The Washington times., 1922-01-01
Sub-Deb Holds
Center Of Stage
at Xmas Season
School Set Rivals
Elders for Interest
of Society

IL ~ SSh8 SANTA Sihub MINI
self I'd rather be "subdeb" at
Christmas time.
At any other time in the year the
"sub-debby" feels herself, Z slightly
out Of the picture. Her older sister,
the fuIl fledsed bud" occupies the
center Of the stage and she, much
to her disgust. is relesated to the
background.
But at Christmas time everything
il different. The debutante be she
ever 20 popular, may entertain and
be entertained but Il In around little
sister that the household revolves.
And well II might !, the "sub-deb"
argues after the way we are treated
the rest Of the time throughout the
year" Home from boarding school
or mentioning from some local semi.
nary she. for the few days granted
her. II queen OF all she surveys.
And this Christmas week has been
particularly thrilling. From lun.
cheon to dinner and from dinner to
dance, all Just for her. the excited
little "sub-deb" has rushed. Real
srown.up parties, too, given in
really, truly bathrooms with the best
music the town could offer. Ana
the luncheons and dinnersr Mem
cries Of those eats" win help many
9 rebellious Mttle boarding school
damsel to endure sensible fare for
the rest Of the year.
!, And last. but not In the tiniest bit
the least to the .'sub.deb" the town
has been crammed fun with cadets
from West Point and midshipman
from Annapolis. home for the holi.
days. The sight of just one natty
gray-blue or navy uniform is enough
to upset . "sub-deb" for the day and
whom dozens Of them can been seen
parading the streets any time words
and expietive fail her.
One has stumbled over them every
place one has gone this week
Z these stalwart young chaps with
a brisht-eyed little damssl or two
ciinsins to their arms. The thea.
tiers have been crowded With them.
Atsthe National Theater dainty 1T.
tie Helen Hays played throughout
the week to audiences composed al.
most entirely OF school boys and
girls. The play. Golden Days''
seemed to have been especially writ.
ten for them. Though one wondered
II the delicate humor of the trials
Of eighteen and nineteen dossn,t
sltshtly miss IT. point when aimed
at the teens themselves.
> The week really began for the
.'sub-deb"' crowd on wednesday
when the social calendar was cram
med to repletion with dances, din.
ners and parties of an kinds for
them. Scheduled for the evening
was a dance given by Mrs. Ridley
Mclean for her schoolgirl daughter,
Miss Beatrice Mclean. a cotillon
given by, Col. and Mrs.. o. w. Bell
at the Warrington Barracks for
their daughter. Miss Mildred Lucille
Bell; dance given by Mrs. 8. Percy
Thompson for her daughter, Miss
Elizabeth Thompson: . dance given
by Mr.. and Mrs. snowden Ashford
for their younger daughter. Miss
Agnes Ashford and q dinner given
by Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Bradley in
compliment to little Miss Frances
Mckee. the daughter Of Mrs. Fred.
erick Brooke. -.
"How's that" the "sub-debbies
ask" for one day in q crowded
week. Frances Mckee. by the way,
In an unusually attractive child.
She has the loveliest blond hair,
thick and soft like maple sugar
taffy and the most melting Of dark
blue eyes.
Her mother, Mrs. Frederick H.
Brooke was the chairman of the
committee arranging a "sub-deb"
escsApaoh uuHCo a. TShubCneT Oh
Thursday evening.
The ballroom of Rauscher's was
beautiful last evening with Christi
mas decorations for. the youthful
dancers and the boarding school
bellies and beaux at homo for the
holidays had a lovely time. The
dance was arranged by q committee
OF prominent women, consisting Of
Mrs. Brooke, chairman: Mrs. James
r. Mitchell Mrs. Walter Gherardi.
Mrs. Henry Spencer, Mrs. James
Wadsworth, jr..r Mrs. Clarence vii.
son. Mrs. Randall Hagner, Mrs.
Thomas Bell Sweeney. Mrs. Corcor.
sr Thorn and Mrs. Harold Walker.
Several smart little dinner parties
preceded the dance, at which there
were about $50 guests.
There are to be q number of little
dances Of this sort, understand,
scattered through the winter. Scat
tered rather widely, II Ia true, for
the "sub-debbies" can only claim
Christmas week as their own, but
often enough to give them an occa-
sional taste Of music and dancing.