The New York herald., 1922-12-10

were anxious to pay them some atten.
ton.
Somehow I have been so interested
In and thrilled by Clemenceau's visit
that ] don't seem inclined to talk of
anything else. There has been plenty
doing all the week. The debutantes are
having their coming out parties every
day now, sometimes two or three a day.
And from now till after the holidays
certainly youth will be served!" 1t has
been rather amusing to hear Ellen
Bruce Lee, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Lee, spoken OF as q debuta. .te
OF this season--and also Charlotte Mac.
Dougall. elder daughter OF Capt. and
Mrs. William Dugald MacDougall. Miss
Lee, laughs at the designation and says
| frankly that she was In the debutante
class four years ago, but, she preferred
to 60 TO college. She has played around
Washington q bit with the younger set
during the holidays each year, and gone
contentedly back TO her books. This
year being through college she is having
her first straight season in society-.
and Ellen Bruce Lee, with her friend.
ships and her family connection, TO say
nothing OF her attractive qualities would
be bound TO have "A good time when she
decided 10 play blt.' She's no prig,
though she hasn't cared much for $50
ciety'' in the almost solemn sense In
which the word Is often used. Bue she
likes a good time, and has one, and
there is no doubt that she's going 10
get lot OF fun out of her first expert.
ence OF Washington season In IT'S en-.
tlrety.
Charlotte MacDousall Is another girl
WHO has preferred college to the allure
ments of society. Her younger sister.
Miss zilla MacDougall made her debut
two years ago, and has had a royal good
time ever since. She's a tall slip OF a
girl with curly bobbed hair and just
the type of boyish, plquant face 10
which bobbed hair seems to belong, and
IL certainly becoming. Sho has been
ever 80 much In demand. Mics Char
lotto has been In college ever since her
father was detailed here for duty. But
she isn't, as she truly says, In the debu-
tante class, for she was presented az
the Court Of ST. James's when che was
just budding into glrlhood. her father
being at that tlmo naval attache at the
American Embassy in London
Ellen Bruce Lee Is a niece OF Mrs
stephen u. Elkins and a granddaughter
os the late Senator Henry Gassaway
Davis Hor parents, tho Arthur Lees,
spend most Of their tlpe at their country
home down Warrenton way. when they
aren't out in Arizona ION tho ranch"
She has two brothers, one a student at
Princeton (I don't think he's gradu-
ated yeti and one at Tome School. This
ia tho first time In several years that
the Lees have opened their house %
1903 Massachusetts avenue and come
10 washington for the season.
Mrs. Lee and Mrs. Elkins, both daugh-
ters OF the late Senator Henry Casa
way Davis. have places near Elkins, w.
Va. Mrs. Lees is known as GraceIand
Cher Christian name being Gracc) and
Mrs. Elkins's Halliehurst. her name be-
Ing Halle. Bruce Lee--1Illen Bruce Leo
uses her middle name-is o. cousin of
Mrs. George Army Percy Of Boston
since lrer marriage, who used TO be Miss
Halle Elkins Davis and was a bud, a
belle. and O bride all In ono seasdn three
or four years ego, daughter OF Mrs
Armstead Davis. Mrs. Percy was down
hero durins moot az octobss having a.