Evening star., 1925-09-06
Society No Longer Quits
Shore After Labor Day
Many Gay Functions Still on Calendar and
Smart Set Remains Until Late In
September Nowadays

NEW YORK, September 5.-That
time -honored custom of returning TO
town directly after Labor day rapidly
is falling into diSfavor with the smart
set. In bygone years, when the debu-
tante, in trailing skirts and paraSol,
demurely paraded the beach, with a
tlmid hand on the arm of a high-col-
Jared escort. the dance on Labor day
night spelled finis to the season, no
matter how high the moon or torrid
the weather. Those who remained
behind at the resorts were regarded
as ''pokey" or lacking in social en-
gaSements. Longing glances often
were cast at turquoise skies and gilt
tering waves, but the universal de-
cree was firm for returning to the
town house.
Now, how things are changed. Does
the bobbed. hair deb" weep in the
solitude of her boudoir as she folds
her sport clothes on an early Septem-
Der day and prepares to follow dutifully
the procession back to New York? She
does not. In fact, she is probably or
derinG some fetching new outht for
an outdoor event which is scheduled
10 take place in the middle or the
month. When will she go homeI ON,
most any time that suits her fancy,
which generally is governed by the
condition of the, weather. II IL rains
and the time drags, then back to town
she flies for relief. But if the days
remain fair. it is safe to say that II
may be early October before she ap
pears about the tea tables of Park
avenue or Fifth avenue to recount
her conuuests of the previous sum-
mer.
Newport Still Gay.
Take Newport as an example. Inc
annual Gold Mashie competition, one
of the smarteSt affairs OF that ultra
exclusive resort, which was played on
the ideal links built by 1. SuHern
Tailor. would have been held in mid
September had it not been for con-
flict with the national tournament.
There is no doubt that this period
will be selected for the match next
wear. AT Beverly and Bar Harbor,
where the New York set is so well
represented, the same conditions OBJ
tain.
With this trend of the times in view,
some of the social wiseacres are pre-
dieting that New York society soon
will follow the ideas which have ruled
in London, where very few of the
well-known folk are seen in town be-
fore October is on the wane.
Just at present much interest is be-
ing manifested in the Washington Irv-
ing pageant which is to be given in
Westchester County on the evenings of
September IS and 10, at the Sleepy
Hollow Club. The Washington Irving
Memorial Association is completing the
final plans, which have been in prepa-
ration for months.
The pageant. of a literary and his
torical character. will be divided into
six episodes, each of which viii repre-
sent period in the writings of Wash
ington Irving. Each episode will be
allotted to a nearby town.
Early Indian Period.
Hastings-on Hudson will present the
early Indian period, under the direc-
tion of Mrs. Albert Shaw. chairman,
and Mrs. r. H. Shreve. vice chairman.
Irvington will give the Sunnyside
episode under the direction of Mrs.
Henry V. d. Black, chairman. The
legend of Sleepy Hollow will be given
by Tarrytown. with Mrs. Homer
Foote, jr.. as chairman.
Ossini. the Moorish period. under
Mrs. John l. Kane, chairman, and
Mrs. Henry Stillman. vice chairman.
The Rip Van Winkle legend will be
presented by residents of Scarborough
and Briarcliff, with Mrs. S. F. Streit
as chairman and Mrs. Frank A. Van
derlip as vice chairman.
George Miles is the general pageant
director and manager, while the eX-
ecutive committee includes Mrs.
Henry V. d. Black, chairman; Mrs.
Howard Carroll, first vice chair