The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-24
Society Active
in the BerkShireS
Countess de Laugier-V illars
Joins LenOx COlOny-Many
Dinner Parties.

LENox, Mass, Oct 2s.--The Lenox
colony was Interested In the arrival on
Wednesday OF Countess de Laugier' VII
lars, who came from Tivoli n. Y, ana
is a guest Of Mrs. John u. Parsons at
Interlaken. The Countess. who was Miss
Garcia Livingston, member OF an OLD
New York family has visited Mrs
Parsons In other years and has many
friends here. A dinner and luncheon
for her were among tho entertainments
of the week. Tho Countess spent the
summer in England and France.
Among others In Lenox during the
week were Mrs. John Turner Atterbury.
Mrs. William p. Douglas, Mrs. charles
Peabody and Mrs. Charles Tracy
Barney who came from Newport.
Mrs Joseph II. Choate had luncheon
on Sunday for Miss Virginia Glider
sleeve. dean OF Barnard College, and
Miss Spurgeon of London. an Engllsh
educator, who g in this country TO get
first hand information regarding Ameri-
can colleges. Miss Mabel Choatc is a
trustee OF Barnard. on Tuesday night
Mrs. Choate gave dinner For Mr..
Henry White, former Ambassador TO
France.
Among others who gave dinners were
Mrs Edwards Spencer, Mrs. Carlos NJ.
de Heredia and Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Hollister Pease. Mrs. Frank Is. Sturgis
entertained a number OF friends At a
luncheon. followed by bridge, at ClipTon
Grange on Wednesday.
Miss Matilda a. Browneil. artist OF
New York. has bought the Doyle cottage
rA~tl nj oh
will AK IL over into o summer home and
studio. Her portrait of Miss VI. Sym
nhorosa Br,sted ut the Stockbridge exhi-
hilton last month won favorable COM
ment. She and her mother. Mrs. Silas
r. Brownell, spent the summer AT the
Adams Inn. They formerly occupied
The Knoll. now owned by DR.. and Mrs
Austen Fox Riggs.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Heckscher OF
New York, and Mrs. Edward Motley OF
Boston were among those who registered
at the Lenox Club this week. Mrs. j.
Frederick Schenck, who has been there
since closing her villa, Is going TO New
York on Monday and later she will sal
for Peuerto Rico for months stay.
The open season on squirrels. part
ridge and rabbits In BERKSHIRE opened
Wednesday and there is much game IN
the woods Mr. Gorham Brooks OF Bos-
ton. who has ioned Mrs. Brooks nj
Tanglewood after n successful nuntins
trip TO North Dakota, il to remain Tor
several weeks FOR the shooting. Mr.
Harry Livingston Lee, Mr.. Samuel
rockingham and Mr.. Frederick s. Della.
field are among other excellent bird
shots.
The hotel registers reflect tho late
October popularity Of the Berkshires Tor
tourists In one party stopping AT the
Curtis we're Mrs. John Beverly Duer
Mrs J. X. Smith Hadden. Miss Frances
MADDEN of New York. and Mlas McNeal
OF Paris. Others .here were Mrs. Fred
erick A, Constable, Miss Marie l.. Con-
stable. Mr. and Mrs. E,lorldge l.. Adams,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Baxter Osborne Of
New York. Miss Christina NJ. Nichols OF
Katonah, N. r.. and Miss Cordelia ;.
Hepburn
Arrivals AT the Red Lion Inn az Stock
bridge include Mr.. and Mrs. II. King
Coolidge, Miss Annie Warren. Mr.. Phelps
Warren, Mr.. and Mrs Vernon Howe
Bailey, Miss Isabella Mall Cammann'
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Gray Foster Mr..
Alfred Easton Poor and Mrs. z. Lane
Poor, Jr., OF New York.
Mrs. Frederic Crowninshield' VINO
spent the season at the Red Lion, mas
leased one OF Mr.. Walter l.. Clarks cot
tages at Agawam Farm and VIII stay
until late In January.
Mr.. and Mrs Alexander Sedgwick and
Miss Christina u. sedgwick will take q
prominent part IN the official society Tie
at Washington the coming winter. They
have leased the house at 1922 Sunder-
land place. Mr.. Sedgwick is cousin
and brother by adoption OF Mrs. BAN
bridge Colby. wife of the Secretary OF
state. who was influential in getting
them TO take Q. house in the capital.
Mrs John A. McCrecry and children
have taken apartments at the Lincoln
house in Stockbridge for the winter.
while Miss Grace s. Parker, who was
with Mr.. and Mrs. Laurence ~. Stoddart
in London during the summer, has ar
rived at stockbrfdEe for the winter