The Washington times., 1919-12-18

erland, Sir James NJ. Barrie. General
and Lady Stuart-Wortley, Lady Lis
ter-Kaye and Sir Robert Hudson.
Mr.. and Mrs George T. Marye will
give a dinner party tonight, their
guests being asked to meet the Gov
ernor-elect of Maryland and Mrs. AL
bert Ritchie. who are staying with
them for a few days.
Miss Lanes Tea.
The Secretary of the Interior and
Mrs. Lane entertained a distinguished
company at tea yesterday afternoon
to introduce their daughter. Miss
Nancy Lane. to society. Invitations
had been sent only to close friends OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Lane, but these included
a goodly representation of officials
diplomats. and resident society folk.
Mrs. Lane and her daughter stood
by the door of the charming drawing
room of their apartment in Wendell
Mansions and Miss Frances Hampson
chum and sister bud of Miss Lane
received with them. The grand piano
behind the little receiving line was
piled high with bouquets sent the
debutante, who by her beauty and
charm has made herself exceedingly
popular with old and young alike, and
graceful vases of American Beauty
roses gave accent to the glowing mass
of color. Palms and few cut flow
ers, with pink roses In a silver bas
ket> on the tea table, were the only
formal decorations, but the deb
utante's flowers overflowed to mantels
and tables, every available spot
throughout the apartment.
Mrs. Lanes gown was of change
able blue taffeta brocaded in silver
made over an underskirt Of rose col
ored tulle and trimmed about tn,
bodice with rose tulle. She carried
an armful of pink roses. Miss Lanes
frock of soft shell pink satin wa.
made on charmingly simple lines will
surplice sleeveless bodice, a grace
fully draped skirt, and a fetchins
little train hung from the waist lin,
at the left side. A voluminous tull,
scarf veiled her shoulders and shs
carried cerise feather fan and q
quaint Colonial bouquet in a lac,
holder. Miss Hampson's costume wa.
of flesh pink tulle and silver lace ovel
satin.
Mrs. Robert Lansing. Mrs. Davit
Franklin Houston and Mrs. Ira c
Copley presided in the dining room
and others assisting Mrs. Lane wer,
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Mrs
! Adolph Caspar Miller. Mrs. william
w. Wheeler and Mrs. George Macau
ley, sister of Mrs. Copley. Mis-,
Lanes assistants were, in addition t.
Miss Hampson, Miss Lindsay Wood
Miss Marcia Chaplin, Miss Liets
Adams, Miss Betty Grove, Miss Ann,
Gordon, Miss Anne Dulany, Miss Mar,
Custis Lee, Miss Margaret Crosson
Miss Myra Morgan, Miss Beatrice Pol
lock, Miss Mona Blodgett, Miss Heller
McLanahan. Miss Helen Tucker, Mis-
Delphine Heyl. Miss Marion Drain
Miss Peggy Martin, Miss Virgini;
McKenney, Miss Elizabeth Harris an,
Miss Barrine Drake.
Secretary Lane Present.
Secretary Lane held an informa
court in one corner of the drawn,
room; and Mr.. Lansing, the Secretar,
of State, was among those who ar
rived early and stayed late
Among the guests were Mime
Jusserand, Nine. de Riano, the minis
ter of the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes
DR.. Slavko Grouitch, and Nine. d.
Cana, with her daughters, the Mise
Sofia and Elena de Cana other
iiObCu "cic @hTS. ~ MlICnell HdIm er
Mrs. Willis Van Devanter, Mrs. Rufu
Day, Col. and Mrs. Robert NJ. Thomp
son, Miss Hilda Sykes, Mrs. Marshal
Field, Mrs. Henry F. Dimock. Mrs
Thomas F.. Walsh, Nine. Hauge, Mrs
Lawrence Townsend, Miss Mabe
| Boardman, Mrs. Henry c. Corbin, tn,
Misses Patten, Mrs. Walter Tucker
man, Mrs. Frederick Atherton, Mis-
Lucy Mercer,-Nrs. Delos Blodgett, Mrs
Charles G. Matthews, Mrs. Frederi
chaplin, Mrs. c. c. Calhoun, Miss Mar
guerite Simonds, Comdr. and Mrs
Frank Freyer, Miss Margaret Perrin
Mrs. Sylvanus Stokes, Mrs. Charlie!
Warren, Mrs. Charles Coles Tucker
Mrs. Victor Kaufman, Rear Admira
and Mrs. Joseph Strauss, Mrs. Theo
dore Noyes, Claude Langlais, Mis-!
Laura Harlan, Mrs. Clarence Aspin.
wall, Miss Eliza Scidmore, Mrs. 10.