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16 WI ·L METTE LIFE December 23. 1927 . -. SocietY's Younger Set Now Js Engaged in Holida:y Gaiety Christmas Colors Coming Week Finds 'Predominant at ·Wears Mother's Wedding Gow':' Many Affairs on . Charming Wedding Social Calendar L-------------~-------e----· A charming wetl<iing of the season BY JEAN TEN BROECK I \\';is that of Mis s Virginia Thompson . Tht.' <by is near at hand that shops· Tho mpson , atHI ~h·rnll Myers, son o t in holiday g-arh, that postmen laden ~I r . and :\.frs. Clyde R. My er s o f E,·_ with cards hearing messages. of good anston. w1'1i ch was solcmniZ<'<l in tlw . will. and that everg-reen tn·t.·s, cut and homt.· n f th e hridc 's pare n ts. 1219 As h reatly, their spicy frag-rance enhanced land aH"Hll(', la st Saturday c,·c nin g- at hy s.un and hy dampness, hav-e hecn R o'clock. the He\·. Stephe n A . Ll oyd for...·telling-. Evernmt.· know s what is · l)lli t.: iating. ttppl·nn ost in (·,·cryo m··=- tho ughts durChristmas hues p r c d o min at e d ing- tht.· days that precede and that thro ughout the h ome wh e re a re ce pfollnw Christmas. and n(·ar the top in tion for ahout one hundn-d . !{tll'!-! t S importance are tht.· affairs for the fo llow ed tlw cere mo ny. Th e ti,·j ng :\'oung nwmhers of north ,short.· society. r oom pro ved an ideal setting for the Som e of the se now are past, hut as a sen-in·. At one t.·JHI. bank ed palm :- . n·minder. we make a social calendar tall taper s on either s ide , and large 0f those in the ~n~ ek to t.· omt.·. ha s k e t ~ of Ameri c an Beaut y ro ses Shawnet.' Countn· club is inviting the formed tht· altar 1)eforc whi t h the brid e ('hildrcn of its n'lcmbcrs. with th<'ir and gronm :-. toml to take their ,·ows. g-p~sts, to a Christmas dancing party Th<' hrifh_ · wa s beautiful in a period this evening. The affair is for childn~n of the sixth, scn·nth, and t.·ighth grades. costum r of white tran sp a rent vel\'l't, . made " ·ith clost' fittin g J.orli ce and full This evening, h_)O, a g-roup of .\Vilskirt.' which was short in iront an (l mette girls, is giving a dance at Skokie long in hack and tined with sih·c..· r Country club. Th(· hoste:;ses include the c1c th . Applique<! velvet flmn·r s out Misses Dorcas Branson, Jane Burrill, lined with seed pC'arls trimmed tht· Edwina Cadmus. Helen Gates, Jan~t gown.. :\ p(·ar1 hand a nd oran gt· · Hall, Jane Moist. Jean Snell, l\larion hlossom s erlged the cap v'eil of tullto. Suits, and Jane \\rilson. and gardenias, valier lilie s, and hridt.', Miss l\laclclon Beall, Miss Jean Claro'ses formed the hridal houq m·t . gett. Miss Rose _ Fientye, Miss Dorothy ~I iss I sahel Thomp son, her :-.i st er' s Hartman, :\ti~s Elwn1 Hewitt, Miss onlv attenclant. wore a gown of simila r Laura Luehke. Miss· Frances Connell. (le s~L'n hut of AtiH·rican Beauty shade. Miss Inez \\'cbs~t·r. Miss Margaret its skirt also lined with s ih-er cloth . \Vhitsett, and Miss Gertrude \VinzenShe carried a s hower houqut't of pink herg will he hostesses at a dance at the ros<". valley lilies. ancl orchirl sw('e t Kenilworth club the e\'ening of Depeas. cember 26. ~r r:-.. Thomp :-; on wa s dres st·cl in a Miss Phoebe Hedrick of Kenihrorth, rrnwn of hlne vdv<'t . with cn·s tal tri111 with a group of her friends . at the ~urnQ· and ~[ r s. ).f vcrs' gm~· n w < b nf Roycemore school. inchtdin~ Miss met~! rloth. · Mary Cooke. Miss .H den Lord, Mi~s leanne Faust. and Miss Elizabeth Paut ·Has sel of Evanston. a fratern i\Villiam:". will be hostesses at the Evt\' hrotlwr of the hrideg-room. wa s hes t anston Country cJuh Tuesday e\·e.ning, man. Dect'mher 27. ~~ r . and ~~ rs. ).f ,·ers ha,·t· gon e Invitations arc also out for a dance south on a hrid h~onc\· moon, aft e r to he givrn the same c·,·ening at the which the\' will he at hoim· in Evam E\·anston \Voman's cluh by a grOLl1l of ton, where thev have a furni shed boys. including .lames L. Alder, John apartment awaiting th c t.n: P. Booth, Tr .. Carl Carlson, Stephen Prior to their wedding a tuunh er of Harwood. John H. Leach. · Samuel H. affairs were gi,·en for th(' ,·o ung Moore. Tr .. Preston Read, Stoddard J. cmmlr. th<~ mo'st re c L·nt of whi ch in Small, f.inns 0. S1nith, J. Dean Vail. clmle«< the bridgt' ami ~ howt· r l.!in·n Jr. . for \li ss Thompson h\' Rnth Rowt·r Four \\'iim<:tk girls, Effie James, and :\liss Yirg-inia Rixh~· at the hom e Sally Clark, Jane Springer, and Virof thl' former. 