Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-20
Mostly About People

Even the saddeSt grouch mas tWinge
of recollections for the time of holiday
mirth and giving, when he views the softly
irifting snow upon the wreaths of holly
md mistletoe that make the street
corners beautiful Such evergreen mark
ITS as are shown on Fourth street and
m Market are sufficient reminder OF
Santa's approaching visit, without the
,rowds Of hurrying shoppers, and the
leseiged counters in the stores. The
ligh nrices have not deferred buyers from
purchasing though one wonders what
the tenement house babies will do when
Tolls range from St up.
IF the old snowman will cause the
snow to harden, perhaps we may have
The nngle of sleigh-bells to lIven the ar.
Meanwhile. Kris kringie is on his way
and between parties and home-comingsS
things are verv gay. Falling snow and
bright lights with musc make a happy
,,,u,hination nj this season, particularly
Mr. and Mrs Christopher l.. Wards
lance on Tuesday evening will be one
y the handsomest of the debut parties
ri th, season. Ii will take place IN the
bah room of the Hotel du Pont, and will
introduce into Wilmington society
vcrv charming and gifted girl. Miss Esther
Nard
\ large house party will be here for the
debut including both girls and men
Nrs " ard will entertain quite number.
and several will he guests Of Mrs j. u.
Bush Among those attending the debut
dane, viii be Miss Mary Case. Of Engle
wood \. T.: Miss Priscilla Husted, OF
Pcekskill. y y, Miss Katherine keough,
81 New Rochelle. y y; Miss MarSs
Clark of Bryn Mavr, and Miss Mary
Among the men will be. r. NJ Gillian.
i Kansas City. Mo q. " Heath, NJ
NJ Ranks. Gregory Cant, Al Of New
Work + NJ Gahagan. Brooklyn: =, !.
Bovntcn Waco. Texas Richard Darrell,
John kcorh. DARWIN T. Kingsley, New
York, Z q Graves Of Vermont and
llarrson Frazer, Philadelphia Stanley
Woodward Chestnut Hill
The music Tor the ball viii be unusually
sttractive ~ Fishers orchestra Of Baltl-
more Will play.
Miss Ward Will vear a lovely dress Of
.lcsh-colored satin with ovcr-dreSs OF
fuiIc. Her sash vii DC II blue and
fesh-color,-d satin. \ number Of the
Wilmington dchutantes Will assist in
receiving.
Judge and Mrs. George Gray enter
.alned at dinner. last evening.
LAST evening 3. the Country Club Mr.
and Nrs. George A Elliott were host and
hostess tor delightful dance n honor Of
leir son. George A. Elliott. jr. and
a4ushts~. Miss Jtlla G Elliott The guests
luded the under graduate set of young
geope WHO sre home from school Tor the
HOLIDAYS They were 4 merry party, with
the spirit az Christmas evident in their
gaiety The dancing was very much en-
owed Before the dance, Mr.. and Mrs.
Elliott entertained 20 guests at dinner for
George : Elliott Jr. Among the large
house party here for the affair are Jack
son Steward Lincoln James +. Jutte 81
Ncw York. George f. Ralph Of Pittsburg,
Warren Holmes Corning, oi Cleveland,
Ohio Frederick Dawes HaInes of Spring
told. Mass all fellow students of the
honor guest 81 St paul's School, and
several OF s.. Pauls alumni too, are here,
John Freeman Of Yale who lives IN
Philadelphia and Cooper Smith. of that
city, " W Fitler and Theodore Jcfferys,
also Ph;ladelphians
The vlsiting girls who are Farm'ngon
students include Miss Hope Norton, Miss
Rettir Wonham. MISS Dora Hotchkiss, al
Of New York City
" Club, Mr and Mrs. Frank GaNcttand
Mrs Anne Garrett viii entertain Hor Miss
Einor Vandegrlft, charming debutante
~ this season number % out-oi-tOWn
Deople arc here for the occasion. Miss
Nandeg1ft entertaining Miss Virginia
stewart Of Baltimore. Miss Mildred Long
s:reth OF Philadelphis. Miss Marion Penni-
man and Miss Mary Ridgely Preston, Of
Baltimore
Mrs. Garrett and Miss Garrett have
sith them Miss Dorothy Savage and
Miss Ethel Darlington Of Baltimore,
Miss Barbara Boydand Miss Cora Shields
q Philadelphia
Mrs. L. Scott Townsend and Misses
Julia and Sarah Townsend viii have /
Richard Cleveland and George Buzby I
from Princeton, Miss Frances Ruxt0n, Of !.
BROOKLYN and Jack Englis from New FORK. /
The dance Fill he very handsome one, .
rith the holiday spirit emphasized IN the /
,.se of Yuletidc greens. and the typical /
Christmas weatbe-s VIII lend zest to the !
evening
Miss Vandegrift will be beautifully
,.os TUNED in punk coral velvet, while
Miss Garret will wear lovely cloth Of
silver dress.
Plans for The Dansants at the Hotel du
Pont beginning Monday, Dec. 22, are +
going on merrily, both the older and
debutante element Of society eyincing the
Utmost interest III the announcement.
Fhe Babies Hospital and Day Nursery Is
zen eommendablc cause hat . Numbered
aance-overs a. we'll Is others, are hastcn-
X TO tclepbone Mis- Elizabeth Amory al
fl62-W reservations for tables through
ont the first week Of the teas and latter /
The big ballroom Of the hotel du Will pre-
sent gay spectacle Oh Monday after
noon, filed with matrons and maids and
I nelr escorts all bent on q Jolly maugnra
tion of the Christmas holidays.
Several handsome parties wlll feature
The afternoon Mrs ii Fletcher Brown
will entertsin the debutantes; quite large
number Of girls Mrs. Harry Haskell has
for forty guests and Mrs. T..
TstnalI Warner will entertain friends
The music by the hotel orchestra viii be
the same excellent kind for which the
hotel IS known, patrons of the grill al
Uays ENJOYING It's melody for dancing
hc hours are from 4. 10 $50 dahy, and
v hat with the Christmas spirit ebroad,
and tho very real inducemcnt Of bcauti-
ful ballroom with splendid floor, with
pretLv girls galore, aud lively music, these
,snsants are crrtan To be popular
On tho executive committee arc Mrs.
frank L dcArnond Mrs. ] Lawrence
yhlson. Mrs Harry q Haskell, Mrs.
! Jg.r NJ Hor,ra~ IL Mr. Macmillan /