The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-17

'@HERE Is prospect OF busy sea-
son with The debutantes, of
L whom there will 20 many this
winter. While their number will be
short of that Of last year, when nearly
two hundred girls were entertained in
one way or another, representing the
debutantes of three winters. there can
be counted on quite seventy-hve for
the coming season.
The time allotted to the various en-
tertainments will be shorter than last
year, for the reason that Ash Wednes-
day will fall on February ., giving.
otter January /. scarcely more than
five weeks to round out the iuncheons
'heatre parties, dinners and dances
that It will be impossible to crowd in
before the beginning of the new year.
Just at the present time there is be-
ing made an endeavor to fit upon dates
that will not clash, but this Is found
rather a difficult matter. and It has
been found necessary to have two OF
more dances on some nights. With the
afternoon reception. which will be held
as In former years. this win not matter
20 much, and some Of the girls viii go
from house to house 10 help their
friends receive.
The first gathering OF debutantes
will be at the annual autumn ball to be
held at the club house. Tuxedo Park. on
the night of October 2s. The ball COM
mittee includes Mrs Frank Brown
Keech, chairman; Mrs. Arson McCook
Beard, Mrs Lewis 8. Morris. Mrs. Philip
Kip Rhinelander and Mr.. Cornelius s..
Lee. The villas in tho park will be
filled with parties Of young persons for
the occasion.
In addition to numerous private
dances there will be the subscription
dances. the Junior assemblies, whose
dates were fixed last spring. and no
other dances will be arranged to inter-
fere with these, which are intended for
the debutantes Of the winter. The COM
mittee this year comprises Mines.
Richard @. Colt, Walter b. James. Her
| bert L. Satterlee. Walter Phelps Bliss.
| James Gore King, Herbert L. Pratt,
Murray witherbee Dodge and James
Byrne. The dates selected are December
3. January and February and. as for
two seasons past. the dances will be held
in the ballroom OF the Ritz-Carlton.
There will be another series OF sub
scription dances, known as the mid-year
dances, which are for those who have
| been out I'm society several years. These
dances are to be held ut the Ritz
Carlton on February 10 and April 2.
Tho executive committee comprises Mrs.
| Il. Ogden Chisoim. Mrs. Jonathan Bulk
ley and Mrs. wilfred J. Worcester.
Other members OF the committee are
Mines. Richard c. Colt. Ellwood Hem
driclx, Rowland Davis. Richard M Hurd.
George c. Fraser. r. Durham Moffat
and William A. Read.
The long list OF debutantes includes
| family names that have been familiar
in New York society for many years,
and while at this time many have al
ready been announced as tho season
goes on there will be additions After
the ball In Tuxedo the next important
gathering for these aspirants 20 the
| favors of society will be the opening
| Of the regular season at the Metropolitan
Opera, which will como on November 10.
One OF the interesting debutantes will
be Miss Elizabeth Leo Dodge. daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Murray witheroee
Dodge. for whom her grandmother. Mrs
Arthur Murray Dodge. win give dance
on the night OF December at the Col
ony Club. II was Mrs. Dodge who for
so many years guided the destinies OF
the Junior Cotlllons. now succeeded by
the Junior Assemblies. on December 4
Mrs. Dom Barber will havo luncheon
at tho Colony Club for her eldest dauEh-
ter. Miss Betty Barber, who. with her
sisters, Is greatly Interested in the Girl
Scout movement. In the club that after
noon Miss Cynthia Bigelow. daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest A. Bigelow, will
be introduced at large reception. Miss
Mary Cameron, daughter OF Mr., Duncan
Cameron and granddaughter OF the late
| Sir Roderick Cameron, will be introduced
| by her aunt. Mrs. Belmont Tiffany. who
Is having n dance for her on the night
OF December IL. at the Rits-cariton-