121() A shlaml av e nu e. J!inia Han sen. art.· giving a dance at ;lll({ tht dinner aJHI thc ;1t er parf\· ~f r. the \Vitnwttt.· \\·oman's cluh for 150 Ha ssi') gan· for ~[i ss .Thomp "- ot.l an d of their friends \V ednl':'day evening. ~fr . ~fyC'r s. · .. ~r rs. Frederick C. Honnold rtf 457 Amon !. !' the ont -of -town gu es ts \\' l ' H' · Ash street, \\'imwtka. is ·g idng a ~fr. and ~lr ~. )ud s,m Stone of Racin e. lnndlt.'on and matinee party for h<'r · ~lr. ancl ~[r s. Jo .; eph Chatnnan· oi ·laughh·r. Vir!!inia, on December 2~. HaneY. ~~ r. and ).f r ~ . A. rohn so n of The g-ut." ~ t s will include ahout twent~· A.urora, . ~r r . antt ~~ rs . /\. H. :\dam s o i of Yin!inia\ c..·la ~!' n1ah'!' at the Nnr!h Photo by Reick Oak Park. Clarence Elliott of LaSalk. Shore ' Countr\' Da,· school. Aftt.'r One of the prettit·st brides of the season was Mrs. Lester M. Branch, and ~f r s. \. E. 'Scharpe of H,K k luncheon at tl1e Drake. ~(r ' . Honnnld tht.· former Alice Shipman of Kenilworth. who is pictured in the bridal gown Island. will take lwr g-uC' .; ts tfl st·t.· Fred ~totw worn hy her mother at her own wed(ling. The bride is the daughter of Mr. in "Criss Cross." and Mr... George E. Shipman of Kenilworth, and her hushand the son of EngagPment Announced John \V. Branch of Evanston. A ~roup of nin e Xt·\\· Trier hoy~ ha~ · - -- - - - - - at Afternoon Bridge issued im·itat ion.;. for a d:tnCl' on f),. _ cemht.·r 2R at ~ha\\· twe ( ·ountn rlnh. Dinner for Bride-Elect Juniors Give First Party The engagement of ~fiss Lida ' ]{ay Ahot1t 600 im·itations wen· . sent out . ~tr. and Mrs. T. ]. Tubbs of 1350 An informal Christmas <lance. with mond, daughter of ~~ rs. Li11ian E. Ray ThC' ho st s are: Robert Cochran. Frank Greenwood avenue are entertaining at mond of \Vinnetka. to Jlarrr ~~ a,·h :\\ , glisteniall{ tir trees, mistletoe and holly, of \Vauh·gan, son of ~frs. A. E. ~[ay Gilch~i ~ t . H~nn· Huttm a n. John lliff. a formal dinner this evening- at the · \\.allact> ~fillt·r . Cc·oq.rc' Pattison. Edgewater Beach hotel in honor of occasioned the first party giv<·n hy the lww of Los Angeles, was announced Thoma s Sellen·. Stanle,· ~mith. anrl ~l.iss Grace Strand and lhron H. junior cla ss of Xt'\\. Trier High school at a hri(lge party given by Mrs. Hay lhymond· Sulli\·an. ~ napp, Jr., ·who are to he married on last Saturday cvl'ning. Skillful cnter- mont) at her home, 87-t \Villow road , ~li ss Bl'th· ~(ulford ;sill. lw hosk ss Dl'cemher 28. at tlw Urring-ton hotel. tainl'rs gan the t·ntre -<lanre program ])c..' cemher 10. The wedding date is inat a bridge Ji<·xt Thur i <lay aftt: rnnon at Edward Tuhh!' is to serve as ~1 r. atHI toward the dose of the t\'cning dcfinite. lll·r home: in \Vilmette. ~napp's best man. Liont.·l Lawn·nce rdrr~hnwnts ·.n·n· st.·n·e(l. Thnse not ~fiss Raymond is a graduate oi ~fi-. s Harhara Hnl<ll'n o i Ken;lwnrth will he a memha of tht· wedding· party. \\ · ishin~ to dance, played card~ . Xorthwt·stern university · in the cla s~ will he J!Uest of honor at a hridgt· t('a of 1925, and is a member of Alpha Pht Frida,· a fterno n n t! in~ n ll\· lwr moth r r. sororit\'. Mr. M :n·hew graduated from l~eservations aln·ady are pouring in ~1r!'l. ~anford Scrihner H(·lden. the lJi1iversit v o.f Illinois, and is a to thl' Shawnee Conutn- duh for the Announce Marriage Friday en·ning, Decemht·r 30. Sha\\' - ~t.'\\' Year's t\·e party. which. it is FranJ.- A. llahbitt, formerly ot Wil- Sigma Chi. · m·e Countrv cluh will gi.ve a formal planned, will he one of tht.· _ g ala affairs mettl'. announces t~1e marriage of his ~~ rs. Donald W. Mercer of 37 Indijunior dance, to which it:-' ~uest s , oi the c1uh year. daughter, Hd~n Babbitt Allen,. to an Hill road, is a sister of ~tiss Ray~· oung people of hig-h school and col-o-Georg-e Mayhew :t:Iicks, son of Ur. · monel, who with her family, mon·d ).f r;o;. E. B. ~~ etzel. 307 Cumh<~ rland and Mrs. Ge:>rge I. Hicks of Glencoe. to Winnetka Jrom Evanston last lege age, may im·ite tlll:ir friends. Mr. Mayhew's family lived ~,fr~ . \V. R. ~~a han and ~Irs. Clarence roatl . Kenilworth, t·ntcrtajned at a The marriage took place late in the autumn. M . Puhlman are: to he ho stes se s fnr lunch~on and hri'l~c at her home last ~nmmer. Mr. Hicks and his bride are in· Evanston some vears ago and at Friday. residing in Roger!\ Park. 1>re~ent he has relatives residing there. the e\·tning. d a u g- h t c r of ~.[ r . . and ~'Ir s . H otJ t: .f