The Washington herald., 1918-12-01

stokes tMargaret rahnestock). Miss
Louise Thoron, Miss Lucy Jewett, OF
Chicago, Miss Harriet McKim and
Miss Harriet Mckee. both OF Ne"
York.
SO much for our two most imnii :
nent brides!
1t seems rather hard on 'hs deSu.
tantes who now that peace ~.
sight are coming out In bunches, A1o
In number sufficient to give pr omiss
Of all sorts of CAV times IN tho
younger set, that ell these terribly
attractive" little "orficer bhoys. al
, Mulvaney used to call them. aie oe'
ing ordered home. But 1t seems ROB
able that as soon as the presdeniii u
party gets home. there will be new
crop of missions coming over, pe ice
missions this time.
The first of the buds to bloom were
Frances Hopkins and Sallle Fowler.
who both made their initial bows
Thanksgiving Day. And af.er INC
comes quite a little regiment, wh.en
seems to be growing day by day.
Among the more notable are Aice
Requa. Anna Hamlin, Marjorie
Wright. Eleanor Johnston, Eiizaoe
DOEOtIly w hiNi iu-N'
Ruggles, Julia Zaldivar. Margaret
Harding, Carter MuIllken, Leila Cor
don, Mildred Bromwell Oiyve Graef'
and perhaps ha,s a dozen Others, t.
rather an usually large group, In
cluding many girls who would hrt@
. come out last year except for tAe
fact that their parents did not ap-
prove Of wartime debuts. And with
ell these, and few more to be en-
tertained and given royal coed me
In their first season, there Is hkely
to be rather \ gay winter ahead.
or course one cannot prophesy as to
any one girl. or do any picking or
choosing, in such galaxy of youth
and beauty" but If there's one more
than another for whom one would
predict the gayest sort of winter II
is Mildred Bromwell. who is to make
her debut on Saturday. December "A. Mt
tea which her mother, Mrs. Charles
Bromwell, and her grandmother, MrF.
Matthew Scott, will give for her IN
the latter's Q street home. The ten
and reception in the afternoon VIII
be followed by a dance In the evening
So far as having a gay winter. Miss
Bromwell is already having VI. She
has been on the go for the last six
months, week. ending here and there
riding, driving. dancing. going on the
loveliest trips. It's perfectly natural
She has all sorts of family connec-
tions. They have all they can possi-
bly, use of this worlds goods. And
personally she Is charming and one of
the pretttest buds that has bloomed
in Washington this long while. Just
a snatch of conversation overheard
ran, We'll. that Bromwell child. isn't
she little-er-er. frail?-delicate, as
II were?" She's little-er-er-
beauty, as It were: that's what she
is came the response.
The question as to who is going to
France has been settled, at least as
far "a the actual conferees is con-
cerned. These are to be the Presi-
dent, Secretary Lansing. Mr.. Henry
White, from here, and Col. House and
Gen. Bliss who are already in France.
II has been announced that Mrs.
Wilson and Mrs. Lansing will go with
their husbands. People are asking II
Mrs. Bliss and Miss Eleanor will join
the general and get in on the fun; or
pretty little Mrs. Goring Bliss. whD
was Minnie Saxton. and whose hus-
DdIu, hdJ- Soiiiis Ioiloss 10 oilNoNs ~
France, even as his father is.
Mrs House Is supposed to be al
ready on the field with her husband
Mrs. Gordon Auchincloss is max n :
every preparation to sail on the
George Washington. along with the
others and join her husband who went
over with Col. House. Even yet II
does not seem quite clear whether
Mrs Grsyson will 20. though it is
assumed that Admiral Grayson Will
1t is definitely decided now that Mrs.
Wilson will take Miss Benham with
her-and certainly they are both to be
congratulated. Miss Benham had 1t
coming to her. but there was some
fear that 1t might get sidetracked. II
is a decision that gives the greatest
satisfaction to every one who has been
watching the formation of the party.
There is a big staff of well trained
embassy secretaries, among them
Hugh Gibson and Pierce Williams.
both we'll known in Washington, who
will be able to steer the party through