The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-02-05
Brigadier General
and Mrs. Vanderbilt
to Give Bal Poudre'
Mrs. Steffanson to Entertain
for Her Niece, Miss AntOi-
nette Emo Graves.
w THAT promises to be a notable
M event is the dinner followed

w THAT promises to be notable
NJ event is the dinner followed
by dancing by Brig.-Gen.
and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt to-
morrow night at $40 Fifth avenue. It
will be bal do tete," as their guests
have been requested to come 'poudre."
This will give an opportunity for
handsome coiffures for the women. al
though no mention is made In the in
vitations. of fancy dress.
Many will recall the famous bal de
tete which the Misses Hewitt gave
years ago in their home near Gram
ercy Park when their guests came
with head dresses suggestive OF flower
or vegetable gardens. There is less
effort in preparing for such a party
than for a period dance. which de-
mands elaborate and historical cos
tunes. Invitations for tomorrow
night have been sent to many friends
OF Gen. and Mrs. Vanderbilt.
One OF the small dances OF this week
will be that of tomorrow night. which
Mrs. Hakan Bjornstrom Steffanson will
give for her niece, Miss Antoinette Emo
Graves. at sc East Fifty-seventh street.
Miss Graves IL the daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. W. Leon Graves. VINO have OF late
years lived much in Paris. She has
been a frequent visitor in Washing
ton during the winter of her grand
aunt, Mrs. Charles Boughton Wood.
The second of the Coffee Dances will
be held tomorrow night in the ball
room of the Cosmopolitan Club and will
follow several dinners. the guests going
to the club for coffee and an early
dance. Bridge tables will be placed in
the loggia Of the club. Among the MEM
bers of the committee are Mines. Theron
r. Strong. Joseph Rowland Hunt, Nor
man Il. Ditman. Lindsey Tappin. Will
/ lam G. Rockefeller. II. HOLSTER Pease
and Willard S. Brown.
The last of the Knickerbocker Dinner
Dances. organized by Mrs Henry Clarke
Coe. will be held on Friday night in
the new ballroom OF the Plaza and will
have st. Valentine features.
There has been no falling off In the
attendance OF the Bachelors. the series
of subscription dances that have been
held in the Della Robbia room OF the
Vanderbilt on Friday nights sincc the
latter part OF November and IL has
been decided to continue them until the
spring. There was a large gathering
last Friday for the first night OF the
new series and II has become the FASH
ion to go TO these dances from The opera
or theatres The subscription list IN
cludes no particular circle in society.
debutantes and their elders being In
cluded. There is a good reason for these
dances. the entire amount OF whose pro-
ceeds is devoted by the Bachelors to
| disabled American soldiers. ard home
charities. Mr.. Alfonso de Navarro Is
acting as treasurer and subscriptions
may be sent him at % Broadway.
Tho women's committee includes
Mines. Vincent Astor. George T. Baker.
Jr., James A. Burden. Marshall Field,
w. Goadby Loew. George j. Post, Jr.,
Cornelius Vanderbilt. William X. VAN
derbilt ID. Whitney Warren. r. Thorn
ton Wilson, Harry Payne Whitney and
H. Rogers Winthrop.
The same committee that has served
throughout the winter Will continue. II
Is composed OF Messrs. Richard Peters.
| Horace G. Stebbins, W. Rhnelander
Stewart. Jr.. Percy r. Pyne I'd. Frederic
S. Allen. Harold S. Vanderbilt. Francis
w. Crowninshield and Alfonso De Ma
varro.