Evening star., 1959-12-26
Today i" Society.
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Debs
Bow

The young set paused bare
ly long enough to open their
presents yesterday before
rushing on to Christmas Day
debut parties.
Three young ladies made
their bows last night, Miss
Frederick Wheeler, Miss
Laura Thomson Schneider
and Miss Martha Maria
Joynt.
Miss Wheeler was honored
by her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Kendall Wheeler, at
a Christmas ball in the gay
ly decorated Sulgrave Club.
Extremely pretty with
curly blond hair, Frederick
wore q gown designed by
Claude Riviere Of Paris.
Fashioned of gossamer net
over many pink petticoats, 1t
featured a tucked bodice and
white velvet sash. Her nose
gay of gardenias was touched
with the delicate pink Of her
dress.
Wheeler Ball
Mrs. Wheeler's gown was
Of turquoise taffeta.
Miss Wheeler is the grand
daughter of former Senator
and Mrs. Burton Kendall
Wheeler, who introduced the
debutante to their friends at
a party given on Frederica's
18th birthday anniversary
last June Q.
The elder Wheelers at
ed last nights party, as did
Frederica's maternal grand
mother, Mrs. Frederica
Sharpe Of Ohio.
other guests were Mr..
Thomas K. Taylor and Mr..
Joel Barlow, both Of whom
gave dinners before the ball
for the Wheelers' friends.
Judge and Mrs. John Lewis
Smith and DR.. and Mrs. Rob-
ert Coffey will give a joint
brunch for the debutante at
the Chevy Chase Club to-
morrow.
In all about 400 guests at
tended and they danced till
early morning to the music
Of Meyer Davis and his or
chestra.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Thomas
Schneider gave o dinner at
the Chevy Chase Country
Club for their daughter
Laura Thomson, inviting
about so young people.
Miss Schneider is q grad
uate Of the Potomac School
and of Madeira School and
is now attending Bryn Mawr
College.
Her father. at one time an
aide to Gen. John j. Per-
Shing, was Assistant Secre-
tary Of Commerce under
President Truman.
Miss Schneider'S grand
father was the late DR.. Edgar
Thomson Of New York City.
Schneider Dinner
For her presentation. the
debutante wore a short gown
Of white and honey-colored
satin with a bodice embroi-
dered in pearls and she car
ried a bouquet Of brown Gym
bidium orchids with stepha-
notis.
Her mother was dressed in
a gown Of aqua blue satin
and her flowers we're white
orchids.
Eight large flocked Christ
mas trees bright with twin
king crystal lights decorated
the Crystal Room of the
Sheraton Carlton last night
for the debut ball of Miss
Martha Maria Joynt.
The daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Howard Joynt,
Martha was presented at the
10th annual Debutante Cotil-
lion and Thanksgiving Ball
last month. also at the first
London American Debutante
Ball last June and also at
the Versailles Debutante'
Ball in July.
Graduated in June from
st. Agnes School, she is now
attending Connecticut Col
lege for Women. She has
Travelled in Russia and
throughout Europe and will
return to France next sum-
mer to study at Alliance
Franchise.
Joynt Dance
For her party last night,
Miss Joynt wore an ice-blue
satin gown featuring a fitted
bodice encrusted with bril-
liants and seed pearls. Clus-
ters Of beads formed snow
fake patterns on the bell
skirt. She carried a nosegay
Of gardenias.
Mrs. Joynt wore a white
satin gown splashed with
blue velvet flowers which was
fashioned with a slight train.
Among the guests were
Col. and Mrs. Miedrag Blago-
jevich of Drayton, Md, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Zenith Strunk
Of Reading, Pa.
Lester Lanin and his or
cheStra played for continuous
dancing.