The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-17
The Speaker and Miss Cannon Present

some gown OF heavy wife satin and
lace with pearl and diamond orne. neuts.
The Speaker and Miss Cannon Present.
/ The Speaker OF the House o. Repre-
/ sentatives was accompanied By his
daughter. Miss Helen Cannon. who
I wore modish gown Of black and white
striped chiffon over white satin.
Mrs. Richard Townsend wore a hand
! 50 ne gown OF black Spangle.- JuIIe with
a dog collar OF diamonds end pearls.
and Miss Mathilde Townsend. black
satin heavily embroidered p gold
SLlu others were Senator and Mrs
I Beverage Mrs Beverage wearing a
handsome black velvet gown with pearl
and diamond ornaments: Nine. Van
SWindercu. wife of the minister from the
Netherlands, who accompanied her par
enJs. Mr.. and Mrs c. C.. Glover wear
ing a beautiful costume OF cream lace
over white satin. trimmed with efFec-
tive touches or turquoise blue panne
velvet. NisCOuut and ViscOuntess de
Martel Of the French embassy. The lat
ter wearing black chiffon over white
satin with a dog collar and tiara OF
diamonds; Mrs. Arthur Lee. white Irish
lace over chiffon. and diamonds: Mrs
Charles :. BrOmwel in a gown Of pale
pink satin with pearl ornaments. Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Mertz. the latter
wearing a handsome gown Of cream
! lace over white satin. and Miss Mar
. p
/ turquoise blue satin and lace.
Cuban Legation Represented.
The Counselor Of the Cuban Legation
and Nine. Yanes were in a Earty. Nine.
Yanes in pale blue satin, made empire.
with trimmings OF rose point lace: Mile.
Godoy, pale blue embroidered satin and
lace; Mrs Edward Mitchell an empire
gown Of black satin trimmed with gold
hlet lace: Mrs. John l. Story. in black
striped chiffon over white satin: Mrs
Victor G. Fisher. I'm pale pink embroid-
cred messaline satin; Mrs. Cameron in
black velvet: Miss Martha Cameron, in
an empire gown OF white satin trimmed
with gold embroidery, Mrs. Herbert
/ Parsons. in pale pink satin and lace:
Mrs. Charles Henry Butler. in Rennais-
sance lace over pale pink satin: Mrs.
BOurke Cochran. pale yellow satin !.
Mrs Hunt Slater. black and VIII e chif-
ion and diamonds. Mrs john r Nc
Lean a handsome gown OF white satin.
trimmed with pearl embroidery and
lace: Nine. Corea. white chiffon and rose
Doiut lace. with diamonds Mrs. Harry
Rarlcy, pale yellow satin. made empire
and embroidered. Mrs. Richard Butler.
white embroidered satin and diamonds:
, Miss Louise Foraker, cream coIored net
trimmed with bands Of velSoy, satin.
Miss Anna COckrelL white attn. en-
broidered in gold; Mrs. Pilson. old point
de Venice lace; Miss Zelma Fiison, white
satin empire; Mrs. NathanieI Francis.
black satin empire bodice trimmed with
old lace. Mrs. Horace NeStcott. white
chiffon aEi lace ana pearls.
Others in the audience were John Re -
-ett. director Of the Bureau Of American
Republics: Mr.. Baz. of the Mexican en-
bassy. Major Fournier. of the French
embassy. Mr. ArOSemena. of the To-
cation of Panama; Mrs. Converse and
the Misses Converse: tie Misses Patten.
Mr. Costa. Of the Argentine legation
Mr.. Salinas and Mr. .Yoacham. OF the
! legation OF Chile. Mr. and Mrs u r.
Ward, Nr. and Mrs. Lars Anderson and
Count d'Adhenlar.
Miss Geraldine Farrar the prirua
donna. Mrs. Farrar. and Enrico Carl1so.
the tenor. occupied one of the boxes
during the performance.