The Washington times., 1919-11-27

Lea, who wore a lovely Cutlery gown
OF cloth Of gold brocaded in deep rich
reds and blues, with a bodice largely
OF plain cloth of gold and tulle. and
narrow square train OF the brocade
lined with plain cloth of gold. She
wore diamond ornaments and string
Of pearls.
The debutantes and members of the
younger set who had not gone to New
York wore the daintiest possible
gowns, making a lovely changing
bouquet of colors on the floor. Miss
Marguerite Simonds. who seemed tc
have several partners for each dance
wore lovely costume of silver cloth
and tulle. Miss Marie Simms. who
sat out most of the evening, very well
entertained, wore a most becoming
deep turquoise blue. Little Miss Myra
Morgan, who made her debut last
Monday. was a lovely little rose giri
In pink taffeta, while Peggy Marin
who is to make her formal bow short
ly, was all in white satin with dra.
peries of white chiffon with a peacock
blue fan. and Anne Dulany, who is also
to make her debut early next month
glowed in salmon pink chiffon.
Carolyn Nash wore nile green taf-
feta veiled in black tulle, and Mrs.
George Leroy Boyle, who Is saill Mar
garet McChord to most Washing
tonians was demure in black taffeta
and tulle. Miss Elizabeth Walmsley
wore rose colored taffeta brocaded in
bands of gold Miss Charlotte Free
man Clark midnight blue tulle with
a bodice Of seQuins; Gladys Hinckley,
white brocaded velvet with a drapery
OF white chiffon; Mrs. Sherman Miles.
silver gauze veiled in black chiffon
OF blue and silver brocade, and her
sister. Mrs. Wright. all in silver
cloth.
Aiss Ruth Hitchcock was in cloth
of silver, Mrs. McKenna Pultz, black
velvet; Mrs. F. B. Moran, black vel
vet; Mrs. James A. Drain, black vel
vet trimmed with gold lace; Miss Ma
rfan Drain. black net over cloth Of
silver; Mrs. George Mesta, black tulle
and chiffon and touches of black vel
vet and point lace and diamonds; Miss
Helen Blodgett. bright rose-colored
taffeta and tulle. trimmed with
French blue, and q feather fan Of
French blue. Miss Mona Blodgett
wore silver lace with overdrapery OF
white chiffon, trimmed with dainty
rosebuds and an American eBauty
feather fan; Mrs. Edward Keyes,
HSoVy Wuite UTOCdOeu IN uhiu-
ty clusters Of French flowers
Supper was served nthe small ball
room at II o'clock. at small tables
lighted by red shaded candles. One
Of the hotel attendants caused con.
siderable amusement by repeatedly
annoucning in stentorian tones that
supper was being served and urging
the guests this way for supper" until
he had them all hcrded safely into the
small ball room or grouped closely
around the entrance and the ball room
practically deserted. 1t sounded as
some Of the guests laughingly COM
mented rather like the last call for
dinner in the dining car. But it serv-
ed its purpose of getting the guests
seated.
Naturally neither Mrs. Clarke nor
Mrs Lea was able to give much at
tention to the guests in their boxes
until late in the evening when they
wenty off duty on the receiving line.
In Mr.. and Mrs. Clark's party were
her daughter, Miss Charlotte Free
man Clark, Mrs. Frank Hume, and
Miss Clark. Mr.. and Mrs. Lea enter
tanned the Rev. Meade B. MacBryde,
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Pope, and Mr.
Lucian Jones.
Among other box holders were Col
William Eric Fowler who had among
his guests, Mrs. James Carroll
Frazer, Mrs. Mckenna Pultz, Colonel
and Mrs. sherman Miles, Miss Ruth
Miss Carolyn Nash. Mr.. John Barrett,
Mr.. Flournoy. Mr.. Callas and Mr.
Hill; Mrs. f. j. Stellwagen who enter
tanned Miss Edna McKenw, Miss Isa-
bel Hacker, Mr.. Thomas McKnew and
Miss PAN
Mrs. Charles Boughton Wood, who
had with her Mrs. Mahlon Pitney.
Mr.. Mahlon Pitney, jr., from Prince
ton, who is here for the holidays;
Mr.. and Mrs. Effingham Townsend
and MiJs Morgan. Mrs. Francois Ber-
ger Moran, whose guests were Mrs.
Howard Sutherland and her house
guest, Miss Reilly, of New York; Mrs.
Hampson Gary, and Mrs. Wright.
Chmmander and Mrs. Freyer Mrs.
mcfarland and Robert Warner;
Mrs. Thomas F. Chatard. whose
party included Judge and Mrs. Charles
X. Howry, Capt. c. c. alhoun, Miss
Margaret Simonds and Miss Taylor,
Mrs. stephen b. Elkins. Mrs. Dimock
and others. Numerous dinners and
theater parties were given by hos
tesses. who brought their guests to
the dance to wind up the evening.
Thanksgiving is being spent quietly
with most the officials and their
wives. Some of them having slipped
out of town for a few days rest
The Secretary and Mrs. Lansing at
tended the usual high ceremonial mass
this morning. and are having a family
dinner at home. They will entertain
as is their usual custom with a re-
ception for the officials of the State
Department and the heads of bureaus
and their wives. Mrs. Lansing will
be assisted by her mother, Mrs. Fos-
ter; her sister. Mrs. A. w. Dulles. of
Auburn, N. Y, and her nieces. Mrs.
John Foster Dulles and Miss Nataline
Dulles.
The Vice President and Mrs Mar
shall, who have been South for some
time, are spending Thank sgiving in
Charleston, S. c. They will return on
Saturday.
Secretary and Mrs. Lane will spend
Thanksgiving Day in Washington,
having a quiet dinner at home. and
will leave town tomorrow for few
days rest. Miss Nancy Lane, who went
to New York to attend the dinner