Evening star., 1923-12-16

trance to the foyer were alleys of
bay trees and a series of laurel
hedges. The balcony in the foyer
was decorated with begonia trees
MISS Mast received under an arbor of
roses at the entrance to the ballroom.
which was decorated with palms from
the late King Leopold's palace at Os-
tend, and hanging garlands Of smilax
I,e neecorated the walls. Two orchestras
prayed for the dancing and during
the supper, which was served in the
main restaurant
AT a smart dance given two eve
nlngs later by Mrs Arthur b. Claflin
and Mrs. Frederick B. Campbell for
rnlss Eilzabeth NJ. Anderson only the
MAN dining room at the Ritz was
used The reason for the change to
the one room was that the young
people objected to the time lost goin 2
ITO ON the ballroom to the dining room
ior supper BY using only the din
,a ,ms room Tor botlr dancing and sup
per there was no interruption to the
iancing, for the guests danced be-
tween courses. The list of invited
guests for this affair was carefully
supervised by Miss Juliana Cutting.
Reception Gains Favor.
A feature of this years affairs is
the number Of old-fashioned recep-
tons with tea and music being given
Tor the older friends of the family.
these are most intimate affairs and
thoroughly enjoyable, for the guests
are OLD friends and need no formal
events, of course, are followed later
IN IN the season by dinners and dances
tante
One of the most notable of these
receptions was given within the last
lew days by Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph H.
Choate for their debutante daughter,
MISS Marion Choate, at their house.
~ East oath street. There was music
by celebrated artists, and a buffet
daughter received the guests alone
Miss Choate is granddaughter of
the late Joseph II. Choate. Mr.. and
Mrs. Choate followed the reception
Later-last Wednesday-at their home
Tor Miss Choate. which was attended
by the younger set.
Mrs. Dwight Whitney Morrow. wife
OF one of the partners of the J. Pier
pont Morgan firm. also gave an old
fashioned reception with music a
week ago, to introduce her daughter,
Miss Elizabeth Morrow, at her home.
4 East 64th street. 1t was an after
noon affair, and the guests were older
the receiving line were also of the
older generation. They included Mrs
Thomas W. Lamont, wife of a partner
in the Morgan firm: Mrs. Cornelius
\. Bliss, Miss Amy Aldridge, Mrs
Thomas Thatcher, Mrs. Vernon Mum
roe and Mrs. Arthur II. Lockett.
Mrs. Walter Douglas gave a recep-
ton and musical-an evening entertain
ment-a few evenings ago to present
her daughter, Miss Elizabeth Douglas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas will give a dance
two nights after Christmas for the
debutante.
A dinner and dance which brought the
old guard together was given by Mrs.
Whitelaw Reid at her house, 451 Madi-
son avenue, for her daughter. the Hon.
Lady Ward, who sailed for Europe on
the AQuitania. The guests at dinner
numbered seventy-five and others came
In afterward for the dancing. 1t
brought together the most prominent
members of society and was a delightful
affair, for Mrs. Reid has few equals as
a hostess. Lady Ward was the guest
at several smart affairs while in New
York. Her uncle, Ogden Mills, gave one
of his celebrated dinners for her and his
daughter, the Countess of Granard. It
is seldom Mr.. Mills entertains since the
death of his wife, but his parties are
always very smart.