Evening star., 1924-03-02

ciety is preparing to make gesture
toward observance of Lent, the hushed
hours and somber nights which once
were part of the penitential season
have been relegated to the same dusty
discard which holds the sackcloth and
ashes. Each year. for the last decade,
has seen the restrictions on social
activities grow less exacting until this
period really has become little
season during which the smaller en-
tcrtainmentS are held. And the prin-
ripal reason for this abatement in
the gay round Of events Is because of
thc absence from town of so many
members of the smart set, who are to
be found at the winter resorts. Prac-
tically the only ones to perform PEN
ance are those who have danced too
much or partake too freely or the
epicurean repastS during the winter
4 great change has taken place in
the attitude of society toward Lent
since the days which preceded the
world war. Time was when the fur-
niture was Shroudad. curtains drawn.
md servants appeared IN Sao coloreu
livery with dawn of Ash Wednesday,
Dcmure debutanteS shut their lips 10
bonbors. fathers and mothers s'aiea
the wine cellars and rowing blades o.
sons foreswore entlclne games VI
chance, as appropriate methods OF de-
vout sacrifice for the forty days pre-
ceding Easter Balls. receptions and
teas were not to be thought OF: EVEN
an occasional visit to the theater was
frownel upon. Creed paid no rulms
part in the procedure, II was a GUS
tom which marked social worth
One Of the quaint I-enten features
which has survived the pulleuns VI
war, flapperism and other ul'er T,,i =
Influences is the sewing class. rms
came into being many years ago anu
is modelled on the old English plan OF lne
times when the girls OF the you,ise,
set and dignified matronS workeu on
tambour frames and samplers lor .ie
benefit of sweet charity. There aLs
several Of these in New YORK Wni.h
hold meetings to carry on the WoIh;
tuesday morning until Easter-tlde
there will be gatherings OF tie Sina a.
Ienten sewing class organlzeo oS me
clothing committee of st. Lukes nos
rital The schedule is as follows 10
be held at homes of various meinpers
ON March II, Mrs. Walton MaTd,n. o,,
Turtle Bay, garden. den HoSard I2S EaS: 6 Rob Rob.
bins. the Deanery, Amsterdam aye
nur and 10th street: March 20. MIS-.
Charles n Dickey. 81 East olst stree;
.Npril /. Mrs. t'rederiGi,k e. !tIs MrS 10 Ed
ward Z. Eurch. 12S East list StIee.'
APRIL -. Mrs. Nicholas Murray butier'
Go Morningside Drive: At.
The clothing committee OF TINS Or
canization consists OF NJ: ME- Eaward e.
Eurch vice chairman; Mrs. Darwin L.
Kingsley secretary. ~
mother class of prominence IN SO
ciety is that affiliated Win ihs a,.ai of
81 John the Divine. The first OF .ne
r"r,tings will be held March IL at the
home Of Mrs. stephen Z. oiarh, 40
East 10th street others WIZ ~
,I,,e at the town residence OF Mrs.
I"mes Muhlenberg Bailey, Mrs. NAL
:rr Jennings and Mrs. George "hlt-
ncy. 80 ba boSt-
eases to the social service commIiI;s,e
nj thc Harlem Hospital are MRS. WI
linn A Greer. Mrs. James W. Geraru'
Mrs' II Kierstede Hudson ana Mrs.
Lewis Iselin. ,,,,, ,ri,, he
beid at the Ritz-Carltor Tuesday un-
der the auspices of the New 1orh
auyiliary of the Southern lndusttiai
Educational Association. lnls t tar
been a feature of Shrove TuesdaS 10, .oa
yrars in New York, and enllsts the
support Of prominent members Oh So
4 group Of girls. attired in cos
TUNES Of the old days in soutnern 50
tj.ty will serve on the deputante
committee. They will he under the
dsrection of Miss Marjorie Cleyelaist'
and will include Miss Carolyn r. Nc
Co>n. Miss Barhara Tsn L s1an hooRfr Rire Miss Miss
j
constance Banks. Miss Katharine
Brodhead, Miss Katharine Kelley, Miss
Helen Bronson, Miss Louise ftlScoe'
Miss Marjorie Hughes, Miss Grace
Julia Dwight. Miss Josephine Reeve.
Miss Helen Coppell Miss Katharine
Leslie. Miss Dora Hotehkiss; Miss va
lcrie Vernam. Miss Betty Eeardsie!'
wetter. Miss olivia Sterner: Miss
Emily Wright, Mrs. John II; TWinins
and Mrs. William John Warburton. =,
The main ballroom of the Ritz will
IL. decorated in keeping with me
carnival spirit of the evening. South
oln smtlax. variocolored streamers
and balloons will add to the Mardi
Gras atmosphere. \ number OF art
ists prominent III Broadway theatricais
have offered their services.
The officers of the association are
Mrs. Aleernon Sidney Sullivan. who
for almost half century has led the
grand march at the annual charlty
ball held early in January each year.
vice president: Mrs. Helen Hartley
Jenkins. second vie PRESIDENT: Mrs.
Living gston Rove Schuyler. third vice
president: Mrs. ]. Lowrie Bell. fourth
vice president: Mrs. Henry W. Chap
rell. recording "ec1 etary; Mrs. Robert
l.. Niles, corresponding secretary, and
Mrs. Juan CeballOs. treasurer.
The third annual series of three
ranged for March IA, Il and 23 at
Sherry's, with an amateur cabaret al
midnight under the direction of Miss
May Leslie. These affairs are among
the most interesting o: the many
dances scheduled for Lent. The parties
ere called Three Trips to Foreign
Parts" The Ports of Destination" .
will he announced later. Miss Mar
iiorie Cleveland, who is the head and
front of most of the affairs arranged
by the younger set for charity. also /
Ia eadS this committee. and associated |
with her are Miss Carolyn Frances
IMcCoon and Mrs. Fenton Taylor.
Among those who will appear in the ,
Miss Katharine Brodhead. Miss Emily |
Wright. Miss Olivia Sterner, Miss
iKatharinc Kelley. Miss Ann kiese- /
iwetter. Miss Katharine Leslie. Miss
Betty Beardsley. Miss Dorothy Brown. .
Miss May. Miss Georgette Yeomans and
others. !
The proceeds will go to Jacob \. ,
iRis settlement, at As Henry street ,
(which is the second oldest settlement .
in New York.
"The spinsters" of the Spence Alum
mae Society will give the first Of a Sc
nies of subscription dances on Monday
iat the Ritz-Carlton Miss May Leslie
is coaching a cabaret. which will be
a feature, under the direction of Miss
Margaret Stout. The dates for the
other dances are March 10. II and "a. !
Mrs. ]. J. Hudson Hyde is chairman
of the spinsters, Miss Margaret Stout, !
Miss Nina Chattillon, Miss Rosemary
'HolIister, Miss Betty Condor. Miss
Adele S. Kelley. Miss Etheldreda Sea-
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