The New York herald., 1922-12-31
Big Domino Ball
Marks Years End
at Tuxedo Park
Annual Event Merriest of
Many Affairs of Gay Holi-
day Season.

Special Dispdtch to THE New YoaK HERALD
TUXEDO PARK, N. Y. Dec. 30.-One OF
of the merriest holiday weeks Tuxedo
has had in many winter weeks cul-
minated tonight In the annual New
Years eve ball, which was advanced
twenty-four hours. With a score or
more of house parties. many of them
taking In most of Christmas week. and
as many advance dinners, the entire
colony was alive to the significance OF
to-night's celebration dance which. to
give 1t more color, was a fancy dress
or domino party Every person present
was In some sort Of disguise.
Among the many guests was the Duke
or Leinster, who is member of a
party with Mr.. and Mrs. Newell w.
Tilton. whose other guests are Capt.
Coles, who came from England >with
the Duke: Mr.. and Mrs. Felix d. Double
day. Mrs. X. de Goicouria Cameron
and Mr.. Edgar Leonard
Other members who have house par
ties for the ball and who had dinner
parties in advance of 1t are Mr.. and
Mrs. Casimir de Rham, Mr.. and Mrs.
Stanley Mortimer Mr.. and Mrs c. S.
Lee, Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander II. Tones.
Mrs. Henry NJ. Tilford and Mr. and Mrs.
David Wagstaf. Mr.. and Mrs Robert
Goelet, who have several friends with
them at their country house near by. also
joined the assembly at the ball with
their guests.
Groves Of evergreens in the corridors
and about the ballroom were in keeping
with the period Of the year. while palms
In the corners suggested a warmer cline,
which some members of the club soon
will seek.
Others among the many in the carni-
val-like assembly were Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Stewart Walker. Mr.. and Mrs William
M. V. Hoffman, Mr.. and Mrs. George F.
Baker Jr. Mr.. and Mrs. II. G. Drayton
Major and Mrs. H. S. Hooker Mr.. and
Mrs. James Lawrence Breese, Mr.. Ind
Mrs. Julius G. Lay. Mr.. H. Gallatin
Pell, Mr.. Frederic A. Juilliard. Mr..
Fierre Lorillard, Jr.. Mr.. Griswold Loril-
lard. Mr.. w. p. Belknap, Jr.. Mr.. r. A.
Cannon. Mr.. o. J. Brand. Mr.. r. d.
Wrenn and Mr.. and Mrs. c. S. Lee.
Also Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Kip Rhine
lander. Mr.. and Mrs Charles Reed, Col
and Mrs. Frank B. Keech. Mr.. and Mrs
Amory S. Carhart, Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy
Baldwin. Miss Lucille BALDWIN, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. Murray Mitchell, Mr.. and Mrs.
George B. Saint George. Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert c. Pel. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Munroe, Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Freling-
huysen. Mr.. and Mrs Wyllys Rosseter
DEUS, MT. ana MRS. GrenVllle Kane, MIR.
and Mrs. James p. Vogel Mr.. and Mrs.
T.. J. Hancy. Mr. and Mrs. Forsyth
Wickes. Mr.. and Mrs J. Frederic Tams
and Mr.. and Mrs. William Stackpole.
The snowfall of this week. with the
cold snap that followed. came in time
to put into activity the plans for winter
sports Half the colony was skating on
/ AXE Wee Wah to-day. Some exciting
races between the iceboats are in the
immediate prospect. In the way of in
Goor sports backgammon tournament.
tnat possesses more excitement than a
stranger to the game would suspect. was
in progress this week, with Mrs. +. B.
Bradley. Mrs. Stanley G. Mortimer. Mr.
William Post. Mrs. Henry NJ. Tilford,
Mr.. Grenville Kane. Mr.. Newbold lie
Roy Edgar. Mr.. Samuel Sloan Colt and
Mr.. +. Victor Loew among the winners.
Play for the Tuxedo Tennis Challenge
Cup is In progress. starting yesterday.
and continuing until Wednesday.
Messrs. George b. St George, c. S. Lee.
Griswold Lorillard, Pierre Lorillard. Jr..
Stanley q. Mortimer. G. s. Cutting,
Clarence Pell. Hewitt Morgan and Edgar
w. Leonard are among the outstanding
players.