NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
Vol. X. 
SOCIETY NOTES 
One of the smartest events of the 
post-Lenten season was the annual 
dance in aid of the Prospect Union 
of Cambridge, given by a number 
of Harvard men. The tunction took 
place at Hotel Somerset, Boston, 
’ jast Friday night. On the reception 
committee were Mrs. Oliver Ames 
2d, Mrs. Sewall H. Fessenden and 
Mrs. George Lee. The patronesses 
ineluded Mrs. Gordon Abbott, Mrs. 
Harcourt Amory, Mrs. Allen Curtis, 
Mrs. Robert 8S. Bradley, Mrs. Henry 
Pratt McKean, Mrs. Robert T. 
Paine and Mrs. George Wiggles- 
worth. Richard B.. Wigglesworth 
served as an usher. Many elaborate 
gowns were worn by the _ patron- 
esses and the members of the 50U 
subseribers attending. Among them 
were: Mrs. Amory in black velvet 
with white lace; Mrs. Curtis in 
emerald green satin with white 
lace; Mrs. S. Parker Bremer, tur- 
quoise satin and chiffon with em- 
broidery and _ fringe of  erystal 
heads. Of the debutantes present 
were Miss Caroline Fessenden, 
white satin and spangled tulle; 
Miss Gertrude Amory, pale blue sa- 
tin with spangled tulle tunic; Miss 
Marie Lee wore black satin, the 
bodice of chiffon with the girdle of 
Napoleon blue velvet; Miss Flor- 
ence Lee, turquoise satin with pail- 
letted embroidery in the same tone 
and white lace; Miss Elizabeth 
Bigelow, white satin with girdle of 
red velvet, the tunic’ of black chif- 
fon edged with white swansdown; 
Miss Caroline Cabot, pale blue satin 
veiled with white lace; Miss Ruth 
Wigglesworth, blue chiffon flow- 
ered in pink over white satin; Miss 
Eleanor Bancroft, white satin with 
embroidery and spangled tulle. A 
number of dinners were given be- 
fore the dance. 
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_ Mrs. John R. McGinley of Pitts- 
burg and Manchester, accompanied 
by her daughters, the Misses Marion 
and Lois McGinley, have sailed for 
Egypt to be absent until May. 
Mrs. Henry M. Curry, Jr., of 
Pittsburg and Magnolia, was a 
member of the committee, which 
_ gave the masquerade ball at the 
Pittsburg Golf club Tuesday eve- 
ning, 
Manchester, Mass., Friday, February 23, 1912 
No. 8 
SOCIETY NOTES 
Mrs. Russell Sturgis Codman of 
Boston and Manchester, the novel- 
ist, is receiving much sympathy 
from her numerous friends through 
the death of her mother, Mrs. 
Clemence Haggerty Crafts, wife of 
Professor James Mason Crafts, for- 
mer president of the Massachusetts 
Institute of Technology. Mrs. 
Crafts’. death took place Monday at 
the family residence, 111 Common- 
wealth avenue, Boston. Mrs. Crafts 
previous to her marriage was Miss 
Clemence Haggerty of New. York, 
and she was the daughter of Ogden 
and Elizabeth Haggerty. Her mar- 
riage to Professor Crafts took place 
on June 13th, 1868, at a time when 
he was professor of chemistry and 
dean of the chemistry faculty at 
Cornell University. Mrs. Crafts, in 
the retirement of her home life and 
interests, was deeply interested in a 
quiet way in various charities and 
uplifting work. In addition to her 
husband and her daughter, Mrs. 
Codman, Mrs. Gordon Knox Bell of 
New York, who before her marriage 
was Marian M. Crafts, Misses Eliza- 
beth S. Crafts and Clemence Crafts, 
who reside at the family home 
oun Commonwealth avenue, survive 
their mother. 
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International Day was observed 
at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts 
yesterday. It was to call attention 
to the fact that all nationalities find 
a common interest in the museum 
and examples of the art of their na- 
tive land. Foreign consuls from 
the various countries were guests of 
honor. A reception from 2 to 4 
o’clock was held in the rotunda and 
was public. Many prominent North 
Shore summer residents are mem- 
bers of the directorate of the mu- 
seum. 
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Mr. and Mrs. Henry Clay Frick 
and Miss Helen Frick have been 
heard from at Monte Carlo, where 
they tarried for several days at the 
Ilotel de Paris on their automobile 
tour through the Riviera. 
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Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Boardman 
who have kept their house at West 
Manchester open all winter, are on 
a trip ta Palm Beach, 
SOCIETY NOTES 
More than 1000 guests attended 
the reception to Governor Robert P. 
Bass and his bride, given in the 
State armory, Concord, N. H., Mon- 
day night in honor of their return 
home from their wedding trip. 
Special trains run from Manchester 
and Nashua brought well wishers of 
the governor and the first lady in 
the State to Concord, and the ar- 
mory presented a gala appearance. 
Governor and Mrs. Bass received 
alone, although the thirty-five ush- 
ers, under the leadership of Allan 
Hollis of Concord, were assisted by 
the staff. The armory was decor- 
ated with smilax and evergreen, 
and 250 drop lights with evergreen 
trimming were strung about the 
great hall. Mrs. Bass was radiant. 
in a Parisian model from Worth’s 
of white Limerick lace over pale 
yellow satin. The skirt, which was 
eut entrain was adorned with silver 
tissue. She wore a pearl necklace. 
Much interest is felt in the young 
Governor and his bride, as the lat- 
ter is a sister of Mrs. Louis A. Shaw 
of Beverly Farms. 
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Ellis L. Dresel of Beacon street, 
Boston, and Beverly, who sailed for 
Europe several weeks ago, has been 
passing some time in Naples, and 
‘making his home at the Bertolini 
Palace hotel, situated on the high 
cliffs back of the picturesque city. 
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Miss Elizabeth Bigelow, daughter 
of Mr. and Mrs. Prescott Bigelow 
of Marlboro street, Boston, and 
Manchester, was the hostess at an 
informal and small dance Tuesday 
evening at the Hotel Tuileries, 
Boston, when she received in a cre- 
ation of white satin and_ chiffon. 
Mrs. Bigelow was gowned in pink 
silk. The decorations of the Na- 
poleonic ballroom, though simple, 
were very effective in Southern 
smilax, potted ferns and _ palms. 
Preseott Bigelow, Jr., brother of 
the young debutante hostess, was 
head usher. Those assisting him 
were Oliver Wolcott. Jr., Davenport 
Hayward, William Whitelock, Mau- 
rice Richardson, Jr., John Eliot, 
Ford Hubbell, Charles Frye, Haven 
Park, James Trumbull and David 
Hutehins. 
