred
crick Pearson. Mrs. John f. Parsons, Mrs.
Robert Winthrop, Mrs. William watts
Sherman, the Hon. and Mrs. Lionel Guest,
Mrs William NJ. E<ingsland. Mrs. War
rem Delano. jr., Mrs. James Speyer. Mrs
Noses Taylor Pyne. Mrs. Edwin Gould
Mrs Alexander D. y. Pratt. Mrs. James
Roosevelt, Mrs. Henry W. Taft, Mrs. Ar
thur Curtiss James. Mrs. Paul Morton.
Mrs. Samuel Reading Bertron, Mrs. Az
thur Murray Dodge, Mrs. David II. Greer
Mrs Winthrop Cowdin, Miss Louise Ward
McAllister. Miss Clementina Furnls5, Miss
Katherine 3. Schley and Miss Anita Bliss
Mrs w. *. Vanderbilt. jr., will giye
dinner-dance on Thursday at her house, IN
Fifth avenue.
Mrs. H. Fairfield Osborn will give a
dance this evening for Miss Aileen Osborn.
Mrs. Charles f. Hoffman will give
dinner on January % at her house in Finh
avenue
Mr.. and Mrs. Pembroke Jones and Miss
Sadie Jones have returned TO toUn from
Wilmington, n. {.