Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-16
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
VANITY FAIR DANCED AT TWO ENDS
OF TOWN LAST NIGHT.
The Southern Relief Ball COrcOran
House Dance-TOday's Weddings
Dinners-PersOnal Notes.

success. The hall was beautifully dec
Grated the attendance was large, with
many of those most prominent in social
life. and there was good music, with every
other incentive to the happiness or Inc
event. The receiving party was headed by
Miss Virginia Miller, the president OF the
society. who was assisted in her pleasing
duties by Miss Mary Gusts Lee, daughter
of Gen. Robert E. Lee: Mrs. Eleanor
Washington Howard. Miss Jones, Mrs. Ar
thur Fendall, Mrs. Jann, Mrs. Butler, wife
of the senator from North Carolina, and
Mrs. Nash, wife of DIR. Francis S. Nash.
The young ladies of the reception commit
tee, headed by Miss Fendall, were about as
attractive a body of co-workers in a good
cause as could possibly be found, and their
charms and gowns would alone have as
sured the prettiness of the scene. Miss
Miss Esther Gordon. Miss Peter, Miss Ten
ney, the Misses Jacob. Miss Grace Dunlop,
Miss Florence Beall Miss DENLY, Miss NJ.
Chalmers Foster, the Misses Goodwin. Miss
berry, Miss Tucker, Miss Howard, Miss
Swami, Miss Patten, Miss Pugh, the Misses
Graves, the Misses Richardson. the Misses
Heth Miss Barrett, Miss Wright, Miss
Powell, Miss Lucy Powell. Miss Barker,
Miss Harvey Miss Paschal Miss Minetree,
Miss Carol NJ. Simpson, Miss G<een, Miss
Kleberg. Miss Bishop Miss Mary O'Farrell,
Miss Dollie Young, Miss Josephine Brent
Menick. Miss Buckner. Miss Goodloe, Miss
Todd Miss Upshur, Miss Katharine Roach.
Miss Morgan, Misses Dashiell, Misses Knox,
Miss Hoge, Miss Ryan and Miss Boiling.
The supper room down stairs was In
charge of Mrs. c. D. Merwin and Mrs. S.
Sprigg Belt, and was as successful as every
tronesses of the ball were Mrs. Mckinley,
Mrs. Harriet Lane Johnston, Mrs. Daniel
Manning, Viscountess de Sibour, Mrs. Fred
erick L. Moore, Mrs. J. Nicholas Norton,
Mrs. WI, Mrs. Beverly Kennon, Mrs Ma
thaniel Wilson, Mrs. Bate. Mrs. George G.
Vest. Mrs. Robert King Stone. Mrs. Thomas
Hodsworth Gordon, Mrs. George T. Dun
lop, Mrs Albert c. Janin, Mrs. Wythe Den
by. Miss Daingerfield, Mrs. Lindsay, Mrs.
Fairbanks, Mrs. William Corcoran Hill,
Mrs. r. Randolph Powell, Mrs. Olmsied,
Mrs. William A. Gordon, Mrs. T. N. Nc
Alloy, Mrs. James Blair, Mrs. r. Ross Per
ry, Miss kfbby, Miss Davidge, Miss NJ. E.
Johnston and Mrs. J. l.. NJ. Curry. The
officers Of the society are: President, Miss
Virginia Miller; vice presidents Mrs. Rust
Smith. Mrs. Albert Akers Mrs: Greenwood
Stanley, Mrs. Madison A. Ballinger, Mrs.
H. A. CLEARWATER, Mrs Horatio Taplin, Mrs.
Magnus S. Thompson Mrs J. F. Halsey,
Mrs. s. Sprigg Belt and Mrs. c. ID. Merwin.
Mr.. Robert E. Lee chairman of the
floor committee and had a large and COM
petent corps of assistants.
Senator Depew and Miss Pauldng gave
beautiful ball last night at Corcoran House,
at which about two hundred guests always
one of the gayest evenings of the winter.
