The New York herald., 1922-01-08
Dances Take Place
of Receptions for
Debutante Set
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt to
Give Dance for Her Niece,
Miss Louisa Wilson.

N T1TH the rush Of holiday dances
M over the debutante season
is far from its end, as Ash
Wednesday, the day which is supposed
to call a halt on all festivities. will fall
on March 1. and that gives just a
week short of two months for added
entertainments. The average debu-
tante is regarded with certain
amount of amazement vixen 1t Is con-
sidered what she accomplishes in the
course of a week. Some girls have
given up luncheons and receptions in
favor of dinners. theatre parties and
dances. Such denial finds her in
better spirits for a possible three or
four dances a night.
The afternoon reception for tie pur-
pose Of introducing a debutante now
is Of infrequent occurrence. Dances
have taken the place of such enter
tanning which in former years was the
rule.
This afternoon Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
T. Wilson will hold the third of a series
Of receptions in their apartment at
Sherry's for their daughter Miss Louise
Steedman Wilson. for whom later on
her aunt. Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt
will give n dance. There will be small
dance on Friday night for Miss Kate
Brampton Darlington. debutante daugh-
ter of Bishop and Mrs. James Henry
Darlington of Harrisburg, Pa. when the
hostess will be Mrs. Charles Potter
King Of East Fifty-first street. Miss
Darlington has been making frequent
visits In New York SINCE the early part
OF the season.
Mrs w. Bayard Cuttings dance for
her granddaughter. Miss Iris Cutting
next Saturday night will not be gen.
eral party. as only the young friends Of
Miss Cutting are expected. The same
may be said OF tho dance that Mrs
Henry White will give on the night Of
January 20 at 2 West Fifty-second
street for her two debutante grand
daughters. Miss Shiela Burden and Miss
Adele Sloane Hammond, for whom al.
ready several dances have been given.
Mrs. Whites home Is admirably adapted
for a dance. with its spacious ballroom.
Mrs. Charles do Rham. Jr.. expects to
give dinner and dance for her debu.
tante niece. Miss Clarisse de Rham
early next Month at Sherry's
There remains only one more OF the
Junior assemblies, and that will be held
in the Ritz-Carlton ballroom on the
night OF February 8. The assemblies
thus far given have been the largest in
the history of these subscription dances
and they will be continued as a perrna-
nent organization.
Several years ago there we're organ
ized the Midvear Dances. which were
intended for those who had for some
years passed the debutante period and
the membership was composed of girls
who had been out for two years or more
and also for some OF the recently married
people. The dances proved n great sue
cess and the list OF subscribers has in
creased from year to year. The first
dance OF the subscription of this season
Is set for the night OF January 81. Tt
will be held at the Ritz-Carlton and
there will be several dinners in advance
Of H. e. ~ ~ q
The dance committee for this season
comrrises Mines. Jonathan Buckley.
Rudolph III. Kissei George G. Fraser
Dave Hennen Morris. wilfred J. Worces-
ter. Philip q. Bartlett. Richard M. Huri.
John Sherman Hoyt Pierre Jay and
Frederic w Lincoln. The Easter dance
of the subscription Ia set for April %.
Dates for dances OF March for sub
debs have been announced and dinners
are being arranged for them already
The next Metropolitan Dance is set FOR
March 25 and the final Colony Dance for
March rs, and the girls who have re-
turned to college are now making plans
for their next holiday.