Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-25
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY.
A GLIMPSE OF THE COMING
SEASON IN A DEBUT BALL.
Engagements Made Public Here and
Elsewhere-Travel Plans.
Personal Notes.

Miss Esther Slater's formal presenta-
ton to Boston society will take the form
OF large dance. for which the Slater
estate. Pine Bank, at Readville, Mass. Is
especially we'll adapted having large
and beautiful ballroom running across the
mouse on the lower floor, and opening
onto a terrace at the rear. Mrs. Horatio
\. Slater and the debutante-elect have
necn spending the summer abroad. in the
course of which the cotiilon favors have
peen selected. and the favored few who
nave seen them pronounce them especial
iy desirable and effective. Miss Slater
Will probably he the beauty par excel
lence of the winter. and possesses. in ad-
ditlon to her pretty face, a graceful figure,
an infinitude of exquisite gowns and a
knowledge of how to wear them. She is
In addition. something of an heiresS. Miss
Ssaters season will not be exclusively
Boston one. for she is to visit Washing
ton. as she did a year ago, where Mrs.
John K Mclean, who has so frequently
mad MIS-. Slater her guest at her town
house and at Friendship. is to give ball
in her honor. Each year Mrs. Mclean
gives an affair of the kind for one Of
her young favorites. and the coming sea-
son Miss Slater will be. the fortunate
one Mr.. and Mrs. Hunnewell will give
a ball for Miss Slater in Boston during
the winter.
!, Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin H. Sanders of Chi
cago and their daughter, Miss Sanders.
have left the Midlothian Club, near that
city. and are now at the South Shore
Country Club, to stay until November [.
when they will again come to Washing
ton for the winter. Miss Sanders gave a
dinner for fourteen Thursday evening In
honor of Miss Marjorie Wylde and Will
liam B. Fraser, who are to be married
next Saturday. Afterward the party at
tended the weekly dance at the club.
Mrs. George Pullman has arrived at
Paris for a months stay. Her daughter,
Mrs. H. Carolan. is prominent in the
American colony in Paris, where she has
had her home for the last few years
most of the coming winter in her 18th
street mansion.
Mrs Stephen B. Elkins and Miss Kath-
crime Elkins are expected in New York
tomorrow from Europe.
Mr. Oliver E. Cromwell. jr.. of Wash
ington Is the guest of his brother-in-law
Brooks. jr. at their home in the Green
Spring Valley.
Mrs. Theodore Shonts and Miss Shonts
have arrived at the Crosby villa, Tuxedo
Park, for the autumn.
Mr. Willard D. Straight and his bride.
who was Miss Dorothy Whitney, and
whose marriage took place recently In
Geneva, have arrived In Berlin Tor a
stay of one or two weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Bellamy Storer have
given up their apartment in Boston.
where they have lived during the past
NIB in THE and
will reopen their old home in Cincinnati.
Mr.. and Mrs. William D. West and Miss
Katharine West have returned to their
home 1872 Euclid street northwest, after
a very pleasant stay in Europe.
| Mr.. and Mrs B. J. Heffernan have re-
turned from Atlantic City and New
home on street their relatives. Mr..
and Mrs. John j. Mccarthy of LAWYER.
| Iowa Mr. John F. Heffernan of New
York city is expected the latter part
of the week for a brief visit.
Mr.. Crawford Blagden. WHO will marry
Miss Mary Hopkins of Washington. D.
c. at Williamstown. Mass, October Z,
was his brothers best man at the mar
rage Saturday In Trinity Church. Far
Rockaway. L. l., of Miss Louise Burton,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert L.
Burton of Cedarhurst. and Mr.. Wendell
P Blagden of New York city. The ushers
were Messrs. Samuel P, Arthur c.
and F. Meredith Blagden, also brothers of
the bridegroom. The bride entered the
church with her father. and wore white
satin. trimmed with old point lace, and
a tulle veil. She carried a bouquet OF
lilies of the valley.
Attending the bride We're Misses Flor
ence S. Burton, Leta Pell Wright Frances
I. Breese. Claire Bird. Leonie Burrill
and Aileen Osborn. They wore gowns
of satin and chiffon in pastel shades with
hats to correspond
Lieut.. Col and Mrs silas A. Wolf have
returned to the city and have apartments
at the Cairo.
DR. and Mrs. J. r. Wellington have
returned to the city.
Mr. Orion f. Darnall and Mrs. Darnall
leave tomorrow for visit to friends
and relatives in West Virginia.
Mrs. Rufus II. Darby and Miss Minnie
Darby of 144S 14th street northwest.
daughter and granddaughter of Mr.. L.
Edward Clark, returned Sunday from a
six week tour of the Pacific slope. Mrs.
Darby and daughter were joined at st.
Louis by her son and wife, Mr.. Rufus
Clark Darby of Atlanta. GA. They were
royalty entertained for a week at Kan
sas City by the Darby relatives. who
are prominent business men of that
thriving city. They spent a few days
going and returning with Mrs George
r. Ladson. nee Darby, at st. Louis, Mo.
Dr. and Mrs. Edward A. Balloch and
Miss Balloch have returned from their
summer home at Haven, Me.
Mrs f. j. Peachy-Smth and Mrs
Agnes NJ Wickersham have gone to
New York. and will make series of
visits in that vicinity before returning
home.
Mrs. Milton f. Allies and family will
return today from their summer home
at Bolivar. w. Va.
Miss n B. Maury. accompanied by Mrs.
Robert S. Bosher of Richmond. Va. is
in New York for a few DAYS. They have
been up in the Adirondack mountains all
summer
Mr.. and Mrs Montgomery Taft Legg
returned Yesterday. having spent the
month of September at their bungalow
on Lake Skaneateles. y. Y. They are
located for the winter at the Wellington.
on Park road.
Mrs. Harry Irving Shacklett. daughter
of Mr. and Mrs ]. ID. Darnall of 1412