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

The annual charity ball for the benefit
OF the Childrens Hospital was given at
the Arlington last night
The old hotel has had many social
triumph in its past. but it is doubtful if
its great banqueting hall ever held more
brilliant gathering than that assembled at
the command of Queen Fashion. who wills
that on one night in each year sweet
Charity shall be ruler in the Kingdom of
the Cay
The ballroom and reception paTlurs were
as tropical as a Southern forest with tall.
wide-branching palm trees that flied the
window recesses and hedged the walls like
sentinels of living green The brown and
polished rsfters Of the ballroom ,.ere
sprayed with branches Of Alabama laurel.
the leaves of which were reflected in the
perfectly waNed Roor. The great chan
deliers were gJrIanded with vines, and the
mirror rests were banked with ferns and
flowers, massed in gorgeous hues.
The stars and stripes were in patriotic
evidence. forming a magnificent burst of
color at the musicians gallery which was
draped with red white. and blul The
air was fragrant with roses and violets
Everybody were flowers. From 10 o'ciocN
until nearly dawn there were the sounds
Of gliding feet the futter of lans. the
ripple of laughter. the sw!shug of siE5
and simmer OF satin. and. oh, The dia-
monds, he diamonds, Half hilden in the
hag- draped and palm-scrcanCd gallery the
Marine Band played on. and ON. and on.
for the dancers. While the band from Fort
Myer rendered selections I'm the reception
IL In rrV hos IN,
made. Among those who elected 20 tread
a merry measure were men and women Ci
official and social prominence. Js well as
dchutaute maidcns and their faultlessly
attred cavaliers. The spectators rcpr~-
scented the professional. business. and
political spheres OF the Capital. and even
these Welded to the ins. iration OF the
rhythmic waltz and smilel and danced
and danced and smiled again.
The reception committee. composed Of
the members of the hosOital board. in
cluded Mrs. Davis. President OF the board.
Mrs. Hoeke. Mrs. Mcmillan Mrs. Sheri-
dan. Mrs. PostlethwaiJe. Mrs Glover. Mrs
Mcclure. Mrs McCauley. Mrs Ferguson
Trs EIkins Mrs Westinghouse. Mrs
Bates Mrs. !. NJ. Johnston. Mrs G.. L.
Bradley Miss Woodruff and Mrs Bates.
TO whom the success Of The bal. was so
largely due.
Among the gu..,s were. General
and Mrs. Miles. the Minister from Costa
Rica and Sonora Calvo. Prince Henri al
Croy MIR and Mrs J. B. Okie Mrs Story
Mr.. John Story. Miss Albert Mrs. Car
peutCr Mrs Hitchcock. the Misses Da-
yidgc Miss Anna peane Carr and Miss
Lulu Lyons. of Richmond. Miss Hoaren
and Miss Alice Heargu. OF Toronto. Cana
da, General Corhin. Colonel Cooper. Prof
Alexander Graham Bell Mrs, Norris. Miss
Virginia Norris, Commissioner Evans aud
The Misses Evans Mrs. T. ". Ashford
Miss Newman and Mr. Wood. the Mexican
Ambassador and Madame Azpiroz. Dr
Morris Murray. Mrs. Elkiu. Mrs Owens.
Mrs. Ogden. Miss Mary Todd. Miss San
, ger. Mrs. HaWley. Miss HaWioy Mr. Wps-
COtr. Alr. StatCsbuTy. OF Philadelphia. Mt
and Mrs Moses, Mrs Bell. Miss Bell Mrs.
n. L. BealC Mrs. Dunn Mrs Crawford.
Mrs. Artcalt Mrs. Foraker Captain Sar-
. tOris. Judge shepherd. Assistant Secretary
Nanderiip. Mr +. r Frost Judge Embrcy
Mrs. Wallach Miss Rose Wallach the
Misses Foraker. Mrs y. 4. Robbins senior
Biauo Major and Mrs. Hoxie. Mr.. Hum
phreys Owen. Mrs. Heatwyle Prince TrOu-
betskoy Mrs. Taylor Miss Charlotte Tay-
Tor. Miss PauIding Captain and Mrs Re
ber. Mrs A. \ W0rthngtOn and Colonel
and Mrs Andrews.