The Washington herald., 1908-01-01

To watch the old year out and the
New Year in, all the younger set of
Washington society was up and tripping
il on the light fantastic toe"
As far as social functions go. there
was an embarrassment of riches, there
being no less than FIVE dances. and many
hidden to several houses went from place
10 place. staying short time at each,
as Is the custom IN London during the
height of the season.
The gayest crowd Of merry makers
was undoubtedly that which met at the
home Of Mrs. L. L. Letter, who is just
from her mourning, The house
was bright with Christmas greens. poin-
setta, and roses, carrying out the hOll-
day colors.
At 10 o'clock carriages began to drive
up under the high Colonial portico and
discharge matrons and maids with their
attendant SWANS, and from then on till
the sma' hours dancing continued.
Mrs. Letter welcomed her guests in
handsome toilette of black velvet, en-
bellished with point lace, with which she
wore diamond ornaments. Among the
guests were the Misses Oliver, daughters
Baron Ambrozy. NJ. Szent-Ivany and
Baron HaymerIe, of the Austro-Hun-
garian Embassy; Mile Nabuco, daughter
of the Brazilian Ambassador: Miss
Eleanor Ridgely. daughter of the Comp
trOller OF the Currency; SignOr Centaro.
of the Italian Embassy: Miss Boardman,
Mr.. and Mrs. Murray Cobb, Lieut.. and
Mrs. BuImer, Vicomte de Cnambrun, OF
the French Embassy; Miss Langham, sis
ter of the Baroness Won Sternburg;
Prince zu Lynar, Count Won Hatzfeldt
Of the German Embassy: Senator and
Mrs Murray Crane Col. and Mrs. BrOm-
we'll Miss Katherine Elkins, Lieut.
Ulysses 5. Grant. L. s A., and Mrs
Grant. Mr and Mrs. Sidney Pell. Of New
York; Lieut. Col and Mrs. James, Of the
British Embassy; Mr.. and Mrs Young
and the Hon. Capt Hood. of the British
Embassy: Miss Grace Jarvis, Miss Edith
Sanger. Mr. and Mrs. William COTc0ran
Eustis, the Danish Minister. Mr. Brun,
Count d'Adhemar. Mr. and Mrs Guy
Norman. the Third Assistant Secretary
OF State and Mrs. Wilson, the Belgian
Minister and the Baroness Moncheur, the
Netherlands Minister and Nine. van Swim
deren, and Mr.. Joseph Letter.
At the home of the Postmaster General
and Mrs. Meyer a party Of young people
were entertained at dinner. the company
consisting mostly of the young friends Of
Mr.. George Meyer home from college for
the holidays. after which more guests
came IN for the dance which followed,
these being of the younger crowd, with
q few additional friends of the Misses
Meyer, comprising some of the young
men Of the diplomatic corps and officers
in the army and navy.
The former Ambassador 10 Italy and
Mrs. William F. Draper entertained the
friends Of their schoolgirl daughter, Miss
Margaret Preston Draper. last evening
at one OF the most enjoyable dances OF
the holiday season. The guests were in
vited early in the evening. and the mer-
riment was at its height Immediately
after the dawn Of the New Year The
beauty Of the spacious rooms needed lit
tie in the way Of decorations 10 add 10
their charm, and only few cut flowers
in tall vases were used about them.
Music was furnished by the Marine Band
Orchestra and supper was served al
small tables, where the gusts were
seated.
Mrs. Draper wore a gown OF black vel
vet embroidered in a sunbuTst of rhine
-@fe
gown of white chiffon over a taffeta slip,
embroidered with white marguerites.
The guests were the Misses Martha
Bacon, Gladys Hinckley, Catherine Brown,
Mary McCauley, Alice Whiting. Julia
Whiting. Laura Merriam. Margaret Cot
ton-Smith. Nancy Nef, Eleanor Reyburn,
Alice Scott, Louise HELEN. Leila Mont
gomery. Charlotte Pettus Marian Wise,
Adelaide Heath, Marguerite Barbour
YuIe Noble. Celia McCallum, Doris Hay
wood. Bessie Sessions Russell Constance
Edgar. May Webb. Lillian Stone. Frances
Noyes. Priscilla Griffin, Lillian Chew,
Mary Chew, Evelyn Chew, Amy Richard
son, Marion Smith, Gladys Mum, and
Carrie Mum.
Messrs. Roland Cotton-Smith, jr., Otis
Cottop-Smith. Scott Thropp, Joseph
AnTODp, AILIuE Etlchtls lAdilDl Jti!tl-
ston. jr., Coleman Jennings, Edward
Cady. Edward Mclean, Thomas W. Sy-
mons. jr. c. C. Glover. jr.. Seaton,
Schroeder. jr., Arthur HELEN, Mau-
rice Nabuco George Appleby, Frank
Scott. Robert Fairbanks, LaurasOn Riggs,
Cleveland Perkins, John Newell Garfield
Peyton Winthrop, John Sherman Mccall
lum. Brewster Reamey. Charles Foulke
ir.. John Van Bibbs. Daniel Davis, Camp
bell Edgar. King Stone Newbold Noyes
Robert Chew, Benjamin Harrison Nc
Kee, jr., Charles Mum, Fathers Lara
bee, and Hinckkley.
Mr. and Mrs Charles Henry Butler, OF
1885 street, also gave a young peoples
dance last night. about twenty being
asked to meet their house guests. the
Misses Hoyt, of New York, and Mr
Lewis Park, Mr.. James Boyd, and Mr.
Frederick Dawson. all classmates al
Yale of their son, Mr.. Charles NJ. Butler
who are also visiting MIR and Mrs Butter
for the holidays Later in the evening
about forty of Mr. and Mrs Buffers ol6
friends were asked to join the happy
throng of young people and dance the
New Year IN.
The Secretary OF the Interior and Mrs
Garfield viii give an informal New
Years dance tonight for their son John