The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-02
New GouUns Of Smart Leaders Decidedly
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Fly MARGARET WADE

lily MARGARIET WADE
 WASHINGTON, Dec. While all the county waits for President Cool idges message to Congress, which will presumably be delivered on Tuesday. Washington has taken on great activity in a social as well as political sense with new faces ir every large company. new names ap- bearing in the social register; with clubs and hotels and some private houses closed for several years now occupied by their owners or equally important tenants, and new clothes every where so far as the femenine world is concerned.
 The John Hays Hammonds, after an absence. of several seasons are at their house on the edge of Rock Creek, where they were hosts yes terday afternoon to all fashionable Washington at a debutante tea for their only daughter and youngest child. Miss Nathalie Hammond
 The latter, who only returned to Washington a week ago, has already established her claim to belleship, as well as @ reputation for dressing true to type. with her street clothes and her costumes for afternoon and eve ming. all showing the personal taste of the wearer. The gown she wore for her debut was of cream tissue with very full round skirt, attached to fitted bodice. between an 1880 and a Watteau model, with sleeves to the elbow and slender garlan6s of pink roses about the hips. The slip pers and hosiery worn with this were of silver and Miss Hammond's only ornament was a medium length string of small pearls.
 For daY-ti wear (and Miss Ham, mond's days frequently begin at o'clock with spin through Rock Creek park about the time many of her contemporaries are breakfasting in their roomsl, this much-traveled oung person invariably wears un- compromising sports clothes. Brown tweed in several shades is used for her short skirts, with loose, silk blouaes to match, topped by short brown fur coa: and small felt hat of the same tone. Brown oxfords with low heels and brown wool hose in lighter tone are features of these practical costumes.
 THANK kSGIyING DEBUT
 Miss Ellen Blair. who made her debut on Thanksgiving Day followed custom dear to the heart of the true-blue Washington bud for whom this date has always been first choice Miss Blair wore gown Of white tis- sue on foundation of sheer cloth embroidered all about the bottom of the skirt and about the neck in pearl and crystal beads. very chic frock on the present day straight line model which is just as well suited [ to Miss Blair's type as the bouffanI effect is to the petite Miss Hammond Miss Blair is tall and slender with the distinction that all the women of her family have enjoyed in Washing AT1 fAfN name came in, so to speak, with the establishment of the seat of govern ment.
 Miss Blair's debut took place at Falkland the very modern home of her parents, MT. and Mrs. Mont gomery Blair, on their old estate at Silver Spring, just over the district line in Maryland.
 SMART NEW GOWNS
 Miss Edith Hit, daughter of MT. and Mrs Reynolds Hitt whose for nal coming out is to take place De- cen'bef at dinner dance at Grass lands, is anticipating that date in accepting some invitations from her iriel.d friends, and in wearing some ot the smartest of her gowns One of the few girls at very smart sup per dance given last week by the Italian ambassador. Prince Caetani,
 
 that was the halfway point between the full skirted and the tubular sill hoGette. which divide first honors " .ta the majority Of youthful belles Miss Iitt's gown was presumably n straight foundation of soft satin or silver tissue about which the deep flouncing was wrapped The bodice was of the same lace, with the new neckline which covers the shoulders from which came dainty little sleeves. short but defiant sleeves. The day of the narrow shoulder strap and loose arm hole is passing if one may judge by the offerings ot the best houses and the selections ot their best patrons
 At an afternoon reception by Mrs. Joseph Letter in compliment to sev- eral of the seasons buds. Miss nit wore an equally smart gown of ca nary -cOlored crepe in a long, close model with slightly rounded neck and the long flowing sleeves of the Cay.
 Miss Helena Isodge. daughter of the late George Cabot Lodge of