Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-08
IN THE WORLD or SOCIETY
BENEDICTINE BALL HELD AT
RAUSCHER'S LAST NIGHT.
Dinners Preceding and Some Future
Hospitalities-Days at
Home-Personals.

Mrs. I.arz Anderson. Mrs. Robert Bacon.
Mrs. Frederic Keep, Mrs. Pierre Lorilard.
Mrs. Purdy. Mrs. E. Hope Slater. Mrs.
George Vanderbilt. Mrs Herbert Wads-
worth and Mrs. Beekman Winth- op were
hostesses last night at the annual Ben
edictine' ball. held at Rauscher's. and
which for many reasons significant to it
sell. is rightfully held as the leading SUBJ
scription event of the winter. The re-
ceiving party stood in the first ballroom.
which had entirely lost it's customary
aspect. being transformed into an arbo-
of green. in which numerous rose-colored
lights cleaned. The walls and ceiling
were uncovered in southern smilaX.. the
window recesses banked in palms and
foliage plants. and the dOorways framed
in green trellises and scrolls covered with
green leaves. making an effect as If in
bronze. Green carpet on the floor and
green furniture further contributed to the
picture formed and made a most apprO-
pirate background for the richly gowned
and supe-bly jeweled women who well
coined the company
per was served, had also an appropriate
floral decoration. The massing of the
cotillon favors under the balcony in the
white ballroom made that end of the room
d SlOWlUS mass Oh COlOT. Ue CoItcCtlOit
ran largely to fancy paper articles in
bonnets. parasols. plumes and brushes.
with tulle sashes and orders. walking
sticks. fans. stamp boxes. paper cutters.
desk pads and pin cushions. each tied
with ribbons.
Maj. Charles l.. McCauley led the CO.
tillon. A buffet supper was served dur
ing the first half of the evening and
late supper on small tables, laid in the
banquet room. two hours late. Nearly
u of a their
house guests before the ball.
Among those invited were the Secretary
of State and Mrs. Root. the Postmaster
General and Mrs. Meyer. Miss Meyer.
Navy and Mrs. Metcalf, the Secretary of
the Inferior and Mrs. Garfield, the Aus
trian ambassador and Baroness Hengel-
muller, the French ambassador and Nine.
Baroness Won Sternburg. the Belgian
minister and Baroness Moncheur. the
Danish minister. the Greek minister. Mr..
Justice and Mrs. White, Mr.. Justice and
Mrs. Holmes. Mr.. Justice Moody. Mr.
Robert Bacon, assistant secretary of
state; Miss Emily Low Bacon, Mr.. and
Mrs. Huntington Wilson. Gen. and Mrs.
Robert Shaw Oliver, Miss Oliver. Miss
Marion Oliver. the assistant secretary
of the navy and Mrs. Newberry, Miss
Miss Hoyt. Senator and Mrs. Murray
Crane, Senator and Mrs Ellkins. Miss FL
kins. Senator and Mrs Foraker. Miss
Foraker. Senator and Mrs. Depew. Mr..
and Mrs. Bourke Cochran. Mr.. and Mrs
Nicholas Longworth and their guests. Mr..
and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt. Mrs. Henry
Clews, Mr.. and Mrs. Larz Anderson and
their guests. Mrs. Alfred Vanderbilt and
Mr.. and Mrs. Van Rensselaer,. the Misses
Patten and their guest, Miss Paul; Mr..
and Mrs. Anthony Drexe1, Miss Drexel,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Goelet, Miss Tuck
erman. Mr.. and Mrs. James L. Breese.
Mr.. and Mrs. Byrd. Mr.. Craig Wads-
worth. Mr.. Arden Robbins. Mr.. and Mrs.
Burden. Mrs. Richard Townsend and
Miss Townsend and their guests. Mrs.
Lawrence Townsend and Miss Yvonne
Townsend. Mr.. Moreton Frewen of Lon
don. Mr. Jerome Bonaparte: Mr.. Edward
Mclean. Mrs. Cameron, Miss Cameron.
Miss Helen Ffohlke, Miss Grace Jarvis.
Miss May, Miss Gwynn, Col. James and
the Hon. Mrs: James. Mr.. and Mrs.
George Young. Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Wat
son, Mr.. H. Bere sford-HOpe. Mr. Kroupen-
sky, Mr.. Won Schubert, Lieut.. Won Bruning.
Mr. and Nine. des Portes de Ia Fosse, Mile.
DIES Portes de la Fosse. Viscount and Wis
countess de Martel, Lieut.. Commander
Baron Ambrozy. Count Torok Baron Won
Stumm. Mr.. Royaards. Count d'Adhemar.
Miss Langham. Miss Margaret Roosevelt.
Mrs. John Ridgely Carter. Mrs. Hilborne
L. Roosevelt. Miss Frederica M 6.
Vanderbilt Mr.. Beekman Winthrop. Mr..
Herbert Wadsworth. Mr.. Frederic Keep.
Mr.. Pierre Lorillard. Mr. Purdy and
Count Hatzfeldt.
Owing to illness. Mrs. Dewey will not
receive Monday.
Senator and Mrs. Beverage gave a din
ner last night for the Vice President and
Mrs. Fairbanks.
Representative John w. Dwight and
Mrs. Dwight entertained at dinner last
evening. when their guests were the Sec
rotary of Commerce and Labor and Mrs.
Straus. Gen. and Mrs. John Watts
stock. DIR. and Mrs. Chatard. Admiral
q Neil and Mrs. Childs.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Richardson
Glover entertained last evening at dinner
in honor of the Secretary of State and
Mrs. Root and had in the company to
meet them Senator and Mrs. Buckley.
Senator Kean and Miss kean, Maj. and
Mrs. McCawley. Mr.. and Mrs William
Corcoran Eustis. Representative and Mrs.
Van Vechten Olcott. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Glover. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Nelson
Page and Count yon Hatzfeldt, counselor
Of the German embassy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Reid Rogers gave
a dinner last flight in honor of former
the company to meet them Senator and
Mrs. Frazier Assistant Attorney General
and Mrs. Sanford. Miss Anna Horsey.
Mrs. Evans, Senator Brandegee, Baron
Schlippenback, and Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
S. Words of New York.
Mr. and Mrs. Larz Anderson. who We're
entertaining for their house guests, Mr..
and Mrs. Van Rensselaer, and Mrs. Alfred
Vanderbilt; Mrs. Purdy. who had a
company of thirty dining with her
at Rauschers: Representative and Mrs.
Weeks and Miss Boardman were among
the dinner hosts last night.
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Tilton and son
of Cleveland are in the city for few
weeks visiting DR.. and Mrs. George Hen
derson of 1894 Newton street northeast
Prof. and Mrs. +. w. Clarke have an
nounced the engagement of their daugh-
ter, Una Anterior. and Rev. Arthur p.
Hunt of the General Theological Semi
nary, New York
Mrs. Wallace Radcliffe will not receive
Monday, February 10.
Mrs. ]. c. Kelton and her mother, Mrs.
Campbell. will be at home the four re-
naming Saturdays in February
surprise party was given to Mr.. and
Mrs. W.. S. Brady in honor Of their eight
zenith wedding anniversary at their
home. 25 street northwest, Wednesday,
February s. Mr.. Boyle gave graphophone
selections and a bounteouS supper was