Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-19
10TH YEAR.
SOCIETY

'Uu ooClcty IL ucepiy kHlerestcu IN
Tho littlo group OF Richmond girls
who will mako their formal bow to
society this season. Richmond has
been called the city OF dcbutantes.
for here. as In no other. city. dc the
young girls hold tho center of the
stage for tho cntirc season. and most
OF the largest and most fashionable
affairs OF tho winter are given In their
honor. To make her debut in society,
10 DO introduced to tho friends Of
ones parents and relatives Is as nat
ural>and logical n step for a girl as
arrangements for her education and
tho time when she FIRST decides to
put up" her hair. 4 debut can be
Just as normal and happy a time in
girls life az ever anything else ever
Was that went before. but that rests
with mothers and sisters and nunts.
Who must guide with wise. loving
hands. No scheme or plan or pull
Ing Of wires" ever made for tho sue
cess OF a debutanto 1t might per-
haos get her n few more Invitations.
but 1t will inevitably mar her pleas
urc. for. after all. 1t is a girls own
FUN and friends. and the winter is
really hers TO do with as she chooses.
80 many debutantes start the win
tor as little snobs, and they. too.
very soon strike the rocks. and the
little boat of their silly idea of life
proves only n frail craft to lead them
10 SUCCESS. 1t IL the girl with real
charm. with warm. gracious manners
20 every ono and happy unconccrn
!or herself who wins the most
friends and goes safely on to the
shores OF popularity. One lovely girl
that you know once said: -Oh! /
wouldn't be rude II /, wanted to. not
even II the person bored me to
death. because. you see. they might
30 and tell somebody else who was
tend they are somebody nice, and It
makes II fue littic gamer
She wasn't pretence or a sham at
all. only girl who realized that kind
ness Is the coin OF the rcaim-and
genuine gold. ut that Tho two most
popular debutantes OF the past sea-
son were noted everywhere, not only
FOR their exceptional beauty. but be-
cause they were never too busy or
too popular to be cordial and gracious
TO every one they met, and no circle
q! heaux was too large TO shut out
other girls.
And so We come to the girls TO
make their debut for this season. The
lis; Is only partial ono for the pres
ent. and many other names will be
added In the next several weeks.
These will include Miss Helen John
ston. daughter OF the late DR.. George
Ben Johnston and Mrs. Johnston: Miss
Catherine Bcmiss. daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. T.. l. Bemiss; Miss Josephine Pol
lard Harrison. daughter Of Nrs. John
S, Harrison: Miss Julia Moncure,
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. James A.
Moncurc: Miss Betsy Valentine.
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Lee Valentine: Miss Anne Muse Big
ser. daughter OF Dir. and Mrs Thomas
liaskins Bigger: Miss Martha Alsop.
daughter OF Mr. and Mrs. Ben r.
.Also2; Miss Dorothy Cabell. daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs J. Aston Cabell;
Miss Alice Bertrand. daughter OF
Mrs. +. o. Bertrand: Miss Helena
:, Caperton. daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
clifford r. Caperton; Miss Eleanor
Williams, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Walter a. williams: Miss Emma
Adams. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. T.
T. Adams; Miss Ida Massic. daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene c. Mag
sic; Miss Florine Thomasson, daugh-
ter of E. B. Thomasson, and a num-
Der OF others
1t is charming group Of girls. and
sotno very pretty entertaining will
a. In q 30
BRENT WITT.
visiting Relatives.
leila and Anne Gordon, at Wake
field Manor" the country place OF
turn to Richmond until October i.
= Mr.. and Mrs. John Wilson Brown,
I'LL. tho latter formerly Miss Roso
Austin caperton Brown. OF Washing
ton. are visiting Mrs. Browns parents.
MT. and d MIS-. clifford Il Caperton.. at
,aeir new homo on West Avenue. n'o
wedding OF Interest
Historic st. Paurs Church here was
. day afternoon al 5:sS o'eiock.s when hen
Miss Mamie Porter Walden, daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. WOrtley Fuller Rudd,
became the bride OF Donald Webb
Fitton. son OF Mrs. Mary Falconer
Triton. of Hamilton, Ohio. Tho GER
cmony was performed by Rev. Walter
Russell Bowie, d. D.. rector OF the
church.. in the presence of large
assembly of guests and T.. T.. Har-
ker, organist, rendered the wedding
music.
The bride. who entered with her
father. by whom she was given in
marriage. wore a wedding gown OF
ivory chiffon taffeta, fashioned on ex-
duisitely simple lines and her veil of
illusion was fastened with orange
blossoms She carried a shower bou-
quet OF, white ciematis and swanso-
mia and her only ornament was
necklace or seed peals and jade. Mrs.
Robert Ryland Gwathmey, Jp., at
tended her sister as dame of honor.
She wore n costume OF gray pussy
willow taffeta with a hat Of French
blue and carried an arm bouauet OF
pink and lavender asters. Cyrus Fit
ton, pr0ther OF the groom, was best
man; The little flower girl, niece Of
the pride. wore pale pink organdie
frock with hat to match and car
,rlcd basket OF pink asteSs. The
'nshers were: Thomas Hamilton Me
Caully and Robert Ryland Gwathnew
Jr.
Tho. wedding is one of the most in
teresting of the autumn and anon
the guests from n distance attendimsa
the ceremony were:
ONES Mr.: siss ar EuF r1leG ps Fi,en Hamilton
Mrs Robert McKInnev va ohio: