Evening star., 1947-12-23

Capital Is Gay ]
And Parties for
By Marear
Like q pin-wheel in Q stiff br,
spinning yesterday for the Capital.
bows to society end subdebutantes
while luncheons and informal part
gayety.
Out at the Chevy Chase Club
Miss Alison Bean and Miss Marths
at a dance, and Miss Kathleen
Wilson Rowe was presented at a tea
from 5 to 7 at the F Street Club.
Another debut party of the day
was the 5 to Z tea at which Miss
Betty Jeanne Harrell made her bow,
and still another took place in
Alexandria, where Miss Marisa
Smith was presented at tea ut
Gadsby's Tavern.
Christmas decorations prevailed
at all Of the parties, and all three
of the buds at the Chevy Chase
Club dance were in white. Miss
Sternhagen, who was presented by
her parents, Judge John M. Stern
hagen Of the Bureau Of Internal
Revenue and Mrs. Sternhagen was
in white marquisette, made with q
square neckline and bouffant skirt
with side panniers Of the marqui-
sette embroidered In gold. A fischu
Of the same material as the panniers
was worn across her shoulders and
she carried . Colonial bouquet Of
white sweet peas and pink roses.
Mrs. Sternhagen was in green
crepe with rhinestone trim on the
bodice.
Miss Crane is the daughter Of
Col. and Mrs. William Carey Crane.
The latter chose royal blue din
ner gown trimmed with green. The
debutante was in white net with a
silver lace bodice made ff-the-
shoulder and without straps, and
with . fischu completing the cos
tune.
Miss Bean wore white tulle made
Oh the shoulder and strapless with
. band Of satin outlining the neck
hne and q bouffant skirt. She and
Miss Crane also carried Colonial
bouquets of white sweet peas and
pink roses. Mrs. Rodney Bean,
who presented her daughter, was
in red silk jersey trimmed with
gold.
Presented at Tea
Poinsettias centered the table at
the F Street Club where Capt. and
Mrs. Thomas Buchanan Dugan pre-
sented Mrs. Dugan's daughter, Miss
Rowe. Tiny buttons trimmed the
debutante's gown of white MORE
taffeta made on period lines with
houffant puffs at the hipline Of the
full skirt. Standing with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Dugan wore a handsome
gown of ecru lace over peach crepe.
She was assisted by Mrs. Thomas
Robbins, Miss Mary Howry and Miss
Elizabeth Howry, Mrs. Cahrles Mad
dox, Mrs. Maurice Morris, Mrs. Wal
ter r. Tuckerman and the Countess
de Castellane.
Palms and scores Of bouquets were
mixed with the seasonal decorations
In the new ball room at the Shore
ham for the debut Of Miss Betty
Jeanne Harrell, who was presented
by her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ru-
.dolph T. Harrell,
Standing with her mother, the
bud wore white velvet with q bout
fant skirt and of -the-shoulder
neckline trimmed with lace. She
also wore an amethyst and diamond
lavalier given to her by her god
mother and carried q white velvet
mun trimmed with orchids and q
shower OF baby orchids. Mrs. Har-
ren was in chalk blue crepe and
wore a corsage Of white orchids.
Assisting the debutante were the
Misses Agnes Dunn. Edmonia Kear-
ney, Margaret Merriam and Ethel
Van Devanter, while those assisting
the buds mother were Mrs. Edward
L. Morrison, Miss Ann Tuohy, Mrs.
William E. Davis, Mrs. William A..
Disque, Mrs. Eugene C. Gott. Mrs.
Edward L. Hillyer, Mrs. Robert E.
Kline, Mrs. John w. Townsend, Mrs.
Thomas Walden and Mrs. Emory A.
Wheeler. Later in the evening Mrs.
Morrison, godmother Of the bud, en-
tertained at dinner for the assistants
and their escorts.
Colonial Setting
White carnations and white can
dies enhanced the Colonial setting
at Gadsby's Tavern for the debut OF
Miss Smith, who was presented by
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Delos H.
Smith, at a 4:30 to party. The bud
stood with her mother to receive the
guests and was most attractive in a
gown OF pale pink slipper satin with
q strapless, off-the-shoulder bodice
and bouffant skirt, and her bou-
quet of pink snapdragons and white
carnations was Colonial style.
Mrs. Smith was in powder blue
crepe, draped from the shoulders
and with long sleeves and she wore
. corsage Of pink roses. Her assist
ants were Miss Jessie A. Smith of
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