The sun., 1916-03-26

v calendar. has been made to
cover such a multitude of en-
tertainments during the past week and
the week to come that 1t Is a difficult
matter TO distinguish the real mid
Lenten feast OF March 80 from the
preceding days. Indeed the l.cnten
season in spite Of its tradition of fasts
and penances has been in New York
AT least IL fairly good imitation Of a
sty winter rather unusually prolonged
and has been different from the real
social season only In the kind and not
tie nLnbcr of its entertainments.
50 idr as this winter has developed
new interest in our home city we
might he almost grateful to the war
for such a result. II Is indeed re-
mIrkabc to note the number Of peo-
pie. old and young. rich and moder.
.tely well of, who are giving up their
tine TO III. raising OF funds and to
practical work for the benefit of chari-
ties of all kinds and Of war relief In
particular.
Entertainments are the logical out
come and the excuse of most OF these
activities. The Venetian Fete and
masked bail given for thesItalian war
sufferers Was marked success. while
the costume dinners which took place
before the entertainment added to the
general fes,ivity. Next week will zee a
ulncc AM costume entertainment for
ihe West SiiC juvenile Cab, and there
will be another opportunity for young
and Old to diSport themselves in fancy
dress. II AL the worlds Il stage and
men and women me rely players no
better opportunity could he found than
that offered hy the present Graz, tor
fame, dress and costume balls to carry
out ,nc's part in life realistically. It
Certainly adds much to the interest
OF an evening to find oneself at dinner
with { lcbrltcd historical characters
ur to portray a pcrfccly good king tr
sIeen and for one night TO don the
purple and crminc robes OF a prince
ag princess Add to this the beauty
% the spectacle and the artistic cf-
I, cts Of i:Ip"ries lights and costumes
d signed by famous artists and there
il no Use IN saying that ten or ev II
twenty -iivc dtslars ticket is too
4 Oh % eApcnd for an evenings
/, 'tsalrr.
rhs last wcrks ~ the ORA season
? ," .n .s,ou.Shin-!N long list
".Uons iAps" prcs"n' Of the pcop',
N,, ar sapppscd ) constitute tho
r. cal .clH ut pa excellence. Despite
t.r lNr,,;0.s .partircs for Pa':I
j; u ana ken and the "trIuus
.,.thcrn r. T.. the hous- has been
q. hr.u.a' " n.led as .vr and it pre-
- 0t.d ,at few 3" ,n the circle of
"A al
4s-G and the other operas
81 1910 one who could do SO, 1t would
ST. M would fail To- 20 South To escape
f,w weeks.
The .,ay,ty AZ ralm Beach and eise-
where shows little sign -, growing
less. Indeed the continued cold
weather has made much more en-
udyd season IN the South possible
and ;h.s fact, added to the late date
a. Easter, Will enable the hard worked
tulucier to join his wife and family
b, AIKEN or Palm Beach and the de-
r".ug bachelor tn obtain "A midseasOn
Vocation IN Florida or even in Cal.for-
NJ before beginning the strenuous
R'a,uu OF spring and summer near
NV York.
l.ast weeks arrivals and those
scheduled for the next fortnight at
tie Hot springs and the White Sui
pIur read like an account of the open
.i- of the autumn season. and there
tt" even trips to California planned
a. late as April and May. For those
Who are to stay al home the pessi-
mist socs every prospect thdt IN"
tKating season will continue until the
urs' OF July, and "A winter sport club
~ now being organized for those who
intend to remain in the city dur!-lg
summer.
War and preparedness are in the
ar ev erywhere and may not he avoided
however hard one may try to remain
neutral. Most OF the entertainment $
have war in some shape or other as
their reason for being, and no gath
,ring OF people at an afternoon tea,
dinner or luncheon is complete with
on, some one from the front who has
90 relate his or her personal expe-
yence and make the usual appeal for
ho'p for the stricken countries. TO
q of these appeals be it said. the re-
tnun~c Ia generous to a degree and
VI" sympathy unfailing; one wonders
bow 4 can go on as it does
wing classes organized over here.
~.'n foreign women OF title and POSI-
t,o1 - their heads and as patrOnesses,
a.. meeting every day OF the week
o. tho homes Of society women, and II
Is astonishing, as one woman remarked