New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-23
NEW YORK SOCIETY
Country Places Filled with Gay
House Parties.

country Races r'''eu W'l'' ody
House Parties.
Easter, as usual. finds society scattered
out of town. at country places along the
Hudson. on Long Island. over In New
Jersey and at Lakewood. Atlantic city.
Tuxedo. Lenox and even Newport. Many
of the big estates on Long Island are
filed with gay house parties on the oc-
casion OF the first Of The series OF drag
hunts held yesterday by the Meadow
Brook Hunt Club. and which are to be
continued twice a week anti April -
Along the Hudson Mr.. and Mrs Archibald
Rogers. who have just announced the
engagement of their daughter Miss Anne
Pendleton Rogers. 10 j. Gr!swod WEBB,
are entertaining a Weekend party as are
AIR and Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish ut Garri-
son and Mr. and Mrs Cleveland b.
Dodge. who returned from Panama OH
THURSDAY. and who are at their country
place at Riverdale. Mr.. and Mrs. Michael
NJ Van Beuren have as their guests AT
their place at Newport, Mr. ana Mrs
Phillips Allen Clark. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
q. Trevor and Miss Margaret Trevor. MI.
and Mrs. George l.. R!"es ana Miss Mil
drcd Rves also are at Newport. while
Mr. and Mrs. Cortlandt Field Bishop,
Mrs. John T.. Alexandra. Mr.. and Mrs
Samuel Frothngham. Mrs. John g. Mil
burn and Mrs. John g. Milourn. Jr, are
at Lenox Mr.. and Mrs. Robert e VIII
mill. who were married last month, nave
taken possession of their country place
at Locust Valley, y. Y.
All of the parties will break up to-
morrow. and every one will DC fockinS
back 10 the city To take part in the many
entertainments and Festivities which iig-
urc on the programme for the next few
,,,ls Dances. weddings and charitable
entertainments will be very numerous
and there will be no nd = luncheons
card parties the dansants and dinners 10
keep society on the 30 morning. noon and
night.
Among the dances OF the week are one
on Tuesday evening at Sherrys. under
the management Of Mrs. J. HerOert Johh-
ston. Mrs. Edward :. Knapp. Mrs. H.
ogden Chisolm and Mrs Howard H.
Henry. at which debutant's OF this ana
last season will be present: dinner dance
on Friday which Mrs. j. Pierpont NOR
gan. jr.. will give at ner hou5e. NO. 81
Madison avenue. for her daughter. MISS
Jane Morgan. who made her debu; a year
a..o. and a dance Of the Friday Juniors
a tire same evening ut Sherry 3 Inc
week will be brought 10 a close with three
dances. The Easter Colony dance will be
held. as usual at the Colony club: the
Saturday Evening Dancing Class. under
the MANAGEMENT Of Mrs. Charles j. Hunt
ington. will meet at DelmonicO's. and the
last of the Metropolitan Dances will be
held at Sherry's.
The marriage of Miss Julia \ewbold
daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas New
hold. of No. 2S9 Madison avenue. 20 Red
mond Cross. son Of NJ. ana Mrs. X
lanes Cross. will take place early in
April. owing 10 the recon, death OF Mrs.
Frederick r. Sears, of Boston. sister OF
Mrs Neubold the wedding vii be quiet
one. only members OF the immediate
families Will he present at the ceremony
The engagement OF the couple was an
nounced In January.
fst. for the benefit Of ihe New York As
ISOLATION for the Blind on Tuesday night
al the Hotel Astor will eclipse In brill
fancy the entertainments given in pre-
vlous years FOR this charity. The fete
is called The Private Opening OF the
Panama canal" and the grand ballroom
OF the hotel will be transformed into
public square of typical Spanish town
i'm Panama. one OF the features Of the
entertainment which will appeal 70 tho
Younger people In society will be tango
dance contest Friends Of Miss Winfred
Holt. president of the association. VII"
have recently returned from Panama
have furnished the prizes, which include
specimens Of Indian pottery and bead
work. as well as Aztec relics from the
Canal Zone.
Another interesting feaiu"s VIII bc a
series Of tableaus. representing Panama
Through the Centuries" and in these
many women prominent in society will
anpear. \ committee % lrtists will have
charge of this part OF the programme
and this committee also has planned the
decorations of the ballroom. William
Laurel Harris is chairman and associated
with him are Mrs. Ben All iiaggln. John
W. Alexander. Howard Hart Joseph
Rowland Hunt. Rowland Holt and Ernest
Pelxotto. At midnight III, locks" Of the
canal will open TO admit the Ballet of
the Waves" In which a number of lrc-
fessional dancers will appear, together
with Mrs Roger NJ Mihton. Mrs. Harold
Turner and the Misses Charlotte Giloer
Frances Ward Elise Francke. Shy.
Young. Cornela Cammann. Frances Hen
rv GWendolyn condor and Mildred Han
beck.
Along the sides of the room Will be
booths for the sale of Panama curios.
souvenirs programmes and refreshments.
Among the young women who Will he IN
charge of these booths are the Misses
Katherine Glover Frances Wyeth.
Eolse Talcott. Margaret Overton. Julia
Cheney Olive Nicholl. Julia Gilbert
Elizabeth Thompson. Gertrude Damrosch.
kathryn Bachc. EulalIa Garrison. Mildred
Dodge. Helen Hiss. katherine Wilmer
ding and Frances Winant. The grand
marshal Of the fate will be Major General
Charles T. Roe, while Joseph Rowland
Hunt will act as master of ceremonies
and Charles Stewart Butler as chairman
Of the floor committee. Boxes have been
taken by Mr.. and Mrs. Seth Low. Mr.. and
Mrs Cass Gilbert. Mrs. j. Muhlenberg
Bailey. Mrs W. Bourke Cochran. Nj. and
Mrs Thomas W. Lamont. Mrs. James
Roosevelt, Mrs. Jesse Hoyt, Mr. and Mrs
~ ri Hardness.