Evening star., 1909-02-14

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| the sixteen debutantes of army
and navy families as hostesses
was a delightful event. entirely unique in
its way and establishing a precedent
which even these young women them
selves will find it hard to eclipse at fu-
ture date.
The names of the hostesses appeared
on the invitations, which were distributed
several weeks ago. They were Miss Ale
shire, Miss Baxter, Miss Brooks, Miss
Gatewood, Miss Heyl, Miss Hitchcock,
Miss Irwin, Miss knight, Miss Matile
Miss Mitchie. Miss Marshall. Miss Web
ster and Miss Williams. These and their
mothers had charge Of all the arrange
ments and are to be congratulated on the
success which attended every particular
The hour for assembling was 8 o'clock,
and the cotillon was in full swing before
night, when supper was served. The hall
was decorated with palms and green
vines flags and streamers and Immense
red hearts pierced by large gilt arrows
were the special features. There were
nine of these around the walls, and as
each was five feet high, the fete day sug-
gestion seemed everywhere in evidence.
The young hostesses stood in line to re-
ceive the guests. their mothers as chap-
erons going where their pleasant duties OF
| was led by Mr.. Harry Beverly OF Vlr-
ginia, assisted by Mr.. Barrett. There
were thirteen figures danced. The hrs'
was the heart figure with valentines as
fayorS The last was the flag figure, In
which all the dancers joined in singing
the RED. White and Blue, and The
Army and Navy Forever" For the favor
| figures there were reins OF red. white and
blue ribbons. and whips, also tied with the
national colors; wands, tipped with hearts
fnr ba cyirlC nd Oil
plumes for the girls and rose boutonnleres
for the men; scarfs and orders and con-
fetti.
In the receiving line were Miss Marjorie
pearl embroideries; Miss Lillian Duncan
Baxter. in yellow messaline with gold
trimmings and bouquet of Richmond
roses: Miss Margaret Brooks, in cream
lace over rose pink satin; Miss Dorothy
Gatewood. in white crepe de chine with
pearls; Miss Julia Heyl in blue embroid-
cred tulle over blue satin; Miss Lena
Hitchcock, in jetted black lace; Miss An
ME Irwin, in white satin directoire gown
trimmed with pink rosebuds: Miss Knight,
I'm embroidered blue satin; Miss Elizabeth
Matile, in white satin; Miss Margaret
Niche, in white lace and chiffon, trim
med with silver lace: Miss Maitland
Marshall, buttercup satin with gold lace,
made directoire: Miss frances Webster,
rainbow juM cloth with goid bell trim
mings, and Miss Dorothy Williams. yeE
low satin with gold embroidery.
The chaperons were Mrs. Marshall,
wife of Cen Marshall, who wore an
empire gown of cream satin over lace;
Mrs. Irwin, directoire gown in lilac satin
with rich embroidery; Mrs. Aleshire.
black satin: Mrs. Baxter, white satin
messaline with pearl trimmings; Mrs.
Brooks. white striped just clcth with
satin; Mrs. Speel, yellow satin messaline;
Mrs knight. black spangled net; Mrs.
Heyl white lace over yellow satin; Mrs.
Matile. black satin trimmed with duchess
and point lace: Mrs. Webster. embroid-
cred yellow crepe. and Mrs. John Will
liamS. black Spangled tulle.
The Secretary Of War and Mrs. Wright
and the Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Newberry and the daughter of the former
couple, Mrs Watkins. were invited. Abb
sence from town prevented Mrs Wright,
Miss Newberry, Mrs. Watkins and Miss
Bacon from being present.
The others invited were Miss Ethel
Roosevelt. Miss Helen Taft, Miss Martha
Oliver. Miss Caroline Num- Countess
Bernstorff. Baroness Marguerite Mon
cheur. Miss Rose Mcclellan, Miss Eliza
beth Kibbey. Miss Humphrey. Miss Helen
Humphrey, Miss Ruth Halford, Miss
beth Howry, Miss Dorothy Gardner Will
liams. Miss kathleen Ryan. Miss Mary
Everett, Miss Esther Denny. Miss Carolyn
Nash. Miss Schroeder. Miss Dorothy
Langfitt. Miss Valerie Padelford, Miss
McMurray. Miss Ethel McMurray, Miss
Everett, Miss Elsie Mclean. the Misses
Downing Miss Evelyn Chew. the Misses
de Lagercrantz, Miss Winifred Davis, Hiss
Georgia G. Knox. the Misses Mason. Miss
Mildred Fearn, Miss Amalyta Talbot. Miss
Louise White. Miss Edgarina Hastings.
Miss Barker, Miss May Power. Miss Lillian
Chew. Miss Caroline Williams. Miss NAL
lory Church, Miss de Loire. Baroness
Mariet Won Paumgartten, Miss Shepard.
Miss Alice Vandergrift, Miss Caroline
shepard. Miss Hildreth Gatewood Miss
Alice Shepard. Miss Mary Snowden. Miss
Marion IIeutZe. Miss Katherine Weeks,
Miss May Mccoy. Miss Florence Stolbra nd.
Miss Harriet Hatch, Miss Edith Sutherland
Miss Marthena Harrison. Miss Frazier,
Miss Darlington, Miss Adee, Miss Ieech