Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-05
Future and the Past.

Gayeties went on last week with a
vigor and snap of which the first days
of the debutante season gave promise
and which there is every reason to
suppose, because of announced and
other plans, will go blithely on till
after the holidays are dates of senti-
mental history. The revival of enter
tanning here is quite as marked as else
where The mood to resume ones
usual pace as well al the means to DO
SO both seem easy to acquire and the
names ordinarily connected with any
winter worth while may be expected
at regular intervals. OF course, SO Iar
there is little outside of the festivities
for the debutantes, and the younger set
generally on the cards or talked ABOUT
until January and quite a few events
in contemplation for them Will lap over
into that month. One motive IS quite
as good as another when friends are
assembled. and If the seasons buds are
chosen as the stars about which all
others will revolve there couid not
possibly be a more charming prospect
ahead for those who estimate youth
and beauty as the most desirable of ac-
QUESTIONS.
The holiday dances are in evidence
and have been week or two by lnVl-
tations so generally as well as prompt
" accepted Is to insure quite the gay
est last half of December planned in
years Some of these parties are debut
balls or given in compliment to debu-
tantes and nearly all have been ar
ranged with view that the college
men home at that time may enjoy just
the best events the winter can possibly
offer.
In addition to these parties the sub
scription dances are to be resumed in
number and kind so pleasing that
should there later be dearth of pri-
waite balls the dancing element, espe-
ciaiIy among the younger set, would
ha IL eel the loss
The debutantes contributed much OF
the past weeks energy to the social
pace. Beginning with the bud lunch
eon given by Miss Beatrice Dulin Mon
DAY. at which the table and house gen.
orally were adorned with American
beauties and all the elegant appoint
ments of the feast conformed to the
chosen color, the corsage bouquets.
pretty favors, etc, until the last guest
left the gay scene at the marine bar
racks yesterday. when Col John A
were host and hostess, and their young
daughter. Miss Ellie Lejeune, the debu-
tante Of the occasion, or at the company
assembled at the Hugh Wallace home for
the debut Of Miss Beecher. the niece of
Mrs Wallace. the winters buds had
what they may reasonably consider quite
a gay week
II was full of such delightful incl
dents as Miss Marie Sims buffet lunch
con Tuesday, Miss Helen Blodgetts
debut Thursday and Miss Margaret
Reads tea dance 10 marx her coming
out at Rauscher's Friday. To enjoy
all these, and besides TO put in an ap-
pearance at the Glennon tea dance at
the navy yard for Miss Parker and the
Fort Myer drill and dance Friday,
where there were beaux galore. re-
quired a bit OF managing. though in
these days of rapid motor transit such
details are negligible when distances
are to be covered. The younger set
was bid for largely, too, to augment
the attendance at the Christ Child So
ciety benefit Thursday afternoon, and
1T also formed feature of that
audience. going on later to the other
affairs OF the day.
The debutantes of this week are to be
Miss Beatrice Dublin. Tuesday, and Miss
Elizabeth Chase and Miss Suzanne
Chase, Thursday. and both at home par
ties
Other bud gatherings will be the
luncheons to be given by Miss Helen
McCunber Mrs. Kite for her her
daughter. Miss Anita Kite. and Mrs. A
e. Downing's luncheon for Miss Scho-
al