Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10

NEW YORK, April 9.-Only one
member of the Vanderbilt family thai
owned more houses on Fifth avenue
than any other members of New
York society, now remains on tbs
fashionable thoroughfare, which rap
idly is giving way TO Park avenue
where the exclusive set is now liv
ing in apartment houses. Mrs. vii
: liam X. Vanderbilt, I'd. has just sold
her famous residence at 666 Fifth
avenue, which adjoined that of her
father-inlaw, the late William Is.
Vanderbilt, at $50 Fifth avenue. Both
OF these houses have been the scenes
In the past of some of the most not
able entertainments held i'm the city.
Tt was in one of these houses the IA
nous Vanderbilt ball of more than 81
years ago was given and in the same
house that the reception was held
following the wedding Of Miss Con-
suelo Vanderbilt TO the Duke Of Mari
borough.
Other entertainments OF almost
equal note have been given there The
last large function was the reception
following the wedding of Miss Con-
suelo Vanderbilt to Earl Z. T. Smith,
"a year ago last January. The late w
X. Vanderbilt home at $50 Fifth ave
nue., was torn down some months
ago and now Mrs. William X. Van
derbilt, Cd, has sold her house and
moved into an apartment at $50 Park
avenue.
The only Vanderbilt remaining on
the Avenue is Brig. Gen. Cornelius
Vanderbilt at Fifth avenue and Fifty
first street, the twin house of his
aunt, Mrs. Henry White, which has
been torn down The old Vanderbilt
chateau at Fifty-seventh and Fifty
eighth streets. has gone, and others OF
the Vanderbilt family who have sold
their houses are Mrs. Hamilton Mex.
TwonsY, Mrs w. Seward Webb, Mr.
Frederick w. Vanderbilt and Mrs. FL
lot P Shepard, who died a few years
ago.
Mrs. Vanderbilt, I'd, has purchase
three floors in a cooperative dwelling
on Park avenue. Her house on Fifth
avenue was erected in 1906 and occu
pies a. plot 60xl00 feet 1t was valued
at $1,000. 000. The house will be leased
for business purposes. but will pre-
serve the facade and the more impor-
tant of the elaborate interior decor0-
lions.
One Of the Spring engagements
which has attracted an unusual amount
of attention in society is that of Miss
Dorothy Louise Macready, daughter
of Mrs. Robert Ashton Macready Of
Florham Park, n. j.. and $40 Park
avenue. Miss Macready is the fiancee
of Francis Van Wyck Mason, son Of
Mrs. Francis Payne Mason of 100 East
Sixty-third street.
Miss Macready is a granddaughter
of the late William Kemp. She is
graduate of Miss Mason's School, Tar
rytown, and a member of the Junior
League.
Mr.. Mason is a graduate Of Harvard,
: class of -. During the World War
he served overseas with the 10th Divi-
sion. He is a member of the Harvard
Clubs of this city and Boston. His
grandfather, Mr.. Frank Fl. Mason.
was consul general at Paris and Ber-
lin from 1886 to 1913. The wedding
will take place in the Autumn.
Invitations have been issued by Mr..
ar Mrs. Frederick Stapley Wonham
of Rackledge, Rye. for the wedding Of
their daughter, Miss Dorothy Bessie
Wonham, and Robert Dodge Merrill,
son of Mr. and Mrs glohn Leonard
Merrill OF SO East SixtSs-sixth street,
this city, on wednesday, April 20, at
Christ's Church. Rye. The ceremony
will be performed by Right Rev. Ed
ward Campion Acheson, coadjutor
bishop of Connecticut. assisted by
Rev. Townsend Henshaw, rector of
Christ's Church.
Miss Wonham has chosen Mrs.
Riley Miles Gilbert of New York as
her matron of honor and Miss Barbara
Wey of Rye as maid of honor. The
other attendants viii be Mrs. John
IL Iselin, jr., and Miss Alice Gardiner
of New York, Mrs. Bayard w. Read OF
Rye, Mrs. w Stapley Wonham of
Greenwich, Miss Marie Martin of New
Rochelle and Mrs. Mary j. Lamme, jr.,
of Rye.
Mr.. Merrill will have his brother.
John Leonard Merrill, jr., as best man.
The ushers will be George S. Piper,
Jason z. Billings, Harold w. Scott
and c. Francis Smithers, all of New
York; w. Stapley Wonllam of Green
witch, brother of the bride; Harold S.
Bond of Rye, Frederick Frelinghuysen
of Princeton. n. j., and Alfred K
Fricke of Passaic.
The wedding will be followed by a
reception at Rockledge, the home of
\ the brides parents.
Although many chill winds still
blow over land and sea before the
bright days of Summer settle over the
la9d, arrangements already are under
way for the vacation season. From
Newport comes the announcement
that Mr.. and Mrs George T. Brokaw
of this city again have rented Beach
Mound, the Benjamin Thaw villa over
looking Baileys Beach, that rendez-
vous Of the social elect. They viii oc.
cupv this notable edifice for the
4 season.
Last Summer they also occupied the
Thaw estate and although ii was their
N first season at Newport, Mr. and Mrs.
n Brokaw were among. the most active
a Of the entertainers.
Mrs. Benjamin Thaw, owner of
Il Beach Mound, where Miss Muriel Van
4 derbilt was married to Mr.. Frederic
+ Cameron Church, jr., two seasons
ago, is in Paris. Mr.. and Mrs. Bro
kaw spent part Of the Winter at Ber-
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