Evening journal., 1915-03-27
American Social SidelightS
BY ELIZABETH H. GREGORY.

in the social register. The guests
were Gagged like so many wild
animals and on each cage a card
explained just what each was
supposed to represent. He or she
had to initiate the awful crea-
ture, whatever it might be. Can
you imagine such a thing? But
these Americans are so dar-
ing.
You will be interested TO
know l saw our lovely Mary
Haskell Berwick on the day of
her marriage to Adrian van de
Sande- Bakhuysen. the consul
general from the Netherlands.
/ have seen Mary look prettier,
but never happier. | wondered
what her divorced husband,
George Berwick. would have
thought if he had seen her radi-
ant smile. Somehow, it made
me recall her stump speeches
for George when he was a can
didate. and | felt that he had
not deserved her. am glad
she has another chance for
happiness. Although George is
my countryman and Mary an
American, ! could see he had
been a base migrate. ] find she
comes OF good stock. One of
her great grandmothers was
Mrs. Fl. X. Haight. a famous
beauty of 1886, who wrote
Memoirs of an Old World"
Her other great-grandmother
was Mrs. MasOn-JOnes, Lady
Mary" who was a leader Of
New York society in the early
days. She was one of the first
to move uptown, and occupied a
beautiful mansion in Fifth ave
nue.. At that time the Battery
was a fashionable district and
society would coach uptown TO
attend the famous and exclusive
functions given by Mrs. Mason
Jones. who was also an arbiter
in Newport. II seemed appro-
pirate that Mary should have
chosen st. Marks Church for
the ceremony. as one of her
foreparents, Maria Cuyler was
married there, in 1903, to John
Cruger, Mayor of New York.
| have not told you what she
wore, and that is almost as i'm
pOrtant as getting married. Her
gown was of cream broadcloth,
with a pointed tunic edged with
sable. This overhung a skirt
of rich embrOideries, which had
belonged to her great-aunt, the
Duchess de Troubuand. The
same embroideries embellished
the waist, which had sleeves Of
pink chiffon. also edged with
sable. The same fur encircled
a Dutch-shaped hat at the side
of which was a cluster of pink
roses. They went to Palm
Beach and will make their home
in New York.
It is not only these women of
fashion who interest me. ! find
the business woman reyela-
ton. For instance we'll
groomed shop girl confided to
me that she knew many titled
ladies', as only yesterday one
had applied for a lob" And
she did not get it. because the
boss" did not favor this class.
Whatever the idle rich mag
think of titles the busy class
does not regard them. She wore
a wonderful diamond ring
which, she also coniided, a very
wealthy man had given her. She
had just thrown over another
millionaire and returned his
ring to take this one. Even
this two-carat diamond did not
enthuse her. but she expected
to have 1t reset in platinum and
fringed with extra diamonds. II
seemed the first man lived out
West and she could not leave
New York. She expects to spend
next season at Palm Beach. She
had seen every show and was
quite alive. My dear Duchess
you cannot fancy the indepen-
dence of these young women.
l do hope | have not bored
you with this trifing gossip
but it is so interesting and 50
extraordinary, I cannot think
of anything else. When | get
settled and over some of these
surprises, | may be able to tell
of the more serious side of New
York and America. With re.
CARDS,
DpVOtpdiv Voure