Elegant evening dresses and the sparkle of jewels brought grace and glitter to a week of charity galas. On Tuesday the New York City Ballet’s opening night performance was followed by a supper dance on the promenade of the New York State Theater at Lincoln Center. Patty Davis Raynes organized the evening.
Elegant evening dresses and the sparkle of jewels brought grace and glitter to a week of charity galas. On Tuesday the New York City Ballet’s opening night performance was followed by a supper dance on the promenade of the New York State Theater at Lincoln Center. Patty Davis Raynes organized the evening. Guests were ushered into the party by a Brazilian samba band, which made for a merry entrance.
On Monday night, a seemingly endless buffet of inviting food stretched around three sides of the Hilton Hotel’s Grand Ballroom at a gambling benefit for United Cerebral Palsy of New York. Susan Kaskel, chairwoman of the benefit, and a crowd of calorie watchers read the labels on the food at two tables. One label read: ”Lobster with mussel mustard. Fat points 8, calories 350.”
The night before, a thousand or so supporters of the Hebrew Home for the Aged in the Riverdale section of the Bronx honored Henry A. Kissinger at a dinner dance at the Waldorf-Astoria. Saul T. Steinberg was chairman of the party, which was also attended by some residents of the home. It is not often that the recipients of a benefit get to go the party.
Earlier Sunday evening, Jacqueline Onassis slipped into a white crepe jacket and a long sequined skirt to greet guests at the Municipal Art Society dinner at the Century Club.
The dress was a bit more flamboyant on Friday night, with numerous large ruffles worn by guests at the Spanish Institute dinner dance at the Pierre.
