The Washington herald., 1907-01-09
In The SOCIAL WORLD
Brilliant Ball Given by Mr..
and Mrs. ThOS. I. Gaff.
NATURE OF A HOUSE-WARMING
Mr. and Mrs. James w. PInchOt Hold
Reception in Honor of American
Forestry Association President
and Mrs. Roosevelt Guests of Sec
retary and Mrs. shaw.

The President and Mrs. Roosevelt were
the guests Of the Secretary Of the Treas
ury and Mrs. Shaw at the annual party
given by each Cabinet officer in honor
of the Chief Executive.
The dinner took place at the Arlington
Hotel, where the Secretary and family
are passing the winter. The small ball
room, being the scene of the fesuvity,
was profusely decorated in white roses
and fragrant white carnations, with deli
cate ferns. In addition 10 the President
and Mrs. Roosevelt, the company IN
Cluded Senator and Mrs. Dryden, Senator
Perkins. Senator Dillingham;. Mr., ana
Mrs. John W. Foster. Judge and Mrs.
Anderson. Representative and Mrs. Sb-
ley, Representative and Mrs. Lowden.
Mr.. and Mrs T. P. Shonts. Mr.. and
Mrs. William Corcoran Hill, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Eleroy Curtis, the Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs. Ed
wards. Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Yerkes, Mrs.
Hanna. and Miss Sheriff.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas T. Gan were
last evening the hosts at the most
brilliant ball Of the season. which was
in the nature of a house-warming for
their new home on Twentieth and q
streets, which is one of the most artistic
and spacious OF the half dozen modern
palaces erected in Washington in the
past year.
Mrs. Gaff and Miss Gaf received in the
large drawing-room north of the recep-
ton han, the former wearing gown
Of light blue velvet, with diamond neck
lace and corsage ornaments. and the
latter an effective gown Of scarlet tulle
with skirt and bodice trimmed in deli
cately appliqued garlands OF roses
The floral decoration was limited 10
vases Of American Beauty roses and sill
yer bowls filled with orchids in the draw
ing-room, while in the reception hal
Liberty roses in their own rich foliage
crowded the mantel. and were placed at
graceful angles about the hall
The ballroom, which is one Of the
largest in town. is an addition 10 the
house proper, and is entered from the
hall, as also Is a beautifully finished
dining-room. The Marine Band furnished
the music for dancing, which began al
10 o'clock.
For the non-dancing guests, bridge Ia
bles were provided in the library on the
second floor. Among the guests present
were the Italian Ambassador. the Austrian
Ambassador. the Russian Ambassador and
Baroness Rosen, the charge de'affaires OF
Great Britain, Mr.. Esme Howard, Capt
and Mrs Ryan, Of the British Embassy,
the Minister from the Netherlands and
Nine van Swinderen, the Minister from
Norway and Nine. Hauge. the Minister
from Peru and Nine. de Pardo. the Sec.
retary OF War and Mrs. Taft. the Secre.
tary Of the Navy and Mrs. Metcalf. Mr.
Justice and Mrs. White, Mr. Justice
Moody, Senator and Mrs. Depew. Miss
Paulding. Senator and Mrs. Dryden. Sen
ator and Mrs. Foraker, Senator Warren
Senator and Mrs. Murray Crane, the As
sistant Secretary OF State and Mrs Ba.
con. the Assistant Secretary of Wan and
Mrs. Oliver and the Misses Oliver the
Assistant Secretary of the Navy and Mrs
Newberry. Mrs. W. ). COwles. Air. and
Mrs. George Vanderbilt. Mrs. William
Metcaf Bliss, of New York; Mrs Ran
dOlph Clark. Mrs. Augustus Eddy and
/ Miss Eddy, Mr. and Mrs Herbert Wads-
worth. Mr.. and Mrs G. a Spalding. Mr
/ and Mrs. Afford Cooley, Dr. and Mrs
/ Loring. Mrs Warder, and Miss Alice War
/ der. Col and Mrs. Kauser. Dr. and Mrs
/ Norris Murray Mr.. and Mrs. Hannen Jen
nings and Miss Jennings, Mr.. and Mrs
| Henry Cleveland Perkins. Mai and Mrs
/ Charles L. McCawley, Mr. and Mrs. Addi
/ son. Miss Steele, Mrs. Plat Hunt Mr.. an,
Mrs. Archibald Hopkins NIr and Mrs
| W. c. EusteS, Mr.. and Mrs Biddle. Mr.
and Mrs. ShOnts and the Misses Shonts
/ Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth. Mr.
/ and Mrs. Guy Norman, Miss Mariori,
/ Mott Miss Alice Bowdich and Miss Susay
/ Hun, both of Albany, \. Y: Mr.. and Mrs
/ Frank Ellis, Mr. and Mrs Charles Lee
/ Mr. and Mrs. John Biddle. Mr.. and Mrs
I Ralph Jenkins. Miss Elkins, the Misse.
SOutherland. Miss Jean Loring. Mis-.
Clagett Miss Crawford, Miss Huff, Mis-,
| Harlan. Mrs. Townsend and Miss Town
send. Miss Slater, Miss Mary HOPKINS
| Miss Davis, Miss Jackson, Miss Curtis
Miss Brown. Miss des Portes Miss Mer
riam. Miss Foraker, Miss May, Miss Cam
l eTOn. the ViCOUnt de Chambrun an,
Capt. Fournier, of the French Embassy
1 Prince Won Lynar and Count Won Hats
| field. of the German Embassy: Hon. Ro
/ land Lindsay, MI Higgins. and AfT Seeds
/ of the British Embassy, Count Szechenv
and Mr.. Won Szent-Ivany. of the Austrian
/ Embassy: Prince Nicholas Houdachef
and Mr.. KrouDensky. of the Russian En-
bassy; Commander Clelland Davis, L. $
1 n; Capt. Harding, L. s. NJ c.; Capt
IL. c. Gilmore Lieut.. Philip H Sheridan
and Lieut. FitzhUgh Lee. of the army
/ and Lieut. Chauncey Shackford. Of tn,
navy, Mr. Murry Cobb. Mr John Seibert
/ DR.. Cary Langhorne, Mr.. Henry c. Dray
ton. Ar Howard Mr.. Reginald Huideko
per, Mr.. William Marrow.
| Mr.. and Mrs. James W. Pinchot an,
| Mr.. Clifford Pinchot gave their annual re
ception in honor Of the officers and mem
bers of the American Forestry Associa
ton last evening.
As usual on this occasion. the larg
house on Rhode Island avenue was mos
beautifully decorated with American
Beauty roses abloom all through tn
drawing-room floor, and the supper tabl
aglow with poinsettia blossoms.
The Secretary OF Agriculture. Mr.. Wi
son, welcomed the guests with til
hostess, the latter wearing a superb cow
| of black velvet and Venetian lace. wit
diamond and turquoise necklace and cor
sage ornaments.
Other assistants of the evening wer
Mrs. Taft Mrs. Henry Dimock. of New