Evening star., 1926-02-07
Other Betrothais of Interest

Other Betrothais of Interest.
Nlr. and Mrs. Robert Kelly Prentice
IF 164 East SiNty-fourth street and
'olebrook, Conn, announced on the
same day the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Carolyn Emma Prem
tice. to Erwin PruNn son of the late
John V. l.. Pruyn. and of Mrs. Ham
llJon l.. Hoppin. of ll6 East Sixty
third street.
Miss Prentice is graduate of
Brearley School and is a member of
The Junior League, and since her de-
hut three years ago has been a lopu-
tar member of the younger set.
Mr.. Pruyn attended St Pauls
school at Concord. y. H.. and was
Eraduated from Harvard in 1918.
After serving in the Army he took
his law degree at the Harvard Law
school in 1927 and was admitted to
he New York bar in 1922. He is IA
member Of the Union and Harvard
'lubS.
on his mothers side Mr. Pruyn is
descended from the ErVingS of New
York and Manursing Island and of
he Van Rensselaer, line of Albany.
The Prentices and PruynS also We're
}nng identified with Albany. where
Ezra p. Prentice. Miss Prentice's
-.reat- grandfather. occupied his fine
state Mount Hope. The wedding
viii form another link between two
Id American families which have
cen associated III the social and
,usiness life of the State for genera
ions, and which. III fact are already
listantly related
No date has been set for the we'd
ling.
The engagement OF Miss Marion
ADAMS. daughter of Mrs J. Henry
Adams. 10 Abbot L. N"lfdI. son of
Mrs r. Burnham Moffat Of - East
~iXty-siXth street. was announced
Al a reception given q few days ago
pv Mrs. Gordon Page al her home.
l22 East Eighty-Secund street Miss
Adams. who is Il daughter Of the
late i. Henry Adams. is d graduate
If Medford Academy. and is a mem
ler of the junior class at Nassar. Mr..
Moffat is a son of the late +. Burn
ham Noffat. He was graduated from
Harvard in 1923, and will complete
nis law course at Columbia this year.
Ebb and Flow of Smart Set.
Although the days are past when
society here was measured by the
900" mark. there still exist several
interesting customs by which the ebb
md flow of the smart set is gagged.
one of these is the periodic eStab-
fishing of the exact center of the
..Iy's fashionable area. At present
il has been determined as spot in
%ixty-cighth street. midway between
Madison and Fifth avenues This
delicate hit of alignment is accom-
plShed by the Social Register. one
If the accepted standards in naming
geo is who in the far-reaching
- ,chcS of society.
15f- north he accented TERRITORY
rf smar- folks extend to 149th street,
While the downtown frontier is set al
seventh street. There iS a large per
rentage of the noted families of the
.-ountry living within this radius, and
he wealth that they represent would
make the prOVerbial kings ransom
look like small change.
Within the last year it is estimated
tl,at the social center has moved di
iectly north for two blocks, while in
previous years it progressed in the
same direction at the rate OF one
block every IL months.
According to experts, the continu-
ally growing popularity of Park ave
nue.. the houses and apartments OF
which are the scenes of so many
smart events, and the increasing
drift to Sutton place and other col
onieS in the vicinity OF the East
With its lure of Riverside Drive, from
Incoming the recognized leader in
abodes of the social great. Ten years
ago il seemed inevitable that the
western territory of the city would
ast a permanent spell on those seek
ing fashionable homes. Stald old
Park avenue, however, saved the
day
Junior League GIee Club Feature.
ANYTHING which is undertaken by
The Junior League. besides having par
ti,.illar attraction for society, Is pre-
scnted with a finality of worth Whlch
is highly distinguishing. ThlS Is eSpe-
cially true of the annual concert OF lne
Junior League Glee Club, to be held
in the ballroom of the Colony Club on
February 10. Among the SololstS VIII
nppear Miss Leopoldine Damrosch, one
of the most talented members of the
organization and who has won fame
on the concert stage.
This is the fifth season Of the Junior
T>eague Glee Club, and this is the
fourth musical production offered IN
this city Previous concerts have at
lained such a degree of success that
il is predicted the program now under
preparation will rank among the best
achievements of this brilliant season.
To insure perfection in every detail re-
hearsals We're begun in November at
the Junior League Club, and have been
faithfully attended since that time by
those who have places in the cast.
one of the rules most rigidly enforced
is that no excuses, aside from Illness
or other serious cause, are accepted
for absence. Social engagements are
not allowed to interfere with re-
hearsals and the results are expected
20 more than justify the means.
The carefully selected program will
include "Serenade." kountz: Lover
and His Lass" Clough -Leighter, In
The Garden" Schurman: Lula by, ,"
.,,.,hp,s. .'1Aapx Home" DVorak.