The sun., 1916-04-23
Easter Weddings and Outdoor
Life Absorb SOciety's Attention

lures Of this coming week, and on a
more elaborate scale than usual. On
Tuesday evening. April 25. Mrs. Will
lam X. Vanderbilt will open her house |
for the beneflt Of the war sufferers OF
Venice. and the tableaux In which
many well known women are to take
part will represent pictures by the old
Venetian masters, including Carpac-
clio. Tiepolo and Titan. Beautiful
women. in gorgeous costumes. will
present a picture more than interest
ing and charming. and the tickets at
S2b apiece have already been all sold.
one of the signs Of spring and a
sure indication that the social sea-
son is drawing to q close In the city
Is seen in the numerous entertain
ments planned at all the country clubs
in the vicinity Of New York. Among
them and somewhat Of a novelty are
the teas to be given at the Garden
Club. OF which Mrs. Charles Francis
Hoffmann Is the moving spirit. The
teas are to be given to members and
their friends on the grounds of the old
Barlow mansion. at the
Sound. Horticultural exhibits and
garden lectures. with all the delight
ful accessories OF afternoon tea In the
open air. will make q charming OBJ
jective for the motorist and provide
an agreeable variety for an afternoons
drive.
fortunes Fete." the entertainment
for the blind. Will be held on the eve
ming Of Wednesday. April 26. and the
dances In costume promise TO be en-.
ceedingly interesting and quite orig
inal--if anything new is possible in the
way OF costumes or dances for the
| average New York society man or
woman to witness this year.
Easter week with its promise Of
gayety follows a week OF quiet as far
as society IL concerned. with almost
nothing to break the monotony but
the Russian Ballet. which nightly
brought out an audience quite UP to
the standard set by the Metropolitan
opera. So many weddings have been
crowded into this week that society
VIII he kept busy. The calls on the
charitably inclined seem never TO
cease and there will be plenty of
opportunities this week to contribute
to worthy objects. including the tab
leauX vivants of tomorrow night at
the Plaza to aid the Children's Court
Committee and fortunes Fete" to
aid the New York Association for the
Blind. which Is TO be held in the ball
room of the Astor. Tableaux to aid
war sufferers in Venice. who seem to
have heretofore been overlooked, will
be shown on Tuesday night in the
Gothic dining hall OF Mr.. and Mrs.
William X. vanderbilt's house. and
q concert dance In aid Of the Russians
will be given under distinguished
patronage at the waldorf-Astoria to.
morrow night.
i There will he held at Sherry's on
Wednesday night a dance to aid Haar-
lem House. a settlement on the upper
East Side. formerly known as the
Home Garden Settlement. and during
the afternoon there will be a sale at
the home Of Mrs. J. Woodward Haven
: for the benefit OF st. Mary's Free Hos
pital for Children. a dance to benefit
Belgian orphans will be held at the
, Plaza on Thursday night. II all OF
these entertainments are successful |,
will show that there is some prosperity
in this country. Yet another enter
; tainment for a war relief fund is that
which is being arranged by Francis
Roche to he held at the Ritz-Carlton
on the night Of May 4. when moving
7 pictures will be shown OF prominen,
young women at work preparing kits
for soldiers at tho front. The picture.
were made under the auspices Of the
> Lafayette Fund. Jules Bois has prom.
ised to speak.
One OF the most interesting Of the
Easter brides Is Miss Irene Ianghorns
Gibson, only daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Dana Gibson. whose marriage
to George b. Post. Je.. takes place or
Thursday afternoon in st. Rartholo
news Church. Miss Gibson was intro
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