The New York herald., 1922-01-05
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Miss Barbara Whitney.
Mr. and Mrs Harry Payne Whitney Introduce Second
Daughter at Brilliant Entertainment

Recalling the days when the home OF
the late William c. Whitney. at S71
Fifth avenue, was the scene of some Of
the most brilliant entertainments In New
York society," his son and daughter-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Payne Whit
ney. gave there last night ball to in
troduce their second daughter. Miss
Barbara Whitney. Following numerous
dinners. 600 friends assembled to pre-
sent their compliments to host and
hostess, and one Of the most interesting
of the New York debutantes. Miss
Whitney returned from Europe etter
long sojourn abroad with her mother In
time to participate in the important par
ties that were outstanding Incidents OF
the last month in society.
Mrs. Vanderbilt. grandmother OF the
debutante, came from Washington. as
also did Count Laszlo Szechenyi. the
new Hungarian Minister to the United
States. and Countess Szechenyi, who was
Miss Gladys Vanderbilt and Is an aunt
Of Miss Whitney. There also were pres
ent Mr.. and Mrs. Courtlandt Dixon
Barnes and Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick ~.
Watriss, other relatives Of the debut
tante. The family circle of the debu-
tante also included Brig.-Gen and Mrs.
Cornelius Vanderbilt. Miss Grace Van
derbilt. Mr.. and Mrs. Payne Whitney
and Miss Joan Whitney and the Hon.
Charles and Mrs. Winn. The latter's
father is Lord Queenborough and her
mother was Miss Pauline Whitney.
Dinners Precede tho Ball.
Some Of tn, dinners that preceded the
ball were given by Mr.. and Mrs CharIss
Belts Hillhouse. Mr.. and Mrs. Dean
Sage and Mr. Sheridan. Norton.
The home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Whitney is
we'll adapted for an entertainment on
the scale OF that OF last night. The
Louis XVI. ballroom. done in white and
gold and hung with beautiful tapestries.
made fine setting for the dancers. and
the other salons with their Italian Re-
naissance hanginRs and carvings gave
space for those who did not cana to
dance. There also were tables for auc-
ton players. After midnight supper was
served.
Among the guests were Major Camp
bell and Major Buchanan of London,
Major-Gen. II. X. Betbsll. Military At
tache Of the British Embassy In WASH
ington; Mr.. and Mrs. Chauncey NJ.
Depew. Mr.. and Mrs. William Z. Shep-
herd Mrs. Hamilton Mex. Twombly.
Mrs. William A. NJ. Burden. Mr.. and
Mrs. r. Thornton Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Francis X. Pendleton, Mr.. and Mrs. Oil
yer w. Bird. Jr.: Mr.. and Mrs. L.
Stuart Wing. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Merrill Chaplin. Mr.. and Mrs. Buell. Hol-
lister. Mr.. and Mrs. Allan Appleton
Robbins. Mrs. Charles T. Barney. Mrs.
Stanford White. Mr.. and Mrs. Vincent
Astor. MIR. and Mrs. Robert +. Hunting
ton. Mr.. and Mrs. James Cameron
Clark. Mr.. and Mrs. Payne Bingham.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Sheffield Cowles Jr:
Mrs. Douglas Robinson. Mr.. and Mrs
Robert L. Bacon. Mr.. and Mrs. John @.
Milburn. Jr.: Mr.. and Mrs. skiddy Won
Stade. Mr.. and Mrs. Devereux Miiburn,
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. Hermann Kinnicutt,
Col. and Mrs Theodore Roosevelt, Mr..
and Mrs. John Sanford. TIN, Misses SAM
ford. Mrs. Burke Roche. Mrs. Frederic
Nelson. Mr. and Mrs. Newbold lie Roy
Edgar. Mr.. and Mrs. Albert z. Gray.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Hastings, Mr..
and Mrs. Sumner Gerard. Mr.. and Mrs.
Oliver d. Filley. DR.. and Mrs. Harold
Barclay and Mr.. and Mrs. w. Adams
Delano.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jarcs w. Gerard. Mr..
and Mrs. Seymour lie Grand Cromwell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Casimir de Rhe>i. Mrs
white'aw Reid. Mr.. and Mrs. Ogden