The sun., 1897-11-26
MISS MARYDUPONT' DEBUT
Saintamour Brilliant With Lights
and Rare Gems.
A CHARMING DEBUTANTE
The Officers of the GunbOat Will
mington Attend in Uniform
Adding Beauty to
the Scene.
A CHARMING DEBUTANTE

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the occasion last evening OF most
brilliant German given by Mrs. Lamotte
du Pont, the dcbutantes' mother, to in
troduce her daughter to Wilmington So
ciety
The occasion was one Of those magni-
fcent asscmblages which are nowhere
found in greater perfection than among
the old aristocratic families of this city,
who are justly famed throughout the
world for their splendid hospitality and
their rare grace and charms as enter
liners.
The family mansion of Mrs. Lamotte
du Pont was brilliantly illuminated and
the halls which were decorated with
yellow chrysanthemums, palms ferns,
and other tropical plants were so grand
that they could not be made more
beautiful.
The music for the dancing was
furnished by the Quaker City Or
chestra," Of Philadelphia, the name OF
which alone tells all.
The supper was served between the
hours of 10 and II p. m. and the tables
which were so handsomely and artsti-
cally decorated with American beauty
roses and ferns, which, added to the
shaded lights and the handsome gowns
of the women, produced a beautiful
effect
The table was one large one situated
centrally in the large dining room, and
upon the tables centre was a mountain
of white chrysanthAnums.
\,
der silk and Miss du Pont white silk
a description Of which needs no mention
for both were of the most fashionable
make.
Those who received were Miss Hazel
burst, Miss Powell, Miss Hayes, Miss
Draper. Miss Lmith, Miss Cause.
The invited guests were the elite of
Wilmington society and the officers cf
the Wilmington Gun Boat.
There were fully 200 guests some of
whom were Mr.. and Mrs. John Bird,
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Sellers, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. L. Tatnall, Mr. and Mrs CHRIS
topher, l.. Ward, Mr.. and Mrs. Frances
l. du Pont.
Miss Pebecca Gss Smith, the Misses
Swift, Miss Emma swift, Miss Sparks,
Miss Z. Spruance, the Misses Wales,
Miss X. Wilson, Miss NJ Wilson, the
Misses Mckay, Miss Lizzie Bringhnst,
the Misses Black, Miss Bradford, Miss
Louise Corbt, the MiSse>g gCanby, the
Misses Cooper. the Misses Diaper,
Miss Louise Dupont, Miss
Mary du Pont, Miss Sophie du Pont,
Miss Rene du Pont Miss Amy du pont,
Miss Julia du Polt, Nj Irene du
Pont, Miss Louise d,t p,nt, Miss Alice
dn Pont, Miss Alice Lea, Miss DUN
ming, Miss Elliott, the Misses Gray,
the Misses Cause, Miss Holcomh,
the Misses Johnson, Mis- Knowles,
Miss Ellen LaNlottc, Miss Maull
Miss Morse, the Misses Mellvainc, Miss
Patterson, Miss Bessie Nields, the Misses
Rodney, Mr.. and Mr.. II. G. Morse, Mr..
and Mrs. J. Ernest Smith. Mr.. and Mrs.
Alexander Sellers, Mrs. Mary Scott, Mr..
and Mrs. II. L. Tatnall, Mr.. and Mrs. |
B. Thompson, Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Ward,
Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Bird, Mr.. and Mrs.
Bush. Mr.. and Mrs. w. N. Barnard, Mr.
and Mrs. c. NJ. Cmtis, VIM. NJ. Canhy
Mr.. and Mrs. A. $, Chesebrough, DR..
and Mrs. James A. Draper, Mr.. and
Mrs. Francis /. DUPONT, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. S. Elliott, Miss Knight, Mrs. La
Motto DUPONT, Mr.. and Mrs. Bclin Du-
Pont, Mr.. and Mrs. II. W. Cause, Mr..
and Mrs. F. Garrett, &. P. Bissell, II. n.
Candy, j. Rodney Cause, VIM G. Sprll-
ance, William du Pont, Pierre du Pont,
Lamotte du Pont, Irenav du pont, Felix
du Pont, Eugene du Ponts Alexis I. du
Pont, John P Nields, james NieIds, Hen
derson Weir, Arthur C. Spruance, Char
les Gray, James A. Draper, Jr., L. Il.
Janney, Mr.. Causey, Walter d. Brush,
Jr., H. G. Scott, Mr. Whitehead
of Pittsburg, Charles Copeland,
Ice Nc llvanine, Samuel Rum
ford, George Champion, Of Rock Island,
ILL.,; James Wayne, Of Germantown,
Mr.. Burger, James Emmett, OF New
York; Preston Lea, George A. Elliott,
Andrew G.. Gray, George Hoffman,
Lewis Rumford, II. G. Haskell, II. J..
Fulenweider, +. T. Cause, II. G. Cause,
Bryan Morse, Harry Morse, Frederick
Lnnig, Joseph A. RicharI son,
Henry First, Henry Bringhurst,
W. Marriott Candy, Victor b. Woolley,
Chester Gibson, David Bush, Samuel
Middleton, Charles Smith, G. b. Lewis,
of Philadelphia, Commander c. G. Todd,
Lieutenant W. &. Cutler, Lieutenant
A. c. Amy, Lieutenant L. G. Belto-
ltttc, Chief Engineer J. r. S. Law
renee, Ensign c. Bailey, Paymaster
II. II. Sullivan, Surgeon +. G. Cook,
George 7. Bissell, Henry NJ. Candy, J.
Rodney Cause and William c. spruance,
Jr.