The Washington herald., 1919-12-21

height of their glory last week;
they just didn't have a free minute.
Nine of them made their formal bow
to society and there were at least
b i've luncheons and three dances
given for them. not to mention all
of the entertaining which Mrs. De-
los Blodgett did for her debutante
daughter. Miss Mona Blodgett. She
did have such a strenuous week!
The Blodgetts began the first day
of the week with q tea last Sunday.
The next day they gave a dinner
for some of the seasons buds taxi
ing the guests later to the dance at
which Miss Mary Gusts Lee made
her debut. Wednesday Miss Mona
Blodgett gave large luncheon OF
fifty covers. Later she had guests
In a box at the concert; received at
two debutante teas. gave a dinner
of "a covers and then attended the
) dance which Col and Mrs. Harris
gave for Miss Eleanor Harris to
present her to society. In addition
to all that Miss BlOdgett attended
her singing lesson as usual that
morning, went to the dentist and in
the afternoon went out to Wafd-
man Park Inn for 4 rehearsal for
the Vanity Fair fete given last Fri
day evening for two local charities
Some busy life the buds are leading
. Just nowi They are beginning TO
show it too, they all look so tired
Tuesday evening the Blodgetts
had a number OF young people for
dinner and then attended the eve
. ming ride at the Riding Club. They
were, hostesses for three other din
ners last week and another lunch
! con. Wednesday Delos Blodgett, IT,
and his wife. who are living In
Grand Rapids, came on for snort
visit but they will not remain mere
for Christmas because they did not
bring their small baby with them
and then a series of parties are be-
ing given in their honor out IN
Grand Rapids so they had to hurry
back to be on hand for them Miss
Mary Helen Seelbach is still the
guest of Helen Blodsett and VIII
be with her until after Christmas.
butantes' busiest day of an extremely
busy week. There was the Blodgett
luncheon; Nancy Lanes tea and Bar
rine brakes tea dance: the rehearsal
at wardnan Park: several dinners at
the Chevy Chase Club and the Blod-
gett dinner and the Harris dance
all crowded into one day. Nancy
Lane did look so pretty at her party;
was positively beautiful. Her dress
was very simply made of dainty flesh
pink satin cut on simple lines, with
out trimming but with a train-I sus-
pect it is her first train. 1t was hung
from the left side instead of from
the back as is the usual custom with
trains.
CARTOONS OF
INTEREST.
The reception hall. drawing room
and dining room Of their roomy
apartment in Wendell Mansions was
Just one mass of flowers; they were
everywhere. Their grand piano was
Just sN.amped with flowers sent to the
popular young bud; the mantle and
hearth was banked with them: they
were everywhere. / must say / don't
care much for those apartments in
Wendell Mansions. but the Lanes have
30 many attractive and interesting
things that they would make any
place look honey. Mrs. Lane herself
looked very sweet but very tired. 1t
wasn't a large party because Mrs.
Lane. who has to nurse her strength
very carefully. didn't feel equal to an
elaborate function but the guests, If
not many. were very select indeed;
truly the cream of society.
was particularly interested in the
array of cartoons concerning Mr..
Lanes work as Secretary of the In
terror which were all framed and
decorated the walls Of the reception
hall. Most of them dealt with his
efforts to protect the interests Of the
people i'm connection with the nat
uraI resources of Alaska, particu-
iarly radium. from monopolies. There
was one very heavy and handsome
table which seemed to be made of
some extraordinary and highly pol
ished wood and on 1t was one large
bowl and several small ones made of
the same wood. The grain of the
wood was beautiful. Other souvenirs
# the far corners of our country
. were scattered all over and under
he same table. They looked very
Interesting and as though they all
aad history.
Mrs. Houston, who with Mrs. Lam
sing and Mrs. Ira c. Cop1ey pre-
sided at the tea table. had on an
exceptionally pretty dress. 1t was
a dainty creation OF ecru-colored lace
and Georgette crepe beautifully COM
bined. and was dainty and beeom-
ing From the shoulder hung soft
panel train OF the crepe. Mrs. Lam
sings gown was of black net with
"a shawl collar OF black satin. The
ret was deliberately embroidered in
large figures with a heavy gold-col-
ored silk thread. Margaret Fahne-
stock Stokes had on the most strik-
ing costume there. It was OF light
grey soft cloth that had a woolly-
Angora finish to IT. The waist was
loosely fitted and cut on kimono
lines with the fiaring three-quarter-
length sleeves finished with three
narrow bands OF squirrel.
The waist continued in a tunic.
all in one piece. over a straight I'M
derskirt, of the cloth. the waist-line
marked only by tape drawn
through a casing on the wrong side
of the dress, gathering it in slightly.
The tunic was longer in the back
and front than on the sides where
it had a very full gathered effect.
The edge Of the tunic was finished
all around with three stiff bands of
the fur. making the tunfc stand out
straiTht from the hips. With the