The Washington herald., 1914-11-09
Out-of-Town Social Doinss

Mr.. George W. wickersham. Attorney
General during President Taft's admin
istration, and Mrs. Wickersham have
closed their country place, March
field, at Cedarhurst, L l., and will pass
the winter at the Hotel Gotham, New
York.
Preparations are completed for the
soiree artistique which is to be given by
the Society Of BeauX Arts Architects
at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in New York,
this afternoon and evening and Tues
day afternoon and evening. 1t Is given
for the benefit Of the destitute families
OF artists in France.
The program is an exceedingly inter
esting one and includes number OF
well-known society amateurs. artists and
members Of the professional world. The
French Drama Society will present
Francois Copee's one-act comedy. La
Passant." through the courtesy OF Lu-
Glen Bonheur Nine Yorska and Mile.
Neurville will appear.
There will be a number Of interesting
tableaux and pantomimes. and the enter
tainment will conclude with a pastoral
pantomime arranged by Howard Green
ley. entitled The Judgment OF Paris. !"
in which a large number Of well-known
amateurs and professionals will take
leading up to the famous judgment Of
Mount Ida. with its tragic result in the
destiny Of Troy. q
A scene representing a grove on Mount
Ida, in Mysia, showing the temple ded-
icated to the worship of Amphrodite,
has been designed by Jones Monroe Hew-
lett.
A program cover has been designed by
Albert Herter, and preceding all per
forunances Mrs. W. Bourke Cochran will
sell dolls dressed by the Normandy fisher
peasants.
The list OF patronesses includes the fol-
lowing names: Mrs. Frederick II. Allen.
Mrs. Vincent Astor, Mrs. Francis NJ.
Bacon. Mrs. J. Stewart Barney, Mrs. r.
Livingston Beeckman. Mrs. Garden Bell
Mrs. G. Louis BOssevain, Mrs. Archibald
NJ. Brown. Mrs. Arthur Scott Burden,
Mrs. William Bourke Cochran, Mrs. Will
lam A. Delano, Mrs. William Emmerson,
Mrs. Albert GaIlatin, Mrs. Howard
Greenley, Mrs. William Greenough, Mrs.
Thomas Hastings. Mrs. Henry F. Horn
bosted, Mrs. Archer Huntington, Mrs.
Arthur Iselin, Mrs. c. Oliver Iselin, Mrs.
Otto Kahn. Mrs. W. de L. KountEe. Mrs.
James F. d. Lanier. Mrs. Goodhue LIv-
ingston. Mrs. Victor Morawetz. Mrs.
Kenneth NJ. Muchison, Mrs. Willard d.
Straight, Mrs. W. II. Truesdale. Mrs.
FREDERICK W. Vanderbilt, Mrs. whitney
Warren, Mrs. J. Norman de r. White
house and Mrs. Harry P. Whitney
Daily rehearsals for the ballet of
"Pandora's Box" to be given in the Sew
enth Regiment Armory, in New York, on
December Z and 5. under the auspices OF
the Vacation Committee, viii be held this
week In Miss Anne Morgan's house. 10
Madison avenue. New York. The Rosy
Hours will rehearse on Monday, The
FireflIes'' on Tuesday and The Play
mates on Thursday. giving Pandora
CArs. Frederick. Dalzisp q rehearsal BY
herself on Wednesday. and a like re-
hearsai for "Hermes'' on Friday.
Among the boxholders for Friday night
are Mrs. Frederick K. Vanderbilt, Mrs.
Seth Low. Mrs. J. Pierpont Morgan. Mrs.
George Peabody wetmore. Mrs. Elliott
F. Shepard. Mrs. Herbert NJ. satterlee.
Mrs. whitney Warren, Mrs. August Bel
mont, Mrs. Ogden Mills, Mrs. W. watts
Sherman and Mrs. Rogers s. Bacon. who
purchased the first box.
The Duchess de ChauSnss and her
sister, Miss Margaret SBonts, Of New
York, were among tEe recent fisitors at
Ashsviile to entertain informally at lunch
con At the Grove Park Ina Both the