The Washington times., 1908-02-08
MidWinteT Ball
Brilliant Affair
OF Social Season

The Nations Capital has at last had
a bali worthy of the name, but It took a
bevy Of attractive nations from out or
Town to bring this about
The 'AIidwinter Ball. given by the
reOI gariZed Benedictines OF last year at
Rauscher's last night, was ore Of ~the
most brilliant social events of the Capt.
tai Tor many months.
Mrs. Robert Bacon, wife Of the As
sistant Secretary Of State Mrs. Beck
man Winthrop, wife of the Assistant
Secretary Of the Treasury; Mrs. George
Vanderbilt Mrs. Herbert Wadsworth,
Mrs. John Henry Purdy, Mrs. Pierre
I.oriIlard, Mrs. Larz Anderson, Mrs.
Frederick A. Keep, and Mrs. +. Hope
Slater, comprised the committee In
charge Of arrangements and acted as
hostesses, receiving the guests last even
ing
The smaller ballroom at .Rauschers
was transformed into a woodland bower
OF beauty with tall palms. ferns. and
pine branches, completely screening the
walls. The ceiling was thickly fes-
toored with Southern smilax, studded
with deon pink blossoms, shading the
lights. A number of coy bowers were
arranged in the bay window, and the
handsome drawing-room furniture com
biped with the decorations to present a
scene OF unusual beauty for A Washing
ton social function. The atmosphere sa-
vored distinctly OF Gotham.
The anteroom adjoining the smaller
ballroom was arranged as a dining
room and a buffet supper was served
there throughout the evening. Here the
mantel was banked with a profusion OF
ferns and vari-hued rhOdOdendTOn.
An orchestra from the Marine Band
played the music for the dancing, sta
toned IN the balcony in the ballroom.
the ballroom where the dancing took
place was not decorated save for the
festoOns of smllax and pine branches on
the balcony.
Mai. Charlie McCawley led the CO
tillOn, in which seventy-fiye couples
took part The favors were simple. con-
sisting of paper wands. paper bonnets,
paper brushes. walking sticks, ivory
hand-CaTveG paper cutters, paper para
soils. red leather stamp boxes, wallets,
memorandum desk pads and the like
4 number or dinner parties preceded
the ball, the most prominent of which
was that given by Mrs Purdy al
RaUsCher's, at which she entertained
the other members of the committee,
Previous 10 the COtilion, after general
dancing d buffet supper was served,
after which the older members who
did not care to participate IN the. CO.
tillon left. A second and more elaborate
supper was served at the conclusion of
the c0tilIon. and the guests left for their
homes in tho wee sma' hours. presenting
& grotesdue sight in evening gowns and
dress suits on the deserted streets IN
the early gray dawn
Some Of the guests were Secretary OF
State and Mrs. Root, the POSTMASTER
General and Mrs. Meyer Miss Meyer
Miss Julia Meyer, the Secretary Of the
Navy and Mrs. MetCalf, the Secretary OF
the Interior and Mrs. Garfield, the Aus
tTian Ambassador and Baroness HengeI-
muller. the French Ambassador anc
Nine. JusseFand the German Ambassa'
dor and Baroness Won Sternburg. tht
British Ambassador and Mrs. Bryce inc
Belgian Minister and Baroness Mon
Chpur, the Danish minister. the Greeh
minister. Mr.. Justice and Mrs. White
Mr.. Justice and Mrs. Holmes, Mr. JUS
tiCe Moody. Robert Bacon, Assistant
Secretary Of State; Miss Emily Low
Bacon. Mr.. and Mrs. Hunting Wilson
Gen. and Mrs. Robert Shaw Oliver; Miss
Oliver. Miss Marion Oliver. the Assist
ant Secretary Of the Navy and Mrs
Newberry, Miss Newberry, Mr.. and Mrs
Henry HOyt. Miss Hoyt. Senator and
Mrs. Murray Crane, Senator and Mrs
Elkins. Miss EIkins, Senator and Mrs
Foraker, Miss Foraker. Senator and Mrs
Depew. Representative anS Mrs. BOurke
Cochran. Representative and Mrs Nicho-
las I.ongwOrth and their guests, Mr.
and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, Mrs
Henry Clews, Mr.. ana Mrs. Larz
Anderson and their guests, Mrs
Alfred Vanderbilt and Mr.. anc
Mrs. Van Rensselaer,, the Misses
Patten and their guest, Miss Paul: Mr.
and Mrs. Anthony Drexel, Miss Drexel
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert GOelet, Miss Tuck
ermzn, Mr.. and Mrs. James L. Breese
Mr. and Mrs. Byrd, Craig Wadsworth
Arden Robbins, Mr.. and Mrs. Burden
Mrs Richard Townsend and Miss
Townsend and their guests. Mrs. Law
renee Townsend and Miss YvCnnt
Townsend. MOretOn FTewen. Of London
Jerome Bonaparte. Edward Mclean
Mrs. Cameron. Miss Cameron, Miss
Helen FfOulSe, Miss Grace Jarvis, Mis-:
May, Miss Gwynn, Colonel James, anC
the Hon. Mrs. James, Mr.. and Mrs
George Young, Mr.. and Mrs. Grant
Watson. II. BeresfOrd- Hope, Mr.. KrOu
pensky, Mr.. Won Schubert, Lieutenant
Won Bruniug, Mr.. and Mrs. des Porte
Ia la Fosse, Mile. des POrtes de u
Fosse, Viscount and VisCOuntess Of
Afartel, Lieutenant Commander and
Nine de Blanpre. Baron Haymerie
Baron An7brOZy, Count TOTOk, BarOT
Won Stumm, Mr.. Royaards, Coun
a Adhemar, Miss Langham. Miss Mar
garet Roosevelt, Mrs John Ridgely Car
ter, Mrs HIlbOTne L. Roosevelt. Mis-
Frederick Morgan, Miss Boardman, Mis-
WardeT. George Vanderbilt, BeekmaI
Winthrop, Herbert WadswOrth, Fred
eric Keep, Pierre IsoTillard, Mr.. PUrdy