Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-24

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Il ~ given to the debutante circle. Be.
ginning with the coming out tea
for Miss Margaret Worthington. daughter
| of Mrs. Henry Sellman Worthington
which has been arranged for Novembe,
| IS. that OF Miss Ruth Harper Pilling
follows on the Goth. Miss Adelaide Heath
granddaughter of Mrs. Barnes and the
late surgeon general of the army, will
be presented the ODD, Miss Mary Nc
Cauley the oath. and Miss Laura Merriam
Thanksgiving day.
| Miss Frances Noyes will be introduced
November 26, Miss Gladys Hinckley the
18th. and Miss Eudora Glover and Miss
Catharine Britton the Both.
December dates include Miss Frances
| NJ. Thorne. on the I'd; Miss Evelyn
Fessenden Carpenter. the Sd; Miss
Alice Gates Boutell. the Sth. at an
| evening reception, 8 to II, and Miss
Elizabeth Bowler Walsh, the 9th: Miss
Lucy Donaldson Lauck December Is
and Miss Stella Carusi, December 16. The
Christmas debutante is as vet unan-
nounced. but Miss Louise Cromwell is
mentioned as the New Year bud Most
OF the formal afternoon parties for the
nilus Will be given in December and
there are a number of dances being ar
ranged for late dates in that month and
in the early new year
Miss Nancy Yulee Neff, daughter of
DIR. and Mrs. Wallace Neff, will be pre-
s Marers the looming season, as will Miss
autumn in the north with her parents;
Miss Marion Wise and Miss Sophy John,
ston, neither of whom has yet returned
| here
Miss Olga Roosevelt daughter of Mr..
Robert B. Roosevelt of New York. who
has leased the J. Fairfield Carpenter
house on 10th street. will also enjoy her
hrst winter in society here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cromwell have taken a
house on New Hampshire avenue. which
is being placed in order for their &C.
cupancy. Their hospitality during a previ-
Gus residence Is pleasantly recalled and
the debut of their young daughter is an
ticipated with additional interest on that
account.
Miss Catharine Britton daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Britton will be
presented at a tea November 10, from >
to I o'clock at Rauscher's. Miss Britton
has had liberal education. is good
linguist and made a long European trip
last summer with her parents. Her per-
Sonal attractions are marked Her
parents are entertaining Informally, In
advance of her coming-out the young
people of her acquaintance, most Of whom
have been their guests at Juvenile parties
at their home and at the Chevy Chase
Club during past holiday seasons.
Miss Stella Carusi, the attractive Young
daughter of MIR. and Mrs Eugene D.
Carusi, will be presented at o'clock
tea December 10 at the family residence
on 18th street, and Mrs. CaruSi will re-
sumo her days at home in January. These
hospitalities will reopen the home OF Mr.
Carusi, the grandfather of the debutante
after period of mourning, and will be
matter of pleasant interest to some
of the Oldest families of the District.
Miss Elizabeth Bowler Walsh. daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Harper Walsh
will be presented at a tea December 8 at
the family residence Miss Walsh was
educated mostly in this city. Her pa
ternal grandfather. Robert Walsh, was
well known in diplomatic and consular
relies and occupied during his career
high posts of honor. Her great grand
father wrote and delivered the welcom-
he visited Georgetown College in 1895.
Miss Frances NJ. Thorne, the young
daughter of Mrs. Charles G. Thorne. is
! at tea at the family residence on Bilt-
more street Miss Thorne spent last year
In California travel. Like many others
In THIS years group of debutantes, she
comes OF the old Washington resident
families and is one of its most charming
representatives.
Mrs. Charles Darwin Pennebaker of
Georgetown will present her eldest
daughter. Miss Lucinda Carpenter Penne-
baker, at large tea early in December
Miss Pennebaker is one of the most at
tractive of the younger set in Georgetown.
Miss Lucy Donaldson Lauck, grand
daughter of Mrs Robert Bruce Donald
son, of 1916 10th street northwest will
make her debut December Is
Miss Katherine Brown Is entertaining
a party OF young people, including Miss
Jessie Grogstad. also a debutante of the
coming W inter-. at Elkins. w. Va. where
her uncles and aunts. Senator and Mrs.
Elkins and Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Lee.
are spending the autumn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Britton gave
a dinner for young people last night at the
Chevy Chase Club in honor of their house
guest. Mr.. Russell Lord of Chicago. With
| their debutante daughter, Miss Cath
: arine Britton. there were present Miss
Constance Hoyt. Miss Dorothy Williams,
Miss Esther Denny. Mss Sadie Murray,
Miss Evelyn Chew. Miss Katherine
| I-eech, Mr.. Fred Faust, Mr.. Brtton
] Browne, Mr.. William Merriam, Mr.