The times., 1897-12-22
BEAUTY AND CHIVALRY
Opening Event Of the Season at
Chevy Chase.
Cluh-Debut of Miss Farnswor.h
Joyous Christmas Teas.

The annual ball given last night by the
governors and members of the Chevy Chase
Club eclipsed in bril!iancy all previous
record. made by that body of famed
| huntsneB and courtly hosts.
The specialcars which were run through
| out the evening looked like portable BAN
! rooms. freiai.;ed as they We're with beIutt.
fully eowned maids and matrons and their
| escorts, who left their carriages at the
| electric line and rode TO the club house
| by rail A carpeted path, canopied with
awning and Illuminated by red lanterns,
stretched from the tracks to the
entrance of the club house, which was
decorated throughout its various rooms
and halls with holly and growing plants.
whose pots We're coyere With scarlet
! crepe. Suspended from the garlanded
rafterS of the bah room were gay Chinese
lanterns, and minpiiur at picturesque in
teryals with the branches Of holly aud
cedar tkat festooned the walls, were eolf
polo mallets. tennis rackets and i big
| yellow fox, half hidden in dense greeuery
| as if il stood at bay.
The guests We're received by Mrs Nc
| Laualran, MR.. barney ana Mrs. waliach,
| and the cotilion was led by Mr.. W. G.
Marrow and MISS Barney, who was radiantiy
| pretty aud cNquisitely gowned. The neiA-
| bers, is their custom the occ tslon
| OF their annual ball, departed FROM the
monotony that usually characterizes them
| III the hall rooirf, SOME appearing in scarlet
coats. black silk hose and patent leather
pumps, soiue iii conventional evening dress
| anG others again compromising between the
| two 10, exchanging their black coats for
red ones
The favors. which Were InaSsed at the
| eud o. the bali room, against a back ground
| of cedar bushes, included for the ladies
| beribboncd nandoiins and gilt statfs, tip
| ped witt poul-porns of gray crepe aud tiny
| tinklinE bells. For the gentlemen there
were rcsettes aud cockadeS, and tail aats
OF pink anc blue paper. with satin bands
| 10 match.
The dance, which combined the memory
of the links as well as the chase, was not
only tie largest and most brilliant af-
fair, So far, of the present season, but
to many of the debutante guests the oc-
cason was invested with an added pleasure
| becauscof Sbeing realization ofthat most
| eagerly ahticipa ted of all girish delights
a first ball Among the guests present were
Mr.. Charles n Ffouike, Miss Froulke, the
! Secretary of war and Mrs. Alger, Secre-
tary OF the Treasury and Mrs. Gage, the
| Secretary of the Navy and Miss Long,
| Postmaster General and Mrs. Gary the
Misses Gary, Miss Poor. Misses Clagett,
| MIR. Bro oke NJ. Baker, Miss Baker, Mr.
| Lewis Earle, Lieut.. ]. II. Gibbons, jr.,
Miss Almy, Miss Deering, Mr.. j b. Hender-
son, jr., Mss Hichhorn, MI. and Mrs 4 e.
| Barney, Miss Barney, Mr.. and Ms. George
NJ. Damn Mr.. Maurice Joostens, MI. Arthur
Keith. Mrs. JC I'M Cassels. the Misses Cas-
sells, Hiss Davidge, Mr.. dnd Mrs. Henry VI,
| Earle, Senator and Mrs. Elkins, Mr. Hlrris
Lindsey, Capt. NJ. L. Maus, Major and
Mrs Darlington. MI. and Mrs. n Monroe
Hopkins, Miss Edes. Misses Harlan, Mt.
aud Mrs. George W McLana han, Capt. II.
| ]. Slucum, MI. Howe TGtteh, MI. q. Van
Wyck. ir.. Mr. and Mrs. w. T. Mattingly,
the Misses Mattingly, Mr. Henry T.
oXnara- the Misses Hoy, Miss Lieher, Miss
Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Nelson
Page. Ar. n Read johnson, Mr.. Henry
D. Crampton, Mr. 7. C. K. Dix, Mrs.P rim
Miss Walker, Mr.. W. ]. Peters, Mr.. Philip
u Russell, Capt and Mrs. 5. y. SeybIrn
Miss Mott, Mt George Howard Mr. or'ns
by MoCammon, Misses McCaumun, DR. and
Mrs. Leonard Wood, Mrs and the Misses
Sheridan. Miss Hopkins, the Misses owens
Mr. Johr F wilkins, Mr. II. L. McPher
son, Mi. Edward A Bowers, Major anC
Mrs. f l.. Denny, Mr. c. Downing TUWS
Mr.. f. W. Huidekoper. MIR. a. f. Hopkins
Mr.. c. DE wolaut, Capt, and Mrs. T. q
Townsend. Madame and Miss Nertwl so
! Mr.. L Vogel, Gen. Francis Cotton, a,iSi
ColtoE, Mrs. and Miss Clements, NJ +. anC
| Mrs c. C. Glover, Miss Glover, Mr.. Wi
! liam c. Marrow, Mr.. Frederick Evans
Mr. Henry e Roberts the Misses WalIa,,,i
Mr. RUhcrt wallach, Mr. Jotin NJ, Bidd!c
! Miss Rendel, Hon. and Mrs F. G. New
lands, the Misses Newlands, Mr.. Jesse
Brown, Capt. Frank Michler, DR. and Mrs
Whiting, Mr. A Zelency, jr-; Lieut.. W
g. Guinlrd, Lieut. A. 8. Fleming, Mis-,
Palms, Miss Davis, Mfr. and Mrs. " II
Taylor
Mrs. Goodwin Gnd Mrs. Cooper have card
out for q tea to introduce Mrs. Goodwin s
second daughter, Miss Beatrice Seymou
Goodwin, December %.