Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-05

Many fair matrons and maids who did not
happen to know the wandering knights
had to suffer the loss of these little atten'
tons which go so far to complete feminine
happiness at a horse show any Other
show.
There is one beauty about the arrange
ment of the hall. 1t is quite possible 10
make the entire circuit before reaching
your seats or box. An advantage such as
this is no mean thing when the conscious
ness of something extraordinarily chic IN
a gown or hat keeps step with the wearer.
The surroundings are simply perfect for
the proper display of good clothes. The
tanbark acts like the dull red wall cover
ings of an art gallery. 1t brings out the
best points in the gay colors in hats, es-
pecially of the charming occupants of the
boxes.
The FnvOrite Color.
Judging from the dresses worn last night
black is the favorite among Washington
women.
Three-fourths of the best gowned women,
young and otherwise, wore black, mostly
lace, and nearly all steel or silver spangled
AS for hats, the latest thing in millinery
for evening wear, even at horse show, is
small and highly colored but there were a
few big ones, and by way of contrast one
family, which is conspicuous in the social
arena, wore last winter dresses and hats,
and seemed to have quite good time
as their more up-to-date neighbors. Mrs
Letter wore black and her bonnet and
feather boa were rich shade of purple a
fayorite color with her. Miss Letter was
in silver gray, and Miss Daisy Letter in a
frock mostly of white lace, and like her
tip-tilted hat, had touches Of blue Mrs
George c. Bloomer was in silver-spangled
black lace and dark red toque. Mrs. Nc
Kay. wore palest pink and lace and hat
of shirred blue silk with wings. Mrs. A.
c. Barney was in white lace and her head
gear was a pages cap insturquoise gauze.
Miss Barney looked a picture in white null
with green ribbons and n picture hat of
rough straw trimmed with white feathers
Mrs John Davis, black lace, with a guimpe
and sleeves of turquoise satin; Mrs. Miles
black lace; Miss Miles, black Brussels lace;
Mrs. Henry May, black lace spangled in
silver and small toque in the same with
caded satin and black lace; Miss Murphy
French gray spangled in silver; Mrs Au-
denried. black lace and jet and jet bonnet
Mrs. McKenna black lace and jet; Miss
McKenna. silver gray poplin and Mrs
John S. Ward. black silk and jet.
The Box Parties.
Among the box parties were those Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry May. General and
Mrs Miles, who had with them Miss Miles
and Miss DeerinG, Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Bar.
ney, Captain and Mrs. Tyler, Mrs. J. Thorn
son Swami, with whom were the Countess
Esterhazy; Miss Chopper, Mrs. Townsend
who had with her Miss Wallack; the Frenc,
ambassador and the Danish minister, Sen
ator and Mrs. Elkins, in whose party were
| Miss Davis and Colonel and Mrs. Payne
Mrs w. H. Clagett, with her daughters
Mrs. Perrin, the Misses Clagett and Mis-.
| Hagner; Mrs. Warder, with the Mise.
| Warder Mr. and Mrs. Damrosch and Jas
| G. Blaine, the Misses Patten. Mr.. Bennett
with Justice and Mrs. McKenna and the
| Misses McKenna. Or. and Mrs. I.oring
Senator and Mrs. Wetmore and the Mise,
Wetmore, Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Nelson
| Page, Mr. and Mrs. John Mccartney, Mr.
and Mrs Boardman, the Misses Board
man, Miss Riggs, with Mr.. George Howard
| Miss Emory and Miss Howard, Command
/ er and Mrs. Emory, Mr.. and Mrs. HUFF
| Mr.. and Mrs. Stilson HutchinA Mr.. ant