New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-23

southampton. l. l.. July %. Unless all
..-,s fail. this colony includes persons
= considerable histrionic ability. Ons
..-,es to this conclusion after witness
=, rehearsal Of the casts selected
s.r eThe Merry Whirl Of 1916" TO be
wen here by society amateurs on
iprss. : and 5. The production is
,.ser the direction Of that country
.sse manager Of Harnesses and kindred
.s,;ety affairs, Lila Stewart, and is TO
ske place on the grounds Of The Or
.h,-5. known 10 Suffolk as the Breese
,,,tscc estate. OF course, this enter
,,,nment is 10 be given Tor the oeneht
ithe Red CroSs-as are the majority
= such affairs these days-and its
,-,,ess will be UNNECESSARILY aided by
Il, energetic interest Of prominent
men like Mrs. Henry II. Rogers, Mrs.
v,-ton Smith, Mrs. J. ". Fuller Potter
- Mrs. Lawrence Miller. James Law
age Breese is chairman Of this COM
-,.,ee Of arrangements and its treasurer
4. sidney Breesc. Naturally "The Mer-
- Vhjrl Of 1916" will be followed by
:. amateur cabaret show. Without
.,-s.iing Of that sort no society en-
,.-,-i,e is deemed complete nowadays.
\, end Of pretty Sirls-and equally
.-...v 1natrons-will serve soda water.
,.,s etc. and host Of debutantes,
-.-Sed after the irresistible manner OF
y. trained American nurse, will ped
IA boutonnieres and cigarettes at rec
ca.breaking prices.
Dinners have been the order Of the
rex IS they ever are here once the
,oronv has settled into its midsum-
r,r food Of formal entertaining. One
q the Tuesday hostesses was Mrs.
s,ephen Peabody, all of whose parties
-vhe,her large or small-are exceed
.relv smart. Mrs. J. ". Woodbury.
rsve a small dinner for some Of the
married set, and on Thursday Mrs.
William W. Barnum's party OF twenty
covers az her cottage was followed by
& dance a. the tea house behind the
Meadow Club. These formal enter
.s,uments will continue up TO the night
q; the annual bal poudr6 for the bene-
:; Of the Southampton Hospital, which
this wear is slated for August 18th, and
which will be preceded Immediately by
hosts Of dinners, large and small. Fast
On the feet Of the big dance in aid OF
hs hospital follows the gayety always
% be counted upon during invitation
.s,p;s tournament week August 21),
WIEN Southampton is a perfect para
u,s for Young persons, and no hostess
s.-uples TO invite more guests TO stop
her house than it can comfortably
accommodate. Because she knows that
sid guests are going TO have glo-
rious six days, ending with the Satur-
day night tennis ball.
Southampton has It's serious side.
Witness the exceptional success of the
morning talks which Miss Georgina
Roberts is giving and the regrets ex-
pressed that she is not devoting more
o. this sumner 20 the colony.
The latter portion of the week
brought back 70 Southampton various
vel known persons. for long identified
with the colony. OF these were the
young Dovereux Nilburns, who are
stopping with the Charles Steeles; Mrs.
Morton Smith and Mrs. William c. Pot
ter, Captain Reginald Vance and Mrs.
Vance; Mrs. Archibald Alexander, Mr..
and Mrs. Woodward Babcock and Mr..
| lawrence McKeever Miller, the latter
topping at the house of Mrs. Phillips
2 Thompson.