The Detroit times., 1908-12-24

debutante delights had no appeal
whatever for the presidents younger
daughter. who. like her mother, Is
not the least bit fond OF publicity or
the incidental excitement and notorie-
~ which fall 20 the lot OF a White
House family. Pleadings put OF the
date for whole year. but this sea
son. like a dutiful daughter. Miss
Ethel proceeded 10 go In for things.
Now that she has taken the first step
she is waking up TO the Jolly times
even presidents daughter may have.
and no merrier guest attends the de-
butant fetes than demure Miss Roose-
welt All the same she has been =
Bit coy about accepting invitations
to stand with" sister buds at their
formal coming out fetes and neither
at Miss NUNS nor Miss Simpkins
nor yet Miss Martha Bacon's is Miss
Ethel expected 10 appear other than
as guest among guests.
New Style Predicted.
With Miss Roosevelt's formal en-
trance TO society new style in girls
| Is predicted. With one consent de-
mureness has settled down like man
tie upon the rank and file OF debutante-
dom. The old days, say three or four
years ago. when dashing Estelle May,
Alice Roosevelt and Katherine Elkihs
held the boards. are as song that Is
sung. Not girl in Miss Roosevelts
personal coterie goes in for anything
extraordinary. Their clothes are mod
ish, but not unusual, and their pas
times are just what all the well-dower-
ed girls OF the day affect. Miss Roose-
welt. who is an absolutely fearless rid
er. leads the circle when ii comes TO
test OF nerve. and when sports are
taken into consideration Miss Ethel IL
the all.around tennis champion. not
only OF the family, but the family
friends All the girls whose COM
partnership Miss Roosevelt most al
fects are clever musicians, and, more
over. they have pretty good taste In
books. In matters OF dress and de
pertinent, a certain unpretenuousness
prevails. nevertheless a jollier, bright
er more unaffected set OF girls than
Miss Roosevelts particular chums
would be difficult 10 name.
Possibly the most growE-up girl IN
the lot is Miss Faith Simphins. Miss
Simpkins is a daughter or Mr.. and
Mrs. Nat Simpkins. and her last year
was spent at Paris. whence she
brought over a collection OF smart
little sayings and doings that differ
entiate her from her sister buds. Miss
Simpkins In appearance. Is stunning
girl. She Is tall and well formed and
she carries herself amazingly well
when her years are considered. She
has a peaches-and-cream complexion
and a lot of fluffy hair. As for her
clothes. she dresses well, but Is not
particularly noticeable.
Miss Parker. whose intimacy with
the White House family dates back
al least two generations. is the small
est member OF Miss Roosevelts group
of intimates. She is a daughter OF
Rep. and Mrs. Richard Wayne Park
er. OF Pennsylvania. and grand
daughter or Gen. Gordon. OF Savan-
nah. Long ago, when the presidents
mother was a young girl down in
Georgia. the ties that bind Miss Ethel
and Miss Elizabeth were being forged
by the grandmothers OF the debut
antes. Miss Parker is tiny bit OF
a Girl but instinct with life and ell
ergy. She is bright, brown-eyed and
CuTl1-DdlItu duu. WhiAC iNas Wy otAN
doing all her actions are marked up
by the old-time conservatism
which for the past decade has been
considered decidedly out OF date.
Miss Parker Is, of the quartet OF girls.
the chummiest OF Miss Roosevelt's
friends. being a frequent visitor both
AT the White House and az Sycamore
Hill.
Her Intimate Friend.
Miss Carrie Louise Mum. daughter
OF Mrs. Charles Mum, Is one OF the
tremendously rich girls who enjoy In
timacy with the White House bud.
Miss Munn's mother first married one
of the Armours, OF Chicago, and no
body knows Just how much money
Mrs. Mum Is worth. She maintains
a perfectly splendid home In Washing
ton, where splendid homes are rather
usual things so Miss NUM- comes be
fore the social public In the partic-
ularly attractive role Of a very pretty
daughter of a very rich mother. Miss
Mum Is possibly the most dashing
girl in the set. She Is tall and well
proportioned, and she had beautiful
clothes and lots of them. Her COM
plexion Is perfect. She has dark hair
and blue eyes and a retrousse nose
and a general air OF piquancy and
yerye that appertains to the Irish
born beauty. Miss Mum visits Miss
Roosevelt and Miss Roosevelt spends
considerable time at the Mum home,
and so Il came about that Miss Car
RE Louise's brothers were kept busy
this fall denying the engagement OF
their sister and Mr.. Theodore Roose-
volt, Jr.
The most statuesque girl OF tina
White House debutantes special
CLIQUE of girl friends Is Miss Martha
Bacon, daughter of the assistant sec
rotary OF state and Mrs. Robert Ba.
con. Miss Bacon is one of the tall
and most divinely fair type. and Mira
Bacon supplements her daughters
charms with very becoming costumes
One OF the talked-of gowns OF the
winter Is the sapphire blue velve;
frock Miss Bacon wears sometimes OF
an afternoon. Made princess with
close waist line. the gown has a
square neck inset with heavy lace
Heavy cream lace forms the tight-flt-
ting sleeve, and band OF French
embroidery is introduced TO merge
the velvet and the trimming. A long
coat and rather large hat completes
the costume which Is worn with dig.
nifty and aplomb by the stateliest girl
in the debutante ranks.