New-York tribune., 1914-12-26
TREE ON TABLE
AT SOCIETY DINNER
Mrs. E. N. Breitung Enter
tains at PIaza-ChriStmaS
Cheer at Family Parties.

Many small entertainments, mostly
confined to family parties, were given
Yesterday. Mrs. +. y. Breitung gave Il
dinner in the Louis WI room Of the
Hotel St. Regis for about sixteen
guests. Her guests included Mrs. Her
mann Oelrichs. Mr.. and Mrs. james H..
Kidder. Mr.. and Mrs. Crawford NM
If Denver; Miss Elsie de Wolfe. Miss
Elisabeth Marbury, Miss Lota Rooln-
son. John Fremont, Ltienne Markowshl
and Burgess Woolley.
There was d Christmas tree illuml-
mated with tiny electric lights. IN the
centre Of the table. with gifts Tor eacn
OF the guests.
Other affairs given yesterday were
dinners by Mrs. Henry Clews at her
house. p West 5lst ST.; by Mrs. Walton
Oakley al her home. Is West 46th ST.
bv Mrs. John Jacob Astor a. her house,
$40 Fifth av.; by Charles Lanier at ms
house. 80 East 9th ST., and by Mrs.
William Brock Shoemaker al tine
Plaza.
Among those who had house parties
at country places near New YORK were
Mrs. L. Henry Hartman at her estate
m Arden. y. Y; Mr. and Mrs. william
ID. Guthrie at Locust Valley, Long Isl.
and. Mr.. and Mrs. George Jay Gould
AZ Lakewood; Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland
II. Dodge at Riyerdale, y. y; Dr.. and
Mrs. Preston =. Satterwhite Al Great
Neck. Long Island; Mr.. and Mrs. Nin-
cent Astor at their estate at khlne-
beck. y. Y; Mr.. and Mrs. }. Pierpont
Morgan at Glen Cove, Long Island, and
Mrs aud Mrs. $. Montgomery Roose-
Welt at Roosevelt Hall SkaEeateles'
ny.
Mrs. Riley Miles Gilbert, Of 653 Park
av.. gives a the dansant this afternoon
Al Sherry's 10 introduce her daughter
Miss Mary Frances Gilbert. A dinner
will follow.
Miss Marjorie Cleveland, daughter Of
Nr. and Mrs. J. Wray Cleveland, VIII
be introduced this afternoon at a the
danssnt in the Ladies' Annex OF the
Netropolitan Club. The affair VIII be
followed BY dinner.
Mrs. Charles d. Dickey. Of 81 East
5ist ST.. VIII give dinner-dance 70
night for her sons. and Mrs. Thomas b..
Barber dinner and theatre party TOT
her niece, Miss Justine Van Rensselaer,
Townsend.
Mrs. J. Allen Townsend of 237 MadI-
SON av.. will give a dance tonight for
her daughter, Miss Marian Townsend,
who will be introduced 70 society next
winter.
The first Of the Metropolitan Dances
for girls not yet out will take place
tonight at Sherry's.
Word has been received in New YORK
Of the birth Of a daughter OF December
II 10 the Count and Countess de Wei
Castel az their home in Paris. This rs
their second child, the first having been
"a boy. The countess is a daughter OF
Mrs. Charles X. Scott, a granddaughter
Of Mrs. Henry B. Hyde and niece Of
lanes Hazen HYDE. She was Miss
Annah Dillon Ripley, and was married
ON October 10, 1910, at the country
place Of her mother, who was then
Mrs. Sidney Dillon Ripley, at Hemp
stead Long Island.
The Count and Countess Emilio del
Sera arrived from Europe yesterday
and are the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Grafton II. Pyne.
Mrs. Frederic Nelson is the guest
over the holidays of her daughter, Mrs.
Hollis II. HunneHcll, at Wellesley,
Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. DeyereuX Milburn will
return 20 town from their country
place at Westbury. Long Island, early
I'M the year and will take possession of
their house. 10 East Clst 81.