Evening star., 1936-09-13

to pay their respects to all.
Confusion Might Be Avoided.
There are surely enough days dur
ing the social season for each debu-
tante to have one day for her debut
all to herself. Perhaps if the young
women in their subdebutante year
would compare notes all this confusion
which is brought about with days un-
fortunately boasting two or more
debuts might be avoided In other
cities many of the debutantes fire.
quently complete their plans year
ahead, thus spreading the season out
a bit, and not having a JAM" as it
were of coming out" parties.
There are two dates now standing
out conspicuously on the debutante's
calendar, for Mrs William Laird Dun
lop, jr., has selected the date for her
beautiful black and white ball and
Mrs. Helen Ray Hagner has announced
that the midshipmen and cadets ball
will again be held on Christmas night
at the Mayf1ower.
This year will be the sixth for the
black and white ball, which is such
a favorite with all the younger set
and especially with the future host
esses. This particular party in the
last few years has found for its Sec
ond name, THE Gardenia Ball." for
to this function it is coronets of these
fragrant blossoms that the debutantes
wear so fetchingly in their hair always
powdered for the occasion. In their
loveliest white evening gowns, the de-
butantes form half circle in the ball
room where they stand to be pre-
scented to the bachelors of Washing
ton. With the lighting effect, that
of moonlight" the party is without
doubt one of the most impressively
beautiful dancing fetes each year, and
this season Mrs. Dunlop is planning to
have the ceiling of the ball room
transformed into a "sky festooned
with stars" And could any feature be
more fitting than having the ball open
debutantes, the guests of honor of the
evening, Stay as Sweet as Your Are -
and Lovely to Look At? The date
for the ball this year is Saturday,
November 28, as usual will be at the
Mayfower, and, as in other years,
almost Immediately after the fete Dame
Rumor will start predicting the CHM
ing of wedding bells, for the setting
Tor this party is truly one for romance.
Ball Finds Much Favor.
pr-l,a hoI1 Gov +Lo F,,trro r,ooaro1s ~, =
admirals has found much favor with
the younger set and proving its popu-
1arity this year this function will cele-
brate the tenth year of its Inaugural
ton on the social calendar of the sub
debutante set. The ball room for the
party takes on typically military
atmosphere with flags generously used
and the honor guests wearing their
uniforms.
Another formal fete which has be-
come a "hardy annual is the Wash
ington Assembly, organized six years
ago, and still another affair very pop
ular with young Washington is the
informal dance Mrs. Dunlop arranges
each year for the debutantes of other
years with the debutanteS of the sea-
son as the hostesses. The party has
become known as the tacky ball, for
the guests don costumes to suit their
fancies and in almost every instance
1t is comical attire which the guests
appear in. This year Mrs. Dunlop has
other plans, and while the party will
be informal. there will be a particular
motif of costume. She is keeping
this in the dark" for a while and
the younger set is impatiently wait
ing the breaking of the secret on just
what they must wear to this informal
dance, which in other years has been
such a treat to the younger set.
In addition to these large annual
balls, several of the debutantes will
make their debuts at most elaborate
evening dancing parties. The acting
Postmaster General and Mrs. w. w.
Howes will give ball at the May
flower for Mary Senate and Miss Ethel
Worthington, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph Worthington, will un-
doubtedly be given bali by her
parents.
For the most part, however, the
debutantes will make their bows at
afternoon reception, with perhaps a
dance following.
The surgeon general. U. S. A., and
Mrs. Charles P. Reynolds will present
their daughter Miss Hebe Reynolds,
this Winter, though no date for
formal party will be set until the re-
turn of Mrs. Reynolds and her daugh-
ter. They are at their Summer place
at Keen Valley, N. Y, and will join
the surgeon general the end of this
week. Miss Reynolds is among the
debutantes who are adept at horse
back riding and daily through the
Fall and Winter will be found on the
bride paths in the park.
Miss Mary McKim Crane, daughter
Of Lieut.. Col. John Alden Crane,