Evening star., 1900-12-10
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
THE DEBUTANTEs OF A SATURDAY
AFTERNOON.
Concluding Entertainments in Mrs.
HarrfsOn's HOnOr-A Hunt Break
fast-PersOnal Notes.

The debutante teas were all pleasantly
| crowded Saturday afternoon, not unusual,
but an always to be desired essential to.
ward the general enjoyment The first
bud this year of the Supreme Court circle.
Miss Hildegarde McKenna, made her debut
In a garden of flowers, judging by the num-
Der and beauty Of the lovely tokens sent
her in honor of the day. Mrs. McKenna
and her daughters were assisted in the hos
| pitalty of their home by Miss Evelyn Sloan
of New York, Miss Madeline Gary, Miss
Scanlon of St. Louis, Miss Julia Foraker,
Miss Frances Newlands and Miss Gladys
Ffoulke. Mrs. r. r. Hit, Miss Mary Pat
ten, Miss Harlan and Miss Leila Griggs
| were at the refreshment table in the dining
room, where at one time another during
the tea most of the notables Of the capital
were gathered.
Miss Austfn's debut was also marked by
| a gathering of residents we'll known to each
other. Mrs. Austin and her young daugh-
ter were assisted by Mrs. Fuller, Mrs. Sat-
terlee, Mrs. Randolph McKim, Mrs. John
Van Rensseler. Mrs. Rowland Miss Lind
say Miss Sargent, Miss Florence Worth
ington Miss McCauley and Miss Annie
Phelps Brown.
Miss Garcia de Pyster daughter of MIR.
| and Mrs. Johnston de Pyster of New York
| and Washington. was the third charming
young claimant for special honors Satur-
day. Miss Loring. Miss Louise Leiber,
Miss Lucy Powell, Miss Mabel Hume Miss
Zadie Cobb. Miss MCGOWAN and Miss de
Pyster were in the receiving party.
Representative and Mrs. Olmstead who
have taken up their residence at 175S N
street this season. gave dinner Saturday
night in honor Of Miss Texas Bates and Mr..
Dunn Mckee. whose engagement was re-
Gently announced To meet them were pres
emf Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Edwards, Mrs.
Henri de Sibour, Miss Root. Miss Eliza
Bates. Miss Hagner Mr.. Gillette Mr..
Fisher, Mr.. Wilson and Mr.. WILCOX
Mrs. Srellwagen gave a pretty luncheon
Saturday in honor of her debutante niece,
Miss Olive Gale. to meet whom were pres
ent Miss Florence Stinson of Philadelphia,
Miss Sarah Walker, Miss Katharine Brad
ford Miss May Armes, Miss Janet New
lands, Miss Mabel Hume, Miss Loud, Miss
Gillass, Miss Marion DALI Miss Frances
Newlands and Miss Helena Palmer.
Mrs. Theodore Bingham's luncheon party
Saturday included Mrs Charles Emory
Smith, Mrs. Harrison, Mrs. J. w. Foster.
Mrs. John NJ. Wilson, Mrs. Sternberg. Mrs.
H. G. Sharp, Mrs. Merriam, Mrs. Cropper,
Mrs. Henry Wells, Miss Waller and the
Misses Hitchcock.
Justice and Mrs Brown entertained at
dinner Saturday night for ex-President and
Mrs. Harrison, and the company present to
meet them included Secretary and Mrs.
Root Justice and Mrs White, Senator and
Mrs. Mcmillan, Mr.. and Mrs Cropper, Mr..
and Mrs. Lowndes, Rev. DR.. and Mrs.
Mackay-Smith, Miss Tuckerman and Sena-
tor Depew.
Dr. and Mrs Francis S. Nash have moved
to 1923 @ street.
Mrs. U. S. Grant gave a luncheon today
for Mrs. Harrison, and the latter receives
this afternoon with Mrs. Foster. General
and Mrs. Harrison will leave for the west
tomorrow.
Mr. ,lyfa
Saturday al his home, Neptune Lodge near
Warrenton, Va, in honor of the Warrenton
Hunt Club and its visitors. Mrs. l.. Z.
Letter and daughters and Miss Philips of
Washington. cross-country ride over
stllf fences stone walls and water courses
followed. Those riding were F. A. B. Port
man, John Stone, James K. Maddux, U. D.
Benner. c. H. Hurkamp, Courtland H.
Smith, Miss Montgomery, Miss Letter, Miss
Muurling the Misses Barry. Miss Smith,
c. Daniel, G. B. Stone, John Hill Carter A.
B. Dundas, John D. Hooe, A. K. Kennedy
and DR.. G. S. Carter.
The engagement of Miss Clara Longworth
of Cincinnati and Count Albert De Cham
brun was announced last week. The latter
| is the youngest brother of Pierre, Marquis
de Chambrun, we'll known in this city,
whose wife Miss Nichols, daughter of
Mrs. Belamy Storer. He is a lieutenant in
the marine artillery and is now in Cincin-
natl. The young couple met while visiting
her cousin the Marquise de Chambrun, in
France
Miss Violet Willing of Philadelphia, a
cousin of Mrs John Jacob Astor, and John
B. Morris of Baltimore and New York
brother of Mrs. Fred Gebhard, were secret
ly married last week in New York city
No reason is given for the step, except the
originality. as the friends of the couple
knew of their engagement They will prob
ably live in New York.
Rev. Charles T. House officiated at the
marriage today at 1116 1st street southeast
of Mr.. Thomas B. Worrell and Miss Clara
May Combs, both of Westmoreland county
Va.
Mrs Perry Heath returned Saturday from
her visit to Louisville, but will spend part
of this week In New York with Mr. Heath
Mr.. Marshall j. Gasquet of New Orleans,
who will be the best man at the wedding In
January of Miss Katherine Dale Owen and
Mr.. William Gordon Crawford will give a
dinner in honor of the couple Saturday
next.
Mrs. Everett Mallory Culver daughter Of
Senator Clark of Montana, will give mu-
sicale at her New York residence Sunday
afternoon next.
The announcement is made of the mar
riage of Miss Dorothy E. Bond and Mr.
Clarence E. Dorman both of ST. Eliza
beth's. where they have many friends
which occurred in New York city December
4. The young couple are absent on brief
wedding trip. The brides home is in ST.
N.diS GUILTY., NIL, anu MI bOTIndn Is q
| resident of this city.
Mrs. ]. De Witt Arnold has gone to Terre
Haute, Ind, to remain until after the Christ
mas holidays with her mother.
Miss Mary Lewis of 14O6 Bacon street
has returned after two months visit with
DR.. and Mrs. James Walter Heustis of Du-
buque Iowa. Mrs. Heustis will be remem-
bered as Miss Bertha Lincoln Of this city,
Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Pearre of Mary
land have returned to Washington for the
winter, and are located at 1901 21st street.
Mrs. D. c. Brooke and daughter Laura
formerly of this city. but for the last four
and half years residents of Denver Col
are visiting the formers mother Mrs Man
kin, at No. S19 9th street, for brief stay.
Mrs. M. H. Stratten of Oxford, N. Y,
and her daughter, Mrs. I. Mcfarland of
New York city, are the guests of Mrs W.
w. Metcalf, at 1881 Vermont avenue.
DIR. and Mrs. Talmage entertained at din
ner Friday evening Rev. DR.. and Miss
Nicolls of St. Louis, having as guests to
meet them Senator and Mrs. Burrows Mrs
John B. Henderson, Senator and Mrs. Dol
liver. Rev. DR.. and Mrs. Hamlin, Mr. W.
Alden Smith and Mr. ]. Bradley.
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