Evening star., 1897-03-05

Griggs wore a diamond necklace and had
a diamond tiara in her hair.
Mrs. Barbour, wife of Col. William Bar
bour of the New Jersey governors staff.
white watered silk gown. embroiderer
in silver. The skirt was trtpmed
with silver ribbons and butterflies The
bodice was trimmed with Honiton lace and
embroidered in silver. She wore diamond
necklace and diamond stars in her hair.
Mrs. E. T. Bell Of Paterson, orchid Law
ender silk. The waist was trimmed in
cream lace. The lace was caught with
diamond stars.
Mrs. Albert A. Wilcox, the wife of Mr..
Hobart's law partner. white silk. with
touches Of rose velvet for trimming. The
short sleeves were lace ruffles and embroid-
cred silk. She wore pearl ornaments.
Mrs. ]. J. Toffey, white corded satin. The
waist was embroidered in gold and trimmed
with lace caught into place with diamond
pins
Mrs. Bird w Spencer, pink brocaded
satin. trimmed in duchesse lace and chiffon.
The bodice was finished with lace and had
lace sleeves.
Mrs. john stryker. black silk velvet,
trimmed with point lace.
Mrs. Edward P. Meany of Newark. n. j..
light green velvet. The skirt was trimmed
with diagonal ruffies of duchesse lace The
waist was of cloth of gold and trimmed
with pearl passementerie. The bodice was
cut low and edged with duchesse laee, and
had sleeves of the same material.
Mrs. Henry A. Patterson of East Orange,
n. j.. white satin gown. The waist was
trimmed with duchesse lace. A diamond
necklace and other diamond ornaments
were worn.
Mrs. J. Addison Porter was handsomely
eowned in white brocaded satin and point
lace.
Mrs. A. J. Duncan, sister of the Prcsi-
dent. wore black satin brocade The skirt
was den:i-traned and the bodice V-shaped
and trimmed with bands of white satin.
embroidered with gold and jet, which ex.
tended from the shoulders to the waist.
The Medici collar was of black chiffon
Mrs. s. l.. Bow man. daughter of the lat
ter. was sowned in silver blue satin, elab-
orately combined with mousseline de sole.
The soft drapery of the waist was confined
at the belt line by pointed girdle of pearl
and gold passementerie, which had a but
terny effect in the front.
Miss Sarah Duncan, another daughter of
Mrs. Duncans, wore pink brocaded satin.
The bodice was low-necked, the sleeves
short and puffy, draped with plaitings of
Brussels net spangled with silver dots. A
spray of wild pink roses ornamented the
front of the bodice.
Mrs. Marshall Barber. Mrs McKiniey's
| sister. was handsomely gowned in rich
brocaded satin, the bodice trimmed with
duchess lace and jetted bands
Miss Mary Barber, her daughter. was in
white mousselfne de sole. made over white
| taffeta. The low-necked bodice had soft
girlish frills of white chiffon.
Mrs. George B. Morse of San Francisco,
niece of the President and namesake of
| his wife, wore pretty dress of white
satin, trimmed with pearl beaded tulle.
Mrs. Heistand, wife of Capt. Heistand,
wore brocaded satin of dark shade richly
! trimmed with chiffon and lace.
Mrs. Seward Bowman of Eiyria, Ohio,
| wore black satin, with jetted passementerie
| and lace.
| Mrs John N Taylor, wife Of Col Taylor
| of Canton, wore brocaded satin and chiffon
| Mrs. Mark Hanna wore a pale yellow
brocaded satin, handsomely trimmed with
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| front of her low-necked dress fairly blaZed
| with them. Her beautiful gray hair was
| softly waved around her face and twisted
| high in a knot. Mrs Hanna did not like
| either of the dresses which were first pre-
| pared for her to wear to the ball, and
| which were freely pictured and described
| in the newspapers all over the country, so
she changed her mind and selected another
dress of an entirely different color.
Countess Ross, gray moire and yellow
| velvet the corsage trimmed with points OF
| velvet and rhinestones.
Mrs. James A. Gary. wife of the next
Postmaster General pale gray satin.
| Miss Gary, rose-colored moire, with lib
| erty chiffon and duchesse lace.
| Miss Ida c. Gary, lilac silk, trimmed with
| point lace ana lilac blossoms.
| Miss Jessie A. Gary. pale blue satin,,
with ducneSSe lace.
Miss Jessie A. Gary, pale blue satin.
| with duchesse lace.
Mrs. Blanchard of Louisiana, nile green
satin, embroidered In gold. Her jewels
| were diamonds and pearls.
| Miss Blanchard, white mousseline dc sole
| over white satin, with pearl ornaments.
Mrs. Gage, wife Of the Secretary of the
| Treasury, white brocaded satin, trimmed
| in pink roses and quantities of rare old
| lace. She wore magnificent necklace OF
| diamonds, and had diamonds in her hair.
Mrs. Cushman Davis. black velvet with
| point lace.
Miss Mabel Hanna was gowned in white
striped gauze over Nile green satin. The
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| deep below the waist line. The pretty little
| low-necked waist was of strips of satin
| and lace, and revers of satin meeting at tn,
| waist reached up to the shoulders.
Mrs. Foraker.-wife of Senator-elect For
| aker, wore yellow brocade, handsomely
combined with satin, and richly trimme u
| with lace.
Miss Foraker. who is yet school girl
wore simple dress of white chiffonette
| Mrs. John A. Logan, jr., wore white silk
| trimmed with pearl beaded tulle, with
bows and loops of lettuce green velvet.
Mrs. Myron T. Herrick of Cleveland was
beautifully gowned in cream white satin
The bodice was cut square and was trim
| med with heliOtrope ribbons diagOnally
across the front. Point d'Alencon lace fes-
TONED over the shoulders covered the
| short puffed sleeves of satin. The lace was
| continued down each side of the front, and
| was caught at. the sides under sash cf
softly folded crepe de chine. The ends OF
this SASH fell to the bottom of the skirt.
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augural ball dress. The skirt was plain
made very wide and having a long train
The waist was cut slightly low and re
| veaied a plump neck and shoulders. The
| bodice had no ornamentation, but falls
of fine lace, which festooned the front and
was caught on the left shoulder under q
knot of violets. Violets also nestled In
the lace on the other shoulder. The
sleeves were short puffs, over which The
lace fell.
Mrs. Hubbard of Minnesota, seafOan
green satin, with embroidered chiffon ana
diamonds.
Mrs Cochran, blue satin brocaded in or
chids and trimmed with duchesse lace.
Mrs. Brice. mauve satin brocade, studded
with rhinestones and amethysts.
Miss Brice, white satin with pearls.
Mrs. Paul 8. Herrick of Somerset, Pa.
cream satin and point applique and ermine
Mrs. German, black and yellow brocade
| embroidered in cut Jet.
!, Miss German. yellow brocade, with pear
passementerie and violets.
i Miss Nadia German. pale blue and whit
Dresden silk, with pearl embroidered tuil