Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-11
LARGE COMPANY PRESENT
Official and Resident Notables Rep
resented in Throng.
VERY PRETTY GOWNS WORN
Two Bands Played While Hundreds
of Young People Danced,
Brilliant Scene.

! phases lent its presence and support Inc
large ballroom where the dancing went on
| was deliberately adorned with green
! boughs trailing vines and groupings OF
| foliage plants. and the other ballroom
was used for the promenade. A midnight
supper divided the evenings pleasure.
Mrs c. c. Glover stood at the head OF
| the receiving line during the early even
! ing, and was superbly gowned In White
| satin trimmed with black filet lace bands
/ and wore a tiara of diamond stars and
| diamond necklace. Mrs. Alfred E. Bates
! was at the head of the line for the lat
| ter half and wore white satin and point
lace and numerous diamonds and pearl
ornaments Assisting in the reception of
| guests were Mrs. William Merriam. white
satin yelled in silver spangled net; Mrs
| Churchill Candee. black satin with the
bodice outlined and sleeves made of pearl
| and crystal beaded lace: Mrs. John
! Crayke Simpson. white silk brocaded In
roses and trimmed with pearl beaded
lace. and Mrs. Harry c. Moses in white
| satin and lace. Col. Bromwell, who was
chairman of the floor committee, made
| the presentations to the ladies.
| The boxes were occupied by Rear Ad-
miral and Mrs. Bronson and guests, Mr.
and Mrs. Perry Belmont and party, and
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and Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Glover. The
| toilets were magnificent, and the superb
jewels worn rivaled the display at diplo-
matte reception. The ball was the pro-
the first hundred appearing before 10 and
the last of the five hundred in the neigh
bOrhood of midnight. when dinner and
| theater parties were over.
Some of the last to come in were Mr..
and Mrs Perry Belmont, the latter wear
| ing a green cloth of silver and pearl; Miss
Matilde Townsend. orchid satin and silver
| lace; Miss Patten, black lace; Gen. and
Mrs. Corbin. the latter in black velvet,
diamond tiara and necklace; Miss Helen
Cannon, black velvet with jet hair orna-
ments: Mrs. ]. l.. Loose. mauve chiffon
and silver lace: Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
Campbell of Williamsport. Pa, the lat
te- in embroidered gray crepe; Mr.. and
Mrs Paul 8. Pearsall, the latter ex-
| quisitely gowned in pale blue satin with
pearl beaded lace: Mr.. and Mrs. Myron
| NJ. Parker, the latter in light yellow satin
with broad inserts Of black Spanish lace,
Woodward. the latter in pale blue satin.
| Mrs. Ross Perry, in white satin and lace,
was escorted by her son, Mr.. Ross Perry,
| jr Mr.. and Mrs. William Moses, the lat
| ter wearing cream tinted princess lace
gown. with touches Of brown velvet: the
Misses Meyer.in pompadOur silks. and their
house guest. the Hon. Violet Vivian OF
England. maid of honor to Queen Alexan-
d.
cloth of gold and white lace. with her
| niece, Miss Katherine Ellxins. in white
satin. In a group of matrons were Mrs
Garfield, in pale blue satin; Mrs. Dalzel in
Charles Grayson Dulin. cream tinted
princess lace and diamond ornaments;
! Mrs. Acker. in mauve crepe: Mrs. }. van
| Vechten Olcott, Irish lace empire dress;
Mrs. l. r Mann. light yellow satin and
| lace; Mrs. William II. Rapley. white satin
and lace. with diamond and pearl orna-
ments; Mrs John S. Maury. white lace;
Mrs Goodloe, light blue satin; Mrs. Hor-
ace Westcott black tulle: Mrs Nathaniel
| Francis. white lace; Mrs. John Wilkins.
mauve tulle. with silver lace: Mrs. John
McIlhenny. a recent bride, coral pink lace
Mrs John Poole. white satin with gold
embroidery: Mrs. ]. +. Burke. light blue
velvet: Mrs. John Summerlin, white
spangled lace; Mrs. John Merriam, white
nell Lee. pink chiffon: Nine. Calderon.
silver gray brocade; Mrs. James l. Nc
Callum, white lace; Mrs. Alexander Ma
gruder. black velvet and point lace: Mrs:
Duvall, pale blue satin with insertions OF
silver lace; Mrs. George s: Hamilton.
black velvet and point lace; Mrs. Burke.
blue satin: Mrs. John F. Leech. black
spangled lace; Mrs. Nathan Scott. black
lace and rose Powered chiffon; Mrs. John
Biddle. white satin: Mrs. Cary Langhorne,
white tulIe over pink satin: Mrs. Couglan.
white lace. and Mrs. Gage in black lace
and jet. Others present included Miss
Eleanor Terry. silver gauZe with flower
garlands; Miss Loring, cream lace; MISS
Marie Mcmillan Brown. pale blue empire
satin.
Miss Margaret Johnson. spangled net;
Miss Eleanor Granger. rose-howered
white chiffon; Miss La Boiteau. pompa-
dour silk: Miss Kate Mccartney. white
satin princess: Miss Margaret Roosevelt.
blue satin empire dress: Miss Marion
Oliver. pompadOur silk: Miss Grace Bell.
spangled black lace; Miss Jean LorinS,
light blue satin and lace: Miss EdSarine
Hastings. nile green radium silk, with
lace and touches of ermine: Miss Gage,
white lace over pink silk. with crystal
bead trimming: Miss Henrietta Fitch. pale
yellow chiffon over white: Miss Helen
Downing. nile green satin and embroid
cred in gold: Miss Alice Downing. pale
blue satin. empire. trimmed with silver
and gold lace; Miss Alice Shepard, black
spangled tulle. trimmed with bands of
black satin and touches of white tulle:
Miss Alma Rugsles, pink satin, trimmed
with old black lace and embroidery: Miss
Douglas Wise of Baltimore. white satin.
made empire Miss Belle Hagner white
lace: Miss Edith Sanger. pink brocade,
| trimmed with old lace; Miss Juliette Will
Iiams black chiffon: Miss Mildred Mer-
rick. pale blue satin; Miss Georgia Knox.
apricot satin crepe, comoined with
duchess ldCc Soiu Ciioio'ociH -MISS
Winifred Davis white lace: Miss Sessions.
pink silk: Miss Louise White. white satin:
Miss Frances Dodge. pale blue SILK; Miss
Edith Everett. blue satin and lace: Miss
Daisy Mackall white tulle and satin:
Miss Polly Mason, black crepe de chine:
Miss Magruder, pale pink satin-striped
chiffon over silk slip Of the same shade;
Miss Evelyn Walsh. black lace and tulle.
The Misses POrtner white satin and
lace Miss Elena Calderon. white lace
with touches OF pink velvet: Miss Taylor.
pink chiffon satin: Miss Mccoy o. Pitts
burg rose pink taffeta and lace: Miss
Hemenway. lowered chiffon and silver
spangled net: Miss Maths. pale yellow
satin: Mrs. William V. Cox. black lace:
Miss Emery black net Miss Caroline
Hickey yellow satin. made empire and
trimmed with silver cloth and white tuile:
Miss Holly, steel blue chiffon satin. with
trimming of lace: Mrs. J. +. Maury.
cream lace over pale green: chiffon and
silk: Miss Reese of Pittsburg. pale blue
chiffon satin made princess. with bertha
of rose point: Mrs. Wilcox. gun metal tul!e
spangled: Mrs p. A. Brown, black lace:
Miss Margaret Reeve. white chiffon and
lace: Miss Ethel Flinders. white chiffon
over satin: Miss Frances Burt. Powered
| crepe de chine and lace: Mrs. II. G.. s.
| Hale white satin and lace: Miss Ivah
| Patterson white point d'esprit: Mrs. q.
l.. Whitford nile green chiffon: Miss
! chiffon over pink: Mrs. Richard c. Adams.
! lowered chiffon over blue and trimmed
with lace: Miss Mona Gin. INK spangled
lace over pink: Mrs. c. De Witt Wilcox.
gray tule spangled I'm silver: Mrs. Gaillard
| Hunt male mink brocade. Miss Nina