The evening world., 1911-01-13
SOCIETY SCARED
BY SCARLET fever
IN HOMES Of RICH
Many Young Women Stricken
After Attending Balls or
Parties.
HURTS WINTER SEASON.
Victims in Fifth Avenue and
Tuxedo Quarantinei-fur-
ther Spread Feared.
HURTS WINTER SEASON.

Scores OF young men and women who
attended various holiday functions are
uneasy to-day because some Of their
friends have contracted scarlet fever.
scarletlna or tonsiIltis. Many upper
west side parents are keeping their chill
d en- from school through Gear OF an
epidemic.
Miss Es;clin Mllerccn. seventeen.
,SIGh;er OF Michael j. Mulquecn. OF
50. Is Yves; E!ghty-nfta street. a fresh
nan az Nassar and a niece OF Judge
Ms.qgeen OF General Sessions. Is con-
ya,escilg from a mild attack 81 scarlet
fever. Somebody AT a party she at
ended Dec. - had the maiady. Her
parents gave a masquerade ball on New
Years Eve. and about seventy persons
we're present. Four days latcs she was
taken dow with the fever. ana all the
others are AFRAID they may have been
exposed 10 IL.
Mss Helen Ph!llps. cich,ecn. dlugh-
ter Of DIR. Wendell &. Philips OF No. 10
West Forty-scyonth street. is n gieJ,
friend OF Miss Mulquren. and the two
were together much ~ the holidays.
Now one Of Miss Phlilirs's younger sis
ters, Charlotte, is said TO have a mild
attack of the disease.
vassar Students Alarmed.
Among the persons at the various
parties and dances were many Vassar
students. who have not returned to
school through fear OF having been ex-
posed to the contagion. Every effort Is
beiag made in every family to prevent
"a spread OF the disease. which fortu-
nately IS in every instance mild.
In Flfth avenue. In west side homes
and at Tuxedo. as well as in other fash
ionable residential Sc tons. are the
scarlet fever victims, the number being
increased daily. Some attribute the out
break OF the malady to n waiter who
had a mild attack and was employed at
a number of holiday affairs.
II was said to-day that James Selig-
man, Princeton. IL. son OF De Witt
Seligman; Miss Nv Bernheimer. elgh'
teen, daughter OF Jacob $. ~Bernheimer
and Mrs. Robert NJ. G~uggenheim. VIII
are guaranteed at No. % West seventy
second street with scarlet fever. are
getting we'll.
Among others touched by the scarlet
germ are Seth Barton French ant
George Wagstaff.
Miss Clara Fargo will he brought dowr
from Tuxedo to-day, whither she yer
when stricken. Miss Beatrice Flagg Is
watched by ply slclans at the countr:
home Of her mother. Mrs. John After.
-. A. Ft--It Nu, Ngt.a \ nj
Bur;ill, Miss Katherine FisSe and Mrs
Gerald V. HollIrs are among others FOL
whom society Is hoping speedy recovery
Functions They Attended.
A majority OF the above attended ont
or ahother Of the following functions:
Mrs. Henry T.. Goes dance at Shcrry's
given In honor OF her debutante daugh
ter. Rosalie. on Dec. q.
Mrs. w. X. Vanderbilt's large comm
out party for her daughter. Margare
rutherford, on Dec. %.
Mrs. Stephen IL. Browns fancy drcs
ball for her daughter. caro-, on Dec. .
Mrs. J. ID. Jerrold Kelly's dance at IN
Colony Club for her daughter, Natal,
Mrs. Joseph II. Stillman's dance. O
Jan. 9. for Miss Aileen Osborne.
Mrs. John II. Drexel's dance on an.
II may be hat the scarlet fever ger
was not lurking at any OF the above ell
~tertainments. because the guests a
tended during the holidays other sma
dinners and entertainments. Socie'
las decided II is futile 10 attempt
track down the little trouble maker. OF
OF those stricken first was Mrs. iierbe
Shipman. wife OF the rector OF q
Church of the Heavenly Rest.
Her Illness was responsible for [
action Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l.
son Bradley of Washington. in wit
drawing their invitations 10 the cotili,
in honor OF Miss Helen Taft. daught
Of the President.
Society is especially exercised at tn
the height OF the winter season. becau
50 many of It's members are abse
from entertainments, The usual peri
Of seclusion imposed by an attach
scarlet fever Is six weeks, varying.
course, according 10 the seriousness
the attack.