The sun., 1916-01-02


carried. out this winter there will be
quite srs much amusement to be found
IN New York during the Lenten season
as anywhere else.
OF course 1t Is absolutely obliga-
tory to go away for a time, and any
number Of congenial parties are al
ready made up for the Southern or
Western trip. but the average indi-
vldiial will be found within the city
gates for the greater part Of the few
months that are to come before the
summer begins. At the moment go
ciety Ia out Of town for New Years
thoroughly enjoying ali sorts Of win
ten sports. while at every nearby club
unwearied pains have been taken to
provide entertainment. Tennis courts
have been flooded to provide skating
where natural ponds do not exist and
the rivalry between the different
country clubs, never 40 keen as now
works to the great advantage " club
members, who certainly seem to get
more advantages from the member
ship than was anticipated when coun-
try club life first became fashionable
The numberless charitable enter
tainments that have been going on
and by which large sums Of money
have been raised will continue In
m0re or less degree Just so long as
there Is any possibility Of inducing
people to take part in them or to buy
tickets. In spite of the many criti-
cisms against the different ways Of
raising money, the fact must be set
forth that the money can be raised in
- l. AL.
pie will give for charitable entertain
ment even when there Is no amuse-
ment connected with the entertain
nent rather than to donate the same
amount out Of space. as 1t were.
Unfagglng interest In the Junior
League performance is keeping every
ono interested, and although many of
the details have been made public.
there are many delightful surprises
still in reserve for this performance
which Is by far the most ambitious
that the Junior League has ever
undertaken.
While the rush OF receptions and
entertainments given solely for debu-
tRntes Is now over. there are many
interesting events for which invita-
tions are out, and certainly the year
1916 opens well so far as society Is
concerned. Now Is the time when en-
Gagements are In the air TWO or
three interesting ones have been an
nounced .ately and so many have been
pumored as to make II most exciting.
But none Is to he made public un-
leOa the engagement Is TO he short
one. long engagements having en-
tirely gone out of fashion.
The skating craze will, IT Is said,
prove to be much more conducive 10
ENGAGEMENTS than dancing; most
Interesting statement authoritatively
made but with no real reasons that
have so far been made public. As II
10 unfas,.onable to he married in
Lent, and as Lent comes in March
there Is not much time ahead to an
nounce any engagement that Is to be
followed by wedding before Ash
wednesday. And al! this makes IL
delightfully."- exciting for the debu-
tantes, who are. always anxious that
they shall have a more successful lis,
than any of the years preceding. BY
successful meaning the greater num-
-ber OF satisfactory marriages from
among their ranks.
The holiday season was only a be-
ginning of the run of balls and other
important entertainments to come, hut
even so. II was filed with interesting
events. Most of the dances have been
restricted to the young element OF So
ciety. and 1t has been a red letter
period for the university and board.
ing school boys, who have been so
much in evidence at all OF the parties
thus far given. and In the case OF
each dance there have been quite three
men to "a girl: therefore all the de-
butantes have had plenty of partners.
The prevailing method of cutting in
on g dance seems vastly superior TO
the cotilion that Is now obsolete and
there are no more heart burnings for
lack Of partners or the unequal divi-
sion Of favors as in the old days. The
dances given at Shcrry's by Mrs. Nor
gan J. O'Brien and Mrs. Ernest II,
Adee for their respective daughters,
who are debutantes, were particularly
enjoyable. and the same rule as To
dancing men. prevailed. The dance
given on Christmas eve by Mr.. and
Mrs. George Quintard Palmer was out
Of the ordinary, as at it was announced
the engagement of their daughter, Miss
Lillian Palmer. and. Henry Costei
Steers. the announcement having beer
made at supper by Nicholas +. Palmer
the paternal grandfather OF Miss
Palmer.
The parties given by Mrs. Thomas
H. Howard and Mrs. Newbold Lee Roy
Edgar will stand out among the brill
liant entertainments of the winter. and
they were certainly distinctive. in
cluding as they did the older married
people who always lend so much pres
cnce to a ball Mrs. Howard's party
at Sherry's was for her daughter. Miss
Elizabeth Howard, and Mrs. Edgar
at the RitZ-Carlton was for her niece
Miss Helen Alexander, whose parents
are in mourning. The two lists were
almost identical. There WAS plenty ol
music at Mrs. Edgar's party, will
Conrad and Boxhorn's orchestras and
q band of Hawaiian musicians. Eacf
Of these two parties was preceded by
dinner.
This week will usher in another pc
riod Of activity which will be a stroni
test Of the staying powers of old an'
young. Mr.. Bagby's musical morning
which will be the first in the weeks
programme, will present Nine. Meeani,
Kurt and Pasquale Amato OF the Met
ropolitan Opera, Miss Lucy Gates. so
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