The Washington herald., 1919-12-18

fashioned bouquet In q lace holder.
Mrs. Lansing wore gown of, black
net deliberately embroidered with a
heavy gold thread and trimmings Of
black satin and a small duvetyn
toque embroidered. in an outline de-
sign in white. Mrs. Houston's gown
was Of ecru-colored lace and Geor-
gette crepe, the skirt Of the lace
and the bodice Of the crepe with q
square train of the latter material
hanging from the shoulders.
Among the guests were Nine. Jus
serand. Nine. Riano; the Minister of
the Serbs. Croats and Slovenes; Col.
Robert NJ. Thompson, Miss Hilda
Sykes. Mrs. Joseph Hampson. Mrs.
Marshall Field. Mrs. Lawrence
Townsend. Mrs. Henry F. Dimock.
Mrs. Frederic Anterior. Miss Lucy
Mercer. Mrs. Rufus Day. Mrs. Delos
Blodgett, Mrs. Charles G. Matthews,
Mrs. Franklin Roosevelt, Miss Betty
Burnett, Mrs. Frederic Chaplin. Mrs.
c. c. Calhoun, Miss Marguerite ST.
monds. Com. and Mrs. Frank Frey
er, Miss Margaret Perrin, Mrs. Syl-
vanus Stokes, Mrs. Charles War
rem. Mrs. Charles Coles Tucker. Mrs.
Victor Kaufman. Mrs. Walter Tuck
erman. Admiral and Mrs. Joseph
Strauss. Mrs. Theodore Noyes, NJ.
Claude Langiais, Miss Laura Har-
Ian and Mrs Clarence Aspinwall.
Following the tea there was a
Chevy Chase Club, with a number
of the debutantes among the guests.
And at nearby table Secretary and
Mrs. Lane entertained a small group
Of their contemporaries at dinner.
MISS BARRINE DRAKE
PRESENTED AT TEA DANCE.
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Charles B.
Drake were hosts at a reception ana
tea dance yesterday afternoon at
the Washington Club when they
introduced their daughter. Miss
Barrine Drake, to society. The
debutante, who was included among
those to assist Miss Lane at her
coming-out tea. slipped over to Sec
rotary and Mrs. Lanes for a few
moments before her own debut
party commenced. and a number of
the girls who assisted Miss Lane
were with Miss Drake for part of
the afternoon.
The drawing rooms of the Wash
ington Club were decorated in keep
ing with the Christmas season. hol-
ly and Christmas green's being used
in profusion. as well as the de-
butante's many bouquets Mrs.
Drake was gowned in rose-colored
brocade satin. trimmed with a heavy
gold cord. and Miss brakes frock
was of white tulle over she'll pink,
embroidered in silver bangles.
Mrs. Newton d. Baker, Mrs. Delos
Blodgett, Mrs. Frederick D. McKen-
ney. Mrs. Clarence Ridley and Mrs.
William Noble alternated at the tea
table and the others assisting the
hostess and her daughter were Miss
Mona Blodgett. Miss Virginia McKen-
ney. Miss Eleanor Harris, Miss Anne
Dulany. Miss Margaret Crosson,
Miss Agnes Scott, Miss Mary Custis
Lee. Miss Myra Morgan, Miss
Beatrice Pollock, Miss Marion
Drain. Miss Marcia Chaplin. Miss
Lindsay Wood and Miss Betty
Grove.
Most Of the guests who attended
Miss Lanes party were seen later at
Miss brakes tea Among the guests
were Nine. Matthew. wife Of the Am
of Chile: the Misses da Cana
among others. and Mrs. Joseph Hamp-
son. Col. W. E. Fowler, Col. Clarence
Ridley. Mrs. Charles Coles Tucker,
Mrs. Walter Wells, George Oakley
Totten. Col. and Mrs Charles W.
kutz. Col. and Mrs. E. D. Peek. Col.
and Mrs. c. r. Day. Comdr. and Mrs.
Frank Freyer. Mrs. Victor Kaufman,
Miss Marguerite Simonds, Mrs. E. ].
McQuade. Miss Daviette Ficklen.
Lieut.. Lord. Herbert Hengsler, Mr..
and Mrs. Delos Blodgett jr.. the Misses
Blodgett, A Nobet. of the Swiss Lega-
ton staff; Mr.. Dickson, Miss Enid
Sims. Jack Deibert. Carlisle Whiting
and Mrs. George Richard Smith.
Mrs. Delos Blodgett and Miss Mona
Blodgett gave a dinner for Miss
Drake and afterwards the party of
young people attended Miss Eleanor
Harris dance at Rauscher's.