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NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
VOL. Ix 
MANCHESTER, MASS., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2958 LOL: 
NO. 52 
SOCIETY NOTES 
Mme. Georgette Le Blanc-Maeter- 
linck, wife of the distinguished 
Belgian dramatist, arrived in New 
York on the Olympic Wednesday. 
She will be tendered a reception 
New Year’s eve in Boston by a 
number of prominent society ma- 
trons. Her presence in Boston will 
also mark her appearance in her 
husband’s famous drama, ‘‘Pelleas 
and Melisande.’’ On her arrival in 
New York Mme. Maeterlinck was 
attired in a manner to stir the most 
imaginative modiste. Her coat was 
of leopard skins and her hat was 
fashioned from a grey parrot. She 
wore a diamond suspended between 
her brows by a slender chain. 
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What promises to be one of the 
most delightful hospitalities of the 
coming month will be the dance 
which Mrs. George Lee of Boyl- 
ston street, Brookline, and Beverly 
Farms, is giving at her residence on 
Friday evening, the 26th, in honor 
of her debutante daughter, Miss 
Florence Lee, whom she presented 
at a large and successful tea earlier 
in the winter. Miss Lee has taken 
her place among the several most 
successful girls of the winter, and 
is having an exceedingly good time. 
The young girl possesses great 
beauty, together with a winsome 
personality, and is wearing a suc- 
cession of lovely frocks, the major- 
ity purchased during her recent 
period of residence abroad. Invi- 
tations for the hospitality will go 
out shortly. 
Ambassador Jules Jusserand and 
Mme. Jusserand of France; Minis- 
ter and Mrs. J. Loudon of The 
Netherlands and United States At- 
torney General and Mrs. Wicker- 
sham sailed from New Orleans last 
Saturday for a visit to the Canal 
Zone. An elaborate reception was 
tendered Ambassador and Mme. 
Jusserand by local French societies 
before the ship sailed. 
Sec, George von L. Meyer and his 
son, George von L. Meyer Jr., who 
went to Washington from Harvard 
College for the Christmas holidays, 
left the capital last Thursday on a 
shooting trip to North Carolina. 
SOCIETY NOTES 
The much heralded and_antici- 
pated Christmas ball in Washing- 
ton, which Mrs. William F. Draper, 
widow of Gen. W. EF. Draper, was 
to give in honor of her daughter, 
Miss Margaret, took place Wednes- 
day evening at the Draper mansion 
at the capital on K_ street. The 
function evolved itself into a fancy 
dress ball with elaborate decora- 
tions of American beauty roses and 
palms. The Marine band played 
for the dancing. Supper. was 
served in the ballroom at midnight 
at small tables decorated with bas- ‘ 
kets of flowers. Miss Draper, who 
appeared as ‘‘Spring,’’ wore an ex- 
quisite costume representing the 
central figure from the famous can- 
vas, Botticelli’s ‘‘ Spring.”’ The 
gown was of silver tissue veiled in 
white tulle caught on the left 
shoulder with a jeweled butterfly. 
Jeweled butterflies adorned her 
hair and __ slippers. She also 
wore a wreath of roses about her 
hair. Mrs. Draper was attired in 
black satin with superb diamonds. 
Miss Helen Taft wore one of the 
most effective costumes of the eve- 
ning, representing a lady of the 
court of Louis XIII. in pink bro- 
cade with white lace fichu and pow- 
dered hair. Miss Harriet Souther- 
land, whose sister is to be married 
next week to Louis Bacon of Bos- 
ton, was one of several pierettes. 
Robert Taft did not wear fancy 
éostume, nor did his house guests, 
Messers Townsend and Jones, both 
schoolmates, who were present. 
The numerous guests present at the 
ball included many diplomats, eab- 
inet officials and their families and 
the younger smart set of the capi- 
tal. Miss Draper will be the guest 
of honor at a brilliant cotillon to 
be given by Mrs. John R. McLean 
tomorrow evening. Mrs. Draper 
and Miss Draper have spent the 
last two summers at Manchester. 
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The three sons of Dr. and Mrs. 
George H, Washburn of Marlboro 
street, Boston, have been spending 
part of the holidays at the Wash- 
burn summer cottage in Manches- 
ter, 
SOCIETY NOTES 
Mrs. Q. A. Shaw, 2d, of Beverly 
Farms, has been spending the holi- 
day season with her parents and 
brother, Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. 
Mitchell and John Mitchell, Man- 
chester. Mr. Shaw joined his 
brother,’ Louis A. Shaw, in New 
Hampshire, where the latter is re- 
cuperating from illness. Mr. and 
Mrs. Mitchell are sailing for the 
Bermudas about January 15th. 
The two sons of Mr. and Mrs. 
Charles A. Read have been spend- 
ing the holiday vacation at Read’s 
island, Manchester, with their par- 
ents and sisters. 
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Assistant Secretary of the Treas- 
ury, A. Piatt Andrew, Jr., spent 
the holiday season at his Hast 
Gloucester cottage. His parents 
also joined him from La Porte, Ind. 
An old fashioned English Christ- 
mas was the rule on the Edward D. 
Brandegee estate, Brookline, Mon- 
day night. It has always been the 
custom in years before for the 
Brandegees and the Larz Andersons 
to combine on the Christmas party, 
but this year as the Andersons are 
in Belgium, they could not be pres- 
ent. However, it was arranged by 
Mrs. Brandegee and Mrs. Anderson 
that all the retinue of servants left’ 
by the Andersons in America should 
be present. . In all there were more 
than 200 at the barn dance, half of 
them servants and half society folk. 
Before the march and dance there 
was a huge Christmas tree placed in 
the carriage room and all the ser- 
yants on both estates received pres- 
ents. Then the youngsters went to 
their cots, and the elders began. the 
dance which lasted until nearly mid- 
night. Perey Haughton of Boston 
and Manchester, the Harvard coach, 
escorted a pretty parlor maid, 
while his wife conversed with 
a stablehand, and _ his _ sister 
waltzed with a  coachman. Mr. 
Brandegee himself had as partner 
the housekeeper, while Mrs. Brande- 
eee walked beside her husband’s 
valet. Thus all social barriers were 
broken down and all the guests had 
a merry time. 
