Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-19
Debutante Bouquet"
Of City Surrenders
Popular Bud to Cupid
Miss Elizabeth Fries to Wed
Lieut.. Henney Tomorrow.
Presentations to Society
Listed.

The seasons "debutante bouquet"
will lose one of it's most popular
buds" tomorrow when Miss Eliza
beth Fries, daughter of Maj. Gen.
and Mrs Amos A. Fries, will become
the bride of Lieut.. Frederic A.
Henney, Corps of Engineers, U. S.
A. The ceremony will be performed
at 4 o'clock in the Bethlehem Chapel
of the Cathedral of st. Peter and st.
Paul, the Bishop of Washington, Right
Rev. James E. Freeman, officiating.
A reception will follow Immediately
afterwar6 IN the home of Gen. and
Mrs. Fries. 1906 Woodley Road.
Miss Fries and her f1ance have
been the recipients of many delight
full pre-nuptial parties. Mrs. Nathan
iel B. Dial will entertain at tea this
afternoon for her debutante daugh-
ter. Miss Fannie Dial, in compliment
to Miss Fries and her fiance. Mrs.
Dial will have assisting her at the
tea table Mrs. Fries, mother of the
bride-elect.
Cant. and Mrs. Theodore w. Rich
ards, Medical Corps, U. 5. Navy en-
tertained at delightful tea dance
Yesterday afternoon from 5 to Z
o'clock at Rauscher's, when they
presented their daughter. Miss Doro-
thy w. Richards, to society. The
ballroom was decorated with Christ
mas green's and berries and the bud
and her mother stood before lattice
screen studded with flowers present
ed to the debutante. Mrs. Ricnaros
was in a gown of gold and blue bro
cade and carried a bouquet of violets.
and her daughter wore an imported
gown of white crepe roma fashloned
with a straight bodice, rather long
WASTED and full skirt. A dainty
design was worked in gold beads, at
the front and back of the gown ana
about the hem line. and a sort g1role
of cloth of gold and the crepe marked
the waist line. She carried an arm
bouquet of yellow roses.
Assisting Mrs. Richards were Mrs.
Lawrence Heap, Mrs. Arthur Hep
burn, Baroness Korff, Mrs. George
Richards, Mrs. Arthur Dunbar, Mrs
John ]. Lejeune, Mrs. Helen Ray
Hagner, Mrs. Albert l.. Norton and
Mrs. Edward Wilcox Hunter, sister
of the debutante.
with the bud we're Miss Georgiana
Joyes. Miss Alice Cuts. MISS Jane
lumbar. Miss Fannie Dial, Miss Har-
riet Whitford, Miss Frances Gore,
| Miss Helen Galley. Miss Louisa Tur-
min. Miss Katherine Snyder Miss
| eleanor SNYDER, Miss Suzanne Brad
lev and Miss Eleanor Bryan Smith.
Following the tea DR.. and Mrs.
Arthur Snyder entertained Miss
| Richards and the young ladies' assist
| ing her and their escorts at dinner,
later taking them to the Triangle
| Club.
Miss Muriel Bliss, debutante niece
Of BRIG. Gen. and Mrs. Thomas @.
Ashburn, will arrive today from Vas
sar College to spend the holidays with
her uncle and aunt. A number of
charming parties have been planned
for Miss Bliss. who will return to her
studies shortly after the holidays.
| Tuesday evening, December %, Mr..
Jared Bliss, brother Of the bud, will
| entertain at dinner at the Carlton
Club, and December 20 Gen. and Mrs.
J Ashburn will entertain informally at
dinner for her. Lieut.. and Mrs.
Thomas @. Ashburn, jr., will be host
at dinner at the Club st. Marks for
Miss Bliss Christmas night.
Mr.. E. Jared Bliss. father of the
bud, and her brother, Mr.. Jared
Bliss, who is a student at Harvard,
will arrive in Washington Christmas
eve. Mr.. Bliss will give a New Year
eve party at the Club st. Marks in
compliment to Lieut.. and Mrs. Thomas
@. Ashburn. jr.
Brig. Gen.. and Mrs. j. w. Joyes
have issued cards for a tea dance in
the officers Club at the Washington
Barracks Monday. December ~. TO
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