The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-31
HOTELS TO GIVE
GAY WELCOME
TO NEW YEAR
Elaborate Preparations Made
to Entertain Thousands
Of Guests.
Music AND DANCING.
HANDSOME SOUVENIRS

peach. according to Mr. Mumm and Mr.
Irmmery. the bubble gentlemen who hav,
been ON ice for the last forty-eight hours
Ard We also have the assurance OF Osca-
the Waldorf. who says there will h,
ttngoing aud fox trotting all over tn,
shop between ,but not atop. plcase) tn,
tables. Same at the Plaza. where MIR
stcrry counted up almost 100000 wher
his New Years party ended last January
Tine hotels and restaurants all over towr
have made arrangements To let the young
ster dance his boots of. In most of their
the price will he So for supper. but any
one who wants TO can of course order 4
Ia carte.
vt the knickerbockcr Proprietor James
Regain has made great preparations foi
the proper reception OF the New Year. II,
has devised special form of decorations
for all the banquet and supper rooms and
has imported special souvenirs for the
women. The men will receive mementos
too. but the souvenirs for the women will
b. something out OF the ordinary They
ere in tho form OF a boudolr necessity o,
unique design and guaranteed to retain
their beauty. In tho grill room and main
restaurant and flower room there will be
exhibitions of modern and fancy dancing
Tine reservations are large. Following are
some of them:
W. n. Schaule with a party OF four
teen. G Masury will he host to eighteen
and Mrs W. Is Vanderbilt will entertain
eght Others at supper will he David
Hall, Frederick Ranken. Comptroller w.
A. Prendergas;, Robert Hager. Jr.. s. 5.
Blood l.. n Moore. c. II. lIaskins. W. II.
McElrov. Talbot Harmon, Oscar Daniels
and raul LacroiX. \. +. Sloan. Jr.. has
reserved seats for ten guests.
A. Busianobys SiNtieth street restau-
raNt the celebration will mark the open
Ing " the Black Domino Room and The
New York debut OF Senior Luis Bayo and
Me. raulette Duval. who have come
directly from Paris to be the dancing
feature of this striking study in black
and white. There will no other inter-
esting entertainment features on the pro-
gramme and an elaborate New Years
supper At Bustanoby's Thrty-ninth
street restaurant brief peace panto-
mime has been arranged.
Messrs. Andre and Jacques Bustanoby
cay that despite The war scare on wine
their cellars are crowded to the remot-
est corner with the favorite brands. Hav-
irg got this of from the press agent OF
Bustduohys, read now what the press
aGen' Of the Marie Antoinette has TO say
or the wine situation
There is real scarcity OF good cham
payne in this country to-day and there
= wailing and Gnashing OF teeth in con-
sequence among many who are loath TO
gNe up their favorite beverage
Rob Vernon. the popular and well
known man about town who lives at the
Antoinette. was asked IL it were true
that the scarcity of champagne threatens
the joy of the New Year reves and he
sad: Il am afraid II is only too true.
J. is certainly true OF Pommery Sec. our
mes come from the region of Rheims.
be- ha "a. nj n
c'mpcd and until last Saturday we had
not received "A shipment for months and
our supply was exhausted We received
200 cases of Pommery on the Florida
II WAS aiken out of Rheims by automo-
b 70 and thence to Hsyre just in time
g. catch the steamer. However. winds
IN the Antoinette press agent. I'VE have
plenty here and every one will have a
fna time" Among those who have re-
served tables are.
Mrs. b. Davis. Percy Allen, G. a.
Nathan Col j VI. Foster, Mrs. NJ H.
Crawford, r. II. Moore. Mrs. Hampton
W Cook Mrs. NJ. T.. Fits, Mrs. A. J.
Shores, NJ. +. Davis. Frank Rix. Mr.. and
Mrs Henry s Thompson. Mr.. and Mrs
Hatfield. Mr.. and Mrs. r, A. Seibert
Mrs A. J. Devlin. Mrs Samuel Cubic y.
II Riley. ~. J. Dowds A. f.. Perrin. q.
Gray. Mr.. and Mrs A. q. Elvin and DR..
and Mrs seymour Oppenheimer.
Al Sherrv's an Delmonlco's they will
welcome the New Year with trumpets,
blown by heralds and a big big noise.
After that all bets will he of until Con-
stable Daylight drags the tired dancers
out At the Algonquin the Woodstock.
the Belleclaire. Ansonia. Laurelton ana
Hotel Breton Hall many interesting nov
elites have been arranged for the enter
tainment OF the guests At the Vanderbilt
IL ha Iva I'd tfttar ~ ka
hotel Walton Marshall has the hotel
IorGeously decorated with japanese wis
aria with many Colored bulbs hidden IN
the foliage. He has 1000 quarts OF
champagne and old vintage wines In sp.-
''ai coolers. Among those who have re-
served tables at the Vanderbilt are
Nr and Mrs Thomas j Fielder. DR.
Francis j. Murray. Dr. Francis White,
Prince and Princess Engslitcheff, Barrett
AndleDs. James N Heatherton, II Snow
den Marshall q. J. Stickley. +. f. Boyle.
Frank Bruce. II. A Trimm, Miss A C.
Nalsire II l.. clark. ! \ McVickar W
J. 'oburn }, A. Middleton and G r.
Chester
Tho B.tmore John Nee. Rowman
sN>s he Will give the guests tho funniest
time they ever had lie says therell he
'ooN,00O folks there and IL they want TO
dance all they'll have to find Is the room
~ the Biltmore Will be seen Y r. Fisk
) " plyphaut. c. II. Taylor, Mrs Robert
Adrian Charles II. Warner, w f. Arnold.
Howard L. Jones. Hamilton Hill. q NJ
Grant John i. Post. f.. \. Stllman and
Ideutenant- Commander Julia Ayala To-
Ial"S OF the Argentine navy.
Vt the St. Regis there will he jolly
time, For the first time in its history
tneie viii be dancing In the palm garden
Music Will be furnished by Ronchi's Or
'n"stra, r. NJ Ham OF the st. Regis has
provided Dresden china bonbon boxes OF
m|''' for the women and there Will be
PAPER hats. masks and other souvenirs for
~" men. About 200 VIII be present, IN
c'uuuE:
Prince Alfred Hoheniohc OF Austria, Mr..
f'i Mrs. stuart Davis, Mr.. and Mrs Al
rI T. COrtis. Mr. and Mrs Robert t.
N'Ihrdge, MIR and Mrs George H. Dad
h'u, Mrs Macmillan Ficischmann. Mr.
s'i Ms John l. Waterbury. Miss Elsie
guNou Mrs Edward y Breltuug, Mr.
".I MS Thomas VI. JHnncy, MI and Mrs !
,i'i Won Werthciu, Pdymastcr George
J. enable, L, ;. s.. Mrs. VeEable Mr..
. Mrs Daniel T, Murphy. Jesse Eddy.
''lll andt G Clarke, George Gray, Theo-
''.' Towers, Elihu u Frost, Percy Elliott
Z" ~ hmoni Lowering.
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