Evening star., 1924-08-31
Festivities of Labor Day
= Held Climax of GaySeason
New York Society Decides to Ignore Date
Usually Marking Curtain Fall Of
Summer Activities
Summer Activities.

NEW YORK. August so.-Although
.--bor day. as rule, marks the cur
*ain fall on social gayeties at the ex-
elusive resorts this year II will serve
merely to mark the climax OF sea-
son which has been by far the most
brilliant since the days before the war.
Because Of the early date of the holi-
day society has refused to ignore the
enchanting hours of Summer which re-
main before the brisk breezes and
chilly nights announce that Autumn
is about to come into its own. The
real march of New York society to-
ward this city. for a few days in town
before passing on TO Southland play
grounds. will not be gotten under way
before next week. In the meantime
the calendar is filled with entertain
nents.
: International Race n Feature.
One of the smartest events of Mon
day will be the international race at
Belmont Park. The. French wonder
horse, Epinard, is scheduled to show
what real speed means, and the Long
Island set, which includes number
of prominent horse folks, are anxious
to see the much -heralded foreign mar
vel in action. Guests from the vari-
Gus country estates, for which this
section Is famous, will attend. and
there will be series OF dinner dances
after the track contest has been de-
cided. The Turf and Field Club vii!
be the scene of several interesting par
ties: as many of the members have
arranged for luncheon before visiting
the paddock to inspect the thorough
breds bearing the colorS of some of
the guests.
Another affair which will be of great
interest to New York colonists is the
annual Labor day horse show of the
Myopia Hunt Club, to be held at
Hamilton, on the north shore of Mas
sachusetts. James w. Appleton, NJ.
F.. H., who is noted as a horseman on
two continents, is chairman of the
committee in charge of the show. The
hunters class will be the feature elias
sic. and several other numbers of al
most equal worth will be presented to
the gathering of prominent folks. This
will be the twenty eighth annual eX-
hibition staged by the club, and prom
tses to be among the best of its kind
ever offered.
Notable Wedding Ceremony.
A notable wedding of the late Sum
mer season on Long Island was cete-
brated today. when Miss Didi Haves
Mus became the bride OF La Motto
Turck Cohu. Both the bride and bride
groom are members Of the we'll known
Knickerbocker families, and their long
list of society friends extends to both
sides of the Atlantic.
Miss Muus is a daughtr of Mrs. Ann
Dorph Muus OF this city and Norway
Their town home is at 8 East Twelfth
street, while their country place is
at Locust Valley, Long Island. The
wedding took place at the Locust VAL
ley estate, and was followed by large
reception. The young people are to
spend part of their honeymoon In
European tour. where, according TO
the present plans, they will visit some
of Miss Mus noble relatives in Nor
way.
News of the betrothal of the couple,
which was announced earlier in the
Summer, came somewhat as sur
prise, as not even intimate friends nao
suspected that romance was buddins
in this particular quarter. Both OF
the young folks are extremely iona
OF boating, and maybe the moonlight
nights on the water had something
to do with their decision to link
hands for life.
This is Mr.. Cohu's second marriage.
His first wife was Miss Charlotte
Cuye 1t was a little more than
year ago that she died, and since that
time Mr.. Cohu has made his home
with his mother, whose city home is
The country place is located at East
Norwich. Long Island. Mr.. Cohu was
graduated from Princeton in the
rdass of 1917.
= Aaother Item in Social Budget.
/. Another item to be added to the
Summer social budget is announce
rnent of the engagement Of Miss
1;ertha Fahys Barclay, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Reginald Barclay of
last Seventy-eighth street. She is
70 be the bride of Wells Littlefield
Riley of this city. He is the son of
Airs. Henry Alsop Riley of 125 West
.Nnety-second street. Miss Barclay,
Svho is member of the Junior
League, and prominent among the
fecent debutantes, attended Miss
rPorters school at Pennington and
was graduated from Vassar College
In 1922 Mr.. Riley is a graduate of
the Columbia School of Mines, and
Served during the World War. No
wedding.
Costume Ball Ms Climax.
Although this has been the gayest
Summer that Newport has enjoyed In
many years, the real climax was re-
served for tonight when an elabo-
rate costume ball was held at the
Sandy Point farm of Mr.. and Mrs.
-.
initial large entertainment by this
couple since their marriage last year
and the first fete of this character
offered for the colonists in several
years. There were more than 500
quests present, among them being
members of the diplomatic corps and
many titled European visitors. The
setting for this dance was marked by
splendor seldom equaled In this re-
sort, renowned for magnificent enter
tanning. This evening there was also
another dance for members of the
smart set. This was the affair held
by Mr.. and Mrs. Paul FitzSimons
and in honor of Miss Marian Wickes,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Forsyth
Wickes, and Miss Edith Hit, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. r. S. Reynolds
Kit of Washington. Practically all
Of the members of the younger set
were present.
Members of the smart set who love
to dawdle along Fifth avenue on
sunny afternoons in the late Fall will
find zest added to their strolls when
they look in at a certain shop and
watch Mrs. Morgan Belmont, one of
New York's most charming society
matrons, presiding over the sale of
alluring gowns just imported from
Paris. This is the second time Mrs.
Belmont has stepped from the tea
table to the more Interior pursuits,
where the jingle of coin is heard In
reccmpense for time given. Her first
venture was in the motion picture
world, where she took part in the
away Down East film.
/. MRS. Belmont's Social Succexses.