New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-21
Most Brilliant
Week of Season
At White Sulphur
Old White Cotillon Heads
List of Dances, Teas and
Entertainments That Fill
Calendar for Society Folk
Special Dispatch to The Tribune


WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS. W. Va.
Aug. 20.-The week, which was started
off brilliantly at White Sulphur Springs
by the Old White cotillon, has been the
busiest since the Easter season. Among
the activities here we're a large dance
given at the Casino by Mrs. Lawrence
Lewis, a subscription cotillon in the
ballroom of the Old White on Thurs
day, score Of dinners and teas given
by prominent guests and several fea-
lures for the junior set. including
tea dance at the Casino on Tuesday
and two tournaments.
August is ending in whirl of social
.gayety which is hardly to be paralleled
by either the spring or the fall season
at their best. Also attracting much in
terest for the ensuing week is the horse
show In connection with the Greenbrier
Valley Fair, and many boxes have been
reserved for the colonsts.
One Of the guests of the week was
William Rhinelander Stewart jr., who
came to pass few days with his
father before sailing for Europe.
where he will make an extensive tour
Of the Balkans and Rumania.
The Old White midsummer cotillon.
which has always marked the height OF.
the summer season, was renewed with
great success this week Five hundred
Of the society folk gathered in the his
torlc old ballroom and made it the most
notable entertainment of the year. The
grand march was led by Mr.. and Mrs.
Oliver Hartman, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Paine, of Atlanta; Mr.. and Mrs. Thorn
ton Lewis and Mr.. and Mrs. Harold A.
Howard, of Chicago.
Mr.. Hartman and Mr.. Paine
Lead Cotillon Figures
The cotillon figures were led hv Mr.
Hartman and MIR. Paine, who has been
a prominent visitor here for manv sea-
sons. The favors were in charge of Mrs.
Henry w. Taft, Mrs. Hartman. Mrs.
Paine and several society girls. includ :
ing Miss Douglass Paine and Miss Mary
Cohen, whose father, John S. Cohen. is
owner of The Atlanta Journal. Miss
Bess Haldeman, of Louisville, carried
the American flag in one figure which
was the most effective of the evening.
Dancing, which continued until the
small hours, was interrupted at mid
night for buffet supper in the lounge.
Among the guests at the dance were
Miss Hope Bush, the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Irving T. Bush; Miss Natalie
Y Smith, Of Jersey City, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest F. Iseln.
Mrs. William W McAlpin and her
sister, Mrs. Joseph r. Guernsey, were
prominent in social affairs before their
return to New York. Mrs. McAlpin
for a party Of fourteen, including Mrs.
Guernsey, Mrs. Thornton Lewis, Mrs.
George E. Davis. Of Chicago; Mrs.
George d. Kahlo, Mrs. James B. Weir,
Of Charleston; Mrs Frank Paine, of
Harrisburg, Pa. Mrs Robert ~ War
mack, Of St. Louis; Mrs. James r.
Branch, Of Richmond; Mrs. William P.
Sempie, OF st. Louis, and from Balti-
more, Mrs. Andrew NJ. Reid, Mrs. De
Courcy ". Thorn and Mrs. Gordon
Wilson.
The Baltimore colony is one Of the
most notable here. Mrs. Reid, who is
the aunt Of General Joffrc, entertained
at bridge and tea at the Casino in
honor Of Mrs Guernsey. Among the
seventy guests were Mrs. Henry W.
Taft, Mrs. w. w. McAlpin, Mrs. Will
liam Sinclair, Mrs: II. G. Newland. Mrs.
Erncst f. Iselin, Mrs. John s: Roberts,
Mrs. Gouverneur fortnight, Mrs Will
liam G. Fleming, Mrs. Oliver Harri-
man, Mrs. J. X. Wise, Mrs. George r.
Smith, Mrs. George Is. Thurnauer. Mrs.
r. Hamilton Davis. Mrs. James Benc-
diet, Mrs. Edward McKenna Mrs. Alma
Ciayburgh. Mrs. Charles Donohue, Mrs.
Charles Fowler, Of New York; Mrs.
John r. wilkins, Of Washington; Mrs.
Garrett y. Wall, Mrs. w. II. +. Lee,
Mrs Thomas W. Rutherford and Mrs.
James r. Branch, Of Richmond; Mrs.
Alexander Brown, Mrs. William James,
Mrs. John s. Cittings and Mrs. De
Courcy w. Thorn. Of Baltimore, and
Mrs. David n. Francis IT,, Of ST. Louis.
Are. Edward McK~nra, whose cottage
is being occupied by Mr. and Mrs.
GhaYles Dcronus, war here for few
days, and was their guest at an eve
NM ~ cardz,