Evening star., 1936-11-16

II DDLEBURG, Va, November
MI 16.-Of the many entertain
ments given in this part OF
4 4 Virginia in the last week
the most delightful was the dance
on Saturday night. 1t was something
entirely new to the many people OF the
sporting world gathered here from all
over the country to attend the ending
Of the Fall hunt race meeting Of the
Middleburg hunt that came to close
on Saturday This was a log cabin
dance given by Mr.. William H. Lips
comb at his place, Raspberry Plain,
near Leesburg. A log cabin party
may sound like a crude affair to any
one who was not there, but this one
was really very glamorous.
Mr.. Lipscomb had just built a log
cabin or play house on his farm and
decided to have an impromptu hunt
ball in honor of his house guests, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Young and their
daughter, Miss Eleanor Young, and
Miss Sylvia Hillhouse of New York. to
which he invited the fox hunting set
of the many hunt clubs in this COM
munity. The guests began arriving
about IL o'clock and found the place
q blaze of light. SearchlightS from
the top of the house on the garden
side made the grounds and garden
look like fairyland. AS we walked
through them to the log cabin at the
end of the garden, there were eXcla-
nations of admiration from the guests,
for the inside of the long wide build
ing of logs, with fireplace in each end
piled high with blazing logs, was deco
rated with branches of brilliant color
ed Autumn leaves, bundles of fodder
In the corners, bales of hay along the
walls, and halloween pumpkins on
the stone mantlepieces. Two long
and enormous logs spanned the CELL
ing from side to side, the stone CHM
news going up between logs to the roof.
There is a dressing room behind one
chimney and a kitchen behind the
other, and at one side of the building
as YOU enter there was most at
tractive bar. Pete Macias' Orchestra
of the Heigh-Ho Club was playing as
only they can, and Marty Ruben was
The party started off with every one
in a gay mood, which lasted the entire
evening. The different colored ball
gowns of the ladies and the many eve
ming pink coats worn by the men made
this a most colorful sight. Every one
decided there had never been more
entertaining or novel party given IN
this country noted for its good parties.
At two o'clock a delicious supper
vas served of turkey, ham, scrambled
eggs and sausage. buttered rolls. slaW.
potato salad and coffee. Drinks and
champagne were served all evening.
At 430 am, when we felt that we
had to go home, no one wanted to go
no better sign than that of good
party.
Helping their father to receive the
many guests early in the evening were
Miss Helen Lipscomb and Ross Lips
comb. Robert Young was from Texas
before going to live in New York and
attended the University of Virginia
with MIR. Lipscomb. Mrs. Young was
Miss Okeith of Williamsburg, Va.
Their daughter, Miss Eleanor Young,
was introduced to society at Newport
in August at the most elaborate deb |
utante party of the. season. Among |
those asked to meet the Youngs on
Saturday night were Admiral and Mrs.
Cary T. Grayson, Mrs. Richard E.
Byrd, Thomas Byrd, Mr.. and Mrs.
Patrick Hurley, Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth
Gilpin, Judge and Mrs. Alexander, Mr..
and Mrs. William Beverly, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. E. Garrett, Mr.. and Mrs.
Sterling Larrabee, Mr. and Mrs Ray |
mond Guest, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Mel |
lon, Mr.. and Mrs Daniel C. Sands. Mr.. |
and Mrs. Jack Skinner, Mr.. and Mrs. !