Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-02
IN THE WORLD. OF SOCIETY
DEBUT TEAS AND LUNCHEONS
ON TODAY'S PROGRAM.
Miss Downing and Miss Thorne Have
Coming-0ut Parties-0ther
Events-Notes.

The debutantes and their affairs are
likely to engross social attention today.
The debut of Miss Elsie Downing, the
youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Au-
gustus c. Downing, will take place this
afternoon. The receiving party will in
cude Miss Catharine Britton, Miss Mar
guerite Barbour. Miss Adelaide Heath
Miss Leonora Finley, Miss Jessie krog
stad, Miss Katherine Brown, Miss Ruth
Pilling Miss Carol Newberry, Miss Mary
Chew. Miss Isabel Magruder. Miss Steph-
aine Prescott. Miss katherine Leech, Miss
Frances Goldsborough, the Misses Down
ing and their guest, Miss Pauline Will
liams of Baltimore. Miss katherine
Weeks and Miss Murray will be at the
tea table and Miss Leutze will serve the
punch Miss Downing will wear white
satin with pearl trimmings and Mrs
Downing has chosen a gown of pink sat
In, which is trimmed with point lace.
Mrs. Charles G. Thorne will present her
young daughter, Miss Frances NJ. Thorne,
at a large tea today. In the receiving
party Will be the house guests, Mrs
Miss Emily Hopkins and Miss Emily Per-
kins of Philadelphia and Miss Dorothy
Walsh of Chicago. Others assisting will
be Miss Stella Carus, Miss Evelyn Car
penter. Miss Margaret Daniels. Miss Jo-
sephine Johnston, Miss Elizabeth Bowler
" alsh, Miss Lollie Anderson. Miss Robyn
Young, Miss Louise Joyce and Miss
Marie Ray.
Mrs. Thorne will entertain the receiv-
ing party at dinner this evening and an
informal dance will follow, to which a
number of young men have been asked.
|. Mrs. Thorne will wear gray and Miss
Thorne's coming-out dress is of white
chiffon satin with silver and crystals.
Miss Alice Gates Boutell, daughter of
Representative and Mrs. Henry Sherman
Boutell. gave very pretty luncheon to-
day in compliment to Miss Martha
Wheaton Bowers, daughter of the Solic-
itor General and Mrs. Bowers. another
debutante of the present season. Miss
Boutells guest. Miss Ruth Burley of Chi
cago, sister of Mrs. Roger Boutell, was
present, as was Miss Marta Calvo, Miss
Margaret Worthington, Miss Sutherland,
Miss briggs, Miss Katherine Weeks, Miss
Annie Irwin and Miss Frances Webster.
The decorations of the table were in pink,
carnations forming the centerpiece.
Miss Olga Roosevelt, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Roosevelt, was hostess
at debutante luncheon today, her guests
sitting around a pink f1ower-deCked table.
The company included Miss Marguerite
Barbour, Miss Catharine Britton, Miss
Marie Guidet-Duryee, Miss Jessie krog
stad. Miss Ruth Pilling, Miss Elsie Down.
ing, Miss Robyn Young, Miss Stella Ca
rusi Miss Evelyn Carpenter and Miss
Frances Miller.
Mrs. William Corcoran Hill was the
third hostess today entertaining for de-
butanteS. The hospitality was in COM
pliment of Miss Margaret Preston Draper.
and the company included her young as
socates. The decorations of the table
were in pink roses Mr.. and Mrs. Hill
will give a dinner the 22d.
The marriage of Miss Mary Louise
Chase daughter of Mrs. Constantine
Chase. and Lieut.. Robert r. Ralston.
Engineer Corps, U. S. A, late yesterday
afternoon at the home of the brides aunt.
prettiest events of the season. around
which much pleasant interest centered.
The dra wing room, where the ceremony
was performed. was beautifully deco
rated with white roses and ferns. Rev.
Father Martin O'Donoghue performed the
ceremony.
The bride. who was escorted by her
brother. Mr.. Constantine Chase, wore
Her veil. which is a family heirloom,
having been worn by her great-grand-
mother was also of duchess lace and
was caught to the hair by a pearl orna-
ment in the form Of spray of lilies OF
the valley. another old family possession
She also wore the necklace and other
ornaments of pearls belonging to the
same set.
She carried shower Of lilies OF the
valley.
Miss Edna Tyler. daughter of the late
Col A c. Tyler of New London, Conn.
was the maid of honor and wore charm
ing gown of embroidered crepe de chine.
champagne color. with a picture hat Of
black tulle trimmed with a cluster of
paradise feathers.
The best man was Capt. William A
Mitchell of the Engineer Corps. a class
mate of the groom at the Military Acad-
envy.
A small reception followed at Rauch-
er's. where the decorations were in red
carried out with roses and carnations,
and stringed orchestra played through
out the afternoon.
Mrs. Chase assisted in receiving, and
she wore handsome gown of natter
blue satin, trimmed with lace, and a
plumed hat of velvet to match.
Late last evening Lieut.. and Mrs. Raj
ston left for an extended trip, after which
they will go to New Orleans, where the
former is stationed.
Rev. Samuel II. Greene of Calvary Bap-
fist Church officiated last night at the
marriage of Miss Martha Sanderlin
daughter of Mrs. G. w. Sanderlin, and
Mr.. Franklin w. Reed of Ogden. Utah.
i'm presence of their immediate relatives
md IA ivtir TO frs no ht;do