The morning times., 1896-12-06
REIGN OF TIE BUDS
has FAIRLY BEGUN
Whole Flock of Debutantes Yet to
Make Their Bows.
Past Week and That to Come Evil
dence the Awakening of the
Social Season.
THE SOCIAL CALENDAR.

tea to present Miss Gertrude Clagett; Mrs.
George c. Gorham, IA tea to present Miss
Maud Gorhafn.
TUESDAY Mrs. Wallach q tea to pre-
sent Miss Rose Wallach; Mr.. and Mrs. C.
e. Glover, dinner; the marriage of
Miss Wilcox and Mr.. Albert Halstead, at
8 p. m. the marriage of Miss Laura Nor
gan and Mr.. Friedrich Heig, at p H.;
Air. and Mrs William r. Keyworth, an
evening reception.
WEDNESDA Y-Mrs. Grant, tea to
present Miss Sartoris; Mrs. Henry}Nells,
tea to meet Mrs. Francis; Prof. and Mrs.
Alexander Graham Bell, an evening re-
ception 10 present Miss Bell: the marriage
OF Miss Grace Miller and Mr.. W. A
Geigeking, at noon, at the residence of
the brides parents; the marriage of
Miss Elizabeth Roy and Mr.. Adam Tired
well, at noon, at the home of the brides
parents; the marriage of Miss Marguerite
Whitley and Mr.. Frank II. Sloan of Bal
timore, at st. Johns Church at p. M;
tile marriage of Miss Jessie Adams and
MIR. William Anderson, at the residence uf
the brides parents at 3 p. III.
THURS Y-Mrs Sheridan, a tea to
present the Misses Louise and Irene Sher-
idan; Mrs. A. 4. Birney, tea to present
Miss Margaret Birney; Mrs. Charles H..
CraSin, tea to present Miss Cragin;
the British Ambassador and Lady Paunce-
fote, u dinner: Mr.. and Mrs Charles NJ.
Ffoulke, a ball 10 introduce Miss Ffoulke.
FRIDA Y-Lady Pauncefote, at home
from 5 TO Z.
SATURDAY Y-Mrs. Audenried, lunch
con at the Washington Club compliment
AIRY to Miss Marion Audenried of Phila-
delphia. Mrs. Rodgers, tea compliment
AIRY TO the Misses Sheridan: Mine. Hengel-
muller, at home from toe
The social calendar and the Weather BlI-
Teau agree that winter and the joys as
well as the trials thereof are at hand, and
the present week has seen Washington CO.
quoting with the edge Of a blizzard and
welcoming theadvance guard of the largest,
faircst and most notable body of debutantes
ever presented in any American season.
With thirty buds to be launched on the
social sea between the first and the last
day OF December. what wonder that the
chief topic OF conversation everywhere is
OF teas, luncheons and balls, all in the in
terest OF the coming bellies.
The great majority OF mothers have de-
cidcd upon the ever convenient tea as the
presentation function, but some few will
give dance, or at least an evening recep-
ton
MIR. and Mrs Charles NJ. Ffouike have
home on Massachusetts avenue. and are
now able TO entertain in any way they see
fit. As already announced. they will give
i ball on December 10. tie occasion being
the presentation OF their eldest daughter,
Miss Edith Ffouike. TO society.
The British, French and German embas-
sizes each has a delightful ballroom, where
society IL always entertained at least once
in season. The Mexican legation has also
large ballroom, as have the Brices, the
Letters, Mrs. Hearst. and Mr.. and Mrs. S.
>. Howland, but there are no dcbutan ntes in
any OF these families, and IL is not expect ed
that there viii he many private balls this
season.
The first function OF the kind that the
Hon. Thomas OChiltree was once known
to describe as a .'dccbue party" occurred
on Monday at the navy yard, the occasion
being the presentation of Miss May Nichol
son. daughter of Lieut., Reginald Fairfax
Nichols on, and granddaughterofCom Of Commodore
Nicholson, q. S. n.
The guests were received by Mrs. Gleaves,
aunt of the debutante. and her srandm other.
the widow of the late Commodore NiChul-
son, L. S n. Olher lGdics WI o assisted at
the reception were Mrs. 81 ootswoUd Gar
land, Miss Harjwell Heat and Miss Phoenix.
Miss Nicholson, who is among the pretticst
Of the seasons buds, was gowned in an ef-
fectivc white organdie over white silk
with which she carried a bouquet of pink
roses. other young ladies who were of the
receiving party were Miss Bessie Glover.
Miss blanche Emory. Miss Lindsey rour
and Miss Mary Condit-S NTH
In the dining room, which, like the par
lors, was dec GRATED in yellow, Mrs. George
Bio omer poured chocolate and Mrs. Charles
O'Nel and Miss Greer presided u I the punch
bowl.
The dcbutantes of Tuesday We're Miss
Christine Queen owen and Miss Marie
Sands. both daughters OF prominent District
ia antilles.
Mrs. Sands was assisted by her sister,
Mrs. Franklin. in the reception fher guests,
who numbered several hundred of the most
notable members of resident and official
society Mrs. Sands gown was a handsome
green brocade elaborately trimmed in chif-
fon, the dcbutantc, of course, wearing the
conventional white.
Miss Owen was presented by her grand
aunt, Mrs. Queen, wife of Admiral Queen,
at her home on Eighteenth street. The
drawing-roons were beautifully decorated
in roses of red and pink, and the dcbutante
wore a particularly simple but becoming
gown of heavy white silk, with grlisil
looking bodice trimmed in white chiffon
Her flowers were La France roses and
orchids.
Miss Glover made her formal bow 10
society at handsome afternoon reception
at tie residence of her parents, No. 20
Lafayette square, on Wednesday.
Miss Ward, Miss MCGOWAN and Miss
Helen Worthington were the dcbutantes OF
Thursday. The tea given for Miss Ward
was an especially delightful one and the
heroine thereof is universally acknowledged
as one OF the most attractive of all the
seasons buds.
The tea at the residence Of Capt. and
Mrs. McGowan was followed by a large
dinner party to the twelve young ladies
of the receiving party and as many well
known young men, together with n num-
ber of out-of-town friends who had come
on for this reception.
Mrs Morthingtnu,s lea WAS one nf Ihf