New-York tribune., 1922-02-20
Society W omen
Take Bilttnore
I'm Hand To-day
MaironS and Maids on Edge
to Show Their Skill Man
aging Big Hotel for Bcnc-
fit of Tuberculosis Fuad
Round Of Events Planned
iableauN, Skiis, Luncheons,
Etc, 10 Follow One An
other in Swift Succession

he women who will take over The
running of the Biltmore Hotel to-day
tor the benefit of the Society for the
Prevention and Relief of Tuberculosis
have made every concession to the
utllitarian demands Of their unusual
enterprise. After many days Of re
hearsal they are prepared to so on
record as models of efficiency i'm every
Job hitherto held by men in the big
hostelry and to guarantee that the
public viii be catered to in a manner
betting the OCCASION
Added TO this they viii inject INTO
the prosaic business of running hotel
an entirely feminine feature i'm the
matter of entertainment. Mrs II H.
Rogers and Mrs. James A. Burden, act
ing on sub committee appointed by
Miss Ruth Twombly. who is president
of the executive group which outlines
the entire plan Of the benefit, Will
stage fashion show in the Cascades
on the nineteenth floor of the Biltmor
IN the afternoon. and this feature has
been developed with great elaboration
Of detail. At the dress rehearsal at
the Booth Thcater yesterday afternoon
the last wrinkles were smoothcd from
the performance, which is original in
concet and clever in presentation.
The display of the latest modes in
womcn's wearing apparel is made
through the medium of pl2ylet called
"Around the Clock With a Dehutanto'
The opening scene of the "Tableaux Vi
wants Des Modes D'Anjour d'IuI
shows debutantc asleep in her room
She is awakened and begins her day
She changes from her boudoir clothes
to street attire. spends the morning
shopping, going to luncheon and, later
TO the dansant. She then prepares fol
dinner and finally appears dressed 70,
the opera, exhibiting modish clothes
proper for each occasion.
Society Girls in Skit
The role Of the debutantc is taken by
Miss Jeanne Eagles, and her supporting
company in the clever little skit which
was written by George Chappcll, au
thor of the "Cruisc OF the Kawa." is
composed of a group Of society girls
who accompany her on her socia
rounds. The crowd at these affairs i.
impersonatcd by another group made
up of beautiful models and manncquins
who display the exclusive gowns repro
senting the wares of the fashionable
shops of New York. This show is to be
one of the big assets of the day anC
there viii be other special features OF
entertainment preceding and follow
ing it.
In the morning at 1880 there Will be
musicale by Miss Lucreaia Beri anC
Arturo Bonucci and at O'Clock q
musicale will accompany luncheon ir
the fountain room. From 2 o'cloc(
until $50 and again in the evening
from s until midnight there will be a
bridge tournaments with metropolitan
opera boxes as prizes.
From ? until 6 and from until lG
circus in the music room, under the
direction Of Herbert Evans. will be the
three the dansants will go on in the
supper room, the main restaurant and
the tea room.
Cabaret Dinner in the Cascades
From 7:3O till 10 cabaret dinner
will be served in the Cascades, with
performers from the Ziegfeld Follies
same hours there will be dinner
dance in the supper ROOM
Beginning at II o'clock and lasting
until the affair closes there will be a
supper dance in the supper room and
two midnight supper froics, with
Keith stars performing one in the
Cascades and the other in the main
restaurant
While these various "fandangos' are
in progressive action the army of femi-
nine aids OF the committee viii be per-
forming all the functions involved in
the ordinary operation of the Biltmore
Miss Ruth Twombly, Mrs James A
Burden and Mrs. Cornelius Bliss jr. arc
being aided by the following women:
Mrs. Hermann NJ. Biggs, Mrs. Frank
Gray Griswold Mrs. Ned Ardon Flood
and Mrs. Charles II. Sabin and a gen
eral committee composed Of the fol-
lowing: Mrs. George F. Bake~ jr., Mrs.
William B. Brstow, Mrs. William Bur
den. Mrs. Nicholas Biddle, Mrs. Henry
P. DAWSON, Mrs. William Hardness,
Mrs Albert II. Harris, Mrs. Boiling
HaXall, Mrs. Arthur Kctchem, Mrs. D.
Lancey Kountze Mrs V. Everit Macy,
Mrs. Dwight w. Morrow. Mrs. John II.
Prentice, Mrs. Elihu Root jr., Mrs. W.
X. Vanderbilt I'd, Miss Edith Wetmore
Mrs. Henry II. Rogers, Mrs. Otto II.
Kahn, Mrs. willard Straight, Mrs. Og-
den Reid Mrs. J. Henry Dick and Mrs.
Stuart Wing