Evening star., 1945-12-23
Christmas Theme
At Debit Fete
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lovely old-fashioned painting, was
the treatment of the mantel in the
oval room where she stood with her
mother to receive. PoinSettias and
red carnations with a sprinkling of
stevia completely covered it and
palms formed screens on either side.
The buds gown of apricot color lace
was fashioned after a style of long
ago with a voluminous skirt worn
over hoops. Her bouquet OF white
camellias was arranged in lacy
holder in the fashion of Colonial
times.
The debutante's mother looked
very smart in gown of taupe
crepe trimmed with cut steel beads
and worn with a cluster Of orchids.
Mr.. Distler, preferring not to stand
in the receiving line, apparently was
having great time at the party
greeting the guests as he made the
rounds of the rooms.
Entering the dining room, guests
Immediately were impressed with
the artistic centerpiece on the
beautifully appointed tea table. The
low mound was of Oregon holly and
other evergreens festooned with red
carnations and Steyia. 1t was here
while golden flames flickered from
tall red tapers that callers chatted
lover the teacups" served to them
by group of Mrs. Distler'S friends.
Among those who took their turn
at the tea or coffee urn were Mrs.
Robert v. Fleming, Mrs. Clarence
Dodge, jr., Mrs. John Lewis Smith,
Mrs. Robert Ash, Mrs. j. Clifford
Folger, Mrs. Hendrick McKenna,
Mrs. William A. Scully, Mrs. Dom
aid Harrison McKnew, Mrs. o. Ray
mond Luhring, Mrs. Francis De
Lashmutt Thomas. Mrs. Fred A.
Britten, Mrs. Emil Hurja, Mrs.
Pinkney Whyte Love, Mrs. Walter
Curly, Mrs. William A. Morgan, Mrs.
j. Thilman Hendrick, Mrs. Welles
March, Mrs. Leo Brison Norris.
Mrs. william D. Byron, and Mrs.
A. M. Nevius.
Mrs. Emmet M. Bradley came
from her home In Baltimore to
assist at her niece's debut, and Mr..
Distler's sister-in-law, Mrs. John
Cyrus Distler, also of Baltimore,
was at the tea table for while.
Others from out Of town assisting
were Miss Charlotte Becker Of Bal
timore and Mrs. John F. Crosby
of New York and Spring Lake, the
latter accompanied to the Capital
by her daughter Elaine, one of the
young ladies assisting.
The husbands of the ladies pour
ing tea accompanied their wives to
the affair and were having a
pleasant time.
The bevy of '1ovelies" assisting
at the fete wore fetching afternoon
dresses with their favorite acces-
sories. In the group of local debs
were Miss Nancy Thomas, Miss Hal
lie Katherine Elkins. Miss Joan Ex-
nicios, Miss Susan McKnew and
Miss Marion Morren. Members of
the younger set of other places and
former classmates of yesterdays
oud at Westover or VaSsar who came
on for the party and were assisting
included Miss Anne Brugh OF Ha-
gerstown, Miss Betty Coleman OF
Baltimore. Miss Bette Kendrick of
Jamaica, West Indies; Miss Edith
McLane Of New York, Miss Phoebe
Dupont of Wilmington and Miss
Florence Smith of Newark.
There were hundreds of guests
present, far too many to mention
all, but as the kaleidoscope scene
unfolded at the club one saw popu-
lar Miss Barbara vickery; Miss
Olive Watson with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Clement Watson;
Mrs. Francis Whitten, Miss Helen
Tucker Andrews, arriving with her
brother-in-lawa and sister, 1t Comdr.
and Mrs. Thomas M. Coppedge; Mrs.
Neville Barry with Miss Frances
Barry; Miss Hildreth Dunn talking
with Mr.. John Grant Wilmer: Mr..
and Mrs. Marshall Diggs with their
son, Mr.. Marshall Diggs, jr.; Maj.
and Mrs. E1nalls Waggaman, sur.
rounded by friends; Mrs. James H.
Patten; Miss Mary Jane Hurja,
niece Of Mrs. Hurja, enjoying the
fete; Miss Mary C. Barber, who will
be of today to spend the holidays
with her family in California, and
in the stag line in the ballroom Mr..
John Logan, Mr.. Robert Waggaman
and Mr.. Joshua Evans, whose wife
was mingling with friends else
where.
Quite an animated conversation
was going on in the card room and
in one little group were Mr.. and
Mrs. John Philip Clark, Comdr. and
Mrs. John Conway Hunt, the lat
ter the former Margaret Lands
downe; Mr.. Edgar Prochnik and Mr..
]. Frederick Roy. Nearby Mrs. Gill
bert M. Hitchcock chatted with Mrs.
William L. Beale.
Mrs. Wallach Merriam was &C
companied by her son, Capt. Will
liam r. Merriam; Mrs. Jay G. Hay
den was with her son, Comdr.
Campbell Pitcher, and Ensign Rich
ard Borden arrived with his mother,
Mrs. Daniel L. Borden.
. Mrs. McCeney Werlich was there