Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-04

No more beautiful picture could be
painted than this line Of young girls.
arrayed in frocks of the filmiest lace
and daintiest chiffon Of every shade of
the rainbow. standing in a bower Of
roses.
They all carried gift bouquets of
sweetheart roses and violets early in
the afternoon. changing to other ar
rangements later In the day. 1t
seemed that every art had been util-
the colorings and combinations. The
billiard table was covered with them
and all over the house they seemed to
peep forth in some especial arrange
ment
An interesting thing about both these
coming -out parties was the gifts to
the debutantes
Rooms Full Of Gifts in a western
to Debutantes. IN tn. rooms
upstairs where the guests left their
wraps these were displayed at ootn
the Bourne and the York home.
Apparently a number of the young
women's friends decided that they
would get quite enough flowers. and
determined to remember them with
something a little bit different.
There were exquisite pieces of jew
bar pins, necklaces. jewel boxes. dainty
lace handkerchief, fans. books, gold
and silver slipper buckles. enameled
vanity cases. a tiny watch and some
beautifully bound books.
A gift from the parents of one bud
was a handsome diamond bracelet.
In fact, this little layout of gifts
that resulted in society's latest idea.
| A@k, %
bit like weddings.
Gardens were to the fore last week
in Chicago. The Garden Club. which
met M d Y
A Critic on evening at Mrs.
Chicago Gardens. Lake Lake Forest res
idence, and the garden fete in the well
known Winnetka gardens Tuesday after
noon gave the horticultural caste to the
semester.
The first-named occasion was gala
event for the club. as it was an even
ing affair, to which members brought
their husbands-that is. those members
did whose husbands were well in
hand. While American business men,
as a rule, admire an achieved garden,
interested in the process of making It,
But those present Monday evening list
ened with much interest to Mr. Pyle,
the great authority on roses. discuss
the queen Of flowers and show, pic
lures of all kinds of roses in all kinds
of climates
After the talk the company adjourned
to Mrs. McBirney's rose terraces. which
were a dream of beauty. Nowhere on
the north shore have architecture and
SncceaSfullv
bined. From the house one steps out
onto a delightful. breezy loggia; its
pillars. stone and plaster fin1sh, tlled
floors and unusual size justify the
From the loggia one passes to the
rose terraces, one a few steps lower
than the other. A long. narrow stone
trimmed pool traverses the center OF
each terrace. the upper pool trickhns
into the lower one. Fine sprays arch
the pools, shooting out from the inner
rims and falling softly back again into
the water. just blurring the mirroring
surfaces
Along each side of the pools lie the
zigzags with mathematical precision
between the rose trees, each trimmed
up to its spreading. blooming top:
What does it recall to you? II you
you will instantly think of the Gen.
eraliffe gardens at Granada. The second
terrace Is bounded on the east end by
a low wall built in a emi-circle, with
some bubbling wall fountains. a stone
| seat, and the bronze bust of Roman
emperor-the Romans were great
gardeners. More paths and other beds
Of roses and an inclosing wall COM
plete this enchanting example of gar
den architecture. A Spanish looking
gate to the south opens onto broad.
green. close-clipped lawn. A wrought
iron grill gate to the north Of the same
| terrace gives admittance to walled
in, hower-grown Enclosure.
Tuesday evening tall lanters were
placed the lengths of the pools. their
| lights made golden by the radiant
| white moonlight that flooded the
| landscape that evening. Roses. moon
light. glimmering pools. fragrant.
though chilly, air-the garden club was
| more than justified in its self-appotnted
task of awakening and fostering tho
love of this sanest most elevating of
hobbies.