Evening star., 1932-09-18

September ard October in Washing
ton have become as popular for brides
April and June and. judging by the
number of large weddings in prominent
families this year. the Autumn is
preferable. The brides and their pre-
nuptial parties will be history before
the debutantes take prominence, al
though debut parties are as early as
October this year. Many Of the debu-
tantes who will take leading parts in
society this Winter already have been
presented in the Summer homes Of their
parents at fashionable resorts to the
North. Following the debutantes very
closely will be the opening of the off
cial'' season. for this necessarily will be
an early" season, that all official func-
tions may be over by March 4, no mat
ter what the result November 8.
The festivities in connection with the
Welfare and Relief Mobilization Con-
ference which was called by the Presi-
dent and held last week in Washington
were like oases in a desert Of official
entertaining. President and Mrs. Hoo
yer were hosts to the delegates and
there were many less formal and i'm
portant parties among the delegates.
Former Secretary of War Newton D.
Baker, who is chairman of the confer
ence, was accompanied to Washington
by Mrs. Baker and their daughter, Miss
Margaret Baker familiarly known as
peggy" who made their first visit here
since they left at the close Of the Will
son administration in March, 1921. Miss
Baker then was little girl, and she
saw the National Capital with different
ewes when she came last week.
The debutantes, soon to come into
their own in Washington, have had a
fling" during the late Summer, either
at their own or at sister buds COM
ing out" party. The list OF guests OF
Representative and Mrs. Robert Low
Bacon for their house party over last
week end in their Long Island home
contained many names familiar In at
least one generation in Washington. In
the company were Miss Gladys Szech-
enyi, daughter of the Minister OF Hun
gary and Countess Szechenyi; Mr..
Charles Francis Adams, jr.; MIR. Dwight
F. Davis, jr.; Mr.. Samuel Spencer, Mr..
John F. Wilkins, jr., and Mr.. F. Lemont
Belin, jr. The party was arranged Tor
Miss Alexandra Murray Bacon, daugh-
ter of the hosts, who was presented ~
davs ago by her grandmother, Mrs.
Robert Bacon, in her Summer home,
Old Acres, where the Prince OF Wales
vas a guest of honor at dance during
his visit in this country a few years
ago.
Many dates have been selected Tor
formal bows in the National Capital, all
subject to change when society Is again
ain residence" in the National Capital.
The Presidents Cup regatta was held
yesterday and Friday, the Presidents
Cup race taking place yesterday on
Hains Point, in Potomac Park. So
ciety, that much of it which Is at
home. watched the contest from various
vantage points along the course, but 1t
is unfortunate that this event is not
held when those prominent in the vari-
Gus circles of society are in tlieir Wash
ington homes.
Washington society will be interested
In the reception given recently by Mrs.
Paul H. Bartlett in Dinard, France,
when she was hostess at the opening Of
the Studio of Paul Bartlett, which she
has built there to house the best Of his
many works Of art. The party was
given September 8 and Mrs. Bartlett