The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-13


about long before the general public
knows Of their existence.
They're getting a lot of fun out OF
it-and so are some other people-for
their shop Is sort Of reading room,
where one may sit and look over the
latest literary fads, and In most attra:-
lively equipped. Among their most
frequent visitors Is little Miss Flora
Payne Whitney, the Harry Payne
Whitneys' debutante daughter. who
spends considerable time there when
she can tear herself away from her
typewriter in the women's National
Republican Committee headquarters,
upstairs in the same building.
Much entertaining Is being done fer
Miss Needham, some of It distinctly
original. For instance, 1t was an
nounced that Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Edward Russell and Mr.. and Mrs.
Benton Mackaye were entertaining on
Thursday night in honor OF Miss
Grace Needham and Joseph Pogue,
who were to be married next week.
Which Is perfectly true.
How the Invitations Pat IL.
But this Is the way the invitations
read:
You are invited to exhibit your hus-
band at
HUSBAND SHOW
To b held at Apt. 7o5. tho Ethe1hurst,
Thursday Eve, April 10. at 8 80.
Held in honor of
GRACE NEEDHAM,
Who II about to acquire one by the name
Of
JOSEPH e. POGUN
Management Of Jessie Hardy Maclxaye.
Assistant Mgr, Theresa H. Russell.
Bench Rules.
I. All exhibits must wear the regula-
ton collar during the entire show.
2. Due regard must be observed by
each individual exhibitor for the conduct
OF her entry; the management disclaims
all responsibility for any but her own.
r. 8. v. p.
There's an idea II you are one OF a
crowd. mostly Of the younger married
set planning to entertain a recruity
about to Join the ranks.
As for the one and only bride Of
Easter week, little Brooke Russell, who
is the sub-deb. daughter Of Col. and
Mrs. John H. Russell. U. s. NJ. c.,
there are going to be all sorts Of
doings for her. There's a fair Begin
ming already, even though the last
days Of Lent really do not lend them
selves to gay parties. And all through
Easter week they are crowding thick
and fast.
Several house parties are scheduled
for the wedding. Both bride and BRIDE
groom are SO absurdly young. The
little Russell girl is barely IS and John
Dryden Kuser is still in college. He's
a grandson Of former Senator Dryden
Of New Jersey and Is in his senior year
at Princeton. After the wedding he's
going back to finish the term and his
little bride will stay with his relatives
at Bernardsville, ". j., until he has
graduated. Then they're going on their
wedding journey-around the world is
said to be the plan.
Excitement Among Young Set,
Naturally tho very young set here
is most excited about the affair. Anna
Hamlin is to be one of the bridesmaids
and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hamlin will
entertain several of the ushers and
Miss Mary Lorillard OF New York, who
Is also to be a bridesmaid. Mrs.
Charles Cromwell. whose daughter
Mildred is to be another bridesmaid,
will also entertain a house party for
the wedding.
Miss Alys Emo of Princeton and
Miss Mary Cameron Of New York, also
to be of the wedding party, will be
here ahead Of time, one as the guest of
hi y. oil
other visiting her aunt. Mrs. Judah
Sears. and afterward making a short
visit with the Perry Belmonts. And
the RNssells will have a house party
OF relatives. Mrs. Russelrs sister, Mrs
Eben Learned and Miss Constance
Learned were due To-Day to stay un.
til after the wedding, and the BRIDE
groom's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. An
thony Kuser. and his sister, Miss
Cynthia Kuser, will come few days
before the wedding. So the Russells
will have a houseful.
On the following Wednesday. April
30, comes the double wedding in the
Overman family. which was expected
In June, but was showed up into April
instead partly because the Overman
girls desire to be married in their own
home at Salisbury, n. C. Two hand
somer and more popular girls than
these daughters OF Senator and Mrs
Lee S. Overman one would have to go
q long way to find. The engagements,
that of Grace Mcdowell Overman to
Edgar Norris Snow and that of Kath-
ryn Baird Overman to Gilbert Foster
Hambley, we're announced within a
few weeks of one another along in
February.
The wedding will take a number Of
people down to North Carolina, for
Senator and Mrs. Overmsn have been
long part of Washington's official So
ciety. the Senator being now well
along in his third term.
other weddings will be rushed, and
there may be some Easter brides who
have as yet not announced themselves.
For instance there is Dorothy Mason,
daughter of Admiral and Mrs. Newton
f. Mason. Her engagement to Lieut..
Samuel b. Brewer, u. 8. N, was an
nounced a month or so ago, and there
1t will not be n long engagement. But
Lieut.. Brewer is on sea duty and there
is as yet no intimation when Uncle
Sam will bring him home.
other engagements Announced.
Several other interesting engage
ments recently announced may mean
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