The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-11
FITTING ending to the spring

was devised by Mrs Wllhan N van
dhrbilt, Jr., and which was given Mon
day night at the Ritz-Carlton. Not
In the memory Of society has there
been n season so late and no one can
mention a ban having been given in
town in tho month Of May. Up to
the signing Of the armistice no prep
Farations had been made for entertain
ing on any important scale and even
after the first Of the year It was con-
ddered too late to arrange any large
parties, principally owing to the short
age Of eligible men; therefore the
parties given this spring, most OF
them for philanthropic purposes, all
have been successful and crowded.
THE Bal Bieu was unique and the
success was in a great measure due
to the efforts OF Mrs. Vanderbilt, who
took matters in hand even to the de-
signing of costumes worn by some
OF the artists who appeared ana also
laying out the scheme OF some OF the
spectacies in which were seen some
aof the reigning beauties Of the stage.
-eaAs far as the audience was con-
otfned. especially that part Of It fortu-
nate enough to secure tables In the
BAllroom where the main spectacle
Was shown, 1t might have been one
OF Mrs. Vanderbilt's own choosing for
Gu entertainment at her own home.
The gathering was suggestive Of New
port at height of season or Of those
That occur at festivities on Long ISL
snd during the autumn. The audience
vas seated at tables arranged In a
safnicircle about the ballroom floor,
on, which the special features were
shown, thus the onlookers had a
seioser view of the performers whom
they generally behold behind the foot
Nights. The tableaux vivants, arranged
by Ben Ali Haggin, were shown on the
stage.
while 1t was requested that COS
tunes of some shade of blue be worn
that color did not predominant. Many
bef the women wore white wigs with
effective bandeaux of pale or dark
sktae satin. There was the inevitable
abevy Of programme sellers, all OF
whom carried out the blue scheme in
some way, and several of them wore
wigs OF blue, white or red. Among
those selling programmes, which were
most artistically gotten up, were Mrs.
8, Bryce Wing, Mrs. Allen G. Wellman.
Mrs. Frederick T. Frelinghuysen, Mrs.
t9ohn wanamaker. Jr.; Mrs. W. White
Wright Watson. the Misses Mary
.Crocker Alexander, Barbara Loew,
Betty jackson, Muriel Winthrop. Caro-
sline Stevens, Edith Gould, Margaret
.FHnt. Marie Louise Blair. Margaret
a1cahn, Sheila Byrne. Geraldine Miller
Graham, Lucille Baldwin, Katherine
/. Van Iagen, Miriam Hartman. Audrey
HOFFMAN, Renee Carhart, Annette TIL
ford, Marion Tiffany, Isabel Stettinius,
Helen Cameron. A. Ruth Ogden. Su-
sanne Pierson, Symphorosa Bristed.
Marian Hoffman, Josephine Grant and
Sammy Baldwin. ~
AIN advance Of the bail Mrs. Wander
bit gave O dinner at her home. one OF
her guests being Major-Gen. Robert
Alexander, who later appeared at the
Ritz-Carlton.
~ Among those who aided Mrs. Van
iefbilt in making the ball success
ware Mmes. Vincent Aston, Otto H.
Kahn, H. Gloster Armstrong, Freder-
{tck Lewisohn, Robert Bacon. Ogden
Mtlls, George F. Baker, Jr.; Willard
Parker, ]. Nelson Borland. James A.
Burden, Jr; Ralph Pulitzer, John D.
Ryan, Sidney Cecil Borg. Newbold Le-
Roy Edgar, Charles H. Sabin, James
wv. Gerard, William Jay Schieffelin, F.
Burial Hoffman. Mortimer L. Schin,
lFranklin Chase Hoyt, Henry ]. Whig-
ham, ]. Norman Whitehouse and
~. olan Mise
sGeorgine Iselin. The Big Sisters Is a
inonsectarian organization aiding chill
dren who are brought before the Chill
idren's Court.
Many plans are now being made for
the summer. A few families already
have gone to heir country places,
lThere Is promise OF great social ac-
ltivity this summer in Newport. where
Iduring the past four seasons nearly
Everything gave way to war relief.
lkrhe Newport Casino according to Gus
tom, was opened to subscribers last
. week. During the season the lawn
,keRnis tournament will be held on Its
grounds 1t begins August 4. The
lhnnual horse show will be held there
FOR three days beginning August n.
sAll the large villas are 10 De opeHeu
ana there have been many smaller
: ones taken for the season.
MIR. and Mrs. Joseph E. Widener of
philadelphia. who have been for many
seasons in Newport. have taken for
tfis summer Fairlawn, the villa Of
the late I. Townsend Burden. Mrs
Whitney Warren will be at her home
In Clay street, her son-in-law and
daughter. Mr.. and Mrs william
0feenough, having taken the Dresser
lpiace In Bellevue Court. James w
Gerard. former Ambassador to Ger
many, and Mrs Gerard have taken
one of the Pinard cottages and Capt
and Mrs. ]. Philip Bernhard have taken
one of the houses belonging to George
Peabody Wetmore. Mr.. and Mrs. John
R-fDrexel will go to Fairholme early
next month.
Mrs. w. Watts Sherman is already
AL her villa, and her son-in-law and
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