New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-22
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

Christmas is the principal feature oil
the coming week. and most of the hos
pitalities from now to the end OF the year
will be devoted to its celebration Many
well known people are leaving town Tor
the holidays, TO spend them amid rura'
instead of urban surroundings. 'TuXeoo
ana the other suburban colonies VIII De
en- fete, while country seats In every Ill
rection are already the scene OF house
parties which will extend until Janu-
airy q
Thus. Mr.. and Mrs Stuyvesant Fish
have a houseful OF guests at Glenciine'
their place at Garrisons-on-t tine fuoson'
DR. and Mrs. w. Seward Webb have a
party at Shelbourne, their country seat
in Vermont, which includes Mr.. and MIS-
F. Egerton Webb, Miss Laura webb MI
and Mrs. George Bird, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
II. Purdy Mr.. and Mrs. W. Seward Wepp'
ir., and Creighton Webb. Mr.. and MIS-
A. Holland Forbes are entertaining
number OF friends at their place near
Fairfield. Conn. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
PANE Whitney have a party az their
country seat on Long Island, and Mi.
and Mrs. George ]. Gould have nuner-
Gus band OF relatives and friends at
Georgian Court, Lakewood. Mr.. and Mrs.
william Sloane have party at their
country place at Mount Kisco Tor the
holidays. and Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick W.
Vanderbilt have a number OF relatives
and friends staying with them at their
country seat at Hyde Park-on-the-Hud
son
Others have arranged to spend the hoI-
days al Lenox, and among those who VIII
be at the Curtis Hotel there from the end
Of this week until after the New Year are
Mr.. and Mrs Newbod Morris Mrs John
r. Alexandra, Miss Civilese Alexandra
and Miss Ann Alexandra, Mrs. Joseph W.
Burden. Malcolm Douglas Sloane and Mr..
and Mrs. ]. Stevens Ulman.
Yuletide decorations will figure con-
spicuously at the many dances Of the
week opening to-day. Mrs. Walter +.
Chappell has dance tomorrow night az
the St. Regis for Miss Louise Chappell.
Mrs. James Brown gives dance for her
debutante daughter, Miss Evelyn Brown.
at her house. in Park avenue, on Christ
mas Eve. On Thursday Mrs. Robert Full
ton Cutting has a dinner dance for young
people at her house, in East 9th street,
and on the same evening, Mrs. John
Greenough has theatre party, followed
by a supper at Sherry's and a dance for
Miss Helen Jay Du Bots On Friday Mr..
and Mrs. Henry c. Rogers have ball for
Miss Helen Rogers at the Hotel Aston,
and Mrs. Clarence Grey Dinsmore gives
a dance al the Ritz Carlton for her grand
niece, Miss Kate Willis.
Among the subscription dances Of the
week is the first OF the series of the
Metropolitan Dances. on Saturday night
AZ Sherry's. for young girls. who will make
their debut twelve months hence; the
committee In charge consists OF Mrs.
Robert Fulton Cutting Mrs. William J.
Schieffein. Mrs. William Pierson Hami-
ton and Mrs. lie Roy King. Then there
is the first Of the series of holiday dances
organized by Miss Annabell ELEPHANT,
under the patronage of Mrs. c. O'Donnell
Iseln. Mrs. William Church Osborn. Mrs.
y. ogden Chisom and Mrs Edwin c.
Weeks. az Sherry's Tomorrow evening.
on Thursday Sherry's will also be the
scene Of the first OF a new series OF
dances organized by Mrs. c. Ledyard
Blair. Mrs. Henry c. Trevor. Mrs. Archi-
bald Rogers and Mrs. Robert Temple En-
met.
The Prime Minister of Canada and Mrs.
X. l.. Borden have arrived from Ottawa
ana are AT the Plaza for a few days.
tions for a large dinner for young people
nj her house. in West SD street, on
Thursday.
Formal announcement Will be made tn
Christmas Lay OF the engagement Of Al
fred .. Chaplin. former Mayor of Brook
lyn and member OF the Union and other
New York clubs. 20 the widow Of Charles
L. Montant Mr. Chaplin has also been
married before. The late Mrs Chapah.
who died several years ago. was Miss
Grace Stebbins. The wedding will take
place quietly al No. 81 Fifth avenue. the
home OF Mr. and Mrs. j. Walter Wood.
cousins Of the bride. January 8. The cere-
mony Will be performed by Monsignor
MoMackin.
Mrs George f. Schrady has closed her
house at Ardsley-on Hudson. and is I'm
her new apartment at No. $40 Park ave-
me. Her nieces, Mrs. i. &. French and
AIRS. Katharine $. Coykendall, will oe
with her for the winter.
Sir Ernest Shackleton, NJ. c. o.. the
Antarctic explorer. has arrived from Eng
land. with James Cooke. and Is staying
at the Plaza.
Mrs. Frederick Edey, Mrs George J.
Gould. Mrs. j. Todhunter Thompson and
Mrs. John Hays Hammond are among the
patronesses of the Christmas matinee
and fair for the benefit Of the Blde-a-Wee
Home for Friendless Animals. which takes
place tomorrow afternoon at the Plaza.
Tickets may be obtained from Miss Cam
pon. secretary Of the home, at No 40
West 3Sth street.
Andre de Fouquieres, OF Paris. will give
one OF his illustrated addresses on the
costumes and jewels Of the Orient at the
which Mrs. Richard Irwin
is arranging for the evening OF January
A.a1 II. H..