The New York herald., 1921-08-21
Open House at Southampton
With Dances at Many Villas
Visiting Tennis Men Invited to Many Parties-Echoes
Of Successful Street Fair-Throng
for Labor Day.

Special Despatch to THE New YoHK HERALD.
SOUTHAMPTON. n. Y, Aug. 20.
O COUTHANPTON has been keeping
open house and this week has
been full of incidents of the
agreeable sort. While there have been
private dances. none has been general
as has been the case in some seasons,
and the visiting tennis players have
been invited to all of them. Mrs. George
Leary's dance, at first intended for
some OF the young friends of her son.
George Leary, Jr., grew In point of
numbers SO that 1t included some OF the
younger married people, and 1t proved
to be one of the entertainments OF note
this season. Hawthorne House, the
Leary villa. lends itself well for such
party. and the living room with It's
sixteenth century tapestries with por-
traits Of the English and French schools
of the seventeenth and eighteenth CEN
turies made an artistic setting for the
handsome costumes of the women.
The dance given by Mr.. and Mrs.
John r. Harris on Thursday night for
their sons was at the Shinnecock Hills
Golf Club. and in advance of 1t there
was dinner OF thirty, the guests for It
ms we'll as for the dance being confined
to the younger members OF the colony.
Mrs. Il. NJ Horne's dance Of the same
night followed several dinners. and It
was for Mr.. and Mrs. John c. Burg
win. who have been with Mrs. Henry r.
ftes. and Mrs. Horne's guests. Miss Ailsa
Mellon, daughter of the Secretary Of the
Treasury. and Miss Virginia Mckay.
The largest gathering of the season
thus far at the Shinnecock Hills Golf
Club was that OF last night owing to
dinners given not only ut the club but
also at the cottages. all the guests as
sembling later for the dance, at which
again were included the tennis players.
The dance Of tonight at the Meadow,
Club finds the same persons assembled.
with the coming week the life Of this
resort will be confined to the more quiet
enjoyment OF all that is offered In the
open, and afterward there will be the
final crowd Of visitors who will come to
remain over Labor Day.
There are yet echoes OF the Village
Street Fair. which was considered the
best OF its kind here. particularly owing
to the arrangement OF the grounds on
tHe HoIuel Ol AkAWon Lake. IL WdS a
colorful sight by daylight, and the IL
luminations at night gave even more to
admire. With the receipts Of many
booths. the circus. side shows. merrygo-
round. tea room and dancing pavilion yet
10 be settled, IL Is not possible at this
time 10 state just how much was netted
but the amount will be most satisfactory
Thhe cooperation of East Hampton.
Good Ground and Rlverhead. all liz the
county Of Suffolk. was much appreci-
atcd. and southampton Hospital will
benefit substantially.
One OF the dinners Of the week was
that of Wednesday given by Mrs. George
T. Maxwell for Mr.. and Mrs Charles
Astor Bristed, who arrived from Lenox
on Monday. II was given at South Cot
Mage. and among the other guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. r Burial Hoffman, Mr.
aud Mrs. Charles A. Dana, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. w. s. Cochrsne, Dr. and Mrs. Walter
T. Niles Mr.. and Mrs. Herman d