Evening star., 1924-05-04

All liiS CITY are joining the CHI
dwellers-" as those who live in apart
ments have come to be known. OF
course, may of the suites cost as much
as country estate in the old days
OF aFistocracy. but the individuality
which marked the private residence.
with its huge portals and winding,
broad staircase. is wiped out. The
very servants are different The pom
Dous butler who opened the front
door was an institution bit of fam
lily furniture with the classmark in
dicated by the expanse OF his waist
coat; now it is a pert page who ad-
mits visitors to the elevator of the
gilded house of many inmates.
One OF the reasons given for this
change in the mode of abode is
the ever-increasing servant problem.
Even the highest of wages obtain.
but little assurance of stability and
scarcity of efficient household domes
tics have caused wrinkles in the broWS
of numerous society matronS whose
hoSpitalble habits are known on two
continents. The faithful retainer type
has practically vanished. Since the
outbreak of the war in Europe there
has been but little chance to replace
these treasured persons as they died
or retired. The solemn and well trained
English man-SerVant seems to have
deserted the hearthstone for musica.
comedy, for that is almost the on1s
place that he is seen nowadays.
OotSide the Home.
Still another cause for the transit
ton to the allotted number of rooms
and specified baths IS the trend that
is followed of entertaining outside
the home. Parties and dinners. small
and large. formerly held in the an.
ceStral halls. now are given in hotel
or restaurant. 1t is 50 convenient and
less bother, is the simply worded eX-
PLANTATION OF many hostesSes.
Then again, there is the inroad OF
business into the midcity residential
section to be considered. This ir-
resistible march of trade has forced
many occupants of 5th avenue man
sions to seek quarters elsewhere, and
almost without exception the wan
derGrS have adopted apart tment life.
Although the urge Of the country
club colony is felt by some, those
who are devoteeS of the social regime
hesitate to get far from the center
of things, especially during the sea
son. To own country home Is
quite the thing, all agree. but to live
there is quite another story Among
the most recent of those to depart
from the private dwelling is Mrs. c.
Vanderbilt Cross. who has sold her
fve-story residence at "a West 56th
street. The plans call for extensive
altera ton or the structure. which had
been Mrs. Cross home for many years.
and then it will become millinery
establishment. Mrs. Cross has de-
cidcd to abandon housekeeping. She
is now at the Hotel Netherlands
Business development on 56th street
hastened her decision.
Greater Exodus Predicted.
For many years Mrs. Benjamin
Brewster received and entertained at
her home, 695 5th avenue. A short
time ago she bought a large apart
ment at 7S0 Park avenue. Mrs. and
Mrs William Ross Proctor, whose
home has been at 80 East 39th street,
in the heart of huge building de-
velopment, have taken large apart
ment at $50 Park avenue. 1t is eX-
pected that the autumn will show
greater exodus along this line than
ever before.
The high degree of art attained by
certain members of society was en-
phasized with the closing of the reg
ular dramatic season of the Amateur
Comedy Club. 1t was the fortieth
anniversary OF the organization,
which recruits it's talent from ultra
circles. The play presented was a
Successful Calamity" and included
i'm the cast were Miss Grace Bris-
ted Philip Kobbe, Miss Katherine
Adams, Mrs. Henry NJ. Curtis, Pres
ton Moore, Benjamin Hoosland'
Harold W. Gould, John R Beecroft,
Edward Fales Coward Cyril S. But
Ter, Miss olivia d. johnson ana VIII
son Ashley Burrows.
Amateur Comedy Club.
Besides being a member OF the
Amateur Comedy Club, a high honor
In itself. Miss Bristed is one OF the
Junior League girls Her parents
are Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Astor Bris-
ted Miss Johnson is the daughter OF
owen Johnson, playwright and author.
Her grandfather is Robert Under
wood Johnson. author, critic and dip
lomat. Mr.. Coward was elected to
in 1885. He has appeared IN lso
narts His presentation of roles is
compared fayorably by reviewers
with many of the leading professional
actors.
Francis l.. Danforth is president of
the club: Dan Hinckley Arnold, vice
president; Arthur r. Townsend, sec
retary: Leonard Cultivate, treasur-
er, and $. Hinrnan Bird, assistant
treasurer.
one of the smartest military balls
OF the season will be that given by
Squadron A on Thursday, May B.
at the Biltmore Cascades. The dance
will mark the thirty-sixth annlVer-
sary of the organization. Brilliant
features will abound and the military
splendor which makes these occa-
sions so attractive will be observed
in full Among the patroncsSes are
Mesdames Frederic r Coudert, wal
dron p. Belknap. Henry Montague
Earl. William Howard Taft I'd; Eli
hu Root. william II. Wadhams Cor
neIius W. Wickersham, Edward Gould,
William d. Grim. Cornelius X Ag-
new, Ezra Prentice, Herbert snip
man and many others as well known
In the smart set.
Beaux Arts Students' Ball.
A frolic in which society took a
good bit Of interest was the Beaux
Arts Students ball, given here. dur
ing the early part OF the Week II
vas one OF those wee Sma hours
affairs, and the Bohemian touch,
which was suggested in the decora-
tions, was received with delight. ON
the walls were placed friendly carl
catures OF well known men. while q
uniuue punch bowl, fashioned by the
students of sculpture. occupied
place of honor.
With the young artists as thelr
guests were MIR. and Mrs. Edward
Field Sanford, jr; Mr.. and Mrs. John
Gregory and Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
B. Clarke
Spring weddings and engagements
continue to be among the leading
topics of interest. This is especially
true of the announcement of the be-
trothal of Miss Maude r. Miner of
CT Park avenue and Mr.. Alexander
NJ Hadden. Miss Miner is the daugh-
ter of Mr. James Miner, while Mr..
Hadden is a son of the late Mr.. and
Mrs. John A. Hadden and a member
of one of New York's oldest families.
Mr.. Hadden was known information
ally as totillon leader when that
graceful figure dance was in vogue.
He was prominent at such events
held in the homes of the Astors, Van
derbilts and Mills and other families
o.,,aIl1, monument He lives at 1877