Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-11

The debutante pageant is on. The
first of WaShington's bouquet Of buds
made her debut yesterday afternoon
when Miss Mignon Sherley was present.
cd to society by her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Swagar Sherley, at a tea in thier
home on Upton street. Pink roses and
Autumn flowers in shades of pink. the
debutante'S favorite color, predominated
in the decorations IN the home, and the
bud stood before screen feStooned
with flowers sent to her. She wore a
dainty frock of white tulle ovei satin,
fashioned with fitted bodice with a
v neckline, and full skirt, shorter at
the front than in the back, and she
carried an old-fashioned bouquet of
pink rosebuds. Mrs. Sherley was in a
gown of black chiffon gracefully draped
over a shell-pink foundation.
Assisting Mrs. Sherley were Mrs.
Robert Brookings, Mrs. Re Barney
Phillips Mrs. Mary Sullivan, Mrs. Fred
erick Faust, Mrs; A. A. McCallum and
Mrs. Charles Wilson. The debutante
had with her Miss Sidney Sullivan.
Miss Florence Meyer, Miss Marie Dixon
and Miss Caroline Thompson, all stu
dents at Bryn Maws, and Miss Faith
Phillips and Miss Anne Garter Greene.
There will be more than 80 debu-
tanteS in the group this year, and with
q cabinet bud, several from the official
and service" set and large number
from Washington's old residential cir
cles, the season bids fair to vie with
the gayeSt Of past years.
Dance Is Planned
For Entire Group.
Tomorrow evening will find the "bou-
Quet" together as whole at the first
night dancing party given in honor of
WaShnigton'S future hoStesSeS-the an
nual debutante dinner dance at the Will
lard Hotel There will be about $50
guests at the function, the invitation
list having been limited to only the
honor guests and the members of the
younger set This is the second of the
dances arranged by a group of moth
ers Of debutante daughters, and it is
the hope of the committee in charge of
arrangements to have the fete CORE
Spond with the Junior Assembly in New
York Mrs. William NJ. Jardine, wife
of the Secretary of Agriculture, whose
daughter, Miss Marian Jardine, Is a
debutante this season, heads the COM
n1ittee, which includes Nine. Bostrom
wife of the Minister Of Sweden, who
win have a debutante daughter next
season; Mrs. Joseph E. Davies, who is
presenting her daughter. Miss Rahel
Davies, this year; Mrs. Eugene Meyer,
whose daughter, Miss Florence Meyer,
viii make her bow in December, and
Mrs Re Barney Phillips who has bud
in her family; Mrs. Walter F.. Tucker
man, whose daughter will be presented
next year and Mrs. James Vaudeville
Carlisle, who presented her daughter
last Winter
Miss Marian .Jardine, Mile. Ellis
BcStrom, Miss Alice De Peyster of New
York and Miss Elizabeth. Elkins of
Philadelphia will share hcnors at din
ner FIR. and Mrs Walter r. Tucker
man will give. preceding the dance to-
morrow night. Mr.. and Mrs. Tucker
man will entertain at a buffet supper
this evening in honor of her debutante
niece, Miss Alice De Peyster, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic De Peyster of
New York, who arrived last evening for
the week ends Miss Rahel~ Davies and
Miss Faith Phillips. and Miss Margaret
Daingerfieid, who accompanied Mr.. and
Mrs. De Peyster to the Capital. The
Rev. and Mrs. Re Barney Phillips will
entertain at dinner before the party at
the Willard Hotel tomorrow night for
their daughter, Miss Faith Phillips. and
also giving dinner parties at the Willard
before the dance will be MIR. and Mrs
Joseph E. Davies for their daughter
Miss Rahel Davies.