The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-29
MANY AFFAIRS PLANNED FOR
DEBUTANTES NEXT WEEK


Now that Thanksgiving day is over
everyone is looking eagerly forward to
the Christmas holidays, when the boys
and girls will be coming home from
schools and colleges and will be par
Elephants in the joyous holiday festivi-
ties.
The shops already are gay with
Christmas decorations and elaborate
displays of holiday goods, which are
rapidly disappearing. the Memphis pub
lie having seemingly learned the shop
early lesson.
The stocks Of toys and books are
greatly depleted and the Christmas
cards. which like everything else, are
higher priced than ever are going with
lightning rapidity.
The merchants claim that 1t is easier
to sell the high priced goods than those
of lower price IN former years that
they hear fewer complaints. This may
be because Memphians have more
money, or again it may be they have
become used to making the best Of
things from long practice during the
grim, gray days of the war Or that
thsy may agree with the Musselman,
who says:
buy not like the hapless Ounce,
Gauds unworth the keeping.
Dear, o Sahib, weeps bud once;
Cheap, is always weeping"
Memphians are beginning to feel the
Christmas spirit in the air and holiday
Colors are being noted In the decora-
lions for social functions.
For the coming week the social calen-
dar holds many delightful affairs, at
most of which various members of the
debutante. set will enjoy the pleasure
of being the honorees.
Among the first of the December af-
fairs of special interest planned for
debutante is the large box party which
will be given at the Orpheum theater
on Monday evening by Mrs, Frierson
young daughtery Miss Virginia Moore,
and also honoring other favorites in
| the debutante set, Miss Gertrude Rus
sell and Miss Jewett Swift.
Following the box party Miss Russell
will be the charming hostess at dane
on Belvedere boulevard and Harbert
avenue, complimenting Miss Moore,
| Miss Anne Leatherman and Miss
Blanche Cutrer.
| 1 Another of the charming debutantes
of the season, Miss Maxey Humphrey
will be complimented on Monday with
luncheon of 80 covers rendered at the
| Nineteenth Century club by Mrs, Homer
| r. Sloan. ... w
'On tuesday Miss Blanche Cutrer will
be the special honoree at the luncheon
at which Misses Martha and Ida Stew
art will entertain at the Country club,
| their guest list including only the sea-
sons debutantes, Miss Cutrer also will
be the honor guest at the dinner given
Tuesday evening at the Hotel Gayoso
by Mr.. and Mrs, Albert L. Parker.
The debutante who will be specially
honored on Wednesday is Miss Halle
Carr, who will be introduced by her
parents at large dancing party.
On Thursday, q lovely young debu-
| tante, Miss Elizabeth Jordan, with
Miss Carmen Collins, will be compli-
mented with luncheon at the Country
club, Mrs. Frank N. Fisher being the
| hostess,
on Friday evening, Mrs. Sallie II,
Perkins will Introduce her pretty debu-
tante granddaughter, Miss Anne Per-
kins at ball at the Country club.
On Saturday evening at the Country
club, another most attractive debutante,
Miss Eleanor Coate, will be compli-
mented with dinner dance given by
Mr.. and Mrs. Beley
Other events of much interest during
the coming week will be the tea planned
for Monday by Mrs. ]. L. Mahire, com
4 plimentary to bride elect, Miss Emma
Frances Johnson; the marriage OF
Miss Mary James Johnson, daughter OF
DR. Eugene j. Johnson, to Mr.. Richard
Allen vintop, which will be very quietly
solemnized/ on Wednesday evening;
Mrs. Curtis Kings luncheon on
Wednesday afternoon at the Country
club; the dinner dance given by Mr..
Jordan Phillips on Wednesday evening
at Neshoba Vim honor OF the Greer
Thompson bridal party and the lunch
con planned for Saturday afternoon
by Mrs. Samuel Rembert, Jr., compli-
mentary to two popular visiting girls,
Miss Harriet Wilkie, of Liverpool, Eng,
and Miss Mariana Robinson, of Balti-
more.
Though given for the picture fund OF
the Art association, the bridge party on
Tuesday afternoon in the home Of Mrs.
Cleland K. Smith win be most de-
lightful social affair and another event
of special interest is the grandmother
party at which the members of the
sunshineA committee, with Mrs. r. A
Street as chairman, will be hostess at
the Nineteenth Century club on Thurs
day afternoon,
During the past week there were nu-
Fmerous delightful affairs given, among
those of special nterest being tbs
dancing party given /py Mr. and Mrs
Hugh l.. Buckingham on Monday eve
ming in honor Of Mr.. Evelyn Bucking-
ham and his bride; the box party given
by Mr. Cammack Carr in honor Of his
debutante sister, Miss Halle Carr; Mrs
H. A. Ramsey's luncheon in honor OF
Miss Barbara Smith, one OF the sea-
sons charming debutantes and a popu-
iar visitor, Miss Holford, of Liverpool;
the- Vanity Fair ball on Tuesday eve
ming: Mrs. Fitzhugh's luncheon for two
pretty visitors, Miss McDavitt, OF st
Louis and Mrs. Yerger, OF Jackson
, Miss, on Wednesday afternoon; Mr.
; and Mrs. Bsyard Snowden's dinner
5 dance on Friday for Miss Margaret
Boyle and Mr. and Mrs Robert Il, Gal
lloway; Miss Leatherman's dinner or
Friday evening for Miss Rainier and hei
> guests. Miss Houchin and Miss Souders
the luncheon given by Mrs Hubert
Reese for Miss Robinson Of Baltimore