The Washington times., 1927-11-23
DEBU TAN TIES
TN RAINBOW
PICTURE

RRIVE on time for the first
"A debutante bah in Washing
ton. Ten o'clock, the appointed
hour. but no ball or debutante
in sight. Only the ticket taker
in his place at the entrance to
the large ballroom Of the May
flower. Unaccustomed to going
to balls early get glimpse of
what the empty ballroom looks
like all lighted up and flag
draped and waiting for a party.
Stroll around lobby near ball.
room entrance. All. there IL
Major John Gleason O'Brien conn
ing out from the coat room
evidently Staging mot stagger-
ingE And there comes Edward
Van Devanter-also apparently
Staging. Two nice bachelors to
start off the evening with.
MRS. WALTER TUCKERMAN
VA blows in-the push behind
the ball. How does she do what
everything that happens In Wash
ington! Certainly will be well
trained when she begins to bring
out her series OF daughters.
Herer they come. Fluffle.ruffle!
Ruffle. fluffle!
What's the idea? Are they in
uniform? No. here comes girl
in a frock not robe.de.style. And
there is another.
Adelaide Douglas looks pictur-
esque draped over that divan and
wearing lovely yellow chiffon
so long and so beruffled. AL.
most matches her Lorelei locks.
Seems to be popular.
And Evelyn Walker. Isn't she
pretty--evidently came out very
nicely at the tea In the afternoon.
Wonder il that's the frock she
made her debut in. The ruffled
skirt out to be longer to be in
graceful accord with the bodice.
A diplomat whispers. that she is
his choice for beauty and charm
among the seasons buds. Would
never think to see her In that
soft ruffleness that she has spent
most of her life on horseback.
Princess Elizabeth de Lignei A
lovely little girl in pink with a
little pink nosegay of rose buds.
The Belgian embassy must be
better place to live in since her
arrival.
That elder daughter of the
French Ambassador, Mile. Marie
Claudel, is a beauty. The younger
one, Refine, is attractive, too.
n Il
A ND is that the little Szechenyi
"A girl-Countess Cornelia-all in
white? Like a gardenia? Well,
she doesn't look so shy. And very
pretty. What combination for
popularity! Charming in her own
right and daughter of a titled
diplomat and a Vanderbilt!
All the papas and mammas
have come too. Not so many at
that, for it is a limited subscrip.
ton dance planned especially for
the debutantes by their mothers.
The newly-arrived Belgian Am.
bassador and Princess De Ligne
made a handsome couple. She
looks like an older sister of her
petite daughter.
Well, now that everybody seems
to be here, let's 20 in the ball.
room.
Mrs. Tuckerman getting her
girls lined up for the rainbow"
pageant. On the mark: Get set!
Go! The pink-gowned group lead
by Dora Catalani Is off across the
length of the ballroom. Diplo-
matte daughters seem to run to
pink-there are besides Dora in
this group, Princess Elizabeth de
Ligne and Mile. Marie Claudel.
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NORA gets off first and keeps
- this position until the finish
as far as the judges are con-
cerned. For her group wins first
prize-a basket of flowers-The
white group gets second and the
green comes in for third.
The pageant is over. How the
boys are rushing for their part
nerS.
Nancy Holt" arriving with
three men in tow. One is her
new fiance-"Ted" Curtis-the