New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-30
NEW YORK SOCIETY
Mrs. Anthony Drexers Dinner
Dance at the Ritz.Carlton.

a festive dinner dance last night at the
Ritz-Carlton. Mrs Drexers 1870 guests at
the dinner. which was served in the ban
quet room. were seated at one large taole'
which was decorated 80 as 70 suggest a
acknowledgements fern trees. adorned
with roses. arising from parterre OF
maiden hair fern. and dotted with Japan
csc lilies and dlffodils. The musicians
played behind screen or ferns ana
palms. and were hidden in similar iash-
ion during the dance which followed in
the ballroom upstairs and for which sew
eral hundred additional invitations mad
been issued. y seated supper was served
shortly after midnight.
Mrs Frank Gray Griswold, who is at
the Hotel Gotham FOR the winter, gave
small dance last night at Sherry's Tor her
Miss Laura Garfield and MISS
Mary Garfield. The dancing, which vas
general throughout the evening, TOOK
place in the small ballroom ana supper
was served shortly after midnight Ine
guests. consisting entirely OF young peo-
ple. numbered about eighty. The decora-
lions were Of palms, bay trees. cut now
ers and smilax.
Mr.. william Douglas Sloanc's dinner
last night az her house in Fifth avenue
was followed by musical. at when Ri-
cardo Martin OF the Metropolitan opera
and other artists sang and played ana 70
which Mrs. Vanderbilt. who also enter
talned large party at dinner yesterda!
evening. afterward brought her guests
Mr.. and Mrs.. William X. Vanderbilt. ac-
companied By Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel ste
vens Sands. have arrived in town from
Hot Springs. They will start toward the
end OF next week for Aiken. ;. e, with
NJ. and Mrs. Frederick .. Beach, and WI!
remain there until they sail in March
Mr., William Church Osborn gives a
dinner tonight al her house in East Both
street for State Senator and Mrs. Frank
lin y. Roosevelt.
Dinners in conjunction with the Charity
Ball. at the Waldorf-A Astoria tonight. viii
include those Of Mrs. Edward j. BerWnd.
at her house in Eas, 6ith street. OF Mrs.
Guy Van Amrinse. al her place IN Park
avenue: OF Mrs William J. Curtis. at her
home in Fifth avenue. and OF Mrs. Charles
f. Hoffman. at her house in Fifth avenue.
The bali IL for the benefit OF the Nursery
and Chld's Hospital and has been a
yearly feature Of the New York season
for more than half a century. II Is more
extensively attended by goo ETY. than any
other semi-public affair OF he same kind,
owing 60 the fact that many of the pa
troncsses to-day are the granddaughters
OF the women who We're patronesses oi
the ball when it was first started, some
sixty years ago. Dancing will begin al
10 o'clock 20 the music OF three orches-
tras-thst Of Conrad IN the big ballroom
that OF Rosenberg in the Astor Gallery
and that OF Harry Bennett In the Myrtle
and East rooms The spectacle VIII ne
rendered additionally brilliant by the pres
ence of the officers from Governor $
Island. from the Brooklyn navy yard
from the various metropolitan regiments
OF the National Guard. and OF the Cover
uors stan. In full uniform.
Miss Louisa Norwood was married yes
tcrdav 10 Howard Slade. in st. Barthoio-
n.v'. chanel at l2:3o O'Clock by the Rev.
pr Leighton Parks. The bride had no at
tordsn,s Winthrop Sladc was best man.
2 nd the guests were restricted TO rev
near relatives and intimate friends, IN
Guiding the parents Of the bride Mr.. ana
Mrs Carlisle Norwood. OF Tuxedo Park;
Mr. and Mrs Prescott s.ade. Mr.. and Mrs
.Iohn Slade and Miss Lydia Slade.
Meg Arthur Is.lin has come back 10
town. and will sail mex. week for Europe
with William FftzHugh Whitehouse and
his bride. who was Miss Sybil Douglas.
Mr. and Mrs. G. Oliver Iseiin, who have
heeu Shaving at the ST. Regis. have left
town for their place at Aiken, ;. g
Miss Alice Kortreht has gone 10 Ne"
Orleans 10 stay during The carnival sea-
son With Miss Marie Whitney.
The wedding or Prince Michael Mura
and Miss Helena Macdonald Stalio mas
been set FOR Thursday next in Paris. az
the Church or st. ITonore d Dylau. o"lnS
70 the recent death OF the Princes father
the wedding will be quiet one. and the
restricted 10 near relatives
and intimate friends.
The mldwinter ball OF the Ardsey ClID
takes place tomorrow night at the cIuo-
house the committee in charge consisting
~ John T.. Havemeyer, John f. RUNNER
Charles c. Pauldng and Stephen Q. NIL
lett.
Mr. and Mrs. Newbold Edgar are az
Miami, Fla.
Caslmir de Rham Moore returned 10
town Yesterday from a fortnlghts stay III
North Carolina.
Mr.. and Mrs Frederick Vanderbilt have
left town for Aiken. s. c.
Mile I.ucrcZia Bori and Andreas Seq
roa. of the Metropolitan Opera. and Ed
uardo and Elisa CAUSING, the Madrliene
dancers. are among the features OF the
Of Mrs Hawkslursts' Chan
NEW BISHOP IN VERMONT
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