Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-26
AutumnSeasOn NewYOrk
Formally Opens Tomorrow
metropolitan Opera Offering Classed Outstanding
Society Event of Year-Tuxedo Ball Leads
in Honoring Debutantes.

NEW YORK, October rs. While
there have been q number of large en-
ornaments already given In and
around New York, including several
0ebutante parties at estates on Long
Island in September, and the annual
Tuxedo Ball tonight at the Park, the
formal opening of New York's social
season takes place Monday with the
premiere at the Metropolitan Opera
House. This is the outstanding social
event OF the year and undoubtedly the
most brilliant held in this country.
The boxes Of the parterre row or
golden horse show as 1t is called-will
be filled with prominent persons from
cities In this country, distinguished
foreigners from abroad, members of the
diplomatic corps and the most promi-
nent families Of this city. The women
VIII be handsomely gowned and will
wear jewels representing untold wealth.
Many dinners will be given before the
opera, the guests coming on later to
the Metropolitan. The first night the
guests usually are late in arriving and
the parterre row does not fill up until
about 8 o'clock. although the opera be-
gins not later than 8 o'clock.
There are comparatively few changes
in the personnel of the parterre row
this year The Goelets, the Morgans,
the Whitneys, the Vanderbilts, Mrs.
Whitelaw Reid, Mrs. Herbert L. Satter-
lee, Mrs. william Bayard Cutting, Mrs.
M. Orme Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. James
b. Clews, Otto H. Kahn, Robert F. Cut
ting and George F. Baker have boxes.
The grand tier above the parterre re-
mains about the same as in the last
few years and there are only one or
two changes in the stalls or boxes.
j. Pierpont Morgan. H. Edward Man
vile and Frazier Jelke are the only
owners of boxes who retain exclusive
use Of them for every performance
throughout the season. The others all
lease for certain performances. Opera
Is given six nights week, Tuesday be-
ing omitted, and there is a matinee on
Saturday.
The Tuxedo Ball tonight at the club
house was brilliant affair and brought
together many Of the debutantes of
the season. The debutantes who were
particularly honored all members OF
the Tuxedo set, were Miss Sally Comfy,
daughter of Mrs. Garrard Comfy; Miss
Virginia Kernochan, daughter of Jus
tice and Mrs. Frederic Kernochan;
Miss Edith Belts, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Wyllys Rosseter Belts, who will be
presented to society formally at din
ner dance at Pierre's December 10;
Miss Elizabeth de Rham. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic de Rham, and
Miss Lydia Blagden, daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs F. Meredith Blagden.
Festivities for the debutantes began
with O tea given by Mrs. Morgan Ham
flton at Cotswold, her place at Sterling
ton. Tonight Mrs. Henry Morgan TIL
ford gave q dinner for the debutantes
in her villa at the Park, and Mrs.
George B. st. George gave dinner in
her home for the members of the ball
committee. Of which she was the chair
man. Mrs. George Upham Harris gave
o similar entertainment. Numerous
other smaller dinners were given in
private homes Tomorrow Mrs. WHY'S
Rosseter Belts will give buffet lunch
con at the club.
The decorations at the club con-
sisted Of Autumn foliage, chrysanthe-
NUNS and other Fall flowers. The
decorations were in charge Of David
Mcintosh, head gardener for Col.
Frank B. Keech, assisted by other head
gardeners from the estates. They cut
the foliage in nearby hills Thursday,
when the work Of decorating COM
menced.
Mrs. Clement Tobin of $40 Park ave-
nue. has announced the engagement OF
her daughter, Miss Aileen Tobin, to
Ernest Oliver Mccormick, IT,, Of San
Francisco. Miss Tobin is the daughter
Of the late Clement Tobin and grand"