Evening star., 1948-12-21

and very full skirt and was caught
up at one side with a cluster of
French roses shading from cream
to pink, with touch of blue. Her
old-fashioned bouquet was of pink
camellias and blue forget-me- -nots.
The debutante's mother wore a
beautiful gown of sapphire blue lace
over green satin and a corsage of
green orchids. Her elder daughter,
Agnes. who made her debut exactly
two years ago at the same club.
wore blue, too. Her gown was of
French blue satin designed with
very full skirt and off-shoulder
bodice, and her corsage was of pink
camellias.
Decorating the table in the dining
room was a bouquet of red roses,
and throughout the clubhouse red
and white flowers predominated.
Sidneys Orchestra provided the
music for dancing and played some
of the gay tunes of the Princeton
Triangle Clubs show. The members
of the cast were guests at the dance,
too, and sang several of their most
popular numbers.
Presented at Reception
The Chinese room and ballroom
at the Mayf1ower were filled with
the hundreds of bouquets sent to
Miss AkerS for her .coming-out
party, and the receiving line where
she stood with her parents was
banked with palms and ferns. Shirl.
as she is known to her family and
friends, looked lovely in her gown
Of gardenia white taffeta. The
bodice was tight-fitting, with the
attractive dropped-shoulder neck
line so much in vogue now. and the
very full skirt was made to stand out
by a taffeta underskirt lined with
crinoline At one side it was caught
up with two enormous white roses
which matched the ones she held in
her hand as she greeted her guests.
Mrs. Akers wore a handsome gown
of pearl gray satin, also designed
with the off-shoulder neckline, and
her corSage was of white orchids.
Sidney'S orchestra played con-
tinuously, and though the party had
not been called tea-dance. many
Of the guests did take advantage of
the music. A number of the mem
bers of the Princeton Triangle
Club Show were spotted on the floor
with the pretty debutantes.
Shirley chose two close friends to
0ccict OF Mice Dhnaho
Kirk, classmate at Finch Junior
College, and Miss Jane Waterman,
who is a student at Mary Wash
ington College. Her sister. Toma-
jean. called Tommy by her init
mates, also was on hand for the
party She will make her debut
on December q, 1949, at a dinner
dance at the Carlton. At present
she is student at Mt. Vernon Sem
mary.
Shirley, who is in her second year
at Finch, has two hobbies-f1ying
and collecting china. She has many /
lovely demitasse cups in her collec-
tion. She is licensed pilot, too,
which is quite an accomplishment
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she has flown her own plane.
BowS at Tea-Dance
For her party yesterday, Miss
Fairlamb, whose friends call her
Gwen. wore a beautiful gown of
white and silver lace, fashioned with
a portrait neckline and bouffant
skirt. She held an old-fashioned
bouquet of white roses and gar
6enias. Her mother. who stood next
to her in the line, was in chartreuse
crepe. The gown was fashioned on
pencil SLIM lines, with a graceful
drapery on the bodice and skirt,
and she wore an orchid corsage.
Assisting the hostess were her
sister, Mrs. C. B. Platt; Mrs. B. K.
Ruddock, Mrs Kenelm Dallam, Miss
Emily Hammond and Mrs. Allen
Ingram Price
Sidney's Orchestra played for
dancing in the ballroom on the
second floor 2f the club, which was
filed WITH tie lovely flowers sent