Evening star., 1915-01-17
Pittsburgh gave one of the most bea,
A Ball for Three
Debutantes.

S"AsssAAs~S' In the Hotel Scnen- |
ley as a compliment to three debu-
tantes, Miss Frances Dalzell and Miss
Elizabeth and Miss Henrietta Nimick.
The stage was decorated to represent
an Italian garden, garden effects in
closed the corners of the ballroom and
at the gateways were tall cylinder silk
lamps decorated with pink tulle and
climbing roses. Suspended from the |
blue tulle that festooned the ceiling
were large gold baskets filled with
flowers.
Two double cotillon figures were
danced. one preceding and the other |
following supper. The first was led by
Wendell Kuhn. with Miss Dalzell, and |
John Knowles Woodwell, dancing with |
Miss Elizabeth Nimick. Favors for the
girls were oval picture frames trimmed
with ribbons and roses in the paste
colors. and electric pocket lights were
NAL figure, was led by Charles Mel
son Snowden, with Miss Henrietta Nj
mick, and Felix Snowden, dancing with
Miss Martha Guthrie. Toy dogs and
teddy bears were the favors for the
girls. and for the men there were clay
pipes to which fans were attached and
toy bluebirds cut from wood. In the
prize figure the girl received a colonial
QOll IClepnOHe cover IIltue ol plHh
feta and rosebuds. For the man there
was silver and cut glass smoking
set Mrs. Liggett was assisted in dis
tributing the favors by her sister. Mrs.
Addison B. Daily, jr.. and number OF
friends. The supper rooms resembled
a garden. white gates dividing the ia
bles, which held baskets of spring
flowers. On the large center table was
a blue basket filled with pink roses;
lavender lilacs. pussy willows and
snapdragon tied with blue ribbon. The
long buffet table was decorated with
warships and flower baskets made of
candy
Dinner favors presented by Mr.. and
Mrs. Alger T. Hutchinson of Cleveland.
Ohio, to the members
Novel Giffs at of the dinner party at
which they We're hosts
q Dinner. in a New York hotel
last week were beautiful and unique.
and the method of their presentation
added a novelty. The host and hostess
have returned only recently from
China and Japan, and from their large
collection of Jade selected one piece for
each Of their guests.
The dessert was branded peaches and
the guests discovered with some as
constituent that instead of pits in the
centerS 1ney 1Ounu SIdll SILVER cap
sules AS these were opened they re-
vealed elephants. dragons, Chinese dogs
and other objects carved In jade. The
unexpected disclosure of these artistic
curious added to the pleasure of the
recipients.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Maxwell Ken
nedy Of Pittsburgh will sail from New
York January 20 for England. to join
their daughter, Mrs. Eustace Richard
son-Cox, at South Wraxan Manor,
Wiltshire. The Kennedys have given
up their residence. as they expect to
remain abroad indefinitely. Mrs. Rich
ardson.Cox expected to spend the hol1-
days with her parents. but. finding it
impossible to do SO. cabled them to
Join her at South Wraxall Manor. Her
husband, Maj. Richardson-Cox. COM
mander of the Prince of Wales Own
Royal Wiltshire Yeomary, is in active
service. He is permitted to visit his
wife once a month. Mrs. Richardson
Cox recently completed a ,c1,ar course !, in in
Cross nurse She will be remembered
as Miss Charlotte Kennedy. one of
Pittsburghs most attractive girls and
now mistress Of one of the most in
teresting country homes in the British
Isles.
Many Americans have arrived re-
Gently in Florence and other Italian
cities from
Americans Are various north
ern resorts,
Still to the Rescue. and thus it
seems that the season will not be SO
bad as was feared.
h
0vn>n Morv of En- gland and Princoos
Mary. during their visit to the army
supply reserve de-
Rnvol Snrnrise pot at Deptford,
where the latter's
Packets. Christmas gifts were
being packed and dispatched to the
sailors and soldiers, each packed one
parcel, inclosing her card in record of
| the fact.