Evening star., 1923-12-16
North Vies With South
For Favor of Society
Land of Shows and Winter Sports Too Allurins
for Many, But Contest Is About
Even.

NEW YORK. December 15.-Blufr
oiu iln king winter with his court of
"iIurlns sports has arrayed north
Sainst fer aste south In good natured rivalry
tccordins tr9m.i9n on or society. this season.
~, ,,oIuins TO all indications the con-
,I ,esI Is about even and fully as many
,CauerS OF the smart set will turn
10 ,,oi,, me land of SHOWS as those who
si,s,f sIisofts this season. Toboganning.
sinatllg, lceboating and skiing have
allueeu come into their own and will
SET a record <sr popularity within
tne next few m>. tbs
With the arrival In Ottawa shortly
OF Lady Elizbaeth Byng and Lady
Wary Byng. daughters Of the Earl OF
H.rai1ord, the long prepared program
OF outdoor entertainments will open
IN that section. The names of many
or New 1orks social faVorltes are
among those who Will tann part in
me brilliant events which havA been
crnment House have been arranged
IN honor of the earl's daughters. by
their great uncle. Lord Byng of
nny, governor general OF Canada, who
will be their host
Betore going to Washington Lady
Elizabeth and Lady Mary were the
guests of Miss Margaret Kahn.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Kahn.
at her home. 100 5th avenue. Splen-
dor, seldom eXcelled in This city of
avish display, marked the fetes given
for the two visitors and IL is said
that the Kahns will be identified
Canadian capital several times be-
tore spring arrives. Miss Kahn accom-
panied her guests to Washington.
North Ready for Rush.
Never before have such extensive
arrangements been made to welcome
winter through the frost-swept tiers
of upper United States and rart Of
10 I>tn 81 rar~tt
which have been devoted exclusively
20 summer tourists, have decided to
kcep open the year around. and still
accommodations are lacking. for the
influx of merry groups who enjoy
nippy weather and the pleasure of
life In the open.
At Montreal and Quebec. where are
located some of the most famous to-
boggan slides and rinks, the roster
of reservations reads like a social
register Many of the British nobility
also will be among those present, and
it is believed that at least one mem
Der of the royal family Will glide
over the Ice OF the st. Lawrence be-
low the old chateau.
In the immediate vicinity of this
city preparations have been COM
pleted for winter paStimes which VIII
prove of great interest to society.
There will be skating and skiing at
the famous Westchester Biltmore
Club in Westchester and at BriarcliH
Lodge. A series of dancing events
will be held in. conjunction with the
open-air program.
Exclusive Tuxedo Park within the
last few weeks has completed a new
skating rink in front of the club
house, which is said to rank among
The best in the country This also is
true of the toboggan slide. The COM
mittee in charge has issued invita-
lions to a selected few outside OF the
club to join in a round OF affairs.
AVG fk1
among a number Of we'll known bach
elors in social circles here to keep
the route from New York to Mon
treal free from snow. This would
trips, not only to Canada, but into
the Champlain country, where the
devotees of iceboating derive SO many
hours of pleasure on the frozen surface
OF the big lake.
Debs' Monopoly Wanes.
The debutantes are not monopoliz-
ing the attention of society IN New
York this month to quite such an eX-
tent as in former years. To be sure:
they still hold the center of the seciai
stage and will continue to do so until /
after the Christmas holidays. but
charity and the older set are coming
in for much attention. Hardly a day
passes without one or more entertain
ments for charity, and IN these affairs
all grades of society take part. 1t Is
SURPRISING no" tuc young "oiA4oA "a
the smart set can keep UP the pace.
She usually begins her day with a
luncheon, followed by a matinee or
attending two or three receptions; as
sisting at a charitable fete. followed
by a dinner and then a dance, which
often does not break up until or
o'clock in the morning. Up again the
next day around IL o'clock, after
breakfast in bed, she rushes through
the same whirlwind round Of enter
tainments. No wonder she is a wreck
by the end of the season, or more
often by the middle of January.
The largest affair for the debu-
fantes so far this season was the
lance given by Conde Mast for his
Gebutante daughter, Miss Natica Nast,
At the Ritz-Carlton recently, which
was attended by all classes of prom
inent New Yorkers-society, the art,
literary and dramatic worlds being
represented In the large gathering.
1t was the most lavish affair of the
season and everything about 1t was
on an elaborate scale. The entrance
TO the ballroom represented tropical
garden with orange trees fifteen feet
nigh, in fruit Leading from the en-