New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-27
Manv Private Dinners Pre-
cede Largely Attended
Affair at Sherry's.
THES DANSANTS IN
HONOR OF BUDS
Brilliant Christmas Decorations at
Ritz at Reception for Miss
Louise 7. Butler.

a., Watson. The large ballroom was
- for .Lc dancing, and at midnight a
-.,tsd suppe~ was served in the small
,.uroo0- Bolh rooms were decorated
nth Christmas greens and holly.
Many dinners were given before the
so,c. the hostesses taking their guests
:, sberrv's afterward, and several par
tics came i'm from other dances given last
rigbt for debutantes Mrs. Watson and
nov daughter received at the entrance TO
,he large ballroom Miss Watson wore a
,ovn Of pale pink satin with a belt OF a
sosner shade. trimmed with rhinestones.
There were about fve hundred who ac-
conted invitations. Among them were Mr.
,rd Mrs. Davereux Milburn. Mr.. and Mrs
william de Forest Manice, Mr.. and Mrs.
nave n. CoddiugtOn, ny and Mrs, Fair
man r. Dick, DR.. and Mrs. Harold Sears,
AR and Mrs. Joseph Z. Davis. Mr.. and
Mrs Harry T. Peters, Mr.. and Mrs. f.
por-v Wall. Mr. and Mrs Walter Watson
stokes Mr.. and Mrs. George 6. Bourne,
Az and Mrs. Stuart Duncan, Mr.. and
Mrs. Amor Tollingsworth. Mr.. and Mrs.
Bavard G.. Hoppin, Mr.. and Mrs stephen
peabody. jr, Mr. and Mrs. Courtlandt
Nicol
Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Winmill, Mr..
and Mrs. j. Macy Willets, Mr.. and Mrs.
Allen G. Wellman, Mr.. and Mrs. Auguste
Noel. Mr.. and Mrs. John NJ /. Ruther-
ford Nj and Mrs Buell. HOLSTER Mr..
and Mrs Samuel J. Wagstaf, Mr.. and
Mrs Louis Townsend Montant, MI and
Mrs William Earl Dodge. Mr.. and Mrs.
Kierstedc Hudson. Mr.. and Mrs. Brad
ism G. Johnson. Mr.. and Mrs. Garrett B.
Kin Mr.. and Mrs. Alan d. Mclean, Mr..
and Mrs. George NJ. V. Kobbe, Mr. and
Mrs. Horace Havemeyer and MI. ana
Mrs Montague La Montague.
There were also present Miss Mimi
Scott. Miss Emily Sloane, Miss Lisa still
man Miss Katharine Sands. Miss Mar
care, Trevor. Miss Dorothy keene Tay-
lor. Miss Anna Wright Miss Frances
Wyeth. Miss SiDyl Young, Miss Marie
Taller. Miss AdelIne Townsend, Miss Julia
". Robbins Miss Hazel Symington, Miss
Geneveve Sanford. Miss lie Brun Par
sons. Miss Beatrice Pratt, Miss Nouletu
Proctor Miss Dolly Madison La Mon
taene. Miss Marion Hollins, Miss Gabrielle
Gourd. Miss Louise Tiffany Frank, Miss
Vieya Fisher.
Miss Hope Hamilton, Miss Elise Ladew,
Miss Faith Mortimer, Miss Carolyn
Eobht. Miss Theodore Larocque, Miss
Marie Louise Rodewaid, Miss Helen
Riyes Miss Josephine Nicoll. Miss Jessie
Hazard. Miss Miriam Hartman, Miss
HOPE Malcolm. Miss Harriet Alexander,
Hiss Vera BlooGgood. Miss Dorothy CHS
olm. Miss Cornelia De Lancey Cam
4aur. Miss Mercedes de Acosta. Miss
.eannie Emmet, Miss Leone Burril, Miss
Angelica brown. Miss Ursula Brown, Miss
Alexandra Emery, Miss Susan Fish
Dresser Miss Mary Cutting Cumnock,
Miss Ida Louise Fleitmann and Mrs
.lilah French.
Others present were Sidney d. Ripley,
oliver ". % Roosevelt Earl d. Osborn,
Ralph Raulet. W. Stephen Van Rensse-
aer. Schuyler J.. Parsons. jrr Leonard
Jacob, Rene VI. ia Montague, Franklin
A. Plummer. julius W. N0ycs, II. Riving-
ton Pyue. William T. jerome, jr., T. Gail
lard Thomas, ID, Harvey s. Ladew, F.
Adolfo Muller-Ury. 5. Bryce Wing, Fran
els Roche, Roland Redmond, Maurice
Roche. Worthngton Whitehouse Wads-
worth Lewis.
Francisco b. Del Calvo. Felix Double
day. Julien T. Davies. jr.. Angler E. Duke,
Hayward Cutting, J. Fahys Cook, Cyril
Crimmins, Davis Barnes. Oliver w. Bird,
IT., Seth B. French, Percival Dodge. W.
Russell Grace, +. Burial Hoffman, jr.,
William Bruce Brown, William X. Dick,
Hamilton Fish, jr., Henry T. Fleitmann,
Watson Emmett. Ralph Bloomer. Rowland
S. Davis and Henry Fairfax Ayres.
Mrs Thomas Hunt Talmage gave a the
dansant yesterday afternoon at the Ritz
Carlton for her niece. Miss Louise T. But
Ter, the debutante daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs William Allen Butler. The ballroom
was used for dancing. and tea was served
in an adjoining room. The decorations
were Christmas greens. holly. palms and
cut flowers. Mrs. Talmage and Miss But
Ter were assisted in receiving by the for
mers daughter, Miss Lillian II. Talmage.
There we're about two hundred young peo-
pie present, and many Of them went on
after dinner 70 Miss Watson's dance at
Sherrys
Mrs James Colby Colgate gave a dance
last night at the ST. Regis for her daugh-
ters Miss Susan and Miss Margaret Col
gate The decorations were Christmas
greens and holly. The dancing took place
N the marble ballroom, and seated
supper was served about midnight in the
oak dining room. The guests numbered
about one hundred and sixty.
Mrs Waldron Williams gave the
dansant yesterday afternoon at sherry's
for her deubtante daughter, Miss JOY
Williams II was in celebration OF Miss
Wllliamss birthday. The dance was fol-
lowed by a dinner, also at Sherry's. and
afterward the majority Of the guests at
tended the dance given by Mrs. Watson.
Mrs William Ledie Culbert gave a
dance last night at her house No. IS East
5fth street. for her debutante daughter
Miss Katherine i. Culbert The house
was decorated with Christmas greens.
holly, mistletoe. palms and cut flowers.
Miss gilbert wore a gown Of white SATIN
with a painter effect Of yellow tulle' WIN
gold embroidery. Among the guests were
the Misses Mary Woodin, Fanny Seymour
Della Bowen. Elizabeth Kerr. Elinor Ken
dali, Helen Booth. Janet Booth, Elizabeth
Kirlin, Evellne Weeks. Harriet Lummis'
and Ann Parke and the Messrs Merritt
Smith. John Seymour. James Seymour
George Castor, Julius w. Noyes. Stuart
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