The New York herald., 1922-12-24
Society to Make
Merry Through
Yuletide Season
Town and Country Houses
Will Be Scenes of Happy
Holiday Parties.
the holidays there

twelfth night will society settle down
TO It's usual routine OF formal enter
tanning. The nearby country CLUBS
will, as usual, make much or the fuie-
tide season, providing dances and pro-
grams Of winter sports in some cases
for their members, and. like the Dig
country houses which are still open
on Long Island, in Westchester, the
Jersey hill sections, around Tuxedo
and up the Hudson and Sound. New
York will have It's celebrations, Its
Christmas trees, family gatherings and
attendant festivities.
The last few days have seen many re-
turning to town for Christmas. Mr.. ana
Mrs. William r. Grace Of Old Westbury
have arrived at the st. Regis ana MIS-
Stephen S. Whitney has returned from
Washington and Is stopping at the Am
bassador Mr.. and Mrs. William +.
Burden have come back from Newport
md are at the Hotel Vanderbilt, where
they will entertain at dinner on New
Years Eve. Mrs. T.. Van WHO OF Berk-
lev avenue Orange, y. j.. will spend
the holidays here and give watch
party on New Years Eve in tho kntcKer-
booker Grill. Mrs. Van VIE has host
Of friends in New York and does much
OF her entertaining here.
Although Mr. and Mrs. John II. Eagle
Of 24s West End avenue had a wonder
fu, six months' holiday, they are prob
ably glad to be back In New york once
more. Mre Eagle spent her time travel
ing In Europe, while Mr.. Eagle, with a
party of friends and guides. was In
Africa hunting big game.
Mrs. Osgood Pell has returned from
Ioue Island and has taken an apart
Ynent at the La Sale. 30 East Sixtieth
street, for the winter.
The annual dance in aid OF the Blue
Ridge School of Greene county, va, VIII
be given at the Hotel Vanderbilt on
january 20. The members of the COM
fnittee are sparing no effort 10 make
n one of the most successful AFFAIRS
ever given for this worthy cause.
Mrs. James Taylor Terry, who is going
10 Egypt, sailing on January 6. will give
the .hird of her series OF dances on
January at the Hotel Lorraine.
Mr.. Adolph Lewisohn has issued invi-
tations for dinner party on Tuesday
at his residence. SS1 Fifth avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs George l.. Whitemar
arrived here on Wednesday from their
home in Buffalo to spend Christmas
and are staying at the Hotel Belleclaire
Mrs. Thomas A. Edison of Glenmont,
1.lewellyn Park, West Orange. n. j.,
snent several days last week at the
Hotel Lorraine. Among others there
during the week wero Mrs. Henry X.
NIcI,ane and Miss Alys McLane OF
I,rookside, Millbrook. N. Y: Mrs. Walter
s. Fulton of Waterbury. Conn, and Mr..
lnd Mrs. Franklin Mott warner VI
White Plains. n. Y.
Mrs. William b. Kaufman OF lsO
riverside Drive will spend the holidays
Mt the Ritz-Carlton Hotel at Atlantic
CITY. Mr. and Mrs. Charles II. Fecke
,s the same address will also be at the
lu.z-Carlton Hotel at Atlantic City tor
ihe holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. George Jamison Spartan
of Chicago. who were at the Hotel Belle
claire for a brief visit, left on Monda!
for Boston, where they will spend Christ
mas. They will return to this city Tor
New Years and later leave with a party
of New York friends for Palm Beach
where they will spend several months
Mr.. and Mrs. John Roach have closed
their country place at harrington,
L l..
the winter at the Hotel Belleclaire
One OF the brilliant weddings OF the
early new year will be that OF MISS
Agnes Fitzsimons, daughter OF Mrs'
THOMAS p. Fitzsimons OF the Apthorp'
% DIT. Francis Finnerty. 1t Will take
place on January 10 In the Church OF
Inc Blessed Sacrament and Will De ioi-
lowed by n large reception. Miss F1tz-
Nf az
tantes. she was graduated from the
convent OF the Sacred Heart at Man
battanville and spent the susnmer
abroad. Dr. Finnerty Is associated VIII
Dr. Lewis Gregory Cole and Is senior
member OF the medical staff or 81
NIary's Hospital, Orange, N. D.
The marriage OF Miss Stella Abrams
Younger daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs Jo-
senb Abrams of Nashville Tenn, to MT
Harold u. bernstein, son OF Mr. and
NIrs Mayer bernstein OF Chestnut Hill
Newton. will take place at the STANDARD
Club. Nashville, on Wednesday evening
al 3 o'clock The bride. a graduate oi
smith College. class Of 1917. will be
given away by her father. Her attend
ants will be her sister, Mrs. Harry r.
FRIEDMAN of Grafton street. Newton
centre and Miss Jessie Samter OF
1918. The bride will wear gown OF
white velvet draped and embroidered
with pearl beads and made with lone
court train OF cloth OF silver. beaded N
pearls. The bridal veil of tulle VIII DC
fastened with coronet of rose point
lace. which was worn by the bride
maternal grandmother and her sister
Mrs. Friedman. This will be trimmed
with orange blossoms. The bride VIII
carry bouquet OF lilies OF the valley
and orchids.
Mrs. Friedman will wear turquoise
velvet draped with silver. and Miss sam
ter will be gowned in amber velvet. Ihe
bridegroom will have as his best mar
Dr Harry T.. Friedman of Boston ana
Newton Centre, graduate OF Wander
bilt University, class OF 1915 His SIX
yoar-old son. Master II. IT, Friedman
Ir a nephew of the bride. wfl serve as
mage. Leon NJ. Hecht and Victor Hart
man. both cousins OF the bride. or Nash
Niilo. will be the ushers. Dr. Norris NJ
Ieuerlicht Of India pacvlis. formerly oi
Bos.er, anu q personal friend OF the
bridegroom. will make the trip TO Nash
Vile TO officlate. A hundred and twenty
i've guests will attend the wedding, re.
ception and dinner dance which VII
follow. During the past week many en-
tertainments were given In Nashville for
the bridal party by relatives and intl-