The evening times., 1900-01-26
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

The annual charity bah for the benefit
OF the Children's Hospital was given at
the Arlington last night
The old hotel has had many a social
/ triumph in its past, but it is doubtful if
| its great banqueting hail ever held more
brilliant gathering than that assembled at
/ the command of Queen Fashion. who Wills
| that on Cne night in each year sweet
| Charity shall be ruler in the Kingdom of
| the Gay.
The ballroom and reception pariors were
| wide e-branching palm trees that filled the
window recesses and hedged the walls like
sentinels of living green. The brown and
polished rafters of the ballroom Here
/ sprayed with branches of Alabama laurel,
| the leaves of which were reflected in the
! perfectly waNed noOr The great chan
deIiers we're garlanded with vines. and the
! mirror rests were banked with ferns and
| flowers massed in gorgeous hues.
The Stars and Stripes were il patriotic
| evidence. forming a magnificent burst oi
color at the musicians gallery. which Was
draped with red, white. and blue The
air was fragrant with roses and violets
Everybody were flowers. From Ia o'cioCK
until nearly dawn there were the sounds
of gliding feet the flutter of lans, the
ripple of laughter, the swishng of silks
and simmer OF satin. and. oh, the da-
nonds, he diamonds Half hi lden in the
flag -drapec and palm-screened gallery the
Marine Band played on. and ON. and Oh.
for the dancers. while the band from Fort
Myer rendered selections in the reception
parlors for those who preferred TO prone
made. Among those who elected to tread
merry measure were men and women CT
official and social prominence as well as
debutante maidens and their fautlessly
attired cavaliers. The spectators repre-
senJed the professional business and
political spheres of the Capital, and even
these Welded TO the inspiration of the
rhythmic waltz and smiled and danced
and danced and smiled again.
The reception committee. composed of
the members of the hospital board. in
cluded Mrs Davis. President Of the board
Mrs. Hoeke Mrs. Mcmillan Mrs. Sheri-
dan. Mrs Postlethwaite, Mrs. Glover. Mrs.
Mcclure, Mrs. McCauley. Mrs. Ferguson
IrS Elkins. Mrs. Westinghouse Mrs
Bates Mrs. J. NJ. Johnston. Mrs C. L.
Bradley Miss Woodruff. and Mrs Bates.
to whom the success of The bali was so
largely due.
Among the gu-.t Is were General !
and Mrs. Miles the Minister from Costa
Rica and Sonora Calvo, Prince Henri di
Croy. Mir and Mrs. J. B. Okie Mrs Story |
Mr. John Story. Miss Albert. Mrs. Car |
penrCr Mrs Hitchcock the Misses Da- |
yidge Miss Anna Deane Carr. and Miss |
Lulu Lyons of Richmond: Miss Hearen |
and Miss Alice Heargn. OF Toronto. Cana /
da. General Corhin. Colonel Cooper Prof. /
Alexander Graham Bell. Mrs. Norris Miss |
Virginia Norris. Commissioner Evans aud |
the Misses Evans. Mrs. +. ". Ashford. J
Miss Newman and Mr. Mood. the Mexican 4,
Ambassador and Madame Azpiroz: Dr /
Morris Murray. Mrs Elkins. Mrs. owens |
Mrs. Ogden Miss Mary Todd. Miss San |
ger Mrs Hawley. Miss HaWley. Mr. Wes- |
colt Mr. Statesbury. of Philadelphia. MIR |
and Mrs Moses Mrs. Hell Miss Bell Mrs |
II. l.. Beale. Mrs. Dunn Mrs. Crawford |
Mrs. Metcalf Mrs Foraker Captain Sar- |
toriS Judge shepherd. Assistant Secretary |
Nanderlip Mr. e. F. Frost Judge Embrey |
Mrs. Wallach. Miss Rose Wallach the /
Misses Foraker, Mrs. y. \ Robbins Senor |
Riano Major and Mrs. Hoxie Mr. Hum /
phreys owen. Mrs Heatwole Prince Trou- |
betsEoy Mrs. Taylor. Miss Charlotte Tay- |
Tor. Miss Paulding. Captain and Mrs Re |
ber, Mrs. A :. Wor,hington and Colonel |
and Mrs. Andrews.