The Washington herald., 1912-10-13

INDIAN summer and wedding bells
the Red, Man and Hymen-a re-
minder and fit conclusion to the
good old summer time. The Wash
ington debutahte must step aside;
her day has not yet arrived. Here
comes the bride, the attendant brides
maids, and the Paris trousseau. Awed
bachelors gaze respectfully At creations
with unpronounceable names worn by
women-kind and unkind.
Weddings are almost as plentiful this
autumn as in June. II the record keeps
up the bachelor girl will no longer pre-
dominate in Washington drawing rooms.
A wedding of especial interest here viii
take place on Wednesday afternoon IN
Overlook, Pa, when Miss Marguerite
Pascal Wood, daughter Of the Rev. DR..
and Mrs. Charles Wood. OF this city.
will be married to Mr.. Logan MacCoy
in the Presbyterian Church. Only the
family and close friends Will be present
at the ceremony, but a large reception
will follow at the home Of Miss WOOD
grandmother, Mrs. Wistar MOTIFS. AZ
Overlook. Miss Wood made her debut
several seasons ago. and II extremey
popular in Philadelphia and Washington
society.
ENGAGEMENTS are announced and de-
MED. only to come bubbling to the sur
face again. Dame rumor has 1t that oe-
cause a man puts his house In order
he is contemplating matrimony. Another
CAV bachelor spends most OF mis- time
polishing his eyeglasses and scanning
the passenger list Of homecoming steam
ers. Trifies light as wind-but q straw
shows which way the wind blows.
The debutantes in the North are al
ready having their innings. Miss Frances
Hoar, granddaughter Of the laee Senator
George F. Hoar of Massachusetts, was
introduced to society yesterday at Wor-
cester, Mass. She and her mother, rs
lockwood Hoar, will spend some eme
in Boston before coming to Washington
for the winter season. Senator Henry
Cabot Lodge plans to give a ball in
honor of his debutante granddaughter,
Miss Constance Gardner, daughter OF
Representative and Mrs. Augustus r
Gardner. of Massachusetts,. at the
Copely- Plaza. in Boston, on November
2l. She will make her Washington debut
later ip the season.
The Washington debutantes will be
few compared to former years, and most
of them are daughters of the older resi-
dents. Mrs George Howard will intro
duce her charming daughter at a tea.
although Miss Margaret Perrin has al
ready made her bow to society in Lon
don, where she was presented at court.
Her mother also plans to give ball for
her on December q.
Another debutante who will be exten-
sively entertained is Miss Rebekah Will
mer. daughter of DIR. and Mrs. William
H Wilmer Their handsome new house
on the corner of r and Twenty-first
Streets has just been completed
Although the list is subject to sudden
changes. other debutantes of the winter
will be Miss Gladys Mum, second
daughter of Mrs. Charles A. Mum; Miss
Frances Williams, Third daughter Of
Col and Mrs. John r. Williams; Miss
Virginia lie Seure, daughter of Mr.. andI
Mrs. Z. X. lie Seure. of Danville, ILL.,,
and a granddaughter of former Speaker
of the House and present Representative
Joseph Cannon; Miss Dorothy Aleshire,
daughter of Gen. James B. Aleshire, u.
s. A: Miss Katharine McClintock.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Garrison Nc
Clintock: Miss Ethel Noyes, second
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank B.
Noyes; Miss Lanette Hine Smith. daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Orlando Smith, and
Miss Alice Lewis. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thornton Lewis.
The corps diplomatique is again In
evidence in Washington. and the next
week or two will see most of the promi-
nent representatives of the foreign ma
tons in their homes here. The French
Ambassador and Nine. Jusserand, who
have just arrived from France, will
open the embassy in Sixteenth Street
this week. Within few days Mrs.
Bryce, wife of the British Ambassador.
is expected to reach Washington, and
the Ambassador himself will be here
next Thursday or Friday.
The German Ambassador and the
Countess Bernstorr sailed yesterday for
this side, after spending par of the
summer at their estate near Munich, and
will reach this city October % or a
The Ambassador enjoyed long vacation,