Evening star., 1925-11-15
Gentleman Riders Listed
I In Horse Show Ring Events
New York Society Eagerly Anticipating One o4
I Most Brilliant Affairs of Early
i Season.

series of concerts to be given In this
city by Prince Alexis Obolensky. the
Russian singer The first of these
entertainments will be given at the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Vincent Astor
The princes brother, Prince Serge
Obolensky, was married to Miss Muriel
Astor, the sister of Mr.. Astor, last
year.
AS Prince Obolensky plans to remain
in this country for at lease two
months. there will be a number Of
brilliant entertainments in his honor.
He is we'll known here among the So
ciety leaders and has made host or
friends by his charming personality.
He is an ardent devotee of horseback
riding and will be one of the central
figures among the guests at the horse
show.
While here the prince also will be
a guest of the Duchess of Rutland,
who is to remain with her daughter,
Lady Diana Manners, in this city for
some weeks The duchess will also
take an active part in the exclusive
social program and will attend the
opera several times, as she is a great
admirer of music. Another host OF
Prince Obolensky will be Prof. Auer,
former member of the faculty of the
Conservatory of st. Petersburg.
Smart Set ConfrOnts Romance.
Romance is ever busy in society,
as is shown by the engagement of
Barrymore Gaddess. Both of the young
folk are popular members of the smart
set. Miss Hager is the daughter of
the late Mrs. Trowbre1ge Hager and
niece of Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund ..
Trowbridge of 10 East Seventy seventh
street. The announcement of her en-
gagement was made amid romantic
settings, it being at the reception fol-
lowing the wedding of her cousin. Miss
Barbara Trowbrbidge, to John ]. P.
Murphy. Until recently Miss Hager
attended Miss Benefits School, at
Millbrook, n. Y.
In 1921 Mr.. Gaddes was graduated
from Yale, where he was manager of
the foot ball team during his senior
year. At present he is engaged in
business on the west coast of Mexico.
Another important engagement is
that of Miss Francis Leverich Riker
to Clifford Cochran Ewing. She is the
daughter of Mrs. Clark. wife of DIR.
A. Schuyler Clark of 161 East Sixty
fifth street. Mr.. Ewing is the son
of Mr.. aund Mrs. Thomas Ewing of
45 East SiXty-fifth street. The late
oOiiil L. INlhcI Was the ldlllcl VI MISS
Riker and she is the granddaughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Riker and
the late Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E.
Leverich. She was introduced into
society here last Winter and took a
prominent part in many of the smart
affairs given for charity.
Mr.. Ewing is grandson of the late
General and Mrs. Thomas Ewing and
of the late Mr.. and Mrs. William
Francis Cochran. He will graduate
from Yale next June. His sister, Miss
Ellen Ewing, is one of this seasons s
debutantes. Another sister is Mrs.
Newbold Noyes of Washington. and
his brothers are Thomas Ewing, jr,
William Sherman and Byard Ewing
No date has been set for the wedding.
Notable Wedding Announced
A notable wedding was celebrated
today when Miss Lisa Gilman Todd
became the bride of George Eliot
Leighton in the chapel of the Fifth
Avenue Presbyterian Church. Owing
to the death last June of Miss Todd s
father, the late Prof. Henry Alfred
Todd, of Columbia University, only
few relatives and intimate friends
ing the ceremony in the home of the
brides mother, Mrs. Henry Alfred
Todd, at $50 Park avenue.
Miss Todd is the granddaughter of
Mrs. John F. Gilman of Baltimore and
a sister of Mrs. Allen Dulles of Wash
ington. She is a member of the Junior
League of New York.
Mr.. Leighton is the son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Bridge Leighton of this
city and Monadnock, N. Fl. He is a
member of the Harvard Club of Boston
and Of the Harvard and the Racquet
and Tennis clubs of this city.