Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-19
Sixteenth Southern Relief Ball
ExceIs All Others.
A VERY BRILLIANT SCENE
Notable Men and Women Unite to
Make Success.
MANY PRETTY GOWNS WORN
Plenty Partners, Lovely Girls and
Good Time for
All.

Another brilliant charity ball has been
added to the social history of the winter.
The Southern Relief Society was host last
night at the New Willard and company
OF young and old, as representative OF the
northland as of the southland and of every
branch of the official and resident society
of the Capital, spent happy evening i'm
the name of charity and with the knowl-
edge that the financial results would SO
far in the good work for which this relief
association stands pledged. This ball was
the sixteenth annual event Of the society
and from every indication in the point
of attendance was the most successful
one
Both bathrooms were in use and two
bands-the Marine and Fort Myer-gave
inspiring music for the dancing and the
promenade. Palms and foliage plants
adorned the two rooms
The guests began to arrive shortly after
. o'clock.
At 10 the dinner party companies adj
ded numerous well known groups, and
even at d later hour after the 1heaters
there were still accessions to the dancing
thronSs. Supper, most important fea-
lure of the evenings entertainment, was
served in the dining rooms on the lower
floor before midnight. Later. the dancing
was resumed, concluding an entertain
ment which formed not only beautiful
spectacle in itself, but one which is char
acteristic of the good will and helpfulness
which can also be counted upon when 10
cal charities make an appeal.
Mrs. Wright. wife of the Secretary of
War. and herself daughter of the south,
received for the society, and was assisted
in her gracious duties of the evening by
Mrs. Arthur Lee. DR.. Julian Cabell, Mr..
Col. Archibald Oracle made the introduce
lions.
The box holders of the evening were
Secretary of War and Mrs. Wright, who
put their box at the disposal of their
friends; Mr.. and Mrs Isaac T. Mann.
vino had Miss Baird and party of West
Virginia friends with them: Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Lee, who had invited Mrs. Elkns:
Representative and Mrs. ]. Van Vechten
Olcott. Mrs James !. McCollum, Mr. and
and Mr.. and Mrs. William F. Dennis.
whose party consisted of Senator and
Mrs. Bailey. Mrs. Robert L. Fleming Mr..
a. P. Dennis of Richmond and Miss
Wyndham RosSer.
Lovely Toilets.
Mrs. Wright. wife of the Secretary of
War was richly and becomingly gowned
in an orchid satin profusely trimmed with
point lace.
Mrs Arthur Lees trailing satin was of
an apricot tint and had dull gilt and
point lace in the ornamentation of the
corsage.
Mrs. Rosalie II. Bocock. drectoire gown
William F. Dennis, pink chiffon velvet
ri triy Ito
ments; Miss Wyndham Rosser. pink silk
and lace; Mrs. Robert ]. Wynne, white
lace with appliques of pink crepe roses,
panels of silver-beaded tulle: Miss
Wynne. empire dress of white lace and
silver-beaded tulle; Miss Daisy koen,
white lace with drectoire sash of
blue satin: Mrs. James |. McCallum,
white lace with blue satin accessories;
Mrs. James Dudley Morgan, Brussels
lace over orchid satin. diamonds and
pearls: Miss Monmonier of Baltimore.
valenciennes lace over mauve; Mrs.
pearl ornaments: Miss Mildred Merrick
pale blue satin: Mrs. Overman. wife of
Senator Overman, pale blue satin and
lace; Mrs. Lamar, princess lace dress
with touches of moss green velvet; Mrs.
Robert L. Fleming, white lace. with panels
of overloaded tulle; diamond and opal
ornaments.
Mrs. John T. Callaghan. black spangled
robe with jet ornaments: Miss Scott.
white chiffon over satin, with pearl orna-
ments; Miss Yvonne Shepard, black chif-
fon over white; Mrs, Horace Westcott, pale
blue satin; Mrs. Nathaniel Francis. white
satin and pearls; Mrs. Murray Cobb. pale
green chiffon over white satin; Miss Flea
nor Terry, white lace and diamonds; Miss
Lydia Loring, black satin, directore,
trimmed with gold lace and embroidery;
Miss Jean Loring light blue satin: Mrs
William Belden Noble. black velvet and
duchess lace, with gold embroidery; Miss
Yulee Noble. white crepe de chine and
coral velvet, with coral jewelry; Mrs.
James Ray. white satin directore en-
broidered with pearls; Mrs. James Green,
white satin empire dress. with pearl
passementerie; Mrs. Victor Kaufman,
spansled white lace, with pearls of silver
beaded tulle, diamond and opal orna-
ments; Mrs Isaac T. Mann. white lace
with silver lace; Mrs. George Howard,
white satin. trimmed with black tule and
chantilly lace; Mrs. Van Vechten OIcott,
light blue embroidered in silver: Mrs.
Joseph r. .Thropp. black satin embrod-
cred in gold and trimmed with lace: Mrs
Archibald Oracle. white satin and crystal
lace; Ms. Morris Evans. black velvet
dlrectoire: Mrs Talbot. black tulle: Miss
I ralnot; pale blue satin empire; Mrs. J.
FRANKLIN Bell, black satin embroidered
In gold; Mrs. Van Noorhis. white en-
broidered crepe; Mrs. Richard Reid
Rogers. white chiffon with orchid orna-
hei'dlloII, Dlue tulie. diamonds and
emeralds: Mrs. John Crayke Simpson
White satin. pearls and diamonds: Mrs.
HoWry, gold spanSied white net; Miss
HoWry. light blue chiffon: Mrs Owen.
Whlte lace over white chiffons Mrs. Mar
snail. yellow crepe and lace; Miss Matt
land Marshall. pink satin; Miss Eliza
Dancy of Atlanta, corn-colored satin.
Mrs. Horace Wylie white satin: Mrs
kehoe, black spangled tulle: Mrs. Worth
inston. black lace: Miss Valerie PadeI-
ioru. golden satin with tunic of orien-
tai tissue; the Misses Abbott, white lace:
Mrs. Abbott. apricot satin and lace. Mime
Calderon. white satin. with gold Lace
trimmings: Miss Calderon. pink chiffon.
Miss, Elizabeth Nitale. light pink satin:
Miss Baird. pink chiffon.
MRS. irwin. white lace with designs in
silver spangles. Miss Irwin empire dress
OF white satin. with rose garland trim
mlngs. Mrs. j. Eakn Gadsby, white
MORE with pearl passementerie and pearl
ornaments: Miss Wade Of Winnipee
white chiffon and silver lace. Mrs. vii,
nam G. GWynn, white satin. embroidered
IN gold. with sleeves of gold lace: tur-
quoise ornaments. Mrs. Henry G. BELL
black net. with dull jet trimming: dia,
monds and pearls. Miss Winifred Davis
white lace over pink satin Miss Fry. a
light blue empire gown. Miss Edith Fry
corn-color messaline. with Persian bands
Miss Annie Bayard. pink satin. Miss
EDNA saunders. white lace. Miss Nancy
Read. light green satin directoire. Miss
Hanna Taylor. light blue satin. Mrs
Reid Hunt. white satin and lace. Miss
directore sash Of Roman striped chiffon
Miss Pickett Heth. gold satin. Miss Vir-
GINA Heth, pink silk trimmed in near,
and lace Miss Alice Royd