The morning times., 1897-01-21
SOCIETY'S GREATEST EVENT
The Charity Ball as Brilliant an
Affair as Usual.
A Gay Throng Crowded National
Rifles Hall and Greatly Enjoyed
the Evenings Diversion.


National Rifles Hall was the event Of
the season thus far and it will not be
eciipsed until the inaugura! ball is given.
Society would have turned out en masse
had it not been for the incIemeHJ weather,
for everybody who is anybgdy enjoys
dance for the sake Of charity more than
it is possible TO do on other occasions.
The han was beautifully decorated in
red and green, bunting of the bright tint
draping windows and all other openings
Wild smilaX festooned the walls, and the
platform, which formed a coy resting
place for the receiving party, was elabor-
ately decorated with palms
Among those present were: Mrs. Francis,
in white satin and jewcled paSsementerie;
the German minister and Baroness Hcngel-
muller, Mrs. Thadeus Norris, in lilac satin;
Miss Norris, Viscount de Sahto Thyrso.
Mrs. Hay, Mrs. Bugher, Mrs. Richard
Wallach and Miss Rose Douglas WaIlach,
Miss Hattie Warde. Miss Leech Mr.. SCeb-
bins nd Mrs. Stebbins, Mrs. Lindsay Poor,
DR.. Dcale, Mr.. Sandford Beatty, Miss
Train, in blue crepe; Miss Nott in blue
satin; Miss CaSsels, in white organ.lie;
Mrs. Lodge. Mrs. Rodgers, in white silk,
lace and chiffon; Mrs. Keats Ro odgers,
Mrs. Commander Davis, black satin and
lace; Mrs Mcclure, in pearl gray satin;
Mrs, Harriet Lane Johnston, black satin
and point lace; Mrs Brew in yellow bro
cade: Hon. c. Brewster and Mrs. Brewster,
Hon. Maryland Pitaey. Hon. Charles Ben
nett and Mrs. Bennett, Surgeon General
Wyman, Miss Wyman, in white
organdie over blue satin; Mrs. and
Miss Faulkner and Miss Tyson, in white
brocade; Miss Train, blue crepon; Mrs.
Kennedy and Miss Claggett, lavender bro
cade, Mrs. James Marion johnson, white
satin and spangled tulle; Miss German, in
| light brocade; Miss \. l.. Anderson, white
brocade: Miss Lieber, white satin; Miss
King of Albany, Nile green gauze and satin;
| Miss Curtis in black satin; Miss Doane, Miss
Wakely and Miss Gordon, in yellow bro
cade; Miss Ethel Gordon, in pink silk and
| tulle; Miss Deering and Miss LippincOtt, in
| white satin; Mrs Hare, in black velvet and
| rose point. Miss Jones, in organdie over
yellow; Miss Taylor in pink brOcade; Lieut..
! Chase, Mrs. Taylor, wife of Capt. Taylor
| OF the battleship Indiana; Mrs. Townsend,
| Miss Riggs and MeSsrs, James Howard,
Lieut.. Langhorn, Lieut., Fenton, Edwin G.
| Edwards of Virginia, Lieut.. Cave, Major
| J NJ. Bell, Mckinney, W B. Moses. John E.
| Piggott, DR.. j S. Wall. Clemmons, DR.. r.
| K Ashford, DR.. Homer Medford, Dr. S. S.
| Adams, DR.. G.. n. Acker DR.. Deal, DIR.
| Clayton, E NJ. Boyd of California.
The patronesseS, most of whom attended,
| were: Mesdames Stevenson, Olney, Lamont
Miss Herbert, Mesdames Francis, Harmon,
| Fuller, Gray, Brown, Hale, Brice, Lodge,
| Wetmore, Cameron, Elkins, Draper, Nc
| Clellan, Hearst, Harriet Lane, Johnston,
| n. L. Anderson, Townsend, Miss Riggs,
Lady Pauncefote, Nine. Patenotre, Baroness
| Thielmann, Nine. Dupuy de LONE, Nine.
Romero, Baroness Hengel muller Wis
| confess de Santo Thyrso, Mesdames John
Hay, Bugher, Wallach. Boardman, Richard
son, ott Emory, Ward, willard, Brown
| son, Miss Edes, Miss Patten, Mesdames
| Clifford, Perrin, Calderon Carlisle, and
| Andrews.
Reception Committee-Miss Miller, Mes
danes Sheridan, Mcmillan Letter. McCau
| ley, Hammond, Bradley, Hudekoper, John
| ston, Goodloe, and Glover.
| Floor Committee-George Howard. chair
man; DR.. Charles Bispham. J. Henry Small,
Edward A. Bowers, Francis Hastings
| Charles C. Glover, z. Lee Phillips. Charlie:
| Poor, John C. Poor, F. P. B. Sands, Lieut.
| sitiIey a. III NibSllit SlOic
| Arthur w. Addison, John NJ. Biddle, Jess,
| Brown, Frank Michler, Charles l.. McCau-
| ley, Lieut.. Thomas S. Rodgers. Clay Ray
R. Ross Perry ,jr-, W. l.. Mcpherson, Wood
| bury Blair, W. H Moses, Alexander Brit
! ton, w. s. Thompson, Samuel Maddox
Ralph jenkins, Thomas NJ. Chatard, Ed
ward MeCauley, George NJ. Dunn, John H
Magruder, Frank Andrews, jr., Jack Story
| jr., Harris Lindsey, Horace Wcstcott
Richard Weightman, DR.. Alexander Ma
gruder, L. s. N; Charles A. McKenney
John F. wilkins, p. b. Snyder, jr., Arthu
| Cassels. John c. Gilmore, ir., Morton Otis
Walter Calf, George w. Evans, Maj
Goodloe, George HELEN.
The Marine Band was led by Fanciull
through all the old favorites and throug
many new selections, all of which me
with great favor.