Evening star., 1916-11-05

John W. A. Davis, her uncle. viii give
ball for her at the Rttx-Carlton:
Miss Bond Is granddaughter OF the
. late Mrs. John w. Davis, who was Miss
Mary Louise Van Buren, and for whom
she was named. and q great grand
daughter Of the late Mrs. Mary F..
Springler Van Buren, whose home for
many years was at No. 21 West 14th
street, on property that had descended
to her. During their early married
years Mr.. and Mrs. Bond also lived In
the house in 14th street. -.
The Springler in the name came from
the founder of the estate. He was a
prosperous farmer before and after the
which he left comprised many acres
of land still held by the family and of
great value. extending westward from
Union Square.
Flora Payne Whitney are other heiress-
es who. even as debutantes, have be-
come factors in civic and philanthropic
moysments. m. M Miss Mason is a daughter
Her father inherited a large portion
OF the estate Of the. late James Henry
smith Miss Whitney. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Payne Whitney. is one
OF the younger members of the large
Vanderbilt connection.
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Mr.. and Mrs. George ]. Gould has been
varied and pleasant
Mrs. Gould Poses of late. Mr.. and
e.. 1x Mrs. Gould will re-
main there most Of
the season, according to the New York
Herald
Mr.. and Mrs. Jay Gould returned last
week after spending the summer in
the Hawaiian Islands and will remain
all winter. Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony J..
Drexel. jr, also will pass the winter
at Georgian Court. Mrs. Drexel and her
baby daughter, now four weeks old.
are doing well. The youngest member
of the Drexel family has not been
named, but it is said the name Mar
jory, that of Mrs. Drexel. Is being con-
sidered.
The week has been a busy ohe for
Mrs. Could: Two days She spent be-
fore the camera. having films taken to
Casino at Georgian Court On Tuesday
she appeared In twenty-eight roles.
with. different costume for each.
Those who saw the performances said
she retained all the grace that made
her favorite on the stage
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The informality of affairs begun the
past year in Seattle is on the increase.
f, When one entertains
InfOrmalitv IN now the invitations are
Al. - extended informally,
the Increase. the affairs are an
nounced as to- be most informal" and the
functions when given prove So Most
of them are gotten up on the impulse
OF the moment, and are devoid of much
ceremony or formality. Acquaintance
are fast ripening into friendships in con-
sequence: for formal affairs, says the
warm friendship ties.
In the east, especially in the middle
west states. the same state of affairs
exists. according to a Denver paper. With
the informal entertainments evening
gowns are losing favor there Tailored
suits. or the one-piece dresses and long
coats seem to suit almost every occasion,
there being little or no demand for the
deco3lete gown at the majority of func-
tons.
Informal affairs are so frequent in
Denver that the society women are look
ing forward to the time when they will
need only motor togs and one-piece suits
to complete their wardrobes.
Mr.. Frick goes in for the arts, and,
besides buying up all the available
masterpieces, he has had
Adds to Art observation-disclosures
n.u dollar organ built into
SoA1ectlon. his mansion. He has his
own private organist. whose job is to
play for him every Sunday afternoon
and at any other time Mr.. Frick may
take a fancy to hear him. He pays
the man $500 a week for this service,
and his wife says (the mans, that is,
not Mr.. Frick's wife) that it is not
enough.
But to say a word about his latest
(quite little more expensive that than
his musician). and it is Rubens
P"Portrait of the Marquis Ambrose de
Spinola." 1t is Mr.. Frick's first Rubens.
but it will be in good company. for it
will hang beside Rembrandts portrait
of himself (not Mr.. Frick) The Rem
! brandt. however, is one of four paint
| ings by that artist in the possession
Of the millionaire steel man. If Mr..
tfon Of Dutch masterpieces, however,
! / am afraid, says a correspondent in
| the Chicago Tribune. he Will have to
| make friends with the Duke of West
minister. This summer I had an oppor-
tunity of seeing few of the old mas
| ters which hang in the dingy London
| residence of the richest of English
dukes. L believe it is the largest pri-
| vate collection in captivity.
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| There is a whisper going about in