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BROOKLYN LIFE 11 THE BAL DES FILEUSES inaugurated last year one hundred of Brooklyn's most charming and attractive spinsters as a companion or rather compliment to the Bachelors' Ball (whose junior it is by only one year), was, in popular parlance, a "wow," and so it is to be repeated this year. As before it will take place at the Ritz, but this time it will be in the grand ballroom. and the date is April 18th, the Monday in Easter week. Miss Violet Mars is secretary of the Executive Committee and Miss Regina Kiely, treasurer. Many novel features are promised; an entertainment arranged entirely by the executive staff and a picked chorus trained by "Lisbeth" (Miss Lisbeth Higgins) for which the trials are to be held shortly.

A splendid ten-piece Meyer Davis orchestra is to furnish the music. As before, invitations will be sent only to girls, and each ticket will allow its holder to bring two men as guests. DR. AND MRS. CAMERON DUNCAN gave a dinner on February 19th at their home, 462 Ocean Avenue, for their daughter, Miss Cvrene Duncan, after which she and her guests attended Miss Hepburn's Satnrday Evening Dancing Class.

Those present included Misses Leslie Olcott, Betty Lathrop, Caroline Faison, Winifred Ingraham, Anais Kaltenborn, Stella Rae Carter, Dorothy Ouinbv, Sue Prue Underhill, Jean Collins, Helen Tumbridge. Eleanor Elv, Helen Fletcher, Frances Eggers, Ruth Smith, Dorothea Knox, Helen Pfeiffer, Betty Bartholemew, Louise Zellner and Olive Turney of Nottingham, England. Also John Truslow, Toe Low, Franklin Allen, John Wadsworth, John Granherry, Littleton Fitch, Gardiner Ingraham, Theodore Merwin, William Jewett, John Ohley, Harry Megaw, Thompson Frink. Charles Rund, Augustus Waldenburg, Dick Zabriskie. Jack Bliss, Alfred Smith, Peter Cowenhoven, Frank Ketcham and William Mark.

THE continue MISSES to be at INGALLS home to of their 107 friends State Street Friday still on afternoons, and last Friday proved to be almost a small reception, so many friends called. Mrs. Richard Malcolm Montgomery, poured tea and among those who called were Miss Mary Muir, Mrs. Frederick F. Leavens, Miss Lilla Merritt, Mrs.

Francis Wilson, Mrs. Frederic Kingsland Middlebrook, Miss Cornelia Henshaw, Mrs. Francis D. Dodge and Mrs. Frank Wright.

PROMINENT ARRIVAL in Palm Beach this week A was Mr. Edmund George of Brooklyn, treasurer of the Chemical Corporation, who has taken an apartment in the Lido Venice for his visit. Mr. MISS ALICE MARGARETTA TIEBOUT Who is engaged in interior decoration with a Manhattan firm. She is a daughter of Mrs.

Ralph Hayford Tiebout of 680 St. Marks Avenue, and sister of Mrs. Jay Arthur Whitecotton, MR. AND Washington MRS. Avenue JOHN T.

the UNDERWOOD week-end of of Wash- 336 spent ton's Birthday at the Ritz Carlton Hotel, Atlantic City. Miss Marie Louise Ferrer of Paris, Mr. and Mrs. William W. Chamberlain of Cleveland, Ohio, Miss Muriel Stephens, and Mr.

and Mrs. Benjamin F. Stephens of Brooklyn accompanied them. MISS PHYLLIS L. WILLIAMS, daughter Marlboro of Mr.

Mrs. Morris G. Williams of 643 Road and a Junior at Packer Institute, is entertaining at bridge at the Bossert today. Receiving with Mrs. Williams and Miss Williams will be Mrs.

Edward C. Leavens. The guests are to be the Misses Eleanor Arnold, Edna Blatz, Adelaide Brimingham, Alice Brown, Muriel Burroughs, Frances Buckley, Ann Butler, Sally Carroll, Joan Cory, Ann Louise Cutter, Charlotte Driggs, Matilda Gerard, Constance Fleming, Ruth Glass, Edna Hammond, Dorothy Horner, Edith Jansen, Marie Haffbauer, Grace Lane, Geraldine Moffett, Dorothy Osborn, Ruth O'Brien, Marie Phelps, Constance Pretz, Marion Robartes, Ruth Rowley, Betty Richter, Lillian Saltier, Dorothy Sellers, Rose Sessa, Helen Treadwell, Evelyn Sidmann, Mabel Varrelman, Patricia Verrilli, Lucile Weiterer, Jean Whatmough, Adelaide Whitehill, Dorothy White, Evelyn Williams and Ethel Winters. THE of MARRIAGE Mr. and of Miss Mrs.

Betty Frederick L. Van Van Houten, daughter Houten of Moorehead, to Mr. James Woolson Walker of 28 Remsen Street, took place Saturday morning, February 19th, in the First Presbyterian Church of Brooklyn. The ceremony, which was performed by the Rev. Morgan Phelps Noyes, was witnessed by only a few intimate friends of the couple.

The bride had no attendants. The best man was Mr. R. MacDonald. The bride attended Carleton College.

Mr. Walker was graduated from the University of Iowa and from the Gradu ate School of Harvard. He is a member of the Harvard Club of New York. After a wedding trip the couple will live at Briarleigh Hall, Brooklyn. PHE FIRST OF SERIES of Lenten card parties under the auspices of St.

Mary's Junior Auxiliary is to be held at the University Club on Saturday afternoon, 12th. The president of the auxiliary, Miss Alice Campbell is being assisted in her arrangements by the Ways and Means Committee, Mrs. William Heslin, chairman; Mrs. Edward Holahan, Mrs. John Evans, Miss Jean Kavanagh, Miss Louise Kavanagh, Miss Adelaide McCann and Miss Agnes MeElvany.

MIsS EDITH ROBERTS LANGENAU, daughter Mr. and Mrs. Martin G. Langenau of 286 Clinton Avenue, was hostess at a dinner party, Friday evening, February 18th, at the Hotel St. George, preceding the Senior Prom at the Packer Collegiate Institute.

Her guests included the Misses Florence Wessels, Mary White, Carolyn Lack, Mildred Bainbridge, Florence Wilbur and the Messrs. Frederick Edmunds, Henry Grant, Herbert Slade, Richard Terhune, Marvin Taylor and Donald Gibson. THE given yearly VERNON on ROOM Saturday March evenings at Musicales, the which Chalfonte- are Haddon Hall, Atlantic City, and which have been enjoyed in former seasons by many Brooklyn people, commence this year today, February 26th, when the soloists will be Beniamino Gigli, leading tenor of the Metropolitan Opera Company, Mabel Ritch, contralto, and Paul De Marky, pianist. At the concert on March 5th, the artists will be Alberto Salvi, harpist, Irma Swift, soprano, and Giuseppe Danise, principal baritone of the Metropolitan Opera Company. On March 12th, John Charles Thomas, baritone; Rosa Low, soprano, and Benno Rabinoff, violinist, will be heard.

The program on March 19th will be rendered by Lucille Chafant, soprano, Armand Tokatyan, tenor of the Metropolitan Opera Company, and Oscar Nicastro, 'cellist. The last concert of the series will take place on March 26th, when Moriz Rosenthal, pianist, Dorothea Flexer, contralto of the Metropolitan Opera Company, and Curtiss Grove, baritone, will be the artists. BROOKLYN MUSIC SCHOOL SETTLEMENT held an informal musicale at the Brooklyn Little Theatre on Sunday afternoon, February 20th. Mme. Marcella Sembrich was the guest of honor and after the program appeared on the stage and was presented with an exquisite bouquet of pink roses.

Later everyone had an opportunity to meet her and talk to her personally. In music Mme. Sembrich was represented by her pupil, Miss Marie Edelle, who lacks warmth, but sang in the delightful Sembrich style. Her numbers were from "Der Frieschutz," "Ees liebst Sich," by Brahms, and a song by Mahler. Her second group Otto Sarony MISS CAROLYN CHIPMAN Popular member of the Heights set.

She is the daughter of Mr. Guy Wilbur Chipman, principal of Friends School, and Mrs. Chipman of 15 Clark Street. were mostly French but she finished with La Forge's "Song of the Open." Her singing was very much appreciated and she was presented with a beautiful bouquet of white roses. The first part of the program was given by the advanced pupils of the Music School Settlement- Frank Pernifoff, piano; Edyth Frank, piano; Bessie Kozin, violin; George Fair, 'cello, and Jacob Schwartzdorf, piano.

Their playing did great credit to the school. Among those present were Mrs. Charles J. McDermott, Mrs. Stanley S.

Tumbirdge, Miss Josephine Carpenter, Miss Grace Merritt, Miss Florence Hegeman, Mr. and Mrs. Awbrey N. Shaw, Miss Cornelia Henshaw and many others. The room was packed.

Miss De Coppet, whose father was the angel for the Flonzali Quartet in this country, was with Mme. Sembrich, who is a lifelong friend of the De Coppet family. THE RECEPTION to Mme. Marcella Sembrich, Mr. and Mrs.

W. LeRoy Coghill entertained at a delightful buffet supper party at their home, 530 Third Street, in honor of Mrs. John B. Pinner of Suffolk, Va. Among those present were: Miss Harriet Ware, Mr.

and Mrs. Herbert F. Gunnison, Mrs. Henry Schmeltz of Hampton, Dr. Moonaw, Miss Katherine K.

Pinner, Mrs. John King, Miss Zadie Crump, Miss Miriam Repp, Miss Martha Coghill, Mr. Edwin Swain, Mr. Hugh Krumbhaar, Mr. John F.

Pinner, Mr. Bruce Dougherty, Mr. Kenchin Coghill. AND MRS. COGHILL entertained again on MR.

Tuesday evening (Washington's Birthday), in honor of Mrs. John King of Suffolk, Va. After a delightful musical program supper was served at 11:30. Among those present were: Mr. Ulric Cole, Mr.

and Mrs. Harley Jefferson, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Mathieu, Miss Zadie Crump, Miss Gertrude Spross, Miss Ruth Calder, and Miss Martha Coghill, and the Messrs. Charles Gilbert Spross, Edwin Swain, Bruce Dougherty, Kenchin Coghill.

THE Heights STUDY which meets CLASS for of luncheon Grace Church-on-the- Friday at every 12:30 o'clock at the Rectory, 29 Grace Court, and whose membership is made up largely of young married women, held its first social evening at the Rectory on Thursday, February 24th, at 8 o'clock. The members brought their husbands and there were many guests. The Rector, Dr. George P. Atwater, sent out special notice to the men that informal dress would be worn and that cigars would be provided.

Marceau A was NOVEL employed METHOD on of Saturday announcing afternoon an at a engagement bridge party given by Mrs. John Nottman Wilkie of 163 Clinton.