Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-17
vHE debutantes will soon monop-
Ollie social attention. Here
abouts only few names have


so far been mentioned. but, as
everybody knows, information
of this kind is rarely given publicity until
the autumn is we'll advanced. The debut
of Miss Helen Taft gave national in
terest to last winters list of buds which
the coming season lacks. There are no
daughters of cabinet officers or of multi
millionaires. either for far mentioned.
so 1t just looks as if the favored
young women whose participation in So
ciety for their first winter will be among
the grandees of the National Capital are
charming enough to need no extra push
ing forward. more than a glimpse of
their pretty selves
Each winters list here grows as the
season advances and the coming one is
not likely be be any different Some of
those named already are Miss Eleanor
Reyburn, daughter of the mayor of
Philadelphia. who has taken a house here
for the winter: the Senoritas Rivero,
daughters of the Cuban minister, for
whom many pleasant attentions are plan
ned: Miss Emily Beatty. daughter of COM
mandant and Mrs. Beatty: Miss Mary
Irwin, daughter of Commander and Mrs.
Irwin, and several others.
| Miss Amy Richardson. whose formal
introduction was prevented by Il family
bereavement last winter: Miss Margaret
Draper. who has been abroad since her
fathers death, and Miss Edith Oracle.
who went out considerably last year are
also to he counted as debutantes of the
coming season. The latter will have d
dinner dance to mark her formal debut
the last week in December.
Over in Baltimore, the buds of the
coming season were announced six
months ago, and their first formal meet
inc 1n Gnr ,o1o -
December But already they are in evil
dence in suburban and country house
parties preliminary to the teas and
dances which will be given next month
and through December for their formal
home presentations.
In ST. Paul the debut season is already
well advanced and the gayeties arranged
III behalf of the western buds are pre-
cisely on the same lines as here
The Boston aggregation has been listed
in the papers and the family Importance
of each described.
There are several as we'll known here
! and at home or their mothers are such as
Miss Esther Slater. daughter of Mrs
| Horatio y. Slater. and Miss Sylvia War
rem, third daughter of Mrs. Samuel ID.
Warren; others are Miss Aimee Lamb,
elder daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Horat ito
Appleton Lamb of Beacon street; Miss
Elizabeth Slsbee, only daughter of Mrs.
George Silsbee of Beacon street and
Chestnut Hill; Miss Nora SaltonstaH. a
Saltonstall of Bay State road and Chest
nut Hill: Miss Sylvia Peabody, third
daughter of Gen. and Mrs Francis Pea
body of Milton: Miss Susan Appleton.
only daughter of DR.. and Mrs William
Appleton of Beacon street and New Lon
don; Miss Elizabeth Weld. second daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. c. Minot Weld of
Readville and Bar Harbor; Miss Florence
Lee, third daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Lee of Brookline and Beverly
farms: Miss Elizabeth Bigelow, only
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Prescott Bige-
low of Marlboro street and Manchester
| and Miss Mary HunneWel. third daugh-
| ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry S. Hunnewell
of Beacon street and Wellesley.
The New York list is equally long. and
/ has names on it Synonymous with the
notables of an important kind.
In Minneapolis they have hostess
club which arranges the formal part of
the comings-out. The great feature of
| their ball each autumn has been the
/ fifty matrons in line and the debutantes
standing near their sponsors. This work
ed admirably for the favored ones, but
| has been the cause of heartaches among
the young girls whose connections did not
reach far enough into the organization
to give them similar privilege. Two
years ago the hostesses' made 1t rule
that those entitled to be in the line had to
be either daughter, nieces or sisters of
a hostess. and this gave great many of
the debutantes the desired opportunity
at the reception, which is the social event
in Minneapolis. But even this arrange
ment was not quite satisfactory. and the
hosteSses. at the last meeting. decided
against the plan of having any debutantes
receive at their annual function, thus
placing all the first season girls on the
| same footing. without the slightest diff
ferentation of social standing.
Beside the minor affairs now in pro-
gress, the San Francisco debutantes will
| gather at the first Greenaway assembly
November J. Miss Marion Croker, Miss
Ysabel Beaver. Miss Ruth Winslow and
Miss Mauricia MintZer are some of the
most widely heraIded buds. The Green
away assemblies. of which four are given
each winter. are such institutions that
society memories cannot recall when
they did not happen. Mr.. f. M. Green
away. after whom they have been named,
is going to manage them the coming sea-
| son. but for some reason or other the
title has been changed to Bachelors and
Benedicks There is q little displeasure
already manifest about this, both
| matrons and maids figure the same in
| paving the subscriptions. invitations TO
which are already broadcast.
In Chicago the first debutantes of the
season will be Miss Marian Farwell,
daughter OF Mr. and Mrs. Francis G.
Farwel of Lake Forest. who will be
| presented at a reception SATURDAY. after
noon. September 30. and Miss Barbara
Thompson. daughter of Mr.: and Mrs.
slason Thompson of Lake Forest, who
will be introduced the same day,
Miss GWendOlyn Mitchell ana MISS
I.enore Ray are others in the list. Mrs.
Walter Terrier will present the latter at
a luncheon October %.
| The golden anniversary Of a long list
of veterans of northern Illinois was re-
| Gently celebrated with great enthusiasm
in Sterling. where now lives Mrs Electa
f. Smith, who is so we'll and widely
known in this city, especially among the
Womans Relief Corps.
Mrs Smiths health did not permit her
to be down town to view the parade each
day, so the line of march was planned
to go by her house.
Every man in the parade dotted his
, hat as he passed her door, and joined
his comrades In three lusty cheers. The
incident aroused the greatest interest
most frequently discussed events of the
reunion second only in Importance to the
last public meeting in the Central Park
at Sterling, when Mrs. Smith was the
guest of honor, both of the civil war and
the Spanish war veterans.
| Mrs. Howard w. Kennard and her in
FAINT son are visiting Mrs. George Won L..
Meyer and the Misses Meyer at Hamil-
| ton. They will leave September 80 for
St Petersburg. Mr.. kennard having been
transferred from the British embassy
here to that capital.
Mrs. Margaret Moran and daughter
Mrs. p. j. Keleher, are at the St Charles
Atlantic City, for a three-week stay.
Mr. and Mrs. John Walker Holcombe
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