The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-03
DEBUT OF MSS WALDO THIRD OF
 SOCIAL EVENTS
Stratfeld Ball Room Again Witnesses Presentation of Charming DebUtante.


 With the brilliantly decorated ball room of the Hotel Stratfield as the locus of her presentation, Miss Bar bara Standish Waldo. only daughter of MT. and Mrs Charles Gilbert Waldo, was last evening formally introduced to society.
 Following the reception to the de- butante, dancing was enjoyed until a late hour by three Hundred guests rep resentat.ve of local circles and includ- ing large continent from. New Ha- ven and other cities.
 Concordant with the accepted mode or the season. Miss Waldo received her friends before beautiful altar Ike floral screen. ornate with the sym ools of affection presented by relatives and intimate acQuaintances. Back grounded by laurel and s1nilax. scores of white roses. American beauties and pink Killarney buds nestled beside Easter lilies and chrysanthemums, their streamers of pink satin and gauzy chiffon blending harmoniously into an artistic ensemble. At either end of the screen were placed bay trees and palms intersrersed with Bos- ton ferns. while the base was a deli cate glow of mammoth chrysanthe- mums relieved by palms of varying heiehts. Especially pretty was an im- mense basket of Killarney roses oc- cupying a pedestal to the right of the receiving party
 English hoxwood trees marked the entrance to the ball room. while with in were placed at intervals bay trees and palms. A p'nk glow was diffused by the various lights. the bulbs being iriclosed in dainty paper flowers. From the electroliers depended spherical masses of roses both pink and white, with the exception of the central ball wh oh was of pure white carnations. The fairy effect was enhanced by the chiffon loops which ornamented the fragrant spheres. A M
 The floral decorations were in charge of MT. Beck. and occasioned much ia. vorable comment from the guests.
 Charmingly gowned in white crepe meteor combined with opalescent pas sementrie, and carrying an arm bou- Qlet Of pink Killarney roses and lilies of the valley from which fell bands of pink satin ribbon. Miss Waldo received her friends. ass sted by her father and mother, the latter in an elegant white lace robe and diamond orna- ments. Mrs. Waldo's bouquet was of lilies of the valley and orchids. Tn the receiving line also were MT. and Mrs. William Lawrence s. Keane of Yokohama, Japan. Mrs. Keane, the sister of Mrs. Waldo. being gowned in white satin and carrying orchids and lilies of the valley. The party was was closest friends, Miss Mary. Leonard Castle of Lexington. Kentucky. Miss Barbara Thrasher of Cincinnati. and Miss Beatrice McComb of Scranton. Miss Castle wore a gown of, ultra marine chiffon and ca rried American beauty roses. Miss Thrasher was in pink chiffon win roses corresponding in tint. and Miss McComb lent light ness to the picture in gown Of pas tel blue chiffon with bouquet of lilies of the valley.
 ! Commemorative of her debut, Mss Waldi was the recipient of many gifts of beauty and value
 During the evening fruitade was dis pensed in an Oriental bower arranged in an ante-room, and supper was serv- ed in one of the assembly rooms. the Hotel Stratfield catering.
 Music for the occasion was rendered by Bentley's Metropolitan orchestra. 3 concert selection preceding the dance nuTfers. The alcove reserved for the musicians was very prettily arranged. palms and ferns marking the inclo- sure.
 Unfortunately. many who had sent acceptances were deterred by illness from attending the ball. Numbered among the guests of the evening were Colonel and Mrs. Nathan Heft, MT. and Mrs. Charles R. Read. MT. and Mrs. Morris B. Beardsley. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Curtis. MT. and Mrs: George Comstock. Mir. and Mrs. Jonathan God- frey. MT. and Mrs, Harry H. DeLoss, MT. and Mrs. George w. Wheeler. MT. and Mrs. Bradford Pierce. Jr.. MT. and Mrs. Waldo C. Bryant. MT and Mrs. Allan W. Paige. Mir and Mrs. Styles Goodsell MT. and Mrs. Charles Fl. De- lanoy. Dr. and Mrs. Alfred Tones. MT. and Mrs. Hobart Wheeler. MT. and Mrs. Aurustus s. May. Mir. and Mrs. Charles M. Cole. MT. and Mrs Tracy B. Warren. MT. and Mrs. c. N. Choate. and Mrs. F. C. Blanchard MT. and Mrs. L. B. Powe. MT. and Mrs. Frank Hunt. MT. and Mrs. William A. Tru4 bee. MT. and Mrs. Frederick Read, MT. and Mrs. George c. Edwards. Mir and Mrs. Charles Calhoun. Mir. and Mrs. Ralph Barker. Mir and Mrs George H. Edwards. Misses Alice Pierce. Marjorie Pierce. Althea May, Marion Paige, Sophie Smith. Julie Smith, Margaret Warmer. Helen Will son. Marguerite Bishop. Emily Sam ford. Annie Wheeler. Eugenia Barker. Mary Cogeswell. Mildred Rennell. Dor othy DeLoss. Josephine Blrdseye, Messrs. Gilbert Waldo. Robert Gibney. DeVer C. Warner. Nelson Beach. Rad- cliffe Sprott. Sterling Seeley. Lawrence Cornwall. Harvey Warren. Neil Ben ham. Harry A. Wheeler. Samuel Beardsley Mortimer Comstock. and Vale friends Of Miss waldo's bro her Robert Ives Spencer Riddle. Standish Achilles, Frederick Fiske. Richard Davisson. Carl Leonold. Lawton Sar- gent. Baxter Lanius, Edward Thatch Robert Frisbie and Robert Hunter