The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-27

left the buds" this year was
Christmas week for their very
own. From the opening of the sea
son the parties, luncheOns, dinners,
dances and teas for the debutantes
have been crowded off the calendar
by official entertaining of the most
formal kind. Their rightful place in
the social sun has been ursurped by
visiting dignitaries Of half a dozen
nations, not half SO interesting,
the debutantes feel. a. people
But this week. Christmas week.
they have come into their own.
From Monday morning to Saturday
ed with parties OF every description
for them. They are the guests of
honor at luncheons, teas, dances,
and dozens Of smart little dinners.
Last evening Mrs. Thomas F..
Walsh gave one Of the largest and
most delightful balls Of the season
In their honor. having AZ her par
ticular guest, Princess Bertha Can
tacuzene, debutante daughter Of
Prince and Princess Cantacuzsns-
Speranskey. ~
This evening Mrs. Isaac T. Mann
10 entertaining at Rauscher's Tor
her daughter, Miss Alice Mann, q
debutante of Thanksgiving. The
party promises to rival Mrs, Walsh's
dance for the interest Of the de-
butante crowd. though not 20 many
guests have been invited. Mrs.
Mann is limiting her invitation list
more strictly to the buds" and
their particular crowd, and not IN
GLIDING so many Of the Older set :
The ballroom at Rauscher's has
been converted for the party into
charming little Japanese garden, lit
by quaint old japanese lanterns and
blooming with the cherry blossoms
OF the Flowery Kingdom. ~
Miss Mann IL wearing tor her
party lovely little French creation
of pale pink cloth Of silver. veiaed
in lace. Her mother, Mrs. Mann,
will wear chiffon embroidered In
black and white beads.
A number of small dinners among
the young set will precede the
dance. Miss Mann, herself. will be
the guest at dinner of Mr.. and Mrs.
Warwick e. Montgomery, who are
entertaining for their debutante
daughter Miss Mary Montgomery.
Miss Isabelle Crawford. debutante
niece of Senator and Mrs. Arthur
Capper, will entertain a party Of ten
at dinner before Miss Mann's dance.
A third dinner hostess of the eve
ming will be Miss Mary Louise John
son, daughter, Mrs. Paul E. John
son, a .debutante of last season.
Tomorrow evening Mrs. Charles M.
Ffoulke will entertain for her grand
daughter. Miss Gladys Chapman
Smith. at a dance at Rauscher's-
Mias Smith In spending the winter
here with Mrs. Ffoulke, and 10 being
presented by her grandmother to
Washington society. Mrs. Ffoulke
In not combining her invitations to
the debutantes. but is including her
own fiends in the Diplomatic Corps
ara resident society.
i fourth debutante dance Will be
given o. THURSDAY evening by DR..
,ni Mrs. Charles ]. Bell for their
-: zee, Miss Gertrude Grosvenor.
dsuRhtsf Of Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert
Grosveror. who n spending the
Christmas HOLIDAYS here with her
pasunts. and making her Debut here
before returning to school at ire end
of the holidays.
Saturday Senator and Mrs. James
w. wadsworth. jr.. are entertain.
ing at a dinner and dance for their
debutante daughter, Miss Evelyn
Wordsworth, at Grasslands.
Hughes Entertained.
The Secretary Of State and Mrs
Hughes were the honor guests o
Prince Tokugawa at dinner last eve
ming at the Shoreham. The othe
guests included the Undersecretary o
State and Mrs. Henry p. Fletcher
the Assistant Secretary Of the Nav.
and Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, Con
gresham and Mrs. Frederick Hicka
Baroness Shidehara, wife of tn
Japanese ambassador; Mrs. Nichola
Longworth, Mr.. and Mrs. John w
Garrett. Mr.. and Mrs. John Van "A
MacMurray, Mrs. John B. Hender
son. John B. Henderson, jr., Mr.
Hanihara, T. Masudaira. X. Debuchi
Mr.. and Mrs. 8. Saburi, e. Fukai
Capt. X. Nomura, Capt. Y. Uyeda
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Arita, Lieutenant
Commander and Mrs. Y. Tail, 7
Iwate, Mr.. and Mrs. T. Komatsu
Y. Seko, and X. Shiozaki.
The Ambassador of Argentine and
Nine. lie Breton will be hosts Al
dinner this evening In compliment tc
the president of the Netherlands ARM
and Nine. van Karnebeek
There will be twenty-four guests.
Miss Manuela Lloveres, niece Of
and Nine. lie Breton. en-
tertained at a small afternoon dance
yesterday at the embassy. where she
Is making her home. The company
was limited to the young friends o;