Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-26
for SWEET CHARITY
FIRST OF THE SEASONS BALLS
A GREAT SUCCESS.
