Evening star., 1947-12-30

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the clubhouse for the gay occasion a
full music of David McWilliams
orchestra.
The attractive brunette guest of
honor wore blue crepe dress that
matched her eyes and made an at
tractive contrast to her dark hair
which hung to her shoulders. She
wore white orchid. Mrs. Miner was
in blue. too, steel blue satin with long
tight sleeves, low neck1ine and very
full skirt. And she wore yellow
orchid. Mrs. Byrnes looked regal
neckline.
Prominent Capital hostesses who
assisted Mrs Byrnes were Mrs. Fred
Vinson, Mrs. William o. Douglas,
Mrs. Hugo Black, Mrs. Tom Clark,
Mis-. James v. Forrestal, Mrs.
Wallace White, Mrs. Otis Blard,
Mrs. Clifford Davis, Mrs. Robert
Watson and Mrs. Thomas Eddy Of
Annapolis.
Among the young girls asked to
assist were Nancy Anderson, Helen
Clark. Drucie Snyder, Olive Watson
and Ann DevereuX.
Miss Pryse Fefed
Holiday greens from Cherry Grove,
Col. and Mrs. E. Morgan Pryse's
farm in Southern Maryland, made
an attractive decoration for the
party they gave yesterday at the
Pierre Restaurant for their daugh-
ter, Gwenda Rollins. One Of this
years debutantes, Gwen made her
bow at a tea dance at the Washing
ton Club in April. So the party
yesterday, luncheon, served us a
get-together with her sister debs
and other friends during her vaca-
ton from Vassar. Holly, hemlock
and ground cedar from her parents
farm decorated the table and each
girls place was marked by corsage
of holly tied with red ribbon. Copy
ing the fad recently introduced by
Capital hostesses, the guests drew
their places by matching playing
cards.
The hostess wore a brown satin
suit with a spring hat gayly trimmed
with red roses and green bows. Her
daughter wore burgundy faille
dress and burgundy suede shoes with
brown fur toque, brown gloves and
purse.
The debutante, who is a geology
student at Vassar, spent part OF
last summers vacation on geology
field trips in the Pacific Northwest.
In the central Oregon region she
acquired very interesting specimens
of fossils and jade and studied the
rudiments of cutting and polishing
the jade stones.
Guests at the luncheon yesterday
we're her roommate at college, Nancy
Collins, daughter of the new Deputy
Chief of Staff and Mrs. j. LaWton
Collins; Nancy Anderson, daughter
of the Secretary of Agriculture and
Mrs. Clinton P. Anderson; Betty
and Emily Arnold, Jeanne Hoover.
Elizabeth Murdock, Patricia and
Jacquelin Appel, Patricia Emery,
Mccall Henderson, Katherine Co.
lean, Gerry Welborn, Louise Hoover,
Christine White, Dudley Nicolson,
Maria Sheerin, Joyce Kelley, Geor-
giana Glenn, Helen and Amy Will
lard, Mary Alexander. Margery
Kirby, Ann DeVereux, Frances Dear,
Monica Gaillard, Margaret Ann
Benedict, Elizabeth and Virginia
Baker, Romona North, Phyllis
Blakeney. Mary Martin, Julia Claud,
Jane Lingo and Mrs. David Du Bose
Gaillard II.
Party for Three Misses
Nell Townsend, christened Elem
ore De Witt, won't make her debut
till spring, but yesterday her
parents, MI. and Mrs. John William
Townsend, gave a pre-debut party
In her honor. 1t was a tea dance
at the Washington Club with
Sidney's orchestra providing the
syncopating rhythm.
The attractive Sub-deb shared
honors with Elizabeth Anne Kline
her parents god-daughter; and
Betty Jeanne Harrell, who made her
debut on the 22nd. The party also
celebrated Miss Kline's birthday, and
an appropriately-de decorated BIRTH
day cake was brought in at just
the right moment by her godfather
Mr.. j. Craig Peacock.
The three young girls made a
pretty picture as they stood with
the hosts to receive their friends
Miss Townsend wore white mar
quisette with a fowered faille silk
bodice and matching band bordering
the full skirt. Her favorite flower
white carnations, formed bandeau
for her hair. Miss Kline wore ashes
of roses satin and carried an old
fashioned bouquet tied with blue
ribbon, and Miss Harrell was in her
debut gown of white velvet and her
colonial bouquet was tied with
white ribbon. Mrs. Townsend wore
aqua crepe and corsage of purple
orchids.
Pouring were Mrs. Charles S. Eby
mother of the hostess, Mrs. j. Frank