The Washington times., 1914-04-05
What's in a Name?" Asks
Mary Edna Noyes in Telling
of Types of LONELINESS Found
Among Seasons Debutantes
But Frances will Be the Name
to Coniure With Next Sea-
son, She Finds, in Forecast
ing the List of Social Buds.
By MARY EDNA MOVES.
whats in a name?''

By MARY EDNA MOVES.
whats in a name?"
Doubtless each of US have more
@ less definite idea of how a Dor
sthy or Helen or an Elizabeth should
look and act, but parents will insist
in Christening their children to suit
their own fancies. Maybe they have
an idea that the little tot Will sroT
UP to look like their ideal Mary.
Elizabeth, or Jane. However. their
Dorothy often grows up to be your
idea of an Elizabeth, and the Eliza
beth Of your fancy Is not at all like
the several Elizabeths you know.
Every year when the debutante
garden begins to bloom in Washing
ton, one or two names, like certain
flowers, are found in greater num-
bers than others. This season, Hel-
ems, Margarets, Dorothys, and hath-
crimes were popular names, while the
year before that Frances seemed TO
be the proper name for debutante,
and the year before that katherines
were on ell sides
The social wiseacres foretesf that
Frances will be the name de luxe
next season.
Washington's Five Helens.
Among the best known Of the buds
of this season there were five Hell
ems, and Of the five there are no two
IN any way alike.
Helen Walcott, the only, daughter
Of the Secretary of the Smithsonian
Ipstitution, who is conceded to ne
one Of the prettiest girls Of the win
ter, is tall and gracefully slender,
with dark brown hair and violet
se nf Z
in Washington. for the talent o. tact
is hers. When she WAS mere
schoolgirl her mother met with a
tragic death in a railroad accident,
and since that time she has taken
complete charge of her fathers home
and presided for him. For one SO
young. il is little short of marvellous
that she could develop so much poise
and still retain her girlishness, which
is, after all, her chief charm.
On the other hand, Helen Bacho
Kimnen, the daughter of Com
mander Harry Kimrnell, of the Navy,
and Mrs. Kinmell is petite blonde,
with fluffy, curly hair and lirnpid
blue eyes Miss Kinmen wears her
hair daintily dressed with a wreath
of ringlet curls about her face IN
direct contrast to the simple head
dress OF Miss Walcott.
Types of LONELINESS.
Then Helen Gould, one Of the two
charming daughters of Justice and
Mrs. Ashley NJ. Gould. is another
type of feminine loveliness. She is
tall and statuesque looking. Her
dark, bright eyes being her greatest
beauty.
Helen HeSl. the daughter of Col.
Charles A.. Heyl. U. s. A, is still
another style OF d Helen She Is a
beautiful girl, who does not depend
upon her beauty alone, for her at
tractiveness for she possesses won
derful mentality. Miss Heyl is more
interested in serious things in life,
and being q debutante is but side
issue. While she is one of the most
beautiful dancers of the younger set,
she finds time to belong to the board
of the Associated Charities, and also
70 do real work I'm connection there
with. She has soft wavy brown hair
and handsome large gray, blue eyes.
Helen Clarke, the daughter OF In
terState Commerce Commissioner
and Mrs. L. L. Clarke, would never
be taken for a Helen, IL either OF
the other types of Helen I've men,
toned, were a standard of how a
Helen should look. Helen Clarke is
little and slender with very dark
brown hair and large brown eyes.
She il vivaciouS and extremely chic
in her dress.
However, cumming up the Helens
Of this season, they all make one
think of the famous Helen of his
tory in that they are all good to
lock at, but all Of a different sort
The List of Dorothys.
Now turning to the other most
popular name of this seasons debu-
tantes-Dorothy. There is Dorothy
Trout and Dorothy Wyeth. Dorothy
Smith. Dorothy Quintard. and Doro-
thy Campbell. The first three are
service girls and the last mentioned
one of the Congressional contingent
hailins from Kansas. OF the four
Dorothys, three have one distinc-
tive characteristic f. common III,
oh. far from looking alike!
Dorothy Trout Is the daughter OF
Mrs. Trout and the late Capt. II. G..
some girl with exquisite coloring
and beautiful brown eyes and gold
en-brown hair, and Of medium
height Miss Trout is an artist and
since she has been a pupil at the
Corcoran Art School has done some
splendid work.
Dorothy Wyeth is the daughter Of
Lieut. Col. VI. q. "yeth, L. ,. A,
and Mrs. Wyeth, and is a graduate
Of Iiolton Arms School. She Poses
ses larS" blue eyes and dark hair,
4. typo of beauty that is always ad-
nircd, ard her quiet. gentle manner
makes her q fevorlte everywhere.
lust rs the gay and Jolly huTnor or
Dorothy Smith. on the other hand.
makes Ter a joy TO all her friends
After al. II would De aard to lind
inst what constitutes nttractiscness
IN anyone.
Her First Season.
Dorothy Smith, daughter o. Col.
4. L. Smith. is a typical army girl,
her fathers housekeeper and chum.
She is not a bona fide bud, but
is enjoying her first season in Wash
ington. Like most girls Of the serv-
ice. she has travelled much and has
treasure store of interesting ex-
perlences that can be obtained in
no other way. 1er bright, dancing
brown eyes and soft blond hair OILY
rival the beauty of her low pitcsed
voice. which has a unique hbars.
note ia it that makes Il Irresistible.
Quite the most demure Dorothy
OF the group is Dorothy Campbell.
She is a little girl with large dark
eyes and soft brown curling hair.
But Dorothy Quintard IS in direct