Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-22
Debutante Bows in Candlelight
Miss Ann Gillespie Presented
To Society at Tea Yesterday
By Marsaref Hart,


society
A candlelight debut might well
describe the formal coming-out
party yesterday afternoon of Miss
Ann Muse Gillespie, for on the
lower floor of the charming ole
dwelling that houses the Club OF
Colonial Danes tall red tapers pro-
vided most of the illumination. The
only other lighting was dropped or
the scene by dim chandelier ir
the dining room. 1t was Christmas
throughout the club, with a large
lighted tree in the drawing room
one in the ballroom where an or
chestra played for dancing and
many poinsettias mingled with hol-
ly and mistletoe to further add to
the Yuletide theme.
Lovely to Look At" definitely de-
scribes Miss Gillespie as she stood
with her mother, Mrs. Julian E.
Gillespie, to receive the guests. Her
dress was just the kind that a
debutante should wear. The gown
was a dainty model of white tulle
designed with a fitted bodice and a
very full skirt. The off-the-shoul-
der neckline was especially becom-
ing to the bud, who carried one of
the loveliest bouquets I have seen
this season, of rich pink rosebuds
and blue iris with a splashy pink
satin bow falling into long stream
ers.
Mrs. Gillespie chose chartreuse
crepe for the occasion and the SIM
plicity and smart cut of the gown
gave 1t all the more effectiveness.
With 1t she wore a pin and ear
rings of antique Russian amethysts
and pears set in gold, and her cor
sage bouquet was of green orchids.
For a while, at the beginning of
the party, standing in the receiving
line were several attractive debu-
tantes selected to assist at the recep-
>tion. Next to Miss Gillespie was
Miss Marye Thomas, blond-haired
daughter Of Mrs. Marye Thomas
and granddaughter of Mrs. George
T. Marye, looking lovely in a gown
of ivory brocade with touches of gold
sequins on the bodice. Miss Helena
Fletcher was next to Miss Thomas,
her gown of exquisite black lace
having tiny pulled sleeves and a
f1aring skirt with bands of blue
velvet showing through the pattern
of the lace. Miss Grace Clagett
Robert and Miss Lucy Station were
the others assisting in welcoming
the callers. Miss Robert had on a
pale pink dress of lacy material
and the skirt was trimmed with tur-
quoise blue chiffon. Miss Station is
the daughter of Rear Admiral and
Mrs. Adolphus Station and she will
make her debut at tea Wednesday.
Yesterday she was in a very fetch
ing dress of black net, the ruff1es
forming tiny sleeves piped in gold.
The skirt f1ared at the hemline and
the waistline was modelled to her
dainty figure. She carried a darling
little black fan that look as though
1t had been made especially to
match her dress, but Mrs. Station
told me later that the fan belonged
to Lucy's great grandmother. The
young ladies in the line as we'll as
the other assistants, who likewise
wore formal afternoon dresses, wore
corsages of gardenias, gifts of yes
terday's bud.
Included among the young ladies
who assisted were Miss Gillespie's
house guests, Miss Elizabeth Breed
on and Miss Katharine McRae of
North Carolina and Miss Marue
Logan of Savannah, all students at
Notre Dame in Baltimore, where
Miss Gillespie is a student and
where her mother was graduated.
Also Miss Estella de Rio, house
guest of Miss Robert, Miss Mary
Mahoney, Miss Marion Alexander,
Miss Patricia Palmer, Miss Mary
Posey, Miss Elizabeth Benson, Miss
Selma Ertegun, Miss Jane Wyatt
and Mrs. Lawrence Crichett, sister
of the debutante.
Old residential society, as well as
those In official walks of life in the
Capital, were represented among
those assisting Mrs. Gillespie. When