Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-19

Its diplomats are all in residence for
the winter, though. excepting the repre-
sentatives of neutral powers. their part
in the social activities of the coming
season will be, in all probability. even
less than it was last winter or the winter
previous.
Cuba. who since the beginning of it's
official residence in our midst has main
tanned In every way the prestige or It's
representatives, took last week the pre-
iiminary steps toward further securing
that prestige Within year us ol 10
matte representatives viii be in posses
sion of the handsome new legation IN
18th street. for which ground son VIII
be broken. BY a curious coincidence,
the embassy of Spain will be its near
est neighbor. Due thought has been
given to a hospitable future in planning
the new legation. whose main floor viii
be given over TO suite or handsome
drawing rooms, banquet room. pan
room, conservatory and ample cloak
rooms Il will probably be many years
before France and Germany put up the
emba ssies at Washington for which they
bought ground some time ago. and
which seemed not SO remote When the
war threw not only the thought OF the
respective governments. but their FUNDS,
into other channels.
Now come the debutantes. cards Tor
whose first parties are on the wing and
for whom z gallant world makes way In
addition to the girls who are coming
out there develops every season little
group of girls who are going out, dis
psnsinR with the formal Introduction.
The early season luncheons which are
now on are particularly helpful III iden-
tifyine members OF this latter group
with their more widely heralded sister
GebUtantes. the "get-tcgether iuncheons
which first became a serious part Of the
Washington debutantes' season dec
ade ago when Mrs. Truman Newberry
brought out "A daughter here. Those VINO
are sponsoring this years buds are
looking TO it, with the luncheon as a
means. not only that they meet their
contemporaries. but their more important
elders. on whom in a measure depends
the success Of their first winter.
Miss Louisa Hoar. who made her
debut at the Chiffon Club. Boston. last
Thursday. is one of several OF this
years debutantes who are being intro
duced in more than one city. Miss
Frances Hoar. who had her coming out
at Washington the winter Miss Esther
Cleveland came here for her debut. had
previously made her bow al the family
home at Worcester. Many of the guests
who then greeted this elder daughter
OF the house were in the gathering
at the Chiffon Club Thursday to meet
Miss Louisa Hoar. Miss Agnes Messick,
Mrs. Charles Marbuty's daughter. is
having part Of her first season under
the chaperonaHe OF her aunt at New
Orleans. where her mother had 4 brill
liant belleship a generation ago. Miss
Messjck will nor be here probably until
the spring season. Miss Ethel Harri-
man. like Miss Margaret Fahnestock,
prefaced her Washington winter with
a season at Newport. Miss Lydia
Chaplin. daughter of the late Capt.
Frederick Chaplin. L. S. ~. comes from
her home at Erie. Pa. TO spend her
first season in the city with whose So
cial life her parents were at frequent
intervals SO intimately identified. Miss
Chaplin will have her coming out at
series of small dinners. an introduce
ton which tries out much more ef-
fectuafiy the aspirant for social honors
than the large reception or dance. Miss
Chaplin. who was educated In part in
Europe. where her father WAS for some
time naval attache at London. has a
poise. combined with other advantages,
which augurs well for her first winter
at washington. 4 charming Kentucky
gfr1 who will be introduced here this
season Is Miss Matte Marshall Curd.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Owsley
Curd Of Louisville and granddaughter
of the well known artist. Mr.. Nicola
Marschall. She Will have her coming
out under the chaperonage of her kins-
woman. b'ts. James Pryor Tarvin, who
will intro1Sce her ct q reception and