The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-20
MACKAY IS HOST IN
SOUTHAMPTON VILLA
Daughter Helps Him Enter.
tain Large Gathering of
Colonists at q Dance.
GARDEN LIKE FAIRYLAND
Several Dinner Parties Pre-
cede Event at the Orchard
Lawn Supper Served.
BY stos Correspondent, Of Tn. Sun.

BY Sto1 Correspondent Of TIE Sun.
SOUTHAMPTON, n. Y, Aug. 1e.-An
event which marked the height Of the
season here was the dance given to-
night by Clarence II. Mackay and his
daughter. Miss Katherine Mackay, for
their Southampton friends. at the Or
chard. the country place OF James l..
Preese. which Mr.. Mackay has leased
for two months. 1t was particularly a
dance for the young associates OF Miss
Mackay in the summer colony. and in
addition the heads of families were
asked.
In advance q, the dance several din
ners were givoo. Mr.. and Mrs Goodhue
Livingston had one for Mr.. Mackay at
their villa. and Miss Florence Ellsworth,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Duncan Ellis
worth, gave one at the Ellsworth villa
for Miss Mackay and some of her young
friends. Mrs. Henry Pearce had a din
ner for older people at the Meadow
Club
The Orchard. with its formal gardens
and the orchard from which II takes its
name, lends itself to decoration, and the
place with its myriads of gay colored
lanterns and electric lights had a fairy
lsnd aspect The trees on the lawn
were hung with blue lights, and the
driveway was done in red lights. The
long arbor through which the guests ap-
preached the house, was hung with
orange colored lanterns which were
placed among the festoons of oak leaves
Tho house Is OF Colonial design. and the
imposing white columns at the front
were wound with garlands of oak leaves.
Reception I'm Loggia.
The gardens with their hedges OF box
and statuary were illuminated with blue
lights, and along the deep paths were
rows Of red, yellow or orange lights
and n mixture of Oriental colors. In
the wide entrance hall were great vases
Of pink and white Japanese lilies, while
in the conservatory were placed bright
colored garden flowers arranged In
Oriental designs.
Mr.. Mackay and his daughter re.
ceived in the marble loggia, about which
were placed orange trees in full fruit
Miss Mackay wore a simple gown OF
white tulle, embellished with garland:
Of forget-me-nots and pale pink roses.
The guests arrived from many din.
ners, and after the informal reception
tho dance began in the italian renais
sanoe ballroom, and for the overflow
there was space in the banquet hall ad
Joining. Miss Byrne's full orchestrs
played. For those who did not care tt
dance bridge tables were placed in ths
drawing room and library.
A large marquee had been built on tho
lawn just outside the banquet hall ant
under 1t supper was served at small
tables. On the verandahs facing tn,
garden other tables were placed for sup
Ter, and from all sides there was a view
o. the illuminated gardens.
Some of the Dinner Guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Liyingston's dinner
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Duncan 8
Ellsworth, Mr.. and Mrs. John Magee
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Denison Sawyer. Mr.
and Mrs. Harry w. Sage. Mr.. and Mrs
David Dows, Mr.. and Mrs. John w
Cross. Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Barnum
AFR. ard Mrs. John H. Prentice. Mr.. AMI
Mrs. Rufus L. Patterson, Mr.. and Mrs
Morris W. Kellogg. Mrs. Charles H. Sa
hin, Mrs. William c. Potter, Mrs. T
Morris Carnegie, Mrs. Edward Van In
gen, Mrs. Edmund Randolph. Mrs Al
bert Gallatin, Mrs. Edward Cudahy
Charles Hayden, Sherman Day. A. Ham
ilton Post, L. F. Holbrook Belts. c. Led
yard Blair, DR.. Joseph s. Wheelwright
Henry Spencer. Francis Markoe ant
Gerald L. Patterson.
Among the guests at Mrs. Henry
Pearce's dinner were Myron T. Herriok
Dr. and Mrs Walter L. Niles. Mrs
George G. Dewitt, Mrs. Arthur B. Clafiin
Miss Josephine Noel. Mrs. Peter b
Wyokoff. Miss Martha Coster, Mrs
Charles r. Henderson. Mrs. James Nor
ton Winslow. Mrs. John MEG. Wood
bury. Mr.. and Mrs. Edward p. Mellon
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Burial Hoffman Mrs
Alvin w. Krech, Andrew Mellon, Mrs
Edward H. johnson. II. DeBerkeley Par
sons. Mrs. George r. Dadmun. Mrs
James Fargo, Mr.. and Mrs. James L
Barclay, Mrs. Frederick A. Snow, Mre
Robert Waller, Mrs. William NJ Grinnell
Mrs Joel B. Erhardt, Mrs. i. r. Day
Mrs Henry G. Trevor. Mrs. Hopkins ant
Mr.. and Mrs. John c. Tappin.
Among the guests for the dance wer,
Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas Biddle, Mr.. ant
Mrs A. Stewart Walker. Mr.. and Mrs
George F. Baker. Jr., Mr.. and Mrs
Thongs Hitchcock, Miss Celestine Eus
lis, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Warner Hoppin
Alfred f. Schermerhorn, Mr.. and Mrs
Victor Mapes, Mr.. and Mrs. Richar'
Newton. Jr.. w. Scott Cameron. Mr.. ant
Mrs. Charles E. Mitchell. Gen. and Mrs
Robert Alexander, Mr.. and Mrs. William
H. Hirst Mr.. and Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Mrs. Morton Breese, Mr.. and Mrs. Bach
Hamilton Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Scarf
Barclay, Mr. and Mrs. Adrian H Larkin
Mrs. Charles T. Barney, Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas B. Clarke. Mr.. and Mrs. Loui
". Noel, Mr.. and Mrs F. Ashton d.
Peyster, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry F. Dupont