Evening star., 1924-05-18

throughout society in this city, and
members Of the older coteries have
entered into friendly contest with
the younger sets to add to the sue
cess which already is assured to this
affair The opening date is May 20 and
this unique festival, devoted to chari-
ty, will continue until May "a. In
Vulnerable kinds of articles, from
popgun to pillow, will be placed on
sale, and of thousands, who are ex-
pected, few will depart without max
ing purchases If the winning smile
of the debutante retains its power to
extract gold from purses.
Before the signal sounds for as
eembled visitors to gaze up on the
of Park avenue from 46th street to
Both street will be incloSed by imita-
'tion stone walls, which will give the
appearance Of an old English fair in
the days of King George ii. The
eighteenth century costumes to be
worn by the committee women are
being designed by Mrs. Hayward Cut
ting; all those who take part will fol-
.low this general effect in dress.
-. "Thcnter Of Folly"
Among the many attractions will
rbe booths with all kinds of eatables
d
fountain and a special section given
over to the children and the "Theater
of Folly" There will be galaxy
Ief stage stars. who will assist society
amused Billy Burke. the wife of
>Florenz Ziegfield. will have charge OF
this particular branch of entertain
Sment The list Of comedians, dancers
and singers is long one,
To present a general idea of the
scope and size of the fair the an
rnDuncement that there will be l43
mattresses in the tearoom alone may
be cited. This important part of the
work has been entrusted to Miss
Eleanor Swayne, and a number of
her assistants are from the most i'm
Uportant families in the city. Attired
In smart serving costumes will be
~seen Miss Dorothy Collins, who will
ract as head waitress, and the Misses
Mildred Fahnestock, Frances Colby,
carol Van Brunt Betty Price, Alison
Philips, Katherine Knapp Emily Gill
bert, Geraldine Boardman. Alice Ag-
new, Gertrude Hoyt, Margaret Met
calf Fayette Julia Shearer, Mary
.DSpenser, Katrina Van Dyke, Welles-
ley Davis. Katherine l. Boyd. Mary
Louise Deming and Dora HotchkisS-
Volunteer for Positions.
=. For several weeks these girls have
been taking lessons from their own ser
wants in how to present the most al
Turing service, for there is to be a keen
spirit of rivalry as to who will attain
the highest amount for funds received
at this source. Some of the debutante
recruits have volunteered for positions
In hotel dining rooms and restaurants
to acquire the true touch and deftneSS
of those who wear the white cap and
apron for livlihood.
Special attention will center about
he 10 of IA or
famous Frederick MacMonnies. 1t is
,one of his noted "BacchanteS" and is
,classed among the real works of art.
Another bit of sculpture which will be
eagerly sought is a bronze by Mrs.
Harry Payne Whitney. who has won an
international reputation by her work.
It is predicted that there will be spir-
.ited bidding which will amount into
considerable sums to gain possession OF
these two souvenirs.
Desire for Achievement.
=. The earnest desire for achievement
fair seems to be a reflection OF the pur-
pose of many of the younger women
OF society to adopt careers. One OF
these is Miss Celia Benjamin, daughter
tamin of 154 West SSth street. She has
taken to the stage in serious way and
has an important role in ''The kreutzer
Sonata"
Another convert to the lure of indus
try is Miss Elizabeth Merchant, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Huntington w. Merchant of
30 East 6Sth street. Betty. who Is one
of the most attractive members OF the
younger set, has taken a place as as
sistant in an old china and pottery shop
antique is a natural heritage Of Miss
Merchant as her mother was Eliza
beth H. Wolcott of Litchfield and she
was brought up among rare antiques In
the family homestead at that place:
Miss Merchant also is a descendant OF
Sir Thomas Talmage, one OF the pfo-
neers of this country, and she is kin
to Col. Benjamin Talmage of the White
Dragons. Five signers Of the Declara-
ton of Independence were affiliated
with the family, SO it is to be ex-
.pected that Miss Merchant readily
would recognize furniture and china OF
early American periods when she sees
them.
- Old Knickerbocker Families.
To old Knickerbocker families, one
of the most interesting entertain
urents of the spring was the Dutch
eageant given Thursday under the
auspices Of the historical department
of Town Hall. Descendants of the
early settlers of Manhattan took part
In the various tableaux. Mrs. John
. Kind Van Rensselaer, represented the
wife of PATRON Kiliaen Van Rensse-
laer in a historic wedding procession
and tableau. which brought the de-
Workers to Town Hall. The enter
tainment, held afternoon and even
ing, mark ed the 300th anniversary OF
:, the settling of Manhattan.
IAN interesting tableau showed the
purchase of Manhattan Island from
the Indians. Another showed Louis
sSchuyler Warren appearing as feter
= Minuet, while Chief Os-ke-Non-Ton
of the Mohawk tribe. famous sing
h I'd Fol
Mrs. Robert Erskine> Ely. who Is
y the former Fraulein Rudolphine
nSchefrer of Amsterdam, Holland. re.
cited in costume an ancient ballad OF
I'm Dutch and then in English. MIS-
u Ely formerly was a member OF the
- Royal Theater Of Holland.
nj Address on ToIerutfon.
=. Mrs. Van Rensselaer, in her part
" wore a headdress which was worn by
Original p5eSldiW1s Wsn i1ay Loon OF deiiu
n cred an address on federation" and
u dedicated two chairs in Town Hall IN
memory of the first white boy and
= girl born in Manhattan-Jean Vinge
ana Sara de Rapalte.
NJ There will be two weddings IN the
y whitney family within the next few
- - rAeka. Barbara, the daughter of the
Harry Payne Whitneys and ;I; gr;anSa. nd
come the bride of Barklie McKet
u Henry on June 25 in Westbury. Ions
=. island, and Joan, daughter OF thu
Pawn. Whitneys and granddaughtel
81 the late Secretary of State Johr
- Hay, will marry Mr.. Charles ShipmaI
" Payson of Portland. Me, on June
~ In Christ Church at Manhasset A.
. :. chapel, ] it will accommodate onl!
members of the families and rev
= ?, Intimate friends. but a large recep
y tion will follow at "Greentree' tn'