The Washington times., 1915-12-24
items of Interest and Impor-
lance of Past, Present, and
Future Among Official and
Fashionable Folk.


Two pretty debutantcs, Miss Evelina
Porter Gleaves and Miss Mary Truxtun
Garland, will share honors this after
noon, when Mrs. Albert l.. GleaVes,
wife OF Rear Admiral Gleaves, U. s.
NJ, will entertain at a tendance to
present her daughter and niece to So
ciety. The larger ball room, which Will
be- given over to dancing, is set with
Christmas trees, with medallions OF
Christmas greens, and poinEetta bios
SONS adjoining the panels between the
long mirrors. The ceiling is festooned
with smilax. The hostess and the two
debutantes will receive at the entrance
of the small ball room, which also Is
lined with slim fir trees, sprayed with
snowflakes. Red roses will be used on
the tea table, and the bouquets sent
the debutantes will cover large screen
used as a background for the receiv-
ing party.
Mrs. Gleaves will wear an unusual
gown of tete-de-negre tulle, heavily en-
broidered in silver and built over a
foundation OF black satin. There Is
a girdle of rose satin, yelled with the
embroidered tulle. The two charming
buds will wear frocks of fluffy white
tulle fashioned alike. They are made
after a quaint old-time model, with
the tulle skirts looped up with gar
ished with tulle fichus. Miss Gleaves
will carry sheat of American Beauty
roses, and Miss Garland's bouquet will
be an armful of pink roses.
Those who will assist in receiving will
be Mrs. Gleaves' sister, Mrs. John
Spottswood Garland, mother OF the de-
butante; Mrs. Lawrence Heap, and
Mrs. Reginald s. Nicholson, while Mrs.
John Gibbons. Mrs, Willard Brownson,
Mrs. william S. Benson, ana Mrs.
at the tea table. The group OF young
girls in~the receiving party will be Miss
Margaret Breckenridge. Miss Edith
Blair, Miss Lillian Hendrick, Miss Ellie
Lejeune, Miss Elizabeth Wiley, Miss
Ruth Wilson, Miss Beatrice Clover, Miss
took. Miss Isabel Baker, of Virginia;
Miss Adelaide Heath, Miss Elsie Down
ing, Mrs. Richard Evelyn Byrd, Miss
Caroline Stone, Miss Elizabeth Morgan
Beach. Miss Esther Whiting Miss
Katherine Goodwin, Miss Mary Webb
Miss Ethel Bagley, Miss Jane Bigelow,
of New York; Miss Sybil Fletcher. Miss
Valentine Nelson, of Annapolis; Miss
Mary Woodward, of New York; Miss
May Nicholson. Miss Leila Gordon.
Mrs. Thomas L. Van Metre.
Mrs. Van Metre, who formerly was
Miss Anne Gleaves, has arrived in town
accompanied by Lieutenant Van Metre,
from their station at Sag Harbor. l.. L.,
to spend Christmas with Mrs. Gleaves
and Miss Evalina Gleaves.
This evening the entire party of young
people who will assist Mrs. GIeaves
and the two debutantes, will attend the
dance which Miss Esther Whiting is
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Mrs. John X. Shields entertained at
luncheon today for her debutante
daughter. Miss eJanette Cowan. Clus-
tiers of pink roses and graceful ferns
formed the decorations. The guests were
Miss Josephine Shields. Miss Georgia
Schofield, Miss Katherine Harlow, Miss
Marie Sims, Miss Katherine Burdette,
Miss Marghertta Tillman, Miss Max
we'll Church, Miss Marjorie Helmbold.
Miss Margaret Read. Miss Helen Blod-
gett, Miss Ellie Lejeune, Miss Frances
Efflnger. and Miss Anne Hopkins.
Mrs. Shields will give a luncheon for
Miss Cowan tomorrow and again on
Tuesday afternoon.
Robert e. Cowan, who Is a student at
Harvard, is spending tho holidays with
his mother, Mrs. John X. Shields.
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Miss Esther Whiting will be hostess
at a dance tonight when the guest of
studio in Dupont circle, where the party
will take place, has been deliberately
decorated with holly and Christmas
greens. while a huge Christmas tree
Rdorns the center of the room. All of
the receiving party which will assist at
the reception this afternoon, when Miss
Evclina Gleayhs and Miss Garland will
make their derut, will attend the
dance. Among the out of town guests
will be Miss Isabelle Baker. of Win
chester, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gibson %4knestOck will
be hosts at one of the most attractive
parties of the Christmas season this
eN ening. when they will entertain some
120 young friends of their daughter
Miss Margaret Fahnestock. at Gance
| Their handsome home i'm Massachusetts
| avenue is gay with Christmas decora-
lions.
Mrs. william Riley Decide was hostess
at an informal buffet luncheon, follow.
| ed by a matinee party, today, when she
entertained In compliment to her son
from the Military Academy on fur
| Tough. The guests were several Of thE
seasons debutantes. and Of the younger
| girls, and number of the cadets whC
| are in town for the Christmas holidays
Mr.. and Mrs. clifford Pinchot are re
ceiving CONGRATULATIONS on the birth Of q
/ son on Wednesday at the home Of Mrs
| Pinchot's mother, Mrs. Lloyd Bryce
| 1925 Fifth avenue. New York.
| Mrs. Pinchot was Cornelin Bryce
/ daughter of Gen. LLOYD Stevens Bryce
clifford Pinchot was United States For,