The Washington times., 1927-01-13
Banner Group of Debutantes For Next Season Pedicted
Cabinet Bud Promised and Several From Smart Society
Secretary of War and
Mrs. Davis Expect to
Present Daughter
By JEAN ELIOT
TNHE debutante Is dead! Long 1--we

kHE debutante Is dead! Long Live
the debutante!
The last bud Of this season has
blossomed. With the engagement
OF one of the group announced
every week or two, they have been
played up" longer in the news
than the debutantes OF most sea,
sons. But. although their merry
times will continue through the
winter, they are melting into the
Background instead of occupying
the center Of the social stage.
And even now leaders Of society
are beginning to concern themselves
with the debutantes of next year.
A banner season is predicted.
which. from present indications.
should take one back to the days
Of the big Six''-Miss Margaret
Draper, now Princess Margaret
Boncompagni, Miss Eudora Glover.
Miss Alice Whiting, now Mrs. John
Baldwin Cochran, and the rest. They
were perhaps the most important"
bevy Of buds ever presented In
washington in one season and had
the most done for them.
Cabinet Bud Promised
But next winter! Not only is a
Cabinet debutante promised, but she
= Miss Alice Davis. daughter of the
Secretary Of War and Mrs. Dwight
y. Davis, who were important mem.
bers of Washington inner circle"
before ever Mr.. Davis was appointed
TO the Cabinet.
Then there are Miss Billy Chill.
ton, daughter of the Counselor of
the British Embassy and Mrs.
Henry Getty Chiffon, and Miss
Lila Grew, daughter Of the Under.
secretary of State and Mrs. Joseph
G. Grew. And the little 6oterie
OF debutantes from what may be
described as ''the dancing class
aet." will include Miss Louise
Spencer, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry, Benning Spencer; Miss Nell
Thoron, daughter If Mrs. Henry
Leonard; Miss Janet Newboid,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Fleming
Newbold, and Miss Kitty wilkins,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John F.
Wilkins.
Although she is the daughter Of
an English diplomat, Miss Chiffon
Ii half American, a granddaughter
; Of Thomas J. O'Brien, once our am.
bassador to Japan. Moreover, she
has grown up in Washington and
her associations have been with
Washington girls, so that she will
be given a particularly warm well
come when she makes her debut.
Miss Alice Davis is now abroad,
studying in Paris.
More Debutantes
a Nell Theron, Of course, comes of q
family which has long occupied an
Important place in the Capital. She
il the granddaughter Of Mrs. B. II.
Warder and a niece Of Mrs. John
Garrett, the leader Of the smart
younger element Of Baltimore So
ciety. The Wilkins have been prom.
inent here since Jack" wilkins
father, the late Beriah Wilkins.
brought success and influence to
1.-THE Washington Post" The Crews,
Of course, have official position but
back it up with personal popularity.
Miss Louise Spencer is a sister Of
Miss Violet Spencer, whose engage
ment to Nell Thoron'S brother, Ben
jamin Warder Theron has just been
announced. The elder Miss Spencer
was a debutante last season-one Of
another important group Of buds
including Mrs. Frederick Brooke's
daughter, Miss Frances Mckee. Miss
Suzette Dewey, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs Charles Dewey, Miss Gwen
dolyn Ffoulke Smith and Miss Grace
Waggaman and Miss Lille Roose-
welt, who climaxed their debutante
season by runaway marriages. Miss
WaggamaIl Is now Mrs. George Pull.
yer and Miss Roosevelt, Mrs.
Jimmie" Lee.