New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-01
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

launcnlng or deDutanteS upon the trouDieu
waters Of society. at receptions for the
purpose, December Is to a great extent
given up to dances in their honor. and
for the next two months Terpischore will
receive a considerable amount of atten-
ton. not to say worship, from the world
Of fashion. Numbers Of private dances
figure on the programme, and In adj
dition to these there are all Of the SUBJ
scription dances, some OF which have
been in existence for so many years that
they have come to be looked upon as
time honored institutions. and known by
the somewhat misleading name of dane
ing classes. The coteries Of matrons man.
aging them, in the role Of patronesses
exercise a considerable amount of social
authority. BY means Of the power which
they possess they may bar girls or their
parents from membership, and that they
turn this influence TO excellent account
and use 1t to maintain a certain amount
Of wholesome Observation-Disclosures lack
ing-is best shown by the uncompro-
missing attitude which they have assumed
this winter towards the turkey trot and
otuei ifedh udIceS VI all cqudlly vulgar
character.
OF the dances, the most notable OF the
week Is undoubtedly the first OF the SUBJ
scrlption series known as the Junior
Cotillons. which takes place at Sherry's
on Tuesday night, many dinners being
given beforehand in connection there
with, the hostesses bringing their guests
on to the dance. 1t will be as usual
under the management OF Mrs Arthur
Murray Dodge, associated with whom are
Mrs. Rowland Davis, Mrs. Grover Cleve-
land, Mrs. Archibald Rogers and Mrs.
Hiram Sibley, who will assist her in re-
ceiving Despite It's name OF Junior Cotil-
lon, there will be no cotillon but general
dances In lieu thereof and there will be
the usual seated supper. The subscribers
this winter include Mrs. Charles Steele.
Mrs. L. Cass Ledyard, Mrs. j. Pierpont
Morgan. jr.. Mrs. Pierre Mali. Mrs. c.
Ledysrd Blair. Mrs. Robert A. Sands,
Mrs. Alfred Wagstaff, Mrs. Frederick
Edey and Mrs. Courtlandt P. Dixon.
Mrs Eben Wright gives a dance on
Thursday evening. at Sherry's, for her
debutante daughter. Miss Anna Wright.
On the following evening Howard Tay-
lor will give dinner dance at his house,
In East 64th street, for his daughter,
Miss Eleanor Taylor.
On the same night there will be the first
Of the new series of dances at Sherrys.
organized by Mrs. c. Ledyard Blair. Mrs
Rowland II. Henry. Mrs. Archibald
Rogers. Mrs. Schuyler n. Warren. Mrs
Henry G. Trevor. Mrs. b. Ogden CHS
holm, Mrs. Robert Temple Emmett. Mrs
J. Herbert Johnston and Mrs. William
Manice. The other dances Of this or
ganization are scheduled for December
d and January a.
Weddings of the week include that OF
Miss Isabel Atterbury TO lie Roy Miller.
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Miller. on
Wednesday next, at st. Georges, Stuy-
vesant Square Miss Hopeton Atterbury
will be her sisters maid OF honor and
the bridesmaids will consist OF Miss Jo-
sephine A.terbury, Miss Abby Putnam
Morrison, Miss Dorothy Glib and Miss
Dolly La Montague George Miller VIII
be his brothers best man. and the ushers
are Roderick Buchanan. Augustus w.
Kelley. IT., Herbert 3. Shonk. Edwin l.
Fox and Robert Winmill, whose engage
ment TO Miss Viola Townsend recently
was announced. The ceremony will be
followed by a reception at the West Sth
street home Of the brides mother, Mrs.
Lewis y. Atterbury.
Miss Helen Cole Whiteney. daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles f. whitney. OF
Boston. who Is spending the winter with
them at the Hotel Gotham. has selected
January as the date Of her wedding TO
George Gait Bourne. son OF Mr.. and Mrs
Frederick C. Bourne. at 81. Bartholo-
news Chapel. Mr.. and Mrs. FREDERICK
G.. Bourne are booked TO sail for Europe
on January T.
No date has as vet been set for the
wedding of Miss Georgiana Parks. dauSh-
ter OF the Rev. Or. Leighton Parks, rec
tor OF ST. Bartholomew Church. to Al
bert I.onsdale Roper. who is graduate
OF Cornell engaged in the practice OF law
AZ Norfolk. Va. where his father, John
H. ROPER, ~ pTtSiucIil VI tHV ANNPNA ''
Der Company.
Receptions for debutantes set for the
week INCLUDE that TO be given tomorrow
afternoon by Mrs. Charles Elliot Warren
at her house, In West seth street, for her
daughter. Miss Susanna Warren, who Will
be assisted in receiving by Miss Priscilla
Bull Miss Cornelia De Lancey Cammana
and Miss Margaret Cutler. The reception
will be followed by dinner and theatre
party, and supper and informal dancing
at Delmonicos.
Mrs. David Wagstaff has reception on
Thursday at her house, In East 5ith
street. for her debutante sister-in-law,
Miss Margaret Wagstaff, and on Friday
afternoon Mrs. William j. Schieffelin has
a reception at her residence, In East Goth
street, for the presentation to society OF
her daughter Miss Margaret Louise
SchieHelln. Miss Schieffelin Is n grand
daughter of Mrs. Elliott +. Shepard.
on Saturday Miss Margaret Trevor will
make her debut at reception given by
her mother Mrs. Henry Graf Trevor, at
her house. in East SD street the recep-
ton being followed by a dinner and thea
tire party. Afterward there will be a sup
per and an informal dance, 10 which most
Of the debutantes OF the season have been
invited. Mrs. John a. Logan will have
reception the same afternoon at her
house, in West 56th street, for the pres
entation OF her daughter, Miss Edith
Logan, and Miss Caroline Wyeth will