Evening star., 1923-11-25
NEW YORK. November

Of the younger set have donned caps.
aprons and fetching liveries and are re-
hearsing busily for the roles they Will
enact when society commanders the
Biltmore and Commodore hotels. on De-
cember in the, name of sweet char
ity. For one crowded day these young
women, whose lives are the last word
in luxury. will become serving people,
so that their efforts may be blended
into a golden stream to fill the Golfers OF
an organization whose avowed purpose
is nation-w wide fight on tuberculosis.
Delicately manicured hands will be red
dened by dish water, while scions OF
families of international renown will
make beds and WELD vacuum cleaners,
so that means will be found to stay the
clutch of the white plague" from the
less fortunate.
Never was the familiar passage from
kipIing. 'The coloners lady and Judy
OGrady are sisters under the skin.
better illustrated than in the unique
fete of Fiesta and FandangoeS, as II Is
called. which is planned to bring relief
to helpless sufferers. Employees of the
hotels eagerly have volunteered their
services to drill miladies in the duties
of modern innkeeping. From fapper
hat checker to buxom key clerk the
debutanteS are receiving instructions,
and, if the axiom that practice makes
perfect holds good. guests of both
hostelries will receive perfect attention
on the red-letter day.
Many and varied are the features
which will be offered. in addition to
mcnial tasks performed by social lead
crs. At the Hotel Commodore there
will bc a display Of dolls which will
eclipse anything ever seen OF Sihiiiar
nature. These dolls are being dressed
by society women under the direction
of the Smartest modistes of this city and
Paris. The chic gowns follow the very
newest designs of fashion and those
who make clothes for the wealthy Will
pick up many new wrinkle here which
will bc seen during the winter on the
streets and at receptions. Miss Sheila
Burdett chairman. will direct this
brilliant part of the affair. Walking,
talking. winking and pouting dolls will
be sold at auction and II is predicted
that some will bring $1,000 apiece.
cyril 'Maude, of stage fame, will be the
persuasive auctioneer.
When two bewitching debutantes
garbed as bellboys. i'll monkey jack
cts and trousers, with round caps
jauntily set over their curis. draw
back the velvet curtains in the ball
room of the -Biltmore, the fashion
show. star attraction at that hotel.
will he opened. This is to be in
charge of Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney.
who has accepted the chairmanShip.
The arrangements have been conduct
cd with great secrecy, but it is known
that some of the modes to be unveiled
will cause many a feminine gasp OF
surprise and delight.
Practically all of the prominent
social centers in the United States are
represented among those who will
take part in this unusual philan-
thropic drive. Some of these are Miss
Margaret Peggy Stout Miss Mar
iorie Cleveland. Miss Betty Beardsley.
Miss Virginia Ouackenbush Mrs. Roy
Floyd joins. Miss Betty Strong. Mrs.
Donald Mixsell. Mrs. Frederick Bron-
Mrs. Henry A. Bishop. Miss Olivia
Sterner and Miss Natalie Hanna.
A distinctly European touch will he
offered in the BoutiQue bazaar at the
from the old world has been arranged
by Mrs. Robert ID. Pruyn, the chair
man.
One of the smartest affairs of the
season will take place Monday night.
when the Monday Opera supper tluD
holds it's premier meeting at SherryS.
AIth6mgh this is recognized by so
ciety as an entertainment for MEM
bers of the inner circle, still it Will
lack that ultra eNclusiveness which
marked supper dancing classes of by
gone years. The Bachelors. an Or
ganization which attained great
prominence in the early part OF the
century. was the leader of all. 1t
was composed of group of bachelors
whose names were identified with
the best set in New York and London
Their parties were given in return
for courtesies received during the
season. The affairs We're renowned
for their brilliancy. Famous cotil-
lion leaders such as Craig WadSworth,
stowe Phelps and Worthington White
house danced with Mrs. Ogden Mills.
leader of New York'S most exclusive
set. and with the then Mrs. John jacob
Astor, now Lady Ribblesdale.
One reason given for the slight
lowering of the social bars is that
the Opera Supper Club dansants are
given to assist relief work for Rus
SLAMS in Europe. So much money has
been needed to carry on the chari-
table projects abroad since the war
that the time has come when the
color and source o. the contributions
cannot be scanned too closely. In
these days round sum cast in the
right direction often acts as an open
sesame" to doors which most surely
would have remained firmly shut a
decade ago.
OF course. some of the very best
names are linked with the Opera Sup
per Club, and it seems like old times
Russian nobility returning to the
roster of patrons after period of
obscurity. On the Iist for the full
winter program are Grand Duke and
Xenia. Grand Duke Michael, Prince
and Princess Andrew and Princess
Cantacuzene, daughter of Gen. U. S.
Grant. Others of the sponsors are
Mrs. Henry P; LOOMS, Mrs. Richard
Mortimer and Mrs. H. II. Rogers.
The membership committee in
cludes Mrs. William X: Vanderbilt.
I'd, Mrs. Joseph E. Widener, Mrs.
Cornelius y. Bliss, jr.. Mrs. James E.
Duke, Mrs. a. Hamilton Rice. Mrs.
James Kidder. Mrs. Frank Gray Girls
void. Mrs. Ogden II. Hammond. Fred
erick p. Moore, John II. Whitney,
Lawrence Smith Butler and Murray
Taylor.
The Thanksgiving festivities in this
city will be, as usual chiefly confined
to the home. New York society al
ways has regarded this holiday as a
time for family gatherings. and there
scheduled to take place away from
the ancestral hearthstone.
New York society will be- affected
this winter by the death in London
last Monday of Hon. Lady Herbert,
widow of Sir Michael Herbert. for
merly British ambassador to the
families are thrown into mourning
and in consequence will not enter into
the social activities of the season
One of the debutantes of the season.
Miss Marion Wilson, who had the
honor of being the first of this years
girls to be formally entertained at a
dinner two weeks ago. given by her
parents. will withdraw temporarily
from the gayeties. She is a niece OF
the late Lady Herbert. who was a
sister of her father. Richard T. Will
son. 1t throws members Of the Van
derbilt family, the Goelets and some
of the Astnrs into mourning. nota DlN