The Washington herald., 1909-10-10
SOCIETY

MAJ dingsl Beautiful ones have
taken place all this month. and
others equally lovely are yet
70 come. There is a feeling OF sadness
at tho thought OF parting with so many
charming girls. and the only consolation
Is that al will not leave to 1--we IN other
cities. The brides are in the limelight at
present, and occupy most gracefully the
center OF the stage, but. standing tiptoe
behind the scenes and In. the wings are
a bevy Of debutantes eager TO make their
respective bows before host Of admirins
friends.
On Thanksgiving Day society win have
tho pleasure OF welcoming Miss Louise
Merriam, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs Will
lam Merriam. An elder sister, Mrs. Jo-
seph wheelwright. Of Boston. also made
her debut in this city, and was 80 very
popular that washington feels doubly
interested in the younger daughter. Other
prospective buds who have been preceded
by elder sisters are Miss Cecilia May,
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Henry May,
whose sister, Miss Isabelle May. has an
international reputation as beauty. and
Miss Mary McCauley, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Edward McCauley. who can boast
Of two sisters who were much admired.
namely. Mrs. Wolcott Tuckerman and
Mrs. Charles O'DonneT Lee.
Miss H!ldegarde Nsgel. daughter Of tho
Secretary OF Commerce and Labor, and
Mrs. Nagel will be q charming repre-
sentative OF the administration circle.
while the Misses GUIDE. daughters OF the
Minister from Norway and Nine. Gude.
will represent tho Corps DiplomatiQus.
Other prominent young girls to be pre-
sented are Miss Eudora Glover. daughter
OF Rear Admiral and Mrs. Richardson
Clover. who has already made her bow
at the Court OF St James; Miss Mar
garet Draper, daughter OF the former
Ambassador to Rome: Miss Louise Crom-
we'll, daughter OF Mrs. Oliver Cromwell
Miss Gladys Hinckley, daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs Robert Hinckley; Miss Noyes.
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank B.
Moves: Miss Sophie Johnson. daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. James Marion Johnson;
Miss Adelaide Head. daughter OF Mr.
and Mrs. John c. Head: Miss Stella
Carusi. daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
D. Carusi. and Miss Downing. daughter
OF Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Downing. former
ly of New York, who will make heI
debut IN December.
Every season Washington adds 10 heI
list Of new residents who come here
,Feh e.
handsome dwellings and make this beau
tiful Capital their winter home. The lat
est additions to these ranks OF newcom-
ers are Mrs. Patton. Of Connellsvine, Pa
the widow OF Alexander r. Patton. and
former vice president general Of the d
A. r.; Mrs. John Jay White, OF New
York, who, now that she has purchased
the Miles house in I street. will be 1
permanent resident. and Mrs. Guidet
Duryea, OF Naples and New York. whit
has leased a house IN Hillyer place. Mis-
Mary Guidet-Duryea and Miss Edith Pat
ton will also be debutantes.
The news that Mr.. Chandler E. Hale
son OF Senator Hale, would be Third AS
sistant Secretary Of state Is pleasing t.
society at large. which has known boil
Mr.. and Mrs. Hale since their schoo
days. Mrs. Hale Is the Oldest daughte
OF ex-senator J. Donald Cameron, o
Pennsylvania. and as Rachel Cameron
was an acknowledged belle. When Mr.
and Mrs. Hale returned from The Hagu
two years ago they purchased the Sen
ator Proctor house IN Sixteenth street
and Il now ranks as one OF the most ell
egant homes in Washington. Last white
the Hale residence was occupied by Sen
Rtor Guggenheim. as Mrs. Hale spent tn
winter at her fathers homo In Pennsyl
vania.