The New York herald., 1920-12-30
Six Dances Gipen
for DebutanteS
and Schoolgirls
Hundreds Attend Party at Col
ony Club for Miss Mary
Landstreet.

Debutantes and schoolgirls who have
not yet been introduced to society had
large part in the events of last night.
In its social aspects the evening was
largely given over to them.
One of the largest parties was dance
given in the main ballroom suite Of the
Colony Club by AIr. and Mrs. Fairfax
stuart Landstreet of 563 Park avenue
for their daughter, Miss Mary Davis
Landstreet. whose formal introduction
was effected last week at the dinner and
theatre party given in her honor by her
uncle. Mr. Thomas B. Davis The dance
also was for Miss Jane Moinson, daugh
ter of DR.. Louis Monson, a famous
physician Of Paris. who is passing the
season here with Mr.. and Mrs. Anson
Wood Burchard at 81 East Sixty-fourth
street. 1t was dance particularly for
the debutante element. and there was
much OF the Christmas spirit about it.
While supper was being served balloons
of various colors were set afoat, and
there was much merrmert and noise,
what with toy musical instruments and
jlmcracks of all sorts
In advance of the dance Mrs. Burch-
ard gave dinner for Miss Monson
and Miss Landstreet at her home.
Her dinner guests. in addition to the
Susan Bowers Coppell. Kathleen Craw
ford, LEILA Emery, Florence Ellsworth.
Kathryn Kimball, Harriet Mckee.
2lida Arias of Havana: Martha Ottley,
Ellen Randolph. Isabel Rockefeller,
olivia Thompson. Helen l.. S. Trevor
and Eleanor Hoover OF Washington.
The young men of the party were
Aiessrs. Robert L. Clarkson, II. Wallace
Cohu. c. Temple Emmett, Jr.; Alan
INN Inf
Kellher. Townsend Martin. Fairfax
Stuart Landstreet, Jr.. Sidney Mitchell,
Henry G. Trevor. Jr., Cyrus Miller.
Ernest Blom, also the Marquis di Tar
siani
The dance guests numbered several
hundred and debutantes were in the
majority. including those who have
been at the previous parties of the
season. small dinner in advance of
the dance was given by Mr.. Warren
Bynner Nash. at 41O Park avenue. for
his daughter. Miss Constance Nash.
After dinner Mr. Nash took his guests
to see THE Bad Man." at the Comedy
Theatre.
Mr.. and Mrs George Jay Gould had a
small dance at their home, S57 Fifth
avenue last night for their youngest
daughter, Miss Gloria Gould. who is still
in school. The guests. numbering fifty
school friends. Mr.. and Mrs. Gould and
their family will pass New Years a.
Georgiancourt. TIE Lakewood house.
Another dance for the school set was
given last night by Mr.. and Mrs. Win
chester Fitch at 21 East Eightieth
street for their daughter. Miss Dorothy
Fitch. who is at home from Pennington.
Their guests numbered about 100.
There was held last night in the main
h1llrOOu1 n
meeting for this season of the Metropoli-
tan Dances. set of subscription dances
for girls not yet introduced to society.
The dance committee for this year in
cludes Mines. II. Casmir do Rham, J.
Archibald Murray. Goodhue Livingston.
Robert l.. Stevens and John H. Prentice.
The next dance of the series will be
held on the night of January 90
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Lane of 30 West
Bighty-sixth street gave a small dance
last night for their daughter. Miss Mar
garet Lane. There were 100 guests.
Mrs. III. Edward Manville of 125 East
Seventy-second street, gave n luncheon
Yesterday for Miss Betty Barber, de-
butante daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Dom
Barber. afterward taking her guests to
the Fulton Theatre TO see Enter Ma
dame" The party included also Mrs.
Barber. Misses Isabel Rockefeller. Laura
Harding. Katharine w. Francis, Lesta
Ford. Molly Van r. Cogswell. Clara +.
Workun1. Katharine Temple Emmett.
Emily S. Hammond. Mary Davis Land
street, Louise Barber and Estelle Man
Vile.
Mrs. William Nelson Wilbur of S75
Park avenue gave O reception with
dancing yesterday afternoon at the
Plaza to introduce her daughter. Miss
Harriet NJ. Wilbur and receiving with
them were Mrs Arthur NJ. r. Charring-
ton of Warrenton. Va. and Mrs. Law
renee Hillhouse Wilbur. sister and sister
in-law of the debutante: Misses Audrey
Townsend Sherman, Caroline w. Ferri-
day, Molly V. X. Cogswell, Georgina
Lawrence Wells and Betty Barber, all
of whom were included at the dance
given by Mr.. and Mrs. Landstreet at
the Colony Club.