Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-29
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
MISS ETHEL ROOSEVELT'S BALL
A BRILLIANT ONE.
Lovely Girls and Pretty Clothes
Made the Picture-Other
Events.

Another debut ball has been added to
the modern history of the White House.
With all the historical but simple associa
tons of the home of the Presidents as
background and all the up-to-datc luxury
which later years have provided within
the same walls. last nights party has
established new precedent. Miss Ethel
Roosevelt was presented to an assembiage
of 400 or more young folks with the splen-
dor which attended similar obSerNances
among her friends in New York lately,
only she had twice much mouse room
to offer them. and they were assisting at
a function which made social history at
the capital of the nation.
The usual holiday decoration was IN
place along the corridors and the mantel
vases all about were filed with roses.
The band was stationed in the north
end of the east room on raised plat
form. and when the midnight supper
was served it was partaken of While the
guests were seated in merry chatting
groups at small tables in the lower cor
ridOr.
Mrs Roosevelt and her daughter re-
ceived in the blue rOom following the
custom which pertains to entertainments
of greatest formality in their home. The
former wore a brocaded blue satin. with a
touch of old and real lace on the corsage
and the debutante was in white-soft
white satin being the material and crys-
tai beads on tulle its characterization.
The house party. which was first on the
scene consisted OF Miss Josephine Osborn
Miss Ellen II. Rogers. Miss Cornelia Lam
don, Miss Madeline Borland Miss Janet
ia Alexander, Miss Virginia Murray. MI
suydam Cutting. Mr.. Henry Holt, jr., Mr.
Barclay Farr. Mr.. Randall Clifford. Mr.
H. Fairfield Osborn. jr., Mr. stephen L.
| Landon Mr. Edmund Rogers. MI Munroe
Robinson. Mr.. Robert Potter, MIR. Charles
Emory and MIR. Norman Armour.
President Roosevelt. the sons of the
| household. Mr. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.,
Mr. Kermit Roosevelt and their younger
| brothers: Rear Admiral and Mrs. Co"les
| and Representative and Mrs LonSWortn
had other relatives to enjoy the occasion
with them.
The first of the arrivals was promptly
at 10. the hour named in the invitation:
but the attractions of the evening at the
theaters were such that not few OF those
who wore ball toilets there went on to the
White House about II and had several
| dances to their credit before supper. There
were no dance cards. but there were
twenty numbers played. with an interval
of four or five minutes between them.
After supper the floral wall behind Mrs.
and Miss Roosevelt was broken down. 1t
| was trellis, the upper half Of which was
arranged to hold the bouquets sent the
latter, and the lower part was filled with
moss balls stuck full of pink carnations.
These favors were intended for the men
to present to their partners. They had
green ribbons attached and were worn
over the girls arms. The favorites brought
home a half dozen OF them.
The presence of Miss Mary Lodge Nc
Kee and Miss Marthcna Harrison, grand
daughters of President Harrison-the one
debutante of last season and the otner
with a formal debut still ahead-had a
bit of historical fitness. Mr.. Benjamin
Harrison Mckee, another child of the
White House, was also present. Miss Ida
Wynne, the daughter of the consul gen
eral at London. was present for the sec
ond time at White House sa.herihs
The first was the children's afternoon
party given by Mrs. Roosevelt for her
children shortly after her coming to the
, White House. and when she had every
chair in the east room filled with children
from the homes of official or the resident
families of her acquaintance. Quite a
number of those present last night en-
joyed their first taste of ROoseveltian nos
| pitality on that occasion, and were re-
menlbered again when last nights invita-
! ton list was made The selections for the
! honor, in addition TO tho large out-of-
| town contingent were from the younger
| members of the cabinet the diplomatic,
| judicial. congressional and resident fami-
| lies. the latter group naturally being an
| entirely personal matter.
! Sixty young people dined early i'll the
evening with Miss Ethel Roosevelt at
the home of the assistant secretary of
!
| and her brothers. Their house party in
| Guided Miss Emily Sloan of New York.
| Miss Nora Thayer of Boston and Miss
| Eleanor Green of Buffalo. Another house
part: of social importance came with the
Misses Meyer and Mr.. George Won l..
| Meyer. jr.. daughters and son of the
Postmaster General. and consisted of
| Misses Gladys and Jean Roosevelt of New
York. Messrs Jefferson Newbold and Full
ton. Cutting of New York, and Messrs.
| Maurice Roche and Percy Horton
Still another was Miss Carrie Louise
| Mum. whose dinnerdance tonight is still
further to entertain Miss Roosevelt and
her guests Miss Helen Thomas. Miss
Margaret Thomas and Miss Leslie Brad
ley. all of Boston; Mr.. Hamilton Fish
of New York. Mr.. Arthur Newbold and
Mr.. Thomas Bloomer of Providence With
Miss Faith Simpkns was her house guest
Miss Glare Fargo OF New York. Messrs
Francis Grey and Frank Harding of Bos-
ton and Mr. Hugo de Frtsch of New
York. Misses Christine and Margaret
Roosevelt and Mr. Philip Roosevelt, all
OF New York. and Mr.. John Kean H.
| who are staying at Senator kean's home,
made up another out-of-tOwn party.
The Misses Meyer, daughters of the
Postmaster General who always dress
alike We're in yellow satin gowns last
night. Other lovely toilets displaying
the newest modes We're worn by Miss
| Martha Bacon. who was in white satin
and tulle: the debutante. Baroness Mar
guerlte Moncheur. who wore white lace,
garlanded with her name flower; the
Countess Alexandra Bernstein light
green tulle and silver; Miss Eva Lager
crantz. pink satin directoire; Miss Mary
| LagercrantZ, yellow satin; Miss Nabuco.
yellow embroidered tulle; Miss Elena
Calderon, pink satin with an overdress
of chiffon: Miss Mercedes Godoy white
satin yelled in white chiffon, with di-
rectoire accessories in pink: Miss Carlo,
white lace over satin: Miss Ida Wynne,
white embroidered chiffon and lace. with
touches of silver, worn once before at
her presentation at the court of St.
| James last February.