San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-27
" Y. Society G1undees
Now Shun Spotlight
Bv CHOLLY KNICKERBoCKER


IA trust fund of S5,OOO,OOO, the prin.
cipal to be divided equally among his
children at his death. This would
mean Mrs. Cushing and the infant,
| Gloria Laura Vanderbilt, will each
receive $2,500,000. 1t is generally
understood in society that Mr.. Van
derbilt's widow will receive both the
town house and Sandy Point Farm
but nothing authoritative will be
known until the will is probatcd and
becomes public property.
STEWARDS AT SHORE.
The William Rhinelandcr Stew
arts are passing the autumn out
on Long Island in a historic cottage
| that stands at the waters edge ON the
Josh Cosdcn estate at Sands Point.
Mrs. Stewart, the former Laura Bid
die, who is a great beauty and is as
charming as she is pretty, was daily
attendant at Belmont Park, during the
racing season just closed.
1t is interesting 10 recall that the
| cottage which now houses viii" and
the former Laura Biddle was once the
summer home of Mrs. Lcwisohn, the
Edna May of Belle of New York +"
fame, and later served as a torrid sea-
son residence for Merdie Frazer Jelkc
during his probationary days in New
York society.
Mrs. Cosdcn is still abroad. but will
return in time TO join the smart
hcgira to Palm Beach. where she was
crowned last winter Queen Nell"
The Cosdcns have not only conquer
cd Mayfair, but they have made firm
friendships in what Cheslcy Richard
son would term the "only set" in New
York society.
Josh" Cosden should be-and prob
ably is-prOud of the fact that his new
friends are not fair weather friends.
The people of the theater are never
so happy as when hobnobbing with the
elect of Belgravia. And rubbing el
bows with the great ones OF the drama
affords the social Olympians a su
prcme thrill.
More and more the bond between So
cicty and the stage is growing strong.
err. The old prejudiccs are rapidly be.
ing swept aside. as was proven the
other evening at the reception and
dance given in honor of Noel Coward
IN the Fifth avenue stronghold of the
social ones, the Embassy Club. The.
golden horseshoe" was successfully
mixed with the footlights and. the
klieg lights at the supper dance, with
everyone pleasantly impressed with
everyone else. The party afforded
both society and the stage an oppor.
tunity to welcome back TO "Thp
States Lady Diana Manners. who is
still a ravishing beauty and who ar
rived at the Coward party with Der
tie Cruger, Mrs. J. Norman de r.
Whitehouse and Condo Mast.
ELECT OF STAGE.
Later they were Joined by Mrr.
George b. Post, once Irene Lang.
horne Gibson, daughter of the creator
Of the Gibson girl, Charles Dana Glib.
son and Mary Hoyt Wiborg, who has
the distinction of being one Of the
most intelligent women in New York's
smart set. Then there was dear Mrs.
Allen GOuverneur Wellman Frances
is always enchanted when shining in
the reflected glory of celebrities, be
they social or artistic) presiding over a
group that included Dick" Barthel-
mess. Gilbert Miller, Ethel Barrymors
and Michael Arlen. Nearby one noted
inseparables, Mercedes de Acosta
Poole Of the Social Register" and Eva
In Gallienne of who's Who in II,
Drama, - squirrel by Glenn Hunter.