Evening star., 1901-02-19
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
ASSEMBLY DANCED TO A
DAY-DAwN FINISH.
Successful COtillion and Numerous
Dfnners-Interesting Per-
sOnal Notes.

The annual assembly ball last night at
the Arlington Hotel brought together d
brilliant assemblage of persons prominent
in the fashionable world of the capital. Inc
board of governors, under whose manage
ment this annual function is given, consists
of Secretary Hay, Mr.. Walter V. R. Berry
Mr. Charles Bispham Mr.. William j.
Boardman, Mr. Constantin Brun, Judge
John Davis. Mr. Calderon Carlisle. Mr.
william s. Cowles. Mr.. Charles c. Glover,
Mr. Arnold Hague, Mr.. George HELEN, Mr.
Henry May, Mr.. Edward McCauley. Mr..
John c.. Poor and Mr.. Joseph p. Sanger.
The ball room had a French drawing
room effect, light walls, fiower-wreathed
mirrors and white ceiling, garlanded with
knots and streamers of pink, radiating from
clusters of electric lights. The walls were
hung with fiuted folds of apple green chal-
lie which, near the ceiling, made an admir-
able background for the frieze garland OF
southern Smilax, in which were thousands
of electric sparks The jardinieres across
the mirror shells seemed suspended IN
place by pink ribbons, caught at each SIDE
with bows. The musicians balcony was
sprayed with green boughs, above Whicn
nodded long g-stemmed American Beauties.
The flower favors Of pink roses made the
rustic trellises upon which they were held
June morning symphony. The decora-
tlOn, Wn1Ch was at once SO mover dilu 50
beautiful, was universally admired. To add
to the scenic effect the favors were massed
In pink and white jinricksha and distrtb-
uted from 1t. Its wheels and shafts were
pink and the body was in white. The deco
rationS of the drawing room suite were OF
the usual elaborate description, the green
of plants and vines being relieved by rib
bon bows and Streamers.
Mrs. Elkins was the handsome and gra-
cious hostess. She was superbly gowned
in French gray velvet, both bodice and skirt
Of which were embroidered in silver Her
jewels, which as commonly known, are
among the most beautiful and valuable In
Washington. added the finishing touch. She
wore tiara of diamonds and a magnifi-
cent necklace Of large diamonds. The bou-
Quet presented to her by the governors was
of purple orchids and lilies Of the valley.
Supper was served after midnight In the
large dining room, the company being seat
ed at small tables around a pretty center
piece of roses. The cotillion, which did not
begin for an hour later, was led by Mr..
George HELEN and Mr.. Richard Merrick.
It was almost dawn this morning before the
last of the dancers were willing to leave the
scene Of the gayety. The debutantes were
Dental and official, enjoyed the great dane
ing event of the winter. The company in
vited, nearly all of whom were present. In
cluded:
Azpiroz Mrs. w. H. Anderson, Miss Ander-
son, Mr.. r. de Azpiroz, Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter s. Andrews. Miss Archibald. Miss APP
person, Mr. Arthur D. Addison, Mr.. An
thony c. Addison, Mrs. Perry Allen, Baron
Louis Ambrozy.
Mr.. Jerome N. Bonaparte. Gen. A. E.
Bates. the Danish minister. Miss Buckley
Miss Elizabeth B: Bliss, Mr.. George Brew
ster, Miss Anne p. Brown, Mr.. Walter ".
r. Berry. Mr.. William T. Bingham. Mr.
Woodbury. Blair, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles j.
Bell Miss Helen A. Bell. Mr.. and Mrs
George L. Bradley, Mr.. and Mrs John S.
PJajr Mr. Roach Dr
Bspham, Capt and Mrs. b. H. Bucking-
ham, Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Brown. Miss
Enrol C. Brown. Mr.. Cuthbert B. Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles G. Bennett, Mr.. and
Mrs George c. Boomer, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles S. Blomwell. Mr.. Norman Bestor,
Mr.. and Mrs. John NJ; Biddle.
Gen. Henry G corbin, Capt and Mrs
Murray A. Cobb, Miss Zaidee Cobb, Mr.
Charles A. Conrad. Miss Carol Simpson,
Miss Caffery, Assistant Secretary and Mrs.
Thomas w. Cridler, Miss Bertha Caffery,
Miss Sarah K. Cushing. the Nicaraguan
minister. Col. and Mrs. Cassels, Lieut. A.
r. Chester, Mr.. and Mrs. Calderon Carlisle,
Miss Carlisle, Lieut.. W. L. Capps, DR.. and
Mrs. Thomas M. Chatard. DR.. F. c. Cook,
Lieut.. Commander F. s. Carter. Mr.. John
Lee Carroll, Mr.. Robert D. Cummin, Mr..
and Mrs. Frederick E. Chaplin, Mr.. Casper
Crowninshield, Mrs. r. Fl. Chapman. DR..
Thomas A. Claytor, Baron and Baroness
Castelli.
Lieut.. Clelland Davis, Lieut.. Halstead
Dorey, Miss Maria Duque, Miss Dainger-
field. Mr.. Reverdy Daingerfield, Mrs. Flor
ence L. Dickinson. Mr.. and Mrs. Reginald
De Koven. Mr. e. Haldeman Dennison,
Judge and Mrs. John Davis, Col. and Mrs.
]. l.. De Peyster, Senator Chauncey NJ.
Depew, Miss Davis. DR.. and Mrs. j. Ryan
Devereux, Cen and Mrs. w. F. Draper, Mr..
Samuel Dalzell.
Gen. and Miss Ernst, Mrs. Kate NJ Egin-
ton. Mrs. Frank Ellis. Mrs. c. Goodloe Ed
gar, Mr.. and Mrs s. B. Elkins. Mrs. Wright
P. Edgerton, Lieut. John r. Edie.
Miss French, Mr.. Horace c. Ffoulke,
Mrs. Oliver Filley, Miss Filley. Mrs. ]. c.
Fremont. Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Frost, Miss
Eleanor Sherman Fitch, Miss Freeman, Mr..
Frederick de c. Faust. Mrs. James Forney.
Mr.. H. G. Gilmoor, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
c. Glover. Col. and Mrs G. c. Goodloe.
Miss Goodloe Mrs. George A. Gordon, Miss
Goodfellow. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas NJ Gale,
Miss Gale. Mrs. L. ]. Gullick, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. H. Grosvenor, Mr.. William n. Gulick,
Miss Gardiner.
| Mr.. Thomas H. Hicks. Mr.. and Mrs. Rob
ert Hinckley. Baron Herman, Mr. r. S.
| Huidekoper, Mrs Admiral Higginson Mrs.
Archibald Hopkins, the German ambassa-
| dor, the Secretary of State, the Misses
Hay. Mr.. and Mrs. S. s. Rowland. Miss
Hubbell Miss Laura Harlan, Miss Hag-
ner, Miss Hawley, Senator and Mrs. Eu-
gene Hale, Major and Mrs. r. L. Hoxie,
Mr.. and Mrs. N. NJ. Hopkins, Miss Mary
Hopkins, Mr.. Archibald Hopkins. Mr.. and
| Mrs. Fairfax harrison, Mr.. r. l.. Hulde-
| koper, Miss Ellen Hewitt, Miss Humphreys
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Halstead, Col. and
Mrs. F. w. Huidekoper, Mr.. George HELEN,
Mrs Hearst, the Secretary of the Interior,
Mrs Hitchcock, Miss Hitchcock, Mr.. and
Mrs. Arnold Hague, Mr.. Ernest Howe, Mr..
J. William Henry. Mrs. and Miss Har-
greaves, Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Henry, Mr.:
]. 3. Henderson, jr, Mr.. and Mrs. j. Cecil
Hooe, Senator and Mrs. Hanna, Miss
Hanna Mr. Alfred F. Hopkins. Mr.. John
J. Hemphill Mr.. Francis c. Hutton, Mr.
| and Mrs J. P. Heatwole.
| Mr.. and Mrs. James NJ. Johnston, DR.. and
| Mrs. Ralp Jenkins, Mr.. Henry James. Mr.
| Martin P. Jones.
Lieut.. O. 8. Knepper. Mr.. Henry g. Kemp
| Mrs Frederick King. Lieut.. Frank Kellogg
! Col and Mrs. s. c. Kellogg, Miss Kellogg
| Commander and Mrs. w. w. Kimball. Mr.
| John Kean, Miss Kibbey, Mr.. Arthur Keith
| Capt. Frank r. Keefer, Miss Caroline
| Keefer.
| Mrs. and Miss Letter, Mr. Joseph Letter,
| Mr. and Mrs. Reeve Lewis, Miss Louise
| Lieber, Miss Letterman, Gen. William Lud-
low Miss Lay. Miss Lawson, Miss Lane
| Mr. and Mrs. James LOwndes, Major G. H
Lauchheimer, Mr.. Fulton Lewis, Mr. JEFF
| ferson Levy.
Mr.. william H. Merriam, Col. and Mrs
! Henry May, Miss May Miss Murphy, Mr.
| Ormsby McCammon, Count Montgelas, Miss
| Marie Mckenna, Mr.. J. A. c. Masano, Mrs
| Samuel Judson Millard Miss Millard, Mrs