New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-13


Miss Constance Marks. Miss Gertrude
Thurston, Miss Louise Ruxton, Miss
Lois Minton, Miss Marjorie Church,
Miss Margaret Ager, Miss Elinor Gates,
Miss Marguerite Mallett, Miss Adelaide
Moffat, Miss Mary Praeger, Miss Anna
Thompson, Miss Agnes Thompson, Miss
Edith Shaw. Miss Zorka Polak, Miss
Dorothy Seamans, Miss Cecilia Brew
ster. Miss Frances Coutts. Miss Mabel
Coutts and Miss Drusilla Cravens.
Miss jerks entertained the receiving
party at dinner and then took the girls
to Miss SangerS dance. Mrs. jerks
will unite with Mrs. Human in giving
n debutante dance at the Heights Ca
sino on Wednesday evening, Deem
Der %.
One of the largest coming-out recep-
tions of the season was that on Fri
day Of Miss Dorothy Seamans, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Walker
Seamans, of 7S9 ST. Marks av. The
drawing room was decorated with
white ehrysanhemums, yellow ones
were used in the library, and in the
dining room were long-stemmed Amer
lean Besuty roses. Mrs. Seamans wore
a gown of beaded net and jet over
white satin, and the debutante ap-
peared in a frock of silver brocaded
white taffeta and tulle. Mrs. Robert
Pavson Loomis Mabel Seamans) re-
ceived with them in orchid colored
taffeta. trimmed with silver. In add
ton TO the winters debutantes the re-
ceiying party included several of Mrs.
Seamans's friends mad two recent
brides, Mrs Harold Graham doris
Webster and Mrs. Thomas Marsalis
Gillian Davenport.
Mrs. John Van Buren, Thayer will
give n reception on Friday afternoon 10
Introduce her daughter, MISS hhZa-
beth Thayer, az her home, 70 monroe
Place. Mrs. James Stokes, OF ManhaV-
tan, a sister Of the hostess, and mrs
James L. Morgan will receive with her'
Miss Louise Ginnel Ruxton is the
debutante daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Philip Ruxton, Of "a Remsen st. She
made her debut in Rome last March,
and was formally introduced TO metro
politan society last week at large re-
ception. On Monday evening, Deem
Der 21, her parents will give bal
masque for her at the Heights CASINO.
Miss Constance Marks will be pre-
sented By her mother, Mrs. Alexander
Drummond Marks, at a reception Sat
urday afternoon at her home, 80 Will
low st. In her receiving party will be
Mis- Gertrude Thurston, Miss Eliza
beth Thayer, Miss Polly Dunnell,
Catharine Mumford, Miss Ruth Shat
fer, Miss Katharine Ketcham, Miss
Louise Ruxton, Miss Ruth jerks, Miss
Frances Coutts, Miss Cecilia Brew
Human Miss Inic
Minton, Miss Mary Sanger, Miss Mabel
HAYNES, Miss Drusilla Cravens and
Miss Eleanor Tyler. The party will be
entertained later at dinner dance.
Miss Lois Minton, daughter Of Dr.
and Mrs. Henry B. Minton, of l65
Joralemon St. is TO be the guest OF
honor at the dance which her uncle
and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Elisha Packer
Cronkhite, Of 1877 West 18th ST., are TO
give Wednesday evening, December 30
The principal event Of the week IN
Flatbush was the debut on Wednesday
81 Miss Marion Macdonald, daughter
Of Mr. and Mrs. William Stone Mac
donald, of 1905 Albemarle Road. The
debutantes who assisted were Miss
Helen Carscallen, Miss Helen Case,
Miss Dorothy Cragin and Miss Jean
Fleming, Of Ottawa. Aiding Mrs. Mac
donald were Mrs. W. Gustav Triest, OF
Manhattan; Mrs. Townsend G. Jackson,
Mrs. Eugene w. Harter, Mrs. George
w. Woodall and Miss Walden. Mrs.
Triest will give a dance for her niece
at the Wildwood Club Wednesday even
ing, December 30.
An interesting engagement Of recent
announcement is that Of Miss Julia +.
Huff. daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. Slaugh-
ter ". HUFF, Of 500 ST. Marks sy., and
Henry z. Bedford, jr., son OF Henry +.
Bedford, Of III Gates av. Miss HUI
was educated at Packer and belongs
10 the class OF ~. Mr.. Bedford was
g. w. Grin From the