The Washington times., 1904-01-24
CHILDREN OF SOCIETY
HAVE A SWELL PARTY
Some Wear Costumes Of Mother Goose
and Characters Made Famous in
History, Poetry, and Song.

Picturesqueiy attired in the costumes
Of the days that are no more" and
those depicting the immortal classics Of
Mother Goose and childhood. the juve-
nile portion Of Washington society huge
~ enjoyed the fancy dress bail given
by Mrs. Richardson Clover at her home
IN New Hampshire Avenue from to 8
o'clock yesterday afternoon.
The tiny guests were received BY Mrs.
Clover, who stood at the foot Of the
grand staircase in the hallway. The
hostess wore quaint costume Of pink
brocade and was assisted in receiving
and entertaining the children by a num-
Der OF intimate friends
The south and west drawing rooms
were decorated with Southern woodbine,
with huge oranges suspended here and
there from the vines. Tiny colored
lights twinkled in the foliage. shedding
a brilliant light over the unique scene.
Vases of American Beauty roses and
lilacs were placed in convenient inches.
Sleigh Full of Packages.
In the north parlor little attemps was
made al decoration, but in a corner a
large sleigh was filled with mysterious
packages. which were eagerly watched
by the children, and stacked against
cedar tree in the background WAS a
score OF bright new guns.
After the first shyness had worn of
the children formed in pretty groups
and TO the music played by Haleys or
ehes;ra danced. laughed and chatted
just as they pleased. Soon the march
to the supper room began. where the
children were RECALLED with dainties.
Supper over. more dancing and froIic
cnsued. followed by distributions OF the
packages in the sleigh. In each was a
dainty gift which furnished the climax
to the chudren's enjoyment. and tired
but happy they departed for their
homes.
Many Representations.
Among the most striking impersona-
tons were Cleopatra Beatrice CIc=er.
and Dora. the youngest daughter of the
hostess. who represented a Pop Corn
Girl" Miss Landry. of Newport. An
1880 Girl the seven-month old daughter
of Senator Alice was cunningly garbed
as "A Chinese Mandarin Houston
briggs, AN Egyptian Sheik:" Otis
Smith Colonial COurtier:" Margaret.
Alice. and Elizabeth Darling. daughters
OF the Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Dutch Girls" Ellen Lernly, Dolly
Warden" Grace Cortelyou. Red Riding
Hood" Helen CorteIyou. Little Bo-
Peep" Gertrude Greeley. '-PocahoRtas:"
Winthrop Cortelyou. Rough Ri.Ier;''
Bruce COrtelyou, Sixteenth Century
Knight" Roger Townsend, Indian
Brave" Sidney walcOtt. Sunny Jim
Stuart WOlcOtt, Little Boy Blue"
Helen Wolcott, Swedish Peasant"
Edith Blair The Heliotrope Girl
Evelyn C1eeves, Summer Mary Nc
Cawley, "Primula;" Doris Haywood,
Folly" the little daughter of the Ba-
roness Bussche, ''Mathilda;" Edward
Stith Spanish TOreador;" CHI ndler
Anderson. jr.. -Scotchman; Frances
Hodges. Elaine and her small broth
er as robin Hood;T Mary Henney. a
Fairy" Elizabeth Syphen a Dutch
Peasant" Miss ethel Roosevelt. daugh-
ter of the Presidens, attended the ball
but was not in costume
Other children present were Margaret
Perrin, Cleveland Perkins. Leonard /
Wood. Julia and Alice Whiting: Frances /
Hodges. Alma Louise Hodges. Eleanor /
Reyburn. Louise and Benjamin Theron, |
Nancy Nef. Gulee Noble, Margaret /
Draper, Kent Legree. Margaret Bar /
bour and Margaret COtton-Smith