Evening star., 1924-10-12
New York Social Set Plans to
Enjoy Annual Horse Show
Smart Event, to Be Inauguarted Tomorrow. VIII
Be Marked by Dinners. Dances and
Coming-out Parties
Coming-out Parties

show, that srinrt event which will
call society back TO town in full
force, is to open here Monday AS in
former years, the affair will take
place in Squadron A A-nory, Ninety
fourth street and Park avenue, and
will be marked by Series of dinners,
dances and ccming-out parties The
features which have been prepared
will exceed those offered in savera.
years The show viii continue for a
week.
At the Park avenue end of the
building there will be replica of
the Washington homestead at Mount
Vernon, which Will keep open house
during the exhibition. Tea will be
Served by b4Vy Of debutantes, at
tired il colonial costumes, covered
with dainty white aprons Among
those who viii vend the steaming
soucncng for the benefit of ex-seryfce
men are Misses Beth Evans, Rather
Inc Adams. Marjorie Hughes. Doris
I4aidlow, Dolores Garlic, Elizabeth
Armstrong, Harriet Camao, Louisa
wilson, Betty Beardslsy, Blanch
StrebeIgh, MUriei Dundas. Janet
Lloyd and Glare Barclay
An especially interesting, list of
enl~ies haS been recorded, including
thoro th1r"o&. in all classes Of
horses, with an unusual array OF the
Lypts which have d particular appeal
for rse folks, including some
world renowned hunters
List of Patronesses
Among the patronesses for the lead
ing social feature OF the show are
Mrs. Edward MVickar, Mrs. William
\. Vanderbilt. Miss Maud ygetmore.
Mrs. Coffin Van Rensselaer,, Miss
Fanny Cottenet, Mrs.. James H Sears
and Mrs. John Durano The patrons
include DR.. Robert Able, Major Lor-
riiard spencer, stephen H Pell and
Col. Henry Breckenridge.
While the show opens a montf,
earlier than ever before it is felt
that this viii add 10 ne interest as
Kate September ard early October
seem to have come into favor as the
period for horse events. Well known
riders and drivers Of the smart ses
VIII be Sen III the ring.
The e cutive committee having the
horse show in charge is composed or
T. Lawrence Smith, chairman, John
McF. Bowman. vice chairman: Ma
Gen. Allen, William du Pont, Robert
Fa!rbairn an1 Charles D. Lanier.
The annual horse snow is an insti-
tuition with New York society Be
fore the days Of the automobile, when
The tandems and four-in-hands tooIed
N''' "a a tfl -aAtl.uf's the exhibitions
attracted admirers from all over the
world. Thr boxes were filled with
women social leaders in costly furs
ana wearing fortunes in gems. Just
before the war the show lost SOM.
of is popularity, bat within the last
two years 1t hes resumed the former
place in the picture OF leading social
attractions Il the early season
TinGe of Wartime Rona-rr.
An engagement which has = ft-rr.er
ing tinge OF wartime romano is that
ot Miss katherine Davis Exton. who
is a member OF the junior League
and daughter Of Mrs. Frederick En-
ton Of l01U Madison avenue. She will
be married 70 Ludlow SeEuine Bull
late in November. Miss Exton at
tended the Misses Masters School at
DobbS ftFry and made her debut sew
eTal years ~go Both Miss Exton and
Mr.. BUll served overseas during the
World War
Ar. Bull was graduated from Yale
IN 1907 and received the degree of
fh. d. from the University of Chicago.
he IS attached tC the Egyptian de
pa-tment of the METROPOLITAN Mu
scum, where his work IN this branch
OF science has attracted considerable
atteEt'cn. He is a member Of the
Union. Racquet and Tennis and Uni
Nersity cubs. Mr. Bull is son or
the ia,e Dr. Charles Stedman Bull AMI
q grandson of the late Frederick ].
klhSsbury OF Waterbury. Many af-
fairs viii hc given in honor of Mis-
.1Aton by her friends OF the Junior
League
Countess on Annual Visit.
The Countess of Granard and her
children, the Hon. John Forbes and
the Ladies Aof~a and Eileen Forbes.
have arrived from England to nav
their annual visit 10 the countess
iather. CSden Mills. They are now
with him at his magnificent estate at
StaalsburE, y. l.. and VIII remain
there throughout the greater part OF
Jhr Fall. The 1ensth Of their stay has
not been settled as Vet, but usually
the countess remains for the early
part OF the winter season and enters
Into the social .tce of the city by Civ
ing II nurt6,r of small but charming
dinner ant ddEcts. Her mother. the
ate A-'s. of"e:i Ms, was one of New
forkS T. st Dri.Iiant entertainers. and
her dinners ant dances for wears;
were fea atCrcs o. ->aw GorI's social
life.
The countess is the twin sister OF
Mrs Henry Carnegie Phipps. who
came over on the same boat with her
Mills, recently was married at Mar
ragansett Pier to Mrs. Dorothy Ran
Gulph Fell
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Shipman Pay
son, who went abroad shortly after
the wedding. July 8. at Manhasset,
which Mrs. Paysou's parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Payne Whitney, gave her as
wedding gift. have returned. Mrs
Payson was Miss Joan Whitney and
is one of the most popular of the
younger members Of the Long Island
set. She e a granddaughte OF the
late John Hay. former Secretary of
State I'd Ambassa dor to the Court
of st. James, also Of William G. Whit
ney, Secretary Of the Navy under
President Cleveland
Mrs. Payson's cousin, Mrs. Barklie
Mckee Henry. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry. Payne Whitney is still
in Europe with her husband, the
popular Barklie Mckee Henry, who
was captain of this years Harvard
varsity eight. Mrs. Henrys mother.
Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney, recently
returned from Europe. where she
visited them. Mr. and Mrs. Whitney
have been spending a few days in
Newport with Mrs. Whitney's mother,