The New York herald., 1921-07-28
Alleys of FIowers
for the Street Fair
at Southampton
Agawam Park to Represent a
!. Gigantic Garden-More
- Novelties Arranged.

Special Despatch to 'cHn NEW YORK HERALD
SOUTHAMPTON, N. " July ~. Much
progress has been made in preparations
for the village street fair to aid the
Southampton Hospital. which will be
held on August 10. Mrs. Lyttleton Fox.
while in New York yesterday, made
final arrangements for the circus which.
though in miniature as compared with
the modern notion of such an entertain
ment, will have four good acts and side
show. There will be the smallest horse
in the world. the Weight Guessing King,
Luna Parks Gypsy Queen. who will
cast horoscopes. and also Shooting the
Pigs.
Mrs. A. Stewart Walker. Mrs. John H.
Morice and Mrs. J. Palmer Knapp. who
will have charge of the general scheme
OF decorations. intend to have Agawam
Park represent a giant flower garden
with alleys Of flowers that will tower
above the heads of the tallest men here
for background to the different booths.
Mrs. Orson d. Mum. who will have
charge OF Wonderland, of which the
circus will be a part. also is doing
much for the diversion Of children. She
has designed for the entrance Of this
section OF the fair something quite novel
IN the shape of a huge tree trunk, at
the bottom of which will be an opening
through which the children will have to
crawl.
One of the great attractions for this
section will be the presence of Mrs.
Hayward Drayton Sd. the originator of
the Campbell Kids. who will make por-
traits Of children during the afternoon
and of their elders In the evening.
To Have Charge of Toy Booth.
Mrs. Vincent 8. Mulford will be in
charge of the toy booth and she will
have the assistance Of Princess Miguel
de Braganza, Mines. F. Burial Hoff-
man. Ancell H. Ball. r. Arthur Ball.
p. Flewellen Chambers. William NJ.
Fleitman, Jr., Henry w. Torney, Rod
ney Proctor, James w. Gerard. Robert
H. Inckley. Norman E. Ditman. Misses
Dorothy Cockshaw. Madeline Mulford
and Rosalie Coe. George T. Brokaw
will act as treasurer for the toy booth.
Mrs. George r. Maxwell gave din
ned tonight at South Cottage to cele-
brate the birthday of Miss Dorine
Arbuthnot of England. who is with her
were Prince and Princess Francesca
Rospigliosi. Nine. Gregoire Izwolska.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Jay Gould. Jrr
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Stewart Walker, Dr.
and Mrs. Henry James. Miss Florence
Ellsworth, Miss Jean Sterling of Eng
land and Charles G. Shaw. Mrs. Max
well will give a dinner on Saturday for
DR.. and Mrs. Eugene N. Pool
There was a meeting this afternoon
of the Garden Club of which Mrs.
Harry Pelham Robbins is president at
the home Of DR.. and Mrs. Peter B.
Wyckoff, whose garden Is one of the
finest here There was lecture for the
members illustrated by colored screens
showing Iris Gardens.
Mrs. Alexander Harvey Tiers. after
brief visit with Mrs. Edward H. John
son at Agagawn Cottage. left to-day
for East Hampton for short stay
Afterwards she will join her son Mr..
A. II. Tiers, and they Will go to the
mountains. Mrs. Tiers has leased her
villa A-Weel-Y-Moor to the Messrs. Al
fred and James Punnett CT New York.
until the end of August. She Will be
there for the autumn. arriving about
September l.
Guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Peabody.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Alden Talbot have
returned for another visit with her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Peabody
at Four Acres. They will give dinner
on Friday night at the Sainnecock Hill
Golf Club. Among other guests OF Mr.
and Mrs Peabody are Messrs. william
n Taylor of Philadelphia and Amer
Smith of New York.
Mr. Nelson Whitney has Joined MS
mother, Mrs. George Quintard whitney.
at the Corwith cottage in South Main
street
rive on Friday to be with Mr.. and Mrs.
Jerome n. Bonaparte.
Mrs. Henry G.. Trevor. after Visit
IN York Harbor. Me-. has returned
hare for a brief stay with Mrs. Charles
". Miller. She will leave this week
for Nantucket. Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. William \. Prime. who
have been at the Irving House. VIII
start on August 10 for Saratoga Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leverett S. Miller are
at Watermill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Payne Bingham
of Joycroft, westbury. l.. l., viii come
here on August l and will be at the
Irving House, where they have taken
the apartment formerly occupied by
the late Mrs. Henry Pearce OF Provi-
dence, r. l.
Mrs. Rawson l.. Wood will give
dinner on Friday night at the Shinne-
cock Hills Golf Club where the regular
weekly dance will be held. Mrs. Riley
Miles Gilbert will give u luncheon on
Friday.
Among those giving dinners on satur-
day night are: Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin
C.. Jameson. who recently came here
and are at the Edgar cottage In Main
street. Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick A.
Snow will give a dinner on August g.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman ID. Kountze.
Miss Elizabeth Kountze and Mr.. Palmer
ID. Kountze will leave Wellby, Mount
Kisco. next Monday and will come to
the Irving House for six weeks. Miss
Kountze will be introduced to society
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