Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-27

i NEW YORK, October 26.-Monday
I might New Works social season will be
formally opened with the premiere at
the Metropolitan Opera House. This
always is one of the most brilliant
events of the year in New York and Is
attended not only by representatives OF
practically all of New York's socially
prominent families. but by members OF
the fashionable worlds in Washington,
Boston, Chicago and other cities. Mem
bers of the diplomatic corps. titled for
eigners, State and Federal officials also
will be among those in attendance in
the parterre tor Golden Horseshoe, as
it is known, the grand tier boxes and
in the orchestra. The Opera Club,
which occupies rows of seats on the
grand tier level on the Fortieth street
side. also will be out in force.
There are few changes In the owner
ship of boxes at the opera, which again
opens under the management OF Giullo
Gatti-CasaZZa. Another year, or at the
most two. will find opera transferred
from the present building to the one to
be built in the great Rockefeller center
of art, music and fashion from Forty
eighth to Fifty-first street and from
Fifth to Sixth avenue.
The most notable change in the par
terre is box No. /. which heads the list
late Mrs. Ogden Goelet. The box now
is in the name of her daughter. the
Duchess of Roxburghs. the former Miss
Mae Goelet. While the name Goelet
disappears from the head of the list,
1t is not eliminated from the parterre,
for another OF the family, Mr.. Robert
Walton Goelet. will have box No. "a.
which will be occupied by Mrs, Henry
Morgan Tilford on Mondays and Thurs-
days and by Mr.. Charles G. Meyer on
Fridays.
Others In High Society
Registered as Box Holders.
Box No. S, owned by the estate OF
Mr.. George Peabody Wetmore, has
some changes. Mrs George Mesta will
have it on the opening night and on
odd Mondays.
Mr.. and Mrs william r. Dewart will
have the Aston box, No. 7. on the OPEN
ing night and on odd Mondays, Mr..
Van Rensselaer, Pryn will have It on
Fridays.
Mrs. William Watts Sherman trans
fers from box No. S to No. IS, owned
by Miss Georgine Iselin. Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank v. Storrs will have box No. ID
on the opening night and on odd Mon
days.
Mrs. j. Sergeant Cram, after an OBJ
Sence Of several years, returns to the
parterre and will have the H. Edward
Manville box, No. II, on Friday eve
nings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Leflngwell will
make their initial appearance as box
holders in No. 81. Vincent BendiX, an
other newcomer, has taken the late
Elbridge T. Gerry box, No. %, for the
Thursday evening performances. Mr..
Bendix is from Chicago and purchased
not long ago the famous Potter Palmer
place on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago.
He also has a,home In this city.
Most Of the representatives Of the
famous families of New York, whose
names have long been associated with
the Golden Horseshoe, will be in their
accustomed places again this season.
j. p. Morgan has the central box, No.
IS, and the dowager Mrs. Vanderbilt
will as usual have box No. 81 and Mrs
=. H. Hartman No. Q. Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt again win have, box No. 8
with Mrs. M: Orme Wilson and Mrs z.
Reeve Merritt Archer NJ. Huntington
and Arthur Curtiss James retain No, IL.
Mrs. George Henry Warren viii be
IN No. 10, r. Fulton Cutting and Mrs.
John T. Pratt have box 81; the James
B. Clews. Kingdom Gould and Mrs.
Thomas II. Gillespie will be In box IL.
william Fahnestock and George F..
Baker will hate No. 10. Mrs. Whitelaw
Ee10 Will nave DoX 70. MrS. WAIlam
Bayard Cutting will have No. % and
Mr.. and Mrs. z. H. Hutton will have
the w. Seward Webb box, %, on the
opening night and on Mondays.
Brides-to Choose
Wedding Attendants.
Miss Marjorie Coe. daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. e. Holloway Coe, of this city
and Hewlett, Long Island, has chosen
her attendants for her marriage to
Daniel L. Monroe, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
ROLAND q. Monroe of 953 Fifth avenue,
November 20. in Trinity Church. Hew-
lett. The ceremony will be performed
by the rector, Rev. Alan Evans, jr. A
reception will take place at the Coe
residence.
Miss Coe will have her sister, Miss
Betty Coe, as maid of honor; Mrs. Rich
ard Robinson, Mr.. Monroe's sister,
as matron of honor. Her bridesmaids
will be Miss Bertha Coe, another sister,
and Miss Betty Smith, Miss Betty
Walker, Miss Jean Wood, Miss Jean
Donald, Miss Mabel Bloodgood, Miss
Isabelle Stiger and Miss bonita Fer
guson.
The best man and uShers will be an
nounced on the return from Europe of
Mr.. Monroe, who will arrive in New
York on October 20 on the Olympic.
Miss Coe was graduated from Miss
Walkers School in Simsbury, Conn.,,