The Washington times., 1921-12-23
~ HILE the President and Mrs.

" Harding are planning to
spend Christmas quietly at
the White House, they expect to slip
away afterward for a brief holiday
at Pinehurst. N. c. Attorney Gen.
eral Daugherty has been invited to
accompany them, and the Presidents
secretary, George b. Christian, ir.,
will also be in the party. They ex-
pect to leave Washington Tuesday
or Wednesday.
The date for their return has not
been set, but they will be back in
time to hold the historic New Year
reception at the White House-set
this time for January 2. as January
l falls on Sunday. This will be the
first time since the Taft Administra-
ton that Washington has had op-
portunity'to wish the Chief Execu-
tive q happy New Year, and 1t seems
probable that the assemblage Will
be the largest which has ever passed
through the doors Of the White
House.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Warren Barbour.
of New York. and Wilbur F. Wake
man, treasurer of the American Pro-
tective Tariff League, were guests OF
the President and Mrs. Harding at
luncheon at the White House on
Wednesday.
THE Vice President and Mrs.
Coolidge are expected at their
apartment this evening after hav-
ing made a brief visit in New York.
They stayed at the Waldorf-Astoria
and attended the New England So
ciety dinner last evening, at which
Mr.. Coolidge was a speaker.
Vice President Coolidge has an
nounced that he will continue the
custom established by his predeces-
aor, Vice President Marshall, and
will give a Christmas dinner for the
Senate pages. Vice President and
Mrs. Coolidge's two sons will also
be present.
THREE buds" are scheduled to
make their initial bow to socie-
ty today. And practically all the
days entertaining is being given
over, to them. From luncheons-
and there are several of them to-
day Just for the buds-they are
hurrying to "debutantes only" din
ners, and tonight there are two big
dances, between which they will
divide their time and attention.
Miss Patricia Ainsa is the bud
Of this afternoon. Miss Ainsa is
being presented at a tea dance at
Rauscher's by her uncle and aunt,
Capt. and Mrs. Luke McNamee.
The debutanta, who is one of the
most striking looking Of this sea-
sons buds, is wearing a severely
simple costume of white and sill
yer. Silver cloth Is used in
straight, simple lines, with an &C.
casional silver rose fastened to the
skirt and bodice. In her black
hair Miss Ainsa IL wearing a high
carved ivory comb, giving her cos
tune a Spanish touch especially
suited to her dark beauty. She
will carry a shower bouquet Of
tiny red rose buds. the only note
of color in her costume.
Her costume will be given an
effective background by bower
OF evergreen trees. The stern
greenness of the frs will be re-
lieved by two silver Christmas
circle in which the bud and her
aunt and uncle will stand.
Mrs. McNamee is wearing a
charming gown of rose velvet,
made with touches OF gold lace.
Mrs. McNamee will have assist
ing her Mrs. r. r. CoontZ, Mrs.
Thomas Washington Mrs. William
Pratt, Mrs. Walter Gherardi. Mrs.
Walter Turpin. Mrs. Philip Patchin,
Mrs. Cole, Mrs. Frank Schofield,
Mrs. Gilbert Rowcliffe. Mrs. Rich
ard Oulahan, Mrs. Daniel Steen,
Mrs. William Halsey, and Miss
Carolyn Nash.
Assisting the bud" will be a
group OF the debutantes OF this
season and last, including Miss
Nina Lunn, Miss Helen Colbert,
Miss Helen Griffin, Miss Elizabeth
Zolnay, Miss Eleanor Carroll Hill.
Miss Mary Stitt, Miss Laura Le-
jeune, Miss Jane Carmichael, Miss
Lady Jane Raby, Miss Katherine
Shaw, Miss Catherine Cheatham.
Miss Elizabeth Bryant, Miss
Dorethe Heiberg. Miss Evelyn
wadsworth. Miss Eleanor Davies.
Miss Gladys Chapman Smith. Miss
Isabelle Crawford Miss Elizabeth
Kemp, Miss Margaret Treadwell,
Miss Elizabeth Simms, Miss 1nge-
cred Wallenberg, Miss Rebeccar
Wellington, Miss Emily Watt, Miss
Corinne Stephens. Miss Marcia
Foss, Miss Constance Foss, Miss
Alfalfa Kimmell. Miss Mary Mont
gomery, Miss Nancy Hoyt Princes
Bertha Cantacuzene, Elizabeth Lati-
mer, Miss Alice Mann, Miss Sidney
Webb. Miss Neville johnson, Miss
Annette Ashford, Miss Mary
Palmer, Miss Julia Hume, Miss
Mary Emily Hamilton, Miss Laura
Bryn and Miss Ingra Bryn, Miss
Dorothy Gowen, Miss Nina Gore.
Miss Margaret Taylor, Miss Har-
riet Love, Miss Mary HELEN, and
Miss Mary Veeder.
MRS. WALLACE WHITE is en-
AVA PERTAINING at a debutante dance
at Kauscher's this evening for her
daughter, Miss Nina Lunn. Miss
Lunn will wear white taffeta made
in the mode of 1880, with bouffant
skirt and dropping shoulder line.
The severity Of the costume is re-