The morning times., 1896-12-31
ENTERTAINED BY TEE
CHEVY CEASE HUNTERS
Washington Society Well Repre-
sented at Their Ball.
Affair Was the Event of the Season.
Handsome Costumes Worn-Do-
fngs in the Gay World.

1t seems scarcely possible that any future
function TO be given by the governors and
members of tile Chevy Chase CLUB can
eclipse in brlllancy its Hunt Bail of '96,
given last night.
The special cars which were run through
out the evening looked like portable bah
rooms freighted as they were with beau
tfully gowned women and their escorts
and chaperones. who left their carriages at
tile electric line and rode to the club
house 10y rail.
a carpeted path, canopied with awning
and illuminated 10y red lanterns, stretched
from the car track to the entrance OF the
club house, which was dcckcd with beauti-
full branches Of asparagus and trailing
Christmas vines.
Around the walls of the ball room were
hung atpicturesgue intervals whips, brides,
spurs and saddles, ana To the right of the
doorway, with an unstuded effective
ness. sonst huntsman's scarlet coat. These
trophies OF the chase were bOwereil in the
shining dark foliage of the wild asparagus
which was gathered near the club house
and used with beautiful effect n its adorn
ment The rafters of the hall room were
covered with scarlet cloth and many Of
were Of the same vivid hue.
On the Sills Of the muslin-Curtained win
dows stood potted ferns and grass, and
the large fireplace was banked with hand
some palms.
Among the receiving group al the formal
| opening OF the ball were Mrs. Hearst, Mrs.
| sheridan, Mrs FfoulkeaEd Mrs Hale. Lady
Pauncefote and Mrs. Hit had not, at that
hour, arrived.
Every guest present was in full evening
dress, a number Of the ladies being in
black toiltrtes, which served as effective
| fuils for the scarlet coats OF their part
| ners. Conspicuous among the many heauti-
! fully gowned women were Mrs. Hearst, in
| cameo satin brocade trimmed with emerald
/ velvet: Mrs. Ffoulke, in ivory silk, and
| Mrs sheridan, in a decollette toilette OF
! black silk. with long gloves OF black suede
The gentlemen, on this occasion, de-
| parted from the monotony that usually
| chardCterizes them in the ballroom, some
of them appearing in their scarlet coats
with black silk tights and patent leather
pumps, some in conventional evening dress
and others again simply substituting Their
black coats for their red.
There was a supper that included two
! flowing bowls and afterward followed
cotilion which was led by Mr.. George
Dunn, the master of the Hounds.
| The fayOrs were procured in Norfolk
and were the most elaborate and unique
that the season has, so far, afforded
Among the guests were: Mr. William
| Martin Aiken, Mrs. and Miss Anderson,
Miss Ashton, Mr. Edward A Bowers, Mr.
| and Mrs. John a. Baker, Miss Baker, Mr
| Brooke NJ. Baker, Mr.. and Mrs. Il. L. Brad
| ley, Mr.. and Mrs. G. c. Boomer, Mr. and
| Mrs. Charles j. Bell, Mr.. Alexander Ora
ham Bell, Miss Bell, Mr.. COnstantn Brun
the Danish minister; Miss Belknap, Mr.
w. A BIitz OF New York, Mr. Henry T
| BOody of New York, Miss Boyd of st. LpGs,
Mr. Frank Cushing, Mrs. and Miss Cush
| ing, Mr. Arthur CasSeIs, Miss Cassels, Hon
| William +. Curtin, Mr.. A. W. s. Cochrane
| Of Philadelphia, Mrs. Clarence Cary,
Mr.. CalIton Curtis, Mr.. p. F. Collier OF
New York, Hon. and Mrs. w. F. Draper
Mr.. and Mrs. George NJ. Dunn, Mrs. W l.
Davis, Mrs. and Miss Deering, Mr..
Thomas DriScoll, Mr.. Henry NJ Earle
| Mr.. Lewis Earle. Miss Edes, Miss Emory,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles M Ffoulke, Mr.
| Horace c. Ffculke, Miss Helen S. Ffoulke
| Secretary and Mrs. Francis, Miss French
Dr. and Mrs. l.. II. French. Miss Fox Mr.
F. Hutchinson Galloney, OF Philadelphia;
| Miss Gale, Count GalarZa, Mr.. Thomas b.
| Huyck, Mrs. Hearst, Mr.. j; B. Henderson
ir.; Hon. Charles S. Hamlin, Mr.. James II.
Hayden. Mr. w. b. Hibbs, Mr. George
Howard. Hon. and Mrs. X. r. HIT, Miss
Holloway, the Attorney General and Mrs
Harmon, the Misses Harmon. Miss Hich
born, Miss Hagner, Mr. n. Read johnson
Mr.. Marshall Langhorne, Lieut.. G. T.
Langhorne, Miss Langhorne, Mr.. Harris
Lindsey, Mr. Frank Lee, of Baltimore
Miss Lippincott, OF Philadelphia; Miss
Lieber, Mr.. w. A. Lieber, Miss Ludlow
| Miss Lemly, Mr.. John A. Logan, .ir
Mr.. w. l.. Mcpherson, Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Lanahan, Miss McLanahan, the Misses
Mendonca, the Turkish Minister, Mr.. ant
! Mrs. Henry May. Mr.. Leo Moore of Ireland
Mr.. Frank Mullan, Capt. Frank Michler
the Mi sses Newlands, Miss Mott, Mr. II S
| Nyman, Col. Lewis Perrine OF Trenton
Mr.. and Mrs Clifford p erin, Gen, and N IS
| J. c. Parke, the British Ambassador ant
Lady Pauncefote, the Misses Pauncefote
Mr.. Charles :. Poor, Miss Poor, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page, Hon. and Mrs
Mahlon Pitney, Hon. and Mrs. J. E. Rey
| burn, Mr.. p c. Russell, Miss Keats Rodgers
Hon. John Simpkins, Miss Simpkins, Mrs
Sheridan, the Misses Sheridan, Mr.. SaInde
Slater, Mr.. Courtland b. Smith, Mrs. ant
Miss Smyrnoff, Mr.. II ID. TIC ID, Miss Todd
the Japanese Minister and Mrs. Hoshi
Mr. +. o. Totten, Mr.. Howe Totten, Mr.
L. Vogel, Mr.. Walter ID. Wilcox, Mr. G
p. Van Wyck, Mr.. Horace Westcott, Lieut.
and Mrs. j r Williams, Mr.. andMrs a s
Worthington, Miss Worthington, Mr.. Georg,
Warrington.
The event of the morning was the hun
which gave name to the ball. The as
| sembIy of the hounds was at 8 O'Clock a
Plyer's postoffice, where the program {
the chase was arranged by Mr.. Georg
Dunn, master of the hounds.
The Chevy Chase hunters were rein
forced by representatives of hunting club
from Baltimore, PhiIadelphia and New
York. The hunters were attired in tn
\ picturesque pink coats aad on their high