The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-12
CASTER WEDDINGS AND EASTER DANCES FOR SOCIETY

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Blind. There will he DISTINGUISHED
| audience present. including many OF the
Ambassadors and attaches from Wasa-
inRton.
In the group OF American dances,
which Will be one of the chief features
of the programme. their history will be
interpreted from the primitive Hopi
dance of the Indians TO the latest ball
room steps of the present day. A dance
! characteristic of the Colonial period will
be executed by Miss Angelica Schuyler
Church. who will wear n dress which be-
longed to her grcat-great- grandmother
Angelica Schuyler. and which was worn
at n State ball when the Colonial belle
danced with Washington and Lafayette.
Miss Church's partner will be Philip
Van Rensselaer, Van Wyck He will be
in Colonial costume also and will wear a
sword of one Of his Revolutionary an
ccstors. loaned especially for the occa-
sion by the Hartford Museum Tho
| Indian dances will be arranged by
| Dwight Franklin, who has made a study
of this snoject-
Another stage Of the American dance
will be that representing the crinoline
period. Mrs. Lyle Mahan and Mrs r.
Ashton dc Peyster have arranged the
group for this dance. The costumes
will he modelled after those worn at
tho inauguration OF Abraham Lincoln.
The modern dances will he exhibited
by Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Castle. who
Will execute a variety of entirely new
steps Other dances Interpreting the
history of Terpschorc in foreign lands
Will be given by amateurs OF society
and az the conclusion of the programme
there will be general dancing. Boxes
and tickets for the fete are on sale with
Mrs. r. NJ. Sherwood at III East Fifty
ninth street Tickets are So each.
a feature of The dance to he given in
the ballroom Of the Plaza on Wednesday
night for the benefit Of the New York
Diet Kitchen Association will be the
appearance of many in costumes to rep
resent silhouette figures. There will be
many novelties in the way of diversions
introduced and there will also he cxhibi-
ton dances. Tickets AT $3.50 each may
be had Of Miss Shirley Dean. Al Fifth
avenue. Among the patronesses are
Mrs. Henry Willard. Mrs. Alexander Won
Gontard. Mrs. Henry Mills Day. Mrs.
Adrian II. Larkin and Mrs. +. Francis
Hyde.
Another dance of this week in which
young people of society are interested
is that which will be given in the ball
room Of the Rt2 Carlton on Thursday
night for the benefit of the Roloff jan
son Fresh MIR Home. y large number
of tickets has been sod and /; is en-
pec,cd that the dance will be a success.
Tickets are s. each. including supper.
They may be obtained Of Miss Julia
Edcy at 10 West Fifty-siXth street.
Among the patronesses are Mines.
Henry Clinton iiackus Bernard Nj.
Baruch. Plerr" Mall. Clough Cosby
over.on, Joseph Tuckerman Tower,
Kenneth II. Schlcy. y. Edgar Bull, Good
hue IiNincstou, Geor@" ~ HUM. Jr.,
Robert w. t'arks"n, Frederick Edey,
| Frank \. II. Wdshburn, Robert G. Wat
son. Horace Iiavemcyer, Dawson Glover.
Archibald Rogers and William y. Tay-
| lor.
| Under the auspices Of several promi-
nent women an entertainment ana dance
will be held in the assembly room of the
| Colony club on April % for the benefit
! of the Manassas Industrial School at
Manassas. Va. During IN" afternoon
there will he an exhibition 10y khnldaf,
an Egyptian telcpaihiSt. Tickets AZ $3.50
each may h" obtained from Mrs. George
Ethridgc - Fifth avenue. Among the
patrone sscs are Mrs. George Gordon
Sturgis, Mrs. Charles 5. Whitman Mrs
James y. Wright and Miss Mary Field.
! Mr. and Mrs. William \. Clark have
given the use of the beautiful music
room AT their home, ?G2 Fifth avenue.
for a musicale which Miss Leary Is ar
ranging to take place on Friday evening
at . o'clock. After the music there will
3 be a social hour when refreshments
viii be served and an opportunity TO
view the art galleries. There Will he
several vocal and instrumental numbers
and an interesting programme has been
arranged.
/ The proceeds will he devoted To the
! Abbot Gasquct Fund for the Revision
I of the Bible which Miss Leary has in
charge.
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