East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-26
ETHEL ROOSEVELT
To MAKE HER BOW
DAUGHTER
COMES OUT MONDAY NIGHT
Most Brilliant Social Event of Entire
Season for United States-Ncarly n
thousand Guests VIII BE In Attend
ancc-Othcr Young ladies VIII
Float in on Same Social Tide.

Washington. Dec. 26.-Mrs. Roose-
welt and Miss Ethel are today busily
engaged in making the final arrange
ments for the ball on Monday night
which will mark the latter's formal
entry into Washington society. While
the affair has been termed a small
dance" It Will in reality be one Of the
most important balls held in the White
house in recent years, with nearly a
thousand guests i'm attendance.
Although the debut of Miss Ethel
will lack some of the novel features
which attended Mrs. Longworth's pre-
sentation seven years ago, it will yet
usher her into society under the most
favorable conditions. As a social func-
t.on. 1t will overshadow in Importance
the more formal receptions and din
ners to be held by the Roosevelts dur
ing their last season in the White
House.
All of Miss Roosevelt's brothers,
cousins and other relatives are here
for the occasion, and have brought
with them many friends Theodore
Roosevelt. j.. who has forsaken his
carpet-making during the holidays,
will be notable figure at the COM
ing-out of his sister, and there will
likely be much competition among
the young ladies present for the hon
or of a dance with him.
VIII Attend State Functions.
After her debut ball. when she will
be surrounded by several hundred
young people representing the diplo-
matte contingent, official society and
the smart set of New York, Miss
Roosevelt will attend all of the state
functions beginning with the New
Years reception and continuing
throughout the official season, and
she will meet the friends of her faith
er and mother at teas and musicals
given by Mrs. Roosevelt at intervals.
She has played tennis with ambas-
sadors and cabinet members, and she
ms sat dl lltI ldNlAtl NbplN "'N''
some of the most interesting and
prominent men and women in Ameri-
ca. With this she will enter society
as self-possessed as many an older
woman.
With her this season will appear
several young women friends from the
diplomatic corps as debutantes, among
them the Baroness Elizabeth Rosen,
Baroness Alix Moncheur and the
Misses Lagercrantz.
Creates social Tide.
Since Mrs Roosevelt has announced
TO the social world the date of her
debut other women have
for launching their daugh-
ters on the social tide and almost
every night of Miss Roosevelt's life
during the following SIX months will
be spent in dancing and dining with
the dozens of debutantes who will sur
round her.
Since she left the Cathedral school,
year ago, Miss Roosevelt has been
under private teachers in the White
House She is more than ordinarily
with good literature, is a
pleasing performer on the piano and
sketches in crayon and water color
with dainty effect.
Miss Roosevelt has already met a
large contingent of the younger social
set which will surround her at her
rraSanfnt tio, thiS XVintar and In pOm-
pany with her cousins, she attended
several of the dances given for the
nom -debutante set in New York city:
and she was one OF the most admired
at the debutantes' dance given at Tux
edo by her host and hostess, Mr.. and