Supper was served to the guests, who were
seated about small tables in the dining
re ON and hall. The house was decora ted
with roses and blooming aZaleas and south
ern smiax, and the orchestra played on
the north piazza. Miss Pauldng wore
white and black lace over pink silk. At the
dinner which preceded the dance the
guests included the Countess Cassini Miss
Hay Miss Root, Miss Hitchcock, Miss Wet
more, Miss Ward. Miss Clagett, Miss Hag
ner, Baron Covers, Mr.. Norman, Baron Won
Herman, Mr.. Siebert, Mr.. Merrck Lieut.
Edie, Mr.. Andrews. Mr.. James N. Hyde of
New York, and Mr.. Charles Paulding of
New York. Guests from dinners at the
British embassy, the Mays, the O'Donnells,
the Pattens the keans, the McMillans and
other hospitable homes largely formed the
company
Mrs. Chopper welcomed to her home on
NJ street yesterday several hundred guests,
teing assisted by her sister-in-aw, Miss
Chopper, Mrs. Janin Mrs. Olmstead, Miss
Gale, Miss Ernst, Miss Gouverneur, Miss
Loring and Miss Greedy. White hyacinths
and pink roses added to the beauty of the
drawing rooms and the dining room,
where another burden of roses adorned the
table
Mr.. and Mrs. Ffoulke entertained at
dinner last night, when those at table in
cluded Representative and Mrs. Olmsted,
Lieut.. and Mrs Hunker Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
Phillips, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Halstead,
Miss Florence Foraker. Miss Mary Condit-
Smith, Mr.. AZpiroZ, Mr.. Pulido and Mr..
Wyeth
The British ambassador and Lady Paunce-
fote at dinner last night entertained Miss
Hitchcock. Miss Alice Hay, Miss McKenna,
Miss Sargent, Miss Helen Patten, Miss Car
Isle, Miss Winslow, Miss Audrey Paunce-
fote, l.. Com. de Lafajole Mr.. Geofroy,
Count Lichtervelde. Mr.. Warren, Mr.. Chas.
Lardy, Mr.. Horace Ffoulke Count Comaldi,
Baron Paugi and Mr.. Burton Alexander
The reception yesterday afternoon at the
Portuguese legation in honor of Marquis
de Souza, given by the Portuguese minister
and the Vicountess Santo Thryso, was a
pleasant occasion, at which the eminent
baritone met most Of the members of the
Diplomatic corps as we'll as a number of
personal friends of the host and hostess in
resident society. An interesting incident
was the presentation to the marquis by the
viscountess of three decorations sent him
b. his sovereign, the insignia of one of
which, the Order of Christ, is a cross of
rubieS surmounted by a crown of diamonds
set in silver. The diplomas make him hon
orary member of the Royal Geographical
Society of Portugal and of the Royal Musi-
cal Academy Nine. Bernhard and Mar
quis de Souza are old friends. the latter
having enjoyed in the early part of her ca
reer the patronage of the grandmother OF
the marquis.
Mrs. Winnie Ream Hoxie, whose day at
home is Tuesday, had an especially pleas
ant reception yesterday, when she was as
sisted by MRS. 1neOuOre w. NOyeS, MIS-
George w. Boyd of Philadelphia. Miss
Fechet and others. Maj. Hoxie was also
present to welcome his wife's numerous
callers, who had also the pleasure of visit
ing her studio, which is In the basement Of
her home, and which is filled with interest
ing souvenirs Of her busy life, both Of the
past and Of the present
Last night Adjutant General Corbin gave
a dinner at the Country Club in honor of
Miss Helen Gould Yesterday the assistant
secretary of the navy and Mrs. Hackett
entertained Miss Gould aboard the Sylph on
trip to Mount Vernon. Col. and Mrs.
Bingham, Mrs. Crowninshield, Miss Root,
Mrs. Edwin Gould and Commissioner and
Mrs. Macfarland were also of the party.
The stay at Mount Vernon was exceedingly
pleasant
The engagement Of Mr.. William A. Clark,
jr., youngest son of Senator Clark of Mon
tana, and Miss Mabel Foster, youngest
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Foster
Of Butte Mont, which was announced a
fortnight ago to the intimate friends of the
families, was given out yesterday by the
family of the bride-elect at her home. Their
marriage will take place some time after
Lent, and the young couple will live in New
York.
Mrs. Frederick George Berger will be at
home Informally Thursdays, January "a
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