Evening star., 1915-12-19

crowded the past week. he TIesi-
dent Gt can be said at lasD and Mrs.
Wilson have had their share in the
oleasuring, and if their participation
was simply a kindly concession to
the wishes OF others, giving up their
very obvious entire willingness to
spend their leisure hours together tar
from the madding as well as the
eladding crowd. all the more praise
is theirs. Now that the Presidents
marriage, to say nothing of his court
ship, is matter of history, one can
onIy wonder what the rest of his
term will produce in the way of
great happiness or otherwise tor HIM
self or for members of his household.
All and each are close to the local
heart because of repeated instances
OF warm interest in our affairs and
OF the personal friends made within
and without the official circle.
The good wishes awaiting the re-
turn OF the newly married couple
and the genuine admiration ex-
pressed on all sides for the bride and
new mistress of the White House
should and will make their homecom-
ing. two or three weeks hence, sweet
as "flutter of rose leaves when
doves and butterflies or any of the
other winged synonyms OF peace and
content are lowering near" This
dear old United States has enjoyed
every minute of the months which
have elapsed since the first hint OF
the possibility of the Presidents mar
riage, and locally it has been hard to
be polite and not discuss to thread
bare detail the few scraps of real IN
formation in circulation. 1t will be
among the chief joys of 1916 that
knowledge will have taken the place
of guesses and that the realization
will be complete of the gracious
charm of Mrs Wilson, when she will
receive with the President at the first
official function of the new year and
their married life, January 7.
A lot of other people not heading,
al, least just yet, for the orange bios
som route, can look back to mighty
happy hours last week with their
kith and kin and chosen ones at the
round of debut teas that, beginning
with the beautiful party given by Mr..
and Mrs. Wharton E. Lester for their
attractive young daughter, Miss
Ruth Lester, Wednesday, had echoes
Thursday in similar event at the
home OF Lieut.. Commander and Mrs.
Tillman, who presented another
laughter to hundreds of friends.
The debut of Miss Catherine Bur-
iet.e yesterday was an event by IT
self, for the date was chosen months
ago and was the first debut an
nouncement made for this season.
This charming debutante is the
daughter of Mrs. S. c. Neale and
granddaughter of Col. and Mrs.
Myron NJ. Parker, and is therefore
identified with the older residential
families of the District and their
part in the best thought of its civic
life .#-....
Official dining out began with
rush last week, only another evidence
that Congress and the real winter
are with US again. The desire to en-
tertain the Secretary OF State and
Mrs. Lansing, both within the cab
met circle as well as on its official
edges and elsewhere. With resident
hosts and hostesses equally cx-
pcctant. was the motive for several
Of the notable dinners of the week
M. and Mrs. Lansing continued
their series of dinners. the company
Of the past week including several
ambassadors and other grandees who
must, with others in their circle, be
looking forward to happier winter
in this regard than they could see
any reason to plan for year ago.
Dancing Set Busy.
The dancing season is on. full tilt
The arduous duties involved in bring
ing out debutante are simplicity it.
self compared with the keeping up
with this modern exhibition of social
pace whose charms are so many and
varied that she has no trouble in turn
ing old or young heads. Besides it is
the custom now to go where the crook
of the debutante's index finger indi-
Gates. and everybody is tfckled to death
when these children and grandchildren
of ones friends smile their way now
and then. 1t may happen on a drab
day and then witness the result in the
return of happiness to the beckoned.
Seemingly this year there are no dull
days nor dull buds. and while IL may
not only be for these that dance music
Is written or adapted to the variations
in steps required in this age of nov
city. there is no gainsaying the fact
that ii Is for the youngsters that the
orchestras are playing.
Preparedness in the way of a band
aud a proper advertising Of the fact is