The Washington times., 1926-12-30
JEAN EIIOTS NEWS AND GOSSIP OF CAPITAL SOCIETY
ANOTHER BUDS
ENGAGEMENT
BREAKS
Miss Jane Dunbar's Be-
trothal Made Known on
Eve Of Debut

Miss Allison Roebiing started
something, 1t seems, when she mad
her engagement announced TO Baron
van der Elst Of the Belgian embaRsy
several weeks hefore she had INSIDE
her debut. For since then other
debutantes getting the idea from
her perhaps, have fastened to have
similar announcements made.
This morning came the news o.
the engagement Of Miss Jane Dun
| bar, daughter of Capt. Arthur w,
Dunbar, Medical Corps, u. 3. NJ
and. Mrs. Dunbar, to James q.
Parker, jr., ron OF Mr.. and Mrs.
James G. Parker, o. this city. And
Miss Dunbar follows up this an.
nouncement by making her debut
this afternoon. Which leads one
to observe that the apparent prac.
tice Of the current crop Of debu.
tantes in having their fiAnces an
nounced before the former are pre-
scented to society make such debuts
appear merely pleasurable festivals,
and deprived entirely Of the prac.
teal element.
But as happenings are often be.
Iieved to Ego In threes," Miss Dun.
bars engagement may mark the
climax for the season Of this phase
Of debutante achievement.
The second engagement in this
cycle was that OF Miss Elizabeth
Fries, daughter OF Gen. and Mrs.
Amos a. Fries, whose marriage a
| fortnight or. so ago to Lieut.. Fred
eric "A. Henney, followed closely
upon her debut.
Miss Dunbar is being presented at
tea-dance this afternoon at the
Willard. Standing with the bud
are her mother and sister. Mrs. w.
e. Lawson, OF Wilmington Del. The
ldebutante is wearing q charming
frock Of white tulle trimmed in
silver and fashioned on bouffant
lines. Her flowers are pink roses
and ai1ies-of- the-valley.
Mrs. Dunbar is wearing a gown
OF Valencia blue velvet made on
straight lines and trimmed with
silver. Mrs. Lawson Is gowned In
Chinese blue tulle.
Assisting Mrs. Dunbar are: Mrs
John A. Lejeune, Mrs. Edward
Rhodes Stitt, Mrs. Samuel Barker.
Of Butte, Mont, Mrs. Joel Boone,
Mrs. e. s. Bogart, Mrs. DudIev
Carpenter, Mrs. Richard Cults,
Mrs. Wallace Coke, Of wilmington,
DEL, Mrs. William w. EberIs, Mrs.
Cary T. Grayson. Mrs. James
Hogan, Mrs. G. III. r. L,owndes,
Mrs. Al. M. D. Mccormack. Mrs
j.. B. McAlpine, Mrs. Guy Mason
Mrs. James c. Parker, Mrs. James
c. Pryor, Mrs. w. p. Pence, Mrs.
8. NJ. Robinson, Mrs. Presley M.
Rixey, Mrs. T. w. Richards, Mrs
George T. Tribe. and Mrs. Henry
T. Wright.
Miss Dunbar's assistants are Miss
Alice Cuts, Miss Louise Mason,
Miss Elizabeth Hogan, Miss Eleanor
Bryan Smith, Miss Dorothea Rich.
ards. Miss Telen Galley. Miss Helen
Clifford, Miss Katharine Amory
Miss Sallfe Hews Phillips. Miss
Marjorie Mondell, Miss Harriet
Whitford, Miss Grace Antoinette
Mueller Miss Eunice Brown. Of
Rutherford. N. j., and Miss Minna
Finney.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Graves are
being congratulated on the birth of
a son on Monday afternoon.
MRS. HIGHT TWICE
HOSTESS TODAY
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hight are en-
tertaining company Of % young
people at dinner this evening at The
Willard for their debutanter daush.
ter, Miss Barbara Hight.
Mrs. Hight was hostess at luncheon
today for Miss Hight, who enter
tanned at the Willard in compliment
to Mile. Pauline Bostrom, daughter
of the Swedish Minister and Nine.
Bostrom. and her guest, Mile. Ingrld
Hammarberg of Sweden. Other
guests were Miss Katherine Amory,
Miss Eleanor Preston, Miss Eliza
beth Glen, Miss Harryette Zimmele,
Miss Francesca Stewart, Miss Flor
ence Marlatt. Miss Marguerite
Orme, Misses Rebekah LipAcomb,
Miss Margaret Kerr, Miss Jane
Dunbar, Miss Teresa Pyle, Miss
Lila Tuckerman, Miss Adelaide
Henry. Miss Natalie Hammond. Miss
Lydia Archbold, Miss Maud Mason,
Miss Mary Bradley. Miss Sophie
Reale, Miss Violet Whelen, Miss Let
tice Coulling. Miss Sidney Neale and
Miss Dorothea Richards.
Mrs. Hight, Miss Hight and Miss
Phyllis Hight will be at home in.
formally Sunday afternoon at their
home, 1914 Twenty first st.
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Col. and Mrs. William T. Wood,
whose two months visit in Wash
ington terminated this week, have
gone to San Antonio to be with
their son-in-law and daughter, 1ai