New-York tribune., 1912-12-05

roamed about the rooms selling cakes
One OF the reception rooms was fitted uu
| as French boudoir and was in charge
or Mrs. Oliver Gould Jennings and Mrs.
w. Goadby Loew. The toy table was
presided over by Mrs L. S. Hardness and
others: the linen and lace table was in
charge of Mrs. Edward T. H. Talmage.
Mrs. Reeve Schley. Miss Maude II. Cur
tiss, Miss c. l.. Morgan and Miss Abee.
| At another table were perfumed and
| artificial flowers. which were looked after
| by Mrs Frank B. Keech and Mrs. Van
| Ingen. Mrs. p. A. Valentine and Mrs
| Roswell Miller were in charge of the
novelty table and Mrs. John Prentice
Kellogg, Mrs. W. B. Potts and Mrs. A. V.
Stout Of the useful table. Mrs. Nc
Coskry Butt had charge Of the doll table.
There were also fortune teller a tea
room and many other attractions.
| Mrs. Henry Fairfield Oshorn's house
In Madison avenue will be the scene this
afternoon Of a concert for the benefit OF
the New York Cooking School. The
names OF Mrs. Henry r. Dennis. Mrs.
r. G. Hanford, Miss Marian Clark Miss
Josephine Osborn, Miss Isabel Sloan. w.
Scott Pyle and Lawrence s. Butler ap-
pear on the programme.
| Miss Mabel Gerry's bazaar for the bene-
fit of the Anglican Sisters OF ST. Mary. at
| Peekskill, will take place to-day at the
East 6lst street home of her father, Ell
bridge I. Gerry. and will last from II
,rfI ba
| pictures from TO 6, and Mrs. John Astor.
Mrs. Robert Goelet, Mrs. Cornelius Van
derbilt, Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney and
Mrs. Peter and Mrs. Robert Gerry, will
assist in the sales.
| Mrs. Joseph Palmer Knapp has issued
| invitations for dinner dance on January
| 2. at her house In Fifth avenue.
Mile. Adelne Genee will constitute the
| feature OF the first Of the series OF "Chan-
sons on Crinoline" entertainments at the
Plaza. this morning, organized oy Mrs.
r. ". Hawkesworth.
Mrs. Margaret Wagstaff, daughter G.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred WagstafY, sr.. will
| make her debut at a reception given this
afternoon BY her sister-in-law. Mrs. David
Wagstaff, at her house in East 54th street.
Owing to the death OF Miss Julia Gar
rett, Mrs. T. Harrison Garrett has re-
called the invitations for the dinner which
she was to give tomorrow night In
honor OF Miss Laura Wainwright. The
latter will make her debut at recep-
tion given by her mother. Mrs. ]. May
hew Wainwright, on December IA. at her
house in West 10Th street.
Mrs Wright Barclay gives a reception
on the afternoon Of December II, at her
, house in West Slst street.
W. Cameron Forbes. Governor General
OF the Philippines, and his mother. Mrs.
Forbes, have arrived in town from Bos-
ton, and are at the Gotham for few
days.
Mrs G. Maurice Heckscher has issued
invitations for a dance at the Ritz-Carl-
ton on December 19
Mr.. and Mrs. william Pierson Hamil-
ton returned TO town yesterday from their
place at Sterllngton. N. Y, for the winter.
Mrs. Justus Ruperti gives a dinner and
theatre party this evening, at her house
in East list street, for Miss Caroline De
Lancey Ward, Miss Margaret Wagstaff
and Miss Amy Bradish Johnson.
Mrs Reginald Vanderbilt, who has been
Ill since the Horse Show, and confined
to her apartments at the Vanderbilt
Hotel, under the care of a couple Of
trained nurses, is now on the road to re-
covery.
Cable dispatches from Paris announce
the marriage there OF Wentworth Cruger
Bacon. son OF Mrs. Francis Mcneil Ba-
con, to Miss Katherine Joy Griffin, daugh-
ter Of the late Thomas E. Griffin. OF De-
troit The bridegroom graduated from
Cornell in 1904. and belongs to the Racquet
and other New York clubs.
Mrs. C. H. Strong has arrived in town
from Erie, Penn, and is at the Plaza.
Mrs. Stanley Mortimer and Miss Edith
Mortimer are at the Hotel Gotham for
few days.
Commodore and Mrs Frederick q.
Bourne and their daughters have ar
rived in the city from their country place
at Oakdale. Long Island, and are at the
Hotel Vanderbilt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip ". Lvermore mo-
tored into the city yesterday from their
country place on Long Island. and are at
the st. Regis until this afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. Bourke Cochran have
come to the city from their country place
at Port Washington, Long Island. and
are at the Ritz-Carlton for a few days
before sailing for Europe. They will re-
! main abroad until January /. and on their
return will make their headquarters az
the Ritz until the end OF the season
Mrs. Joseph Widener, who was at the
Ritz for a few days. returned to Phila-
delphia yesterday.
Prince Guy de Fancigny Lucinse ar
rived in New York yesterday from France
and is at the st. Regis.
The May Class, organized by Miss Hen
rietta B. Wilmerding, will have It's h"'
dance OF the season tonight at Del
monico's. The patronesses include Mrs
s. Montgomery Roosevelt. Mrs. feroi-
nand Sands, Mrs. Sidney de Kay. Mrs'
A. Clinton Wilmerdin and Mrs. Frea'
erick Southack
AT NEWPORT.