The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-13
No Private but Many Semi-pubhc
Events Make Season Busiest in
at Least Two Years for New
York's Smart Set

JUDGING from the preparations
well under way, Easter week will
y DO tho busiest in at least two
years. There seems to be no prospect
OF any important private entertain
ments. But the calendar is crowded
with events planned to help home in
situations which have suffered from
lack of funds owing to the aid that has
been extended SO generously across the
seas. It has been a struggle to keep
up many Of these institutions owing to
the great increase in costs and the
many other interests which have taken
the time of young people who have
been diverted from home philanthropies
to Red Cross. canteen and hospital
work.
On Easter Monday, which falls on
April 81, there will be several weddings
OF note in town, and there will be
others nearly every day throughout
the week. The final performances Of
the opera will be held this week.
The subscription dances known as
the Junior Assemblies, the outgrowth
of the Junior Cotillons, are TO be re-
sumed. and dates are being selected for
coming out parties for debutantes.
Nothing has been decided ut this early
date regarding private dances for the
coming season, but there are sure to be
many. not only for the coming debu-
tantes but for all those as well who
had to forego such entertainments the
last winter.
On the night Of April 81 there will
be given at Sherry's for the benefit
Of the st. Ambrose Community Centre
a costume ball under the auspices of
the st. Timothy's Alumne, and II win
be a brilliant beginning to the Easter
week festivities. 1t is to be called a
Rainbow Ball, and the decorations of
the ballroom will be in keeping. II
the sale of tickets warrants both ball
rooms OF Sherry's establishment will
be used. and, in any case supper will
be served in the main restaurant. All
who attend are expected to wear fancy
dress Of some kind. although this will
not be obligatory. During the course
Of the evening tableaux vivants will
be shown in the main bal loom under
the direction, of MIS-. John White
Alexander, Gerome Brush and others,
and some OF those who will pose in
them are Mrs. r.. Penn Smith, Jr.,
Mrs. Stephen C.. Clark. Mrs. Court
landt Nicoll and Miss Elizabeth Eun-
met. Programmes are not to be sold,
but they will be distributed by a
group of girls who are to wear a rain
bow costume designed for the occa-
sion. These girls will include the
Misses Katherine Mackay. Lucy Pat
terson. Genevieve Clendenin. Betty
Frank. Julia de Forest, Constance
Jennings, Caroline Knapp, Beatrice
Starr. Priscilla Taylor, Eunice James,
Margaret Flint, Helen Lee and Kath-
crime Van 1ngen.y The programmes
munity. which Is in the heart Of what
lis known as Little Italy. 6h1a
, Another dance OF April Fl will be
given in the Rose Room OF the Plaza
by members OF the st. Christopher
League, and the proceeds will be given
to fund for providing layettes for
the social service department of the
New York Nursery and Child's Hospi-
tai. The patronesses include Mrs.
Simeon B. Chaplin. Mrs. Robert Liv-
ingston Gerry. Mrs William II. Harris.
Mrs. John Bassett Moore, Mrs. Noah
c. Rogers and Mrs. James S. Whit
man.
There is a dance committee that in
cludes Mrs. w. Edgar Baker, Jr.. Mr..
and Mrs. Truman p. Handy. the
Misses Josephine Bedle. Elizabeth
Chaplin, Eleanor Du Bots. Geraldine
Hall, Eleanor and Martha Keep, An
gelica Moore. Marian Whitman, Mabel
Venner. Dorothy Taylor, Emmalena
slzer. Anne Moore, Elise Sage. Eliza
beth Gum and Anna C. Rogers. also
Louis Carreau. Karl T. Frederick. Vic
tor McCutcheon, II. Pemberton Stur-
gis and w. II. Dannat Pell.
Dinners in advance OF the dance
will be given by Mrs. w. Edgar Baker,
Mrs. James S. Whitman. Mrs. John b.
Moore. Miss Geraldine Hall, Miss Eliz-
abeth Gum, Miss Dorothy Taylor
and Karl 4. Frederick. Tickets at SO
each may be obtained OF Miss Eliza
beth Gum. $50 Seventh avenue.
A dance for the benefit OF the Vir-
ginia Day Nursery will be given on
the night of April 20 in the main ball
room OF the Ritz-Carlton. and It will
he preceded by an entertainment
which will take place on the ballroom
stage. Mrs. Shepard Krech, who is
acting as the chairman OF the en-
tertainment committee, has secured
the cooperation of tho Duchess de
Richelieu, Miss Beatrice Herford. Paul
Reimers. Evan Burrows Fontaine and
the japanese dancer Michio Itow.
Mrs. Krech will have the assistance
in the management OF the dance and
entertainment of the Misses Marie
Louise Blair. Katherine Van Ingen,
Beatrice and Sheila Byrne. Caroline
Stevens, Lowrie Sage, Geraldine Mil
Ter Graham. Mary Hurd. Helen Krech,
Katherine Mackay. Edith Pratt and
Audrey Riker.
Boxes have been secured by Mrs.
Edwin Dean Adams. Mrs. Charles
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