Evening star., 1947-12-31

Admiral William D. Leahy, made he
last evening Mr.. and Mrs. Theodol
daughter, cute, pretty Juliet Paris
Of the season.
Residential Washington held C.
debutantes were born here and are
In the Capital. The six or seven +
given by her parents for Miss LeahJ
friends Of her grandparents, Admirs
Beale, friends Of her parents and n
The 400 or more elegantly attir
grave Club last night to greet
Judy" Gill at her glamorous debut
dance were nearly all her own con-
temporaries. There were a few
Young married couples present and
a few friends OF her parents, but
for the most part this was the young
set that has been rushed of its col
lective feet all during the holidays.
Judy's Deb t Brilliant
Miss Gillr we'd with her mother
in a beautiful strapless gown OF
white faille with band OF
white lace across the bodice and
alternating bands Of lace and
faille in the full skirt. She
carried an old-fashioned bouquet
of all-white flowers which she dis
carded later when she went onto
the dance floor, adorning her brown
locks with small white orchids in
stead. Mrs. Gill was gowned in
a handsome dress of beige-gold
satin with straps over the shoulders,
A. satin bow trimmed with gold
seouins accenting the decolletage.
Sidney and his orchestra started
playing at 1920 in the ballroom,
that was gay with varicolored bal
looms and didn't stop until some
where around o'clock in the morn
tnx. This, despite the fact that II
was the night before New Years
eve! Right on time for the party,
Of course, were the 40 or more pres
ant for the dinner given for Miss
Gill beforehand by her parents.
Adding to the gayety of the dinner
was a strolling accordionist, and
helping to see that the whole affair
went off to any debutante's taste
was this debutante's brother, Mr..
John Gill.
Guests at dinner included Miss
Martha Fulford of Brockvllle,
Canada, whose aunt, Mrs. Peter
Dewey, will entertain for her ana
Judy today; Miss Lucia DepeW OF
RIVE. N. Y, and Miss Elizabeth Ives
of New York City-both house guests
of the debutante; the Misses Cath
crime Hooker. Ann Fitzpatrick, Mary
de Limur, Carol Bradley, Nancy
Burdick, Alice Hendrick, Alison
Bean, Mary Rapley, Louise Hough-
telling. Laura Winslow, Ellen Owens,
Dudley Nicolson and Frances
Sternhagen.
Their escorts were Messrs. Harry
Emmett and Ralph Earle of New
York, Peter Howard Of Oyster Bay.
Parker Handy Of Philadelphia, Peter
Glsey of Southampton, Robert
Hooker, Anthony Bonner, Philip
Nash, Willmott Lewis, jr., John Will
liams James Donaldson, Francis
Colt de Wolf, jr., Bates Littlehales,
Duer McLanahan, jr, Hugh D.
Auchincloss, jr., James Redway,
John Rolphe, Cecil fitzpatrick,
David Toll, David Semmes ana
Blair Childs, jr.
Other dinners preceding the dance
were given by Capt. and Mrs. Ath-
erton Macondray for Miss Claire
Delattre- -Seguy; Capt. and Mrs.
Thomas B. Dugan, for. the latter S
daughter, Miss Kathleen Rowe; Mr..
and Mrs. George Howe. for their
daughter, Miss Linda Howe; Miss
Molly Goodrich and her brother,
Mr.. George Goodrich, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Gibbs Baker, who entertained
the debutante's brother -in-law and
sister, Mr.. and Mrs William B.
Kerkam, jr., and their houseguests
from Baltimore, Mr.. and Mrs. Car
roll Van Ness.
Debut Tea Dance
Miss Leahy stood with both par
ents to receive in the spacious draw
ing room of the Washington Club
which was decorated throughout
with flowers sent to the debutante
by friends. She wore a lovely silver
and white brocade gown with low
bateau neckline bordered by a col
lar of white duchess lace and car
ried an old-fashioned bouquet. Her
mother was costumed in a stunning
period gown of American beauty
bengaline, fashioned with long
sleeves, square neckline and full
skirt, the whole effect embellished
by her diamond and pearl pendant
and diamond bracelet. Capt. Leahy
was in uniform.
A continuous stream OF familiar
Capital figures went down the re-
ceiving line and into the ballroom
where there was dancing to Sidney's
orchestra from to 7 o'clock or into
the dining room where the tea table
was presided over in turn by Mrs.
Beale, Mrs. Albert T. Niblack,
Louises' great aunt; Mrs. John Price
Wetherill III, Mrs. John S. Bennett
and Mrs. Richard c. Marshall III,
both sisters of Mrs. Leahy; Mrs.
Horace G. White, the debutante's
godmother, and Mrs. James M.
Farrin.
Assisting Miss Leany were the
Misses Patricia Morgan, Ann Hyde,
Betsy Wells, True Nash, Laura