The New York herald., 1922-09-02

Special Dispatch TO TIE NEW YonK lfEzALp.
NEWPORT. +. L.. Sept. lone OF the
largest dinner aud dancing parties Of the
season was given tonight by Mrs.
Charles Frederick Hoffman. Armesa
Hall. for her daughter. Miss Marian X.
Hoffman. The dinner was attended by
iifty-four guests and later the assembly
mounted to at least $50 for the dancing.
The home, which has been closed for
three years. because of Mrs. Hoffman's
absence. was resplendent tonight with
decorations. The lawns were studded
with huge Japanese umbrellas for the
supper tables, the dancing room in green
had smaller umbrellas decorated with
electric lights and balloons fioated from
anchors about the sides Two kinds of
dahlias were used in the floral display.
which We're all from the gardens OF
Armsea. and one was the new double
color crimson and cream which has won
many prizes at flower shows. and was
named for Mrs. Hoffman. The other
was what Is termed the Lady Lonsdale
variety. Conrad's orchestra played for
the dancing.
Miss Hoffman. VINO will become 21
years old this winter. Is ono of the most
popular members OF the younger set
this season at Newport. although she
and her mother only arrived from
abroad few weeks ago. Mrs Hoffman
and her daughter will leave the latter
part OF September for New York to
remain until February when they will
again go TO Europe.
Guests mt the Dinner.
Among the dinner guests were former
Gov II. Livingston Beeckman, Mr..
Psrmeiy w. Herriclk, son OF the Ambas-
sador TO France, and Mrs. Herrick :
Mrs W. Watts Sherman. Mr.. and Mrs
Philip Rhineiander End, Mrs Richard
Gambrill. Mr.. and Mrs. William Fltz
Hugh Whitehouse. Mr.. and Mrs W.
Goadby Loew. Mr.. and Mrs. Craig
Riddle, Mr.. and Mrs. T. Suffern Taller.
Mr.. and Mus. Theodore Frelinghuysen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Woodbury. Blair Mr.. and
Mrs. J. Townsend Burden. Mr.. and
Mrs. Marion Eppley. Mr.. and Mrs.
Lawrence Lewis Gillespie, and DIR. and
Mrs. Alexander Hamilton Rice.
Guests for the 1ancing that followed
included Prince and Princess dc Bran
ganza, DIR. and Mrs Henry Barton
Jacobs Miss Mabel Gerry. Mrs. Wander
bilt, Mrs. Henry Clews, Miss Julia Ber-
wind. Mr.. and Mrs. Moses Taylor. Mrs
ogden L. Mills. Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Curtiss James. Mr.. and Mrs. William
Fahnestock, Mr.. and Mrs. Ogden Ham
mond. Mr. and Mrs. Forsy.he Wickcs,
Mr. and Mrs. William Woodward. Mr..
and Mrs. James w Gerard. AIr. and
Mrs. Grenville Kane. Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
@. Morris. Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert c. Poll,
Jr., Mr.. Vincent Astor. Miss Evelyn
Burden. Mrs. Hugh ID. Auchinclosa, Mr..
and Mrs. George Eustis Corcuran, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry o. Havemeyer, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Henry Warren. Mrs. Ma
thaniel Thayer, Rear Admiral and Mrs.
Cameron McR. gWinslow. NJ. ard Mrs
Joseph Hartman. Mr. and Mrs. William
dcForest Manicc, Mr.. ConGe Mast, Miss
Natica Mast and Mr.. and Mrs. Norman
Ogden whltehouse.
Princess .Ansstnsia scus Home.
Princess Anastasls o. Greece has sold
her magnificent place Rough Point. The
former Mrs. William p. Leeds has been
abroad for some time and the home
has not been occupied. Mr.. and Mrs
James u. Duke are the purchasers. the
deeds being signed to-day. They have
been occupying tho Ames estate this
summer. Rough Point u one OF the
most beautiful places in Newport, situst-
cd on the cliffs and In Bellevue avenue
at Baileys Reach. II was formerly
owned and built by Mr.. Frederick VAN
dcrbit and later purchased b. Mr..
Leeds. The house and grounds have
been kept in constant repair.
Tho villa is adjacent 70 Aspen Hall.
recently purchased BY Mr.. and Mrs
John Aspegren, who will give large