Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-30
HE spotlight is not playing on
the debutantes here. as 1t is
almost everywhere else, except
New York, where the WASH

! almost everywhere else, except
| New York, where the WASH
| ington custom obtains of hav-
| ing the comings-out string along from
| Thanksgiving to the holiday season. over
| in Philadelphia two or three day OF the
new girls are being presented. and where
| the families have suburban homes much
eclat and liberal hospitality have accom-
| panied the parties. In Baltimore the deb
| utante circle is large one, having only
| few less than fifty. Forty-four are
| really expected at the first Bachelor
cotillon, Monday, December IL. In Min
| neapolis it is the "hostesses' who give
| the first great ball of the winter. and 1t
| is under their protecting care that the
| fourteen debutantes, the largest number
| ever gathered on a similar occasion, are
| to make their first bows. One OF them'
whose wedding day is close by also, in
| Tended to waive the bud privileges, but
consented to stand up with the other
| thirteen rather than have the rest in su-
| perstitious atmosphere, which otherwise
that number might have created. There
are fifty-one members in the Hostess
| Club, and they naturally control the
| social situation.
| Pacific coast buds are also much in
! no end of teas, etc, are already on the
way. The Greenway balls, the first or
| which will be given in December. will be
| the initial meeting in ceremonious way.
In ST. Paul, instead of remaining de-
| murely at the side of her mother at her
! party. one Of the to be greatly feted buds
contributed to the pleasure of her guests
by giving piano numbers now and then.
| The tea wound up with large bridge.
The Washington list will probably reach
twenty-five and more, and the debut
dates, while in many cases already de-
| cided upon tentatively, may not be ad-
hered to if an invitation turns up which
| may look attractive to the fair maid
and her intimates. Most people find 1t
pretty hard to live up to a date set
months ahead unless it is a wedding day.
| No need for any special hurry, anyway,
as the preliminaries can be safely ar
ranged for in December The regular
season of 1911 will last two months.
Ash Wednesday will not come until
March and Easter Sunday will be
| April 16.
| The festivities centering about the Ar
gentine school ship-and a very charming
brand of hospitality was dispensed aboard
| her-and the affairs at the Argentine le-
CATION, etc. for her captain, officers and
| cadets made quite a squirt in social life
! and almost the only one of the past
| week. The horse show gave an oppor-
| tunity also to look across the tan bark
|
! a place to go for several days-otherwise
| it has been deadly dull hereabouts, and
| will be so. the wiseacres say, until the
political horizon is cleared and election
day with its hopes and fears is thing
Of the past.
| Mrs. Taft's portrait, painted by Swed-
! ish artist, Mr.. Bror Kronstand, to whom
after being exhibited in New York, will,
| it is said. be placed in the White House.
| The picture represents Mrs. Taft seated
I on a garden bench, with trees and Sky
as background.
Miss Marie EdmOnston King. a daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. George q. King OF
| Washington, is visiting friends in New
| York and attended the Princeton-Dart-
! mouth game. She is to make her debut at
a tea December IA.
| Miss Katherine Riggs Poole daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs j. Sprigg Poole, will be
I one of the debutantes this season. She
will be presented at a tea about the mid
| die of December.
Miss Ida Norment Smith. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Odell 1. Smith. will be pre-
scented at a tea Wednesday, November 30.
| Her parents will give dance for her late
in the season.
| Mrs William Manning Irwin went to
| New York yesterday to spend a week.
Mrs. Irwin will spend next Saturday with
her son. Mr.. Harrison Irwin. at Prince
! ton. where she will see the Princeton
| Yale game.
| Mr. George Jay Gould will shortly take
up residence at Abbotsford, the famous
home of Sir Walter Scott at Melrose,
Scotland, which he has rented for the
winter from Mrs. Maxwell-Scott, great
granddaughter of the poet
In Abbotsford MIR. Gould will have. a
residence of great historic interest, for
Sir Walter Scott was a collector of SOU
venrs of Scottish heroes during his early
| manhood. In the armory are weapons
| of every age in the history OF the Scot,
with pistols owned by Napoleon and
Claverhouse. The armor of James Nv
| covers one wall. and nearby hangs Mon
trose's sword. Rob Roys guns and clay
| mores of '45.
The last suit of clothes worn by Sir
/ Walter Scott, Queen Mary's seal, Bal
! purse made by Flora Macdonald, Robert
| Burns toddy tuInbler and NapOleon's
| pen and dispatch case are also Abbots-
| ford possessions.
Mr.. Jose F. Godoy and family left last
Tuesday over the Mexican railway for
Vera Cruz. on their way to Cuba, where
Mr.. Godoy will resume his duties as
| Mexican minister.
The Dutch minister and Nine. LOudOn
are enjoying their stay in the City OF
| Mexico and have returned there from a
| trip to the southern part of the republic,
including visit to the ruins of Militia.
| Miss Eva Appleton Smith. daughter of
| Brig Gen. and Mrs. Frederick Appleton
| Smith of Omaha, formerly Of Chicago,
and Capt. A. La Rue Christie Of the 9Th
| United States Infantry were married
| Thursday night in Trinity Cathedral,
i Omaha Miss Martha Christie. sister of
| the bridegroom, was maid of honor and
! the bridesmaids were Miss Enid Valen-
/ tine Miss Miriam Patterson and Miss
Ruth Lord. all of Omaha. Capt. Talbot
| was best man and the ushers were Capt.
| Babcock, Capt Butler, Capt. O'Connor,
] Lieut. +. NJ. Watson and Lieut.. Raymond
/ F. Smith. The brides gown was of ivory
| charmeuse satin embroidered in pearls
| and trimmed in venetian point lace Her
| tulle veil was fastened with pearls and