Evening star., 1940-06-19


Debutante and Parents
Receive in Club Lounge.
Mr.. Evans and his debutante
daughter were not the only ones who
took particular delight in the Blue
Danube waltz played at their re-
quest. But Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
A. ASpinWall, just back from a short
wedding trip, enjoyed it quite as
much. Both couples are beautiful
dancers and certainly the radiant
smiles Of Mr.. and Mrs. ASpinWan. as
well as those of Mr.. Evans and his
daughter, attested to their enjoy
ment. Mr.. Evans, however, was soon
deprived of his graceful and attrac-
tive partner, for the debutante S
brother Mr.. Philip Evans, cut in and
took her off to finish the dance.
Young Mr.. Evans came back from
Sewanee University, where he was
member of the graduating class,
In time for the party yesterday,
Mr., and Mrs. Evans and their
daughter received in the large
lounge of the club, cool and inviting
in its summer garb. They stood
before the giant fireplace at the
north side of the room, but the fire.
place was obscured by the floral
tributes sent the bud. On the center
table were three leiS Of carnations.
two white and one paleSt pink, and
scores of old-faShioned bouquets il
lace holders made of blossoms with
dainty colors and unusual combina-
tions.
The hostess was dressed in chiffon
In the new shade Of orchid gray
and lace fashioned with a short
Jacket, in which the upper part of
the sleeves and the yoke were lace.
Her Wlde-brimmed hat was trimmed
with flowers in the orchid shades
corresponding to the amethyst
brooch and pendent which she wore.
The debutante was dressed in white
chiffon, the skirt bouffant with bands
of white lace matching the band
about the square neckline and form
ing the cuffs on the very short puffed
sleeves. She wore a pair of antique
gold bracelets with the quaint clasps
and chains of their period. formerly
owned and worn by her grand
mother for whom she was named,
She carried an old-fashioned bou-
uuet Of the seasons blossoms in
pastel shades, the only touch of
color to her costume.
Placed on Grass.
The debutantes aunts, Mrs.
Maurice H. Avery and the Misses
Frances, Mary and Sarah Evans,
came from their home, Northcote. in
Baltimore County, Md, to assist
generally. Also Mrs. H Warren
Smith and the Misses Ditto, Mrs.
j, Arthur Winn and Miss Virginia
Willis Of the Eastern Shore of Vir-
ginia, and Mrs Edwin c. Graham
and Mrs. Frederick B. Rittenour
eunts Of the bud and her god
mother, Mrs Louis A. Fischer. Ms.
Henry Parsons Erwin and Mrs
Charles H. Tompkins had charge of
the assistants seeing that no one
person had to serve too long.
The flower -decked tea tables were
placed on the velvety grass west of
the porch and here prominent
hostesses in circles in which both
Mr.. and Mrs. Evans have been
prominent for many years served
refreshments. Among those assisting
were Sonora de Espil, Mrs. Close
Mrs. Henry F. Grady, Mrs. George
Angus Garrett, Mrs Emory Scott
Land, Mrs. James Lawrence Hough-
telling, Mrs. Daniel c. Roper, Mrs
William D. Leahy, Mrs. Edwin C
Graham, Mrs Maurice H. Avery
Mrs. A. Kent Balls, Mrs. Robert V
Fleming, Mrs. Charles J. Brand
Mrs. David McCoach, Mrs. Ben
jamin M McKelway, Mrs. Eugent
Meyer, Mrs John R. Williams
Mrs. j, Fred Essary, Miss Jessi,
Ditto, Mrs. Arthur Day, Mrs. Loui.
A Fischer, Mrs. Chester C. Wells
Mrs. Frederick Rittenour, Mrs
George c. Thorpe, Mrs. Charlie,
Stanley White, Mrs. Walter A
Bloedorn, Mrs. H. Warren Smith
Miss Bessie Schermerhorn, Mrs
Harry Wheeler, Mrs. Henry R
Cover, Mrs. Mabel Walker Willie
brandt, Mrs. Henry Parsons Erwin
Mrs. Richard H Wilmer, Mrs
Charles H Tompkins, Mrs. William
B. Marbury and Mrs. Joseph Hines
Assistants Include
Former Classmates.
Similarly, the debutante's assist
ants were equally representative
Among them were former class
mates of Madeira and Ward-Bel
mont Preparatory School, from
which she was graduated thi
month. They included Miss Elain
Darlington, Miss Elysabeth Bar
bour, Miss Ruth Meyer, Miss Laur
Blair, Miss Anne Bryan, Miss Luc
Clagget, Miss Catharine Clement
Miss Jacqueline de Sieyes, Mis-
Eileen Erwin, Miss Joanne Dodc
Miss Cynthia Dunn, Miss Elizabetl
Fish, Miss Georgianna Flather, Mis-
Sta Finkenstaedt, Miss Beth Hol
combe of Charles Town, w. Va; Mis-