The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-15
MENS OF THE DAY
 IN SOCIETY WORLD Functions Appropriate the
 Autumn Season THE DAYS EVENTS
The Prenuptial Parties-Luncheons Anniversary Celebrations-Move- ments of We'll Known Peo-
 ple-Other Topics
By MYRTLE MILES

This is decidedly the season for eques- trians and in the east the horse show is a frequent source of entertainment. An exchange yesterday gave an intimate lit- tie sketch of the Piping Rock show, which will be interesting to local lovers of the horse.
 Piping Rock had two glorious days-a little warm perhaps on the second-for their annual horse show, which is the great event of the autumn on the North Shore of Long Island. The show itself was held on the lawn in front of the new Colonial club house and an excellent idea was the absence of an unsightly grandstand. For the box holders there were portable private boxes placed just below the club house terrace, but the weather was so delightful and clear and balmy that nearly every one preferred to take their places on the lawn at the ring side, so that there was most com piete exhibition of fashionable rail birds" In fact the setting was admir- able and sylvan and rustic and simple, making the entire affair one great fam fly party. Many had luncheons served en plein air and these al fresco entertin- ments were much enjoyed. On Friday one of the largest of these was given by Mir and Mrs. Paul D. Cravath and at others were MT. Thomas Hitchcock, MT. and Mrs. F. Ambrose Clark and Mir and Mrs. Oliver Gould Jennings. The entire countryside turned out for the two days. the first of which was devoted to the judging of hunters and saddle horses and there was some exciting and excellent Jumping Mrs Harry Payne Whitney, who has lately returned from abroad, was in the Iadew box and she wore coat costume of rough Scotch tweed and a small hat of green velour with green wings. Her children were with her and also those of her sister-in-law, Mrs. Payne Whitney The latter lady, who remained only a short time in the box, but went on the lawn and watched some of the jumping from the rail, was in smart costume of white and black check frieze. Miss Hilda Holmes and Miss Elise Ladew were also in the same party Miss Holmes had one of those effective gowns of white corduroy and small round hat with wing. Miss Ladew was in white and black. Mrs Mortimer l.. Schiff had a coat costume of white serge and a black hat; Miss Emily Randolph in blue serge and Mrs. Harry K Vingut in dark blue
 hiS. Vuiidil h. dutnrle was With her daughter, Mrs. Eugene s. Willard Mrs. Guthrie was in white and Mrs. Willard in white and black striped cloth. Mrs. John s. Phipps was in wine colored dough cloth and she wore an effective hat of yellow trimmed in dark ribbons Miss Lilla Gilbert was in plain tailor made black and hat and Mrs. H. Bram- hall Gilbert wore a severe costume of black broadcloth relieved with a great bunch of purple orchids at the corsage and most becoming hat with black aigrettes. Miss Emily Randolph was in blue. In the Cravath box were Mrs Oliver Read and Mrs. c. D. Lathrop Mrs. Cravath was in white and black and Miss Vera Cravath wore her riding habit. Mrs. Charles Steele had a box near that of the Ladews in which were her two daughters, the Misses Nancy and Kathryn Steele. Perhaps the prevalence of white and black in many of the gowns detracted the least bit from the riot of color which is generally so marked at many of these early autumn meetings But this Is the dernier cri at Longchamps so that 1t could only be duplicated at Piping Rock,