The Washington times., 1911-11-26
Little Season in Capital Society
Is Marked by Many Hospitalities
Several Formal Dinners
| Given During he Week
Just Past.

washington's little season" now is In
fuli blast and the week just past was
marked by numerous hospitalities, some-
rWhat more formal than any previous
ones of the season. There were formal
dinners at the French embassy. at the
homes Of former Senator and Mrs. John
sB. Henderson, Mr.. and Mrs. Ten Eyck
Wendell, and at the Playhouse wednes-
day evening, MIR. and Mrs. Preston Glib
son, the most indefatigable hosts Of the
younger married set, entertained at din
Sner followed by informal dancing as
a welcome back to the Capital of the
I, Presidents daughter, Miss Helen Taft.
| The guests were recruited mostly from
the younger set, including Miss Mary
Switzerland, whose engagement was an
nounced about ten days ago.
I Miss Switzerland, by the way. will be
i the guest of honor at a dinner which
K the President and Mrs. Taft will give
at the White House Saturday evening,
s M pse saa to Dc
hospitalities have been planned for Miss
Southerland and iher fiance, Louis Ba-
con, of Boston, including a dinner De-
Ssmber I which .s the secrstary ,,s ,vs OF ana tine
ianother dinner the following evening, at
which Mrs. William F. Draper and Miss
Margaret Draper will be the hosts
Another Important event Of the. the week Ysta
day afternoon, which was particularly
successful despite the downpour of rain
during the greater part OF the day. The
hop room at the post in which the tea
was served was gayly bedecked and dec
Grated for the occasion and what par
ticularly appealed to the younger crowd
was the fact that half Of the room was
reserved for dancing to the music Of the
! Fort Myer Band, which also gave
concert during the drill.
Two special trains were required to
convey the Washington folk who went
over to Philadelphia yesterday for the
'ticaliy brought the intercollegiate foot
pall series of national interest to a
Greatly to the disappointment Of
many, the President and Mrs. Taft
were unable to occupy the box reserved
4 for them, but the Vice President and
Mrs Sherman. the Secretary of War
and Mrs stimsSn. the Msvsr seere,agy saG tSs s
Assistant Secretary. Of the Navy and
Mrs Beekman Winthrop entertained
large parties for the occasion.
Miss Helen Taft attended the Har-
somewhat smaller contingent from
Washington went on to New Haven
for this contest.
The coming week will mark the open
Tuesday with the tea at the home 81
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur T., Brice. III NJ
street, at which their daughter, Miss
Miss Brice. who will be the first bud
of the year, will be followed closeiy
by Miss Leita Montgomery, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. W. E; Montgomery.
ins Mso TSankseiving. H f Miss Edith Oracle;
daughter Of Col. and Mrs. Archibald
Oracle, is the Thanksgiving Day bud
this year. Miss Oracle is an original
was apparent on the invitations TO her
tea. Down in the corner Of the cards
were the letters. "R. g. v. P. the
customary thing on invitations . ,ae ane
an Innovation for a tea card. and fur.
hishing q choice morsel for comment
for the proverbial mine days" ,
Three p1om,nea1. younS wSmaS Ea,ioesi IN esi
Capital have Joined the ranrs Of ferni-
iine bread winners This winter They
are Miss Laura Harlan. daughter of the
late Mr.. Justice Harlan. who Who has hes be
sham, wife of the Attorney General. and
who is admirably adapted to such u
position by reason of her social ex-
perience and her innate tact and re-
Sourcefulne IS. -
The other two are. the Misses Fre-
mont, daughters of the late Rear Ad-
inlral John e. Fremont. y. ". Miss
sionaI debut shortly with Mics Mar.
garet Anglin in Green Stockings" and
!, Mss Jessie Fremont has taken an
apartment in Nineteenth street and
opened an establishT entg for the re-
! modelling of gowns, hats, cloaks. and
furs. Some of her advertisement pla-
cards are strilingly attractive-"Winter
wVrdrobes pie nned from what you have
on hand,' "Unbecoming dresses altered
to be satisfactory" Lamp shades AMI
eofa cushions redone and made to
order" Fancy costumes and dorri-
noes" "Thenter and boudoir caps a
speciality" Sewing of all kind5," and
the like. -H ~.
Though the debutantes are pre-eri-