Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-06
THE CHARITY BALL
Brilliant Scene at New Willard
Last Night.
MANY ELEGANT COSTUMES
Societys Response to Needs Of
Others.
THE COMMITTEES And AIDS
Evening One Of the Most Successful
in History Of South
ern Relief. :, i


The annual charity bali. under the
auspices of the Southern Relief Society,
took place last night at the New Willard
and proved one of the most brilliant social
events of the winter The success of last
| evenings entertainment is due in a large
measure to the untiring efforts OF Mrs.
Rosalie H. Bocock. chairman Of the execu-
tive committee Of the society, who was
ably assisted by the various committees.
| The ball rooms were artistically decorated
with smilax. ferns and palms. and vines
were intertwined about the pillars. In the
| large ball room the Marine Band played
! the dance music, while the 18TH United
States Cavalry Band from Fort Myer, in
/ the smaller ball room. rendered promenade
| music during the intermissions between
| dances From II o'clock until 1 supper was
/ served In the palm garden on the first floor.
The guests were received by the enter
tainment committee. headed by Major Nc
| Dowell Darlington, chairman, and the fol-
| lowing committee: Justice Seth Shepard,
Senator John w. Daniel. Senator s. r.
| Mallory, Senator William A. Clark, Senator
A. c. Latimer, Senator Murphy ]. Foster,
| Senator c. A Culberson, Senator James H.
Berry Senator Lee s. Overman Senator
Benz r. Tillman. former Senator c.. j.
Faulkner. former Senator Marion Butler,
Mr. John Sharp Williams, Mr.. Hilary A.
Herbert, Mr.. John Goode. Mr.. Thomas
Nelson Page. Mr.. st. George Tucker. Mr..
Conway Trigg. Judge Silas Hare, Gen. L.
L. Lomax. Major Holmes Conrad. Major
Robert Hunter, Col. L. s. Brown, Col. Rob-
ert 1. Fleming Mr.. John Selden, Mr.. John
T. Callaghan.
The guests were introduced by Repre-
Thomas Nelson Page, John Callaghan and
Maj. Holmes Conrad to the officers of the
society and the receiving party. Miss
Mamie Randolph Heath. president OF the
fakrv k1l L., rfvr Iv,N
by Mrs. Donald Mclean, president general
of the D. A. R.: Mrs Ruffin Coke, presi-
dent Of the Colonial Danes: Mrs. Ralph
Walsh president Of the District division of
the United Daughters of the Confederacy;
Miss Susan B. Hetzel, Mrs. J. c. Wheeler,
fourth vice president of the society; Mrs.
Lawrence Qurollo, Mrs. H. J. Wheeler.
Mrs. Rollins. Mrs; Drury C. Ludlow and
Mrs. William Carlisle.
Many beautiful dresses were worn. Miss
Heth wore black spangled net and chiffon:
Mrs. Donald Mclean. pink MORE and lace;
Mrs. Coke. white satin and duchess Lace
Mrs. Walsh. black spangled net; Mrs. Qui-
rollO, pale blue chiffon; Mrs. Ludlow. white
satin and lace: Mrs Andrew Y. Bradley,
white lace over pink silk: Miss Downing,
pale blue satin: Miss Pauline Magruder,
black net spangled in silver. with a wreath
of silver and black leaves in her hair.
Many other beautiful dresses were seen.
One of the most elegant was worn by Mrs.
w. A. Clark. wife of the senator from Mon
tana--a Paris dress of cream-tirited ap-
plique lace that had deep insertion of
embossed velvet ribbon in green tones
above the hem. This ribbon formed the
border trimming and sash ends from the
low necked bodice. Her Jewels were a
string of superb diamonds, with a pendant
formed of two large diamonds, one white
and the other yellow.
Mrs. Overman. wife Of the senator from
North Carolina. white chiffon, trimmed with
applique lace, and pink roses; Mrs. Frazier,
wife Of the senator from Tennessee renais-
lace Mrs RnrlinRf0p urhite Cha til1v
lace; Mrs. John Dalzell, violet and white
striped silk trimmed with lace and touches
of violet velvet. Mrs. M. D. Leggett of
New York, MORE black velvet and duchesse
lace; Miss India Bell Fleming. white chif-
fon embroidered in pink flowers and foliage;
Mrs. j. Maury Dove. gray satin and white
lace; Mrs. George s. Covington. white crepe
de chine and pink appliqued roses: Miss
Frances Smith, salmon-pink silk and lace;
Miss Lucille Peyton, pink satin and lace:
Miss Anne Peyton. yellow satin and gold
and chiffon: Mrs Burlinson, black net and
white duchesse lace Miss Fitzhugh of Ken
lucky. white crepe de chine and pearls;
Mrs. II. L. Wheatley, black net: Mrs: Mer-
black net spangled in rhinestones: Miss
Burke, black spangled net and pink roses:
Miss Mabel Barthold. black lace; Miss
crepe de chine: Miss DUNE, pink net; Miss
North, white satin and lace; Miss Esther
Speer. white lace robe; Miss Bigler, pale
blue silk: Mrs: A. c. Thome. pink silk prin-
pink silk and chiffon: Miss Chandler. vel
low tulle: Miss Freider. white lace;
spansied in silver; Miss ss,,s Anne re- Fannt,
Cariysle, pale blue chiffon. trimmed with
silver and bits of pale blue velvet: Miss
Bessie Mclean. black spangled net and or
spangled in mother of pearl: Miss Hastings,
yellow satin; Mrs. Theodore C.. Bates Of
Massachusetts,, black lace over pink Miss
e. g9w 81 rim
Andrew Lipscomb. yellow satin trimmed
with gold lace; Miss Jenny Bevan, pale
blue satin. made princess; Miss Virginia
wallace. pink corded silk and lace; Miss
Helen Gill, blue silk; Miss Mona Gill, lemon
crepe de chine: Mrs. Eusenia Rollins. POM
padour net over pink silk: Mrs. William X.
Murphy of Virginia. pale blue satin; Miss
Nellie Dunn of Madison. Wis. coral silk
and lace; Miss Hattie NJ. Shacklette. a
beautiful gown OF white broadcloth. trim
tassels: Miss Hobbs Of Maryland, white
crepe de chine; Miss Coffin of Texas pink
crepe de chine; Miss Mcdowell. white rem
| aissance lace and vioiets: Mrs. Arthur c.
| Smite, white crepe de chine gown, made en-
pire Mrs. John Childress. mauve and white
Orocade: Miss Homer OF Dubois. Pa, white
lace: Mrs Basil Gordon. spangled net over
! bright green satin; Mrs. Joseph Thropp
| pale gray chiffon trimmed In silver en-
| broidery; Mrs. Thomas L. Hume, black
| spangled net; Miss Hack OF Baltimore, pale
| pink chiffon; Miss Alice Shepard. black
| jetted chiffon
| Mrs. WEIGH. pink velvet and wreath Of
| rose buds same shade in her hair.
Mrs. Lisle T. Lipscornb, princess gown
/ of white crepe de chine.
Miss Maud Lipscomb. white Powered point
esprit over pink.
| Miss Pauline Magruder was at the head
of the Young ladies' committee the other
members of which were Misses Winifred
Munroe, Shepard. May Phelps, Lillian
Stone Florence Hewetts Carolina Harold
| Mason, Dorothy Minor, Anne and Lucille
Peyton, Armat, Helen Wilson. wyndham
Rosser, Margaret Williams, Edgarina Hast
ings, Cairo Green, Dollie and Margaret
| Young, Heth, Louise Campbell, India Bell
Fleming Mary Gwinn. Camille and Rather
Inc Du Bose Lena and Mary Wilkins. Alice
Buckley, Anna Fauntieroy, Virginia Wallis,
Anne CONN. Elizabeth Gould. Lydia BodeE,