Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-25
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
THE JUVENILE FANCY DRESS
PARTY AT MRS. CLovER's.
Other Saturday Inequalities Large and
Small-Personal
tt~, Notes. ssa;,l

Mrs. Richardson Clovers fancy dress ball
for the associates of her young daughters
Saturday afternoon was generally regarded
by the older of the participants who have
had the opportunity of contrast to have ex-
ceeded in point Of beauty all the former oc-
casions like it in the Clover home. This
view was strengthened by the few grown
up friends of the hostess who have been
at them from the first. and who found the
picture more bewilderingly beautiful than
ever before. The decorations Of the house
were unusually effective even in the days
of the wonders of electric lighting. The
hostess reproduced in her dining room a
fairy orange grove, as the golden fruit and
It's white blossoms were suspended from the
ceiling and dotted the walls from a mass
of greenery. Electric sparks made won
derland Of the music room, appearing in
the vine-embowered walls and ceiling. In
the drawing room the tower window was
lined with green, fecked with snow, and a
cutter lined with white fur robes was the
receptacle for paper-covered and ribbon
tied books and toys, which were distributed
to the youthful guests before they went
home.
Mrs. Clover and her daughter Dora, as
IA Daughter of the Nile" splendidly
dressed in velvet and gauze, mock jewels
and pearl-twined tresses and Beatrice as
Popcorn" pink tulle dress hung with
strings of popcorn and a headdress of pop
corn on her powdered hair, received their
guests in the main hall.
There were about hundred children
present in such delightful variety of cos
tunes that watching for the duplicates was
part of the entertainment. Marching
and counter-marching, dancing and romp-
ing, kept the youthful participants on the
go. Supper served downstairs in the bill
lard room was an agreeable break als,'.
The present-giving came near going-home
time. Miss Sheriff. Miss Clover, Miss Sar-
gent and the Misses Sutherland were as
sistants to the hostess in engineering all
the pretty movements. Mrs. Cortelyou,
Mrs. Draper, Mr.. and Mrs. James Wads-
worth, jr., were among the lookers-on
The Cortelyou children, the baby girl as
Red Riding Hood, Grace as Bo Peep and
their brothers as a Rough Rider and the
Black Prince; Master Quesada, a page;
Aurora Quesada as Night: Matilda Bussche,
Tyrolese; the Darling children as Dutch
peasants; Ida Wynne, flower girl; Ruth
Wynne, a princess; Marguerite Barbour, a
marguerite; Margaret Draper. Italian girl;
Arthur Foraker, Chinaman; Margaret
Wood, rosebud, and her brother. Span
lard; Jean Sands, a Dutch girl; Helen LIE
Seure, tinkling bells; Virginia LIE Seure,
Janice Meredith. the two last granddaugh-
tiers of Speaker Cannon; Frances Moore, a
colonial dame; Yulee Noble, Spanish
dancer; Eleanor Reyburn, a butterfly;
Gladys Mcmillan. a French beauty; Kent
Legare, a British officer; Alice Brice, a
snow queen; Julia Brfce, flower girl; Ar
thur Brice jr., Robin Hood; Roger Town
send, an Indian, and the seven-rnonth-old
grandchild of Senator Alger was a Chinese
mandarin In his nurses arms; Sidney VOL
colt, Sunny Jim; Stuart Wolcott, Little
Boy Blue; Doris Haywood, folly: Margaret
Perrin, Pierrette. and Houston briggs,
Egyptian shiek, were a few of the pretty
costumes noted.
Mr.. Ridgely, controller of the currency.
will give a Shrove Tuesday dance for his
debutante daughter, Miss RidgelY. 1t will
be given at Rauscher's, and the date is
February 16.
Mrs. H M Schooley. 1905 Columbia road,
will not be at home tomorrow afternoon,
but Will receive in the evening.
Misses Hattie Sweet and Eva Brooks en-
tertained Friday evening at the home of the
latter, 465 Florida avenue northwest. Piano
solos rendered by the Misses Heffernan and
King and Mr. Harry Works and vocal solos
by Messrs. Raymond Horn and Edward
Kemper were greatly enjoyed by those
present. Mr.. Vernon Keiser was the re-
cfpient Of the first prize, while the consola-
ton prize was received by Mr.. Raymond
Horn as the result of a game of hearts
and mittens. After several games were
participated In the young gentlemen were
escorted by the young ladies to the dining
room, which was decorated in Business
High School colors-orange and blue. Those
present were the Misses Frances Lewis,
Cornelia and Evelynne Heffernan, Matte
Kelly Mamie Johnston, Ida Stanley, Flor
ence King, Hattie Sweet and Eva Brooks
and Messrs. William Herbert, Harry Works,
Merle La Rue Sweet, Vernon Keiser, Ray
mond Horn, Harry Besley, Edward KEN
per, Guy King, William Colclesser and
Theodore Harris.
to receive tomorrow on account of a severe
attack of grip.
Miss Daisy Letter who has been abroad
for several months, returned Saturday.
Mrs. Letter went to New York to meet her.
Mrs. c. G. Glover has invitations out for
February 8, an evening reception.
Mrs. Audenried's tea Saturday for Mrs.
Grggs, wife of the former Attorney Cen
eral, was a great success. The hostess was
assisted by Mrs. Muligan, Mrs. Oliver
Cromwell, Miss Schenck and Miss Lucy
Kean.
The following congressional ladies at the
Ebbitt will receive tomorrow from to 6:
Mrs. Rice Pierce of Tennessee, Mrs. Ben.
F. Caldwell and daughters and Mrs. Oscar
Turner of Illinois, Mrs. John Dougherty
and daughter Miss Dougherty. of Missouri,
Mrs. Elias D. Holiday of Indiana, Mrs.
John Franklin Wilson of Arizona. Mrs.
Campbell Slemp and Miss Slemp of Vir-
ginia; Mrs. Amos A Jackson and daugh-
tiers of Ohio and Mrs. Joseph T. Robinson
of Arkansas.
Mrs Elias Deemer, wife of Representative
Deemer of Pennsylvania, and the Misses
Deemer will be at home tomorrow at $50
10th street
Mrs. Dryden. wife of Senator Dryden. at a
Saturday luncheon had as guests. Mrs. Gull
lon, Mrs. Gallinger, Mrs. Scott, Mrs.
Kearns, Mrs. Hobson Mrs. Wallace Rad
cliffe Mrs. George w. RouZer, Mrs. Lands,
Mrs George M. Sternberg. Mrs. Albert Hal
stead, Mrs Randolph Kuser, daughter of
the hostess; Miss Warren, Miss Willard,
Miss Ida Thompson and Miss Butler.
Major General and Mrs. Gillespie were
among the Saturday dinner hosts, their
guests being Justice and Mrs. Brewer,
Major General and Mrs. Merritt, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edison Bradley, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
T. Blair, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Philips Emo.
Judge Magoun, Miss Poe and General and
Mrs. Burton.
Mrs. John Alexander Johnston, wife Of
General Johnston, gave tea Saturday. her
first entertainment since the family took