Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-24
DEBUT AMID
FAIRY SCENES
Miss Sara Elizabeth McHugh's Com.
ing Out Brilliant
Event.
HARPER IS LIKE DREAMLAND
Tri-city Society Pays Homage to Pop
uIar Young Lady-Pretty Dec
orations.

Mid scenes so exquisitely rare and
so artistically beautiful as TO approach
the realm of dreams, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles McHugh presented their ac-
Sara Elizabeth McHugh, TO tri-city So
ciety at the Harper yesterday at a
debut tea given between the hours of
and in the afternoon, during which
200 guests were entertained. In the
evening Mr.. and Mrs. McHugh
gave a ball in honor of their daughter
and her guests from out of the city.
This was attended by $50 ladies and
gentlemen and young people.
Two brilliant Events.
Both occasions proved brilliant
social functions. They were given in
the spacious parlors and dining room,
which, through the skill and taste of
]. r. Tuckis, had been transformed
into veritable fairyland. the whole
presenting the appearance of pretty
arbored gardens and bowers. 1t was
in the nature of butterfly party, yell
low being the prevailing color, al
though touches of white were used
with such happy effect as to give just
enough variety as to be pleasing. Ar
bors hung with yellow flowers in i'm.
mense profusion, dotted with innumer-
able electric lights, and yellow butter
flies with jetted wings, gracefully sus
pended, combined in the makeup OF
the most charming effect. Leading
from the parlors to the dining room
was an improvised pergola, a lovely
arbor in itself, while the dining room
where occurred the ball in the even
ing, was more superbly beautiful thar
ever before.
The Receiving Party.
The receiving party was composed
of Mr.. and Mrs. McHugh, Miss Nc
Hugh, Miss Ruth Brown of Jackson
Ohio; Miss Alymer Illges of Column
bus, Ga; Miss Betina Bradley of Cen
terville, Iowa; Miss Pauline Bever o
Cedar Rapids, and Miss Mary Hostel
ter of Cola, Iowa. The young ladies
in the receiving line each carried direC
toire sticks, yellow being the colo
except in the case of Miss McHugh
who carried a white one. all presenting
pretty picture as they stood in from
of a floral bower made entirely of tn
bouquets and other floral favors pre-
sented to Miss McHugh by admirini
friends in honor of her coming out.
Those who assisted were Mes
danes Mary Montgomery, j. S. Gil
more, Warren H. Reck, I. S. White
Mary Wadsworth, Julia Rosenfield, W
A. Crubaugh, E. w. Hurst, F. w. Balm
sen. Charles A. Barnard, G. A. Stepf
ems, Matte Williams, Charles L. Wall
er, ]. R. Kimball, and E. H. Guyer, an
the Misses Agnes Gilmore, Irene Dor
Mary E. Simpson, Julia Davis, Lily Not
Helen Davis, and Dorothea Stevens.
Gowns of the Receiving Party.
Mrs. McHugh in the afternoon wa
gowned in a light blue MORE sill
trimmed with Irish point lace, Will
her evening gown was of yellow brt
cade silk, with gold embroidery an
diamonds. The debutante wore whit
imported satin, Paquin model. Mis-
Illges was gowned in yellow lac
robe; Miss Browns gown was of We
low satin, doucet; Miss Bever woT
yellow satin, trimmed with duches
lace; Miss Bradley's gown was of We
low satin with Irish lace, and Mis-
Hostetter wore a white lace robe.
Among the guests from out of tn
city were Mr.. and Mrs. Burton Wa
lace, Miss Ann Sutherland, the Mise
Staples, and Wallace Winall, all of D
buque.
During the afternoon music was flu
nished by the Wrixon orchestra, viii
in the evening the dancing was to Il