The Washington times., 1905-05-07
Washington Smart Set
ThY0ngs Garden Party
About the Grounds Of "Friendship"-Tour
nament Nets $1,000 for Charity

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Washington society en- masse attend
ed yesterday afternoon the garden party
| given by Mrs. John r. Mclean at her
country home Friendship" for the
| benefit of the Home for Incurables. the
result being that the outdoor party vas
/ eminentiy successful, and a little over
/ $1,000 was raised for the home.
| From until o'clock in the afternoon
the spacious grounds around the Me-
Lean residence were thronged with men
and women. while ON the porch Of the
! house refreshments were served by Mrs.
McLan and her helpers
No pains were spared to make the
event a success. The etkuewn horse
men and horsewomen of Washington rode
their horses over the hurdies put up on
! the lawn, and the Seventh Cavalry. sta
| toned at Fort Myer. gave competitive
| troop drills. The prizes for the four
| hurdle events were handsome silver
cups, donated by different ladies, while
the winning troop in the cavalry drill
was also presented with a cup.
| Miss CATS Mishap.
! The only mishap during the evening
| was the fail of Miss Cans horse at the
| first hurdle. in the ladies' hunters class,
| but, owing to her dexterity as a rider,
she was not injured The horse she was
| riding became frightened by some by
ISLANDERS. and slipped as he was about
to take the hurdle.
The riding of Miss Gaff, Mrs. c. II. L.
Johnston and Mrs. Preston Gibson and
Miss Field. the stepdaughter of Thomas
Nelson Page. was the feature of the af-
ternoon. Mrs. Gibson was especially
successful with her mounts, as was
Miss Field. The latter won blue rib
bon. while Mrs. Gibson carried off the
red after tying Captain Wallach, Of the
Seventh Cavalry, for the blue in the
middle and lightweight hunters class.
Among the men the crack riding was
done by Captain WalIach on a troop
horse, Frederic Huidekoper and Regf-
maid Huidekoper. The exhibition was of
a high order altogether. The ribbons
were fastened TO the horses brides at
the conclusion of each event. while the
cups were delivered to the first and
second winners OF each event at the
end OF the afternoon by G. r, Fortescue,
the official starter.
About the Tables.
One ef the most attractive women
present was Mrs. George Lothrop Brad
ley. who wore a. charming gown OF white
chiffon satin trimmed with cIuney lace,
and an Irish point coat cut medium
length. Her hat was of white trimmed
lilac and yellow. Mrs. OIiyer Cromwell
was to have shared the honors of the
tea table with Mrs, Bradley, but was
detained at her home by the illness of
her young daughter The girls assisting
We're Miss Josephine Boardman. Miss
May, Miss Morton. Miss Zdi1ee Cobb,
Miss Marian Fish. Miss Ames, OF Chi
cago; Miss Wells, the Misses Souther-
land. Miss Robson. Miss Sargent. and
Miss Robinson, of Baltimore.
Mrs. Bradley dispensed both. iced and
hot tea and coffee and dainty cakes from
her table.
Mrs. Peyton Russell occupied an at
tractive corner of the Yeranda and sold
tea and cakes. She had assisting her
Mrs. Ralph Jenkins-wearing a gown of
pale blue pongee and a black hat trim
med with blue plumes-8Iiss Mabel
Johnson, Miss Sheriff., Miss Ernst, and
Miss Hitchcock.
Mrs. C;af at most attractive
table, where ice cream and cake were
scld, had assisting her Miss Janet Fish.
wearing light blue frock and hat: Miss
Durand, III a white embroidered suit and
black hat and Miss Marian Oliver, in
a white gown and hat.
Punch ana Lemonade
Yellow and white were the coIors used
III pretty corner of the veranda, where
Mrs Louis Clark superintended the sale
of frappe and punch, while Mrs Ed
ward Lynn Morse assisted her Mrs
William Slater haH
Merriam. and together they aped a
golden harvest from a lemonade stand.
Mrs. Slater wore white lace and broad
cloth. and Miss Merriam embroidered
pongee and a white hat trimmed with
sweet peas.
AIRS. Francois Berger Moran. who had
the ice cream table, wore q gown OF
black and white. and hid assisting her
Mrs Hudgins. Miss Alice Hartman,
Miss Converse, Miss Maxwell, and
others.
Lord Charles Beresford attended the
fete with Senator and Mrs. Elkins, and
there were a number of the distin-
guished people attending the railway
congress present.
Gowns Of the Women.
Some Of the handsome costumes worn
were:
Mrs Mclean, Il black and white
striped satin with black velvet and
" hite lace; Mrs Hunt Slater. natural
colored linen, embroidered in light blue;
Mrs. Westinghouse. white china silk
and lace, white hat, with white plumes;
Mrs. Eillins. brown etamine with brown |
hat and pale blue piumes: Miss Eikins |
white embroidered mousseiine and yellow
hat; Mrs Metcalf, black taffeta suit, /
with white lace blouse and a black hat; |
Mme. Haugo. black g,i1Yn and hat; Mrs |
Fremont, chocoiate-colored gown ana |
hat of blue flowers the Misses Fremont, |
one in suit of light blue broadcloth, and |
the other in old rose cloth; Baroness /
Van Tuyll, white embroidered lace. light |
blue Empire poke bonnet, trimmed with !
pink rose buds; Mrs, Lily Morrison Carr |
gray moire, green hat; Mrs. Arthur |
Lee. white serge, white hat trimmed III |
black; Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish, black and !
White chiffon. embroidered in pink roses !
and trimmed with lace a hat OF black |
and white trimmed with pink roses, fin |
isifing the handSomeSt costume seen: