Evening star., 1938-12-03

pink adorned the front of the dress
from neckline to below the knees
where the lame parted to show a
flounce of silver lace. In her hail
she wore a cluster of similar roses
and she carried a quaint old-fash-
ioned bouquet of mixed flowers in q
silver lace holder.
Miss Beth Thompson, sister OF
the debutante, who was presented
several seasons ago, was among
those assisting. Her gown was OF
a deeper shade of blue chiffon, the
long full skirt just escaping the floor
and the gown trimmed with tiny
gold bows complementing the gold
ornaments in her hair. Like the
other assistants. Miss Thompson
wore wristbsnd of mixed flowers.
Miss Daisy Prentice, aunt of Mrs
Hempstone, who also assisted, wore
black velvet, the skirt long and the
bodice trimmed with rare old lace
at the neckline. She wore spray
of white gardenias on her shoulder
Little Miss Eleanor Hempstone,
sub-debutante daughter of Capt.
and Mrs. Hempstone. and her young
brother, Smith Hempstone, jr, were
enjoying their first formal party,
young Miss Hempstone wearing a
long pink satin frock, made on
straight lines and full sleeves of
chiffon in the same shade.
Mrs. Sayre Assists
At Tea Table.
Mrs. Francis Bowes Sayre, wife
of the Assistant Secretary of State
presided at the tea table for a time
during the reception and others as
sisting there were Mrs. Christian
Joy Peoples, Mrs. James Alexander
Lyon, Mrs. Rudolph Max Kauff-
mann. Mrs. William Huntington
Chaplin, Mrs. John Leonard Proctor
Mrs. Harold N. Marsh and Lady
Lewis, cousin of Mrs. Hempstone.
Also assisting, in addition to Miss
Prentice and Miss Thompson, were
Mrs. Mead Moore. Mrs. Crosby
Noyes Boyd, Mrs. John w. Thomp-
son, jr., sister-in-law of the debu-
tante, and Mrs. Laurence H. Green.
Debutantes of this and last season
who assisted included Miss Barbara
Boiling. Miss Betty Meyers and Miss
Jane Eustis, with Miss Eleanor
Draemel of Annapolis and Miss
Frances Drisler of Bronxville, N. Y,
roommates of Miss Thompson at
Pennington and her house guests
for the week end.
The very large number of guests
were in no hurry to leave and lin
gered to chat until the closing hour
of the reception. Mrs. Frank Brett
Noyes, aunt of Mrs. Hempstone,
dressed in black with gold on the
sleeves. was among the many men,
bers of the debutante's family who
were there Others greeting the at
tractive debutante were Mr.. Rudolph
Max Kaufman, Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel H. Kaufman, Mrs. Beale
r. Howard, Miss Mary B. Adams,
Mrs. Harry Hickey, whose daughter,
Miss Mary Adams Manning, made
her debut week ago and returned
to her studies at Radcliffe College
last Sunday; Mrs Crosby Noyes
Boyd. cousin of Mrs. Hempstone;
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis S. OWsley, DR..
and Mrs. Dunlap Pearce Penhallow,
Mrs Robert Clement Watson, Mrs.
Henry D. Flood, Mr.. and Mrs.
Claude Langlais and their young
daughter, Miss Elizabeth Langlais;
DR.. and Mrs. Fenton Bradford, Mr..
and Mrs. James Lawrence Houghtel-
ing, Mrs. D. Buchanan Merryman,
Mrs. Guy Despard Goff, Mrs. Guy
w. S. Castle, Mrs. Isaac T. Mann,
Mrs. Beale Bloomer, Mrs. Arthur H.
Tirrell, Miss Dorothy Quincy Tirrell,
Mr.. and Mrs. B. M. McKelway, Mrs.
William s. Culbertson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Parsons Erwin, Mr.. and Mrs.
Cabot Stevens, Mr.. and Mrs. I. Will
liam Hill, jr.; 1t. Comdr. and Mrs.
Atherton Macondray, Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel F. Beach, Mrs. Alan Chan
try, Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Rust, jr.;
Mrs. Sydney Graves and former
Representative John Phillip Hill.
There was dancing, a string ORCH
estra playing throughout the recep-
ton hours. Later Capt. and Mrs.
Hempstone entertained the debu-
tante and her assistants with their
escorts after the tea, at dinner and
dancing at the Shoreham.
Guests at dinner, in addition to
the young ladies assisting the debu-
tante. were Miss Letitia Knox, Mr..
Charles A. McKenney, MIR. James
Cobey. Mr.. Frank G. Sterrett, Mr..
Robert Fem, Mr. G. Bowdoin Craig
hill, jr.; Mr.. Svend Jordan, Mr.
Thomas Hardman, Mr.. John Earle,
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Thompson,
jr.; Mr.. and Mrs I. William Hill, jr,
and 1t. and Mrs. James Charles
Dempsey and 1t. and Mrs. Joseph
w. Leverton of Annapolis.