The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-02

elers would make us believe is the
correct length. The princess also wore
white, not tan or antelope suade gloves.
Another sign of the independence in
herited from her paternal grandfather.
While great uncertainty appears to
attended the future residense of Mrs.
Richard Porter Davidson, who with
her young husband is temporarily To-
Gated at a local hotel, there is no Sec
ond opinion as to her style of dress
which is right up to the minute. AT
one of the recent fashionable weddings.
Mrs. Davidson (she was formerly Miss
Betty HANNAH, wore real sheath gown
in gold brOcade over a narrow, like
wise short slip of high luster black
satin. The golden frock was plain as
the proverbial pipestem, with long, close
sleeves a high batteau neck and
slashed for twelve or fourteen inches
from the hem on either side. Other
wise its wearer could not have put 1t
on or off. The hat worn with this
was black satin with the round smooth
crown of the season, but with an up
turned brim in front.
Mr.. and Mrs. Davidson who wree
only married in the late spring, have
leased their home on Rhode Island ave-
nue. for the winter.
An outstanding toilet at the wedding
reception of Mr.. and Mrs. Somerville
Pinekney Tuck last Saturday was the
all black frock worn by Mrs. Cylvnus
Stokes, Jr., which must have been<just
out of the customs house. This Is the
tube silhouette covered from the hem
which is ute sixteen inches from the
floor to the waist line with four inch
flounces one over tapping the other.
The top is plain presumably of, several
layers of chiffon and the sleeves long,
also with an interlinging and tied into
uaint little frill at the wrist. With
this Mrs. Stokes wore small hat OF
black satin.
Mrs. Elihu Root, Jr., on the same
occasion wore an all black gown OF
velvet on smart lines but with sleeves
lust below the elbow and a surplace
neckline. Her hat was black velvet
in the incoming shape with rather
broad brim and the stiff round crown.
This was however relieved by aplacue
of CAV flowers Of velvet and satin which
covered the front Of the crown and
graduated to narrow point on each
side, an old fashioned quilting of SATIN
ribbon went about the base of the
crown to end in small bow at the
back.
Then, too, we have the debutantes
who come along each November as
THANKSGIVING Day. There is nothing
melancholy about this group OF fair
maidens standing where brook and river
meet, with an obvious desire to take
a plunge in the river of delight which
each girl appears to believe Is to carry
her into the port Of happiness.
Debutante ranks are very elastic In
Washington where many girl totally
unknown in her home city or with
small town residence Of restricted so
cial activity, comes to the capital Tor
a season and forever after is described
as a Washington debutante.
There are few official buds an
nounced for the coming winter. but
very important group from resident So
ciety in which one finds Miss Beatrice
Henderson, daughter Of the late Mr..
and Mrs. John Il. Henderson, DR., ana
granddaughter of the former senator
from Missouri of the same name; Miss
Helen Marye, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Marye, who is supposed to be
engaged to the handsome Italian sutton
whom she met last winter in Rome
where she and her mother went for a
short season. Miss Marye and her par
ents are returning to their Washing
ton home from California next week.
Miss Elizabeth johnson, only daughter
of Mr., and Mrs. o. H. p. Johnson,
Miss Elizabeth Parker, second daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Chauncey g. Parker
end Miss Louise Ireland, daughter of
Mrs. Davis Ireland, all just back from
Il season in Europe, each with COM
plete winter wardrobe, are young per-
sons bound to be signposts in the way
of fashion as we'll as charming addi-
tions to the inner circle of smart So
ciety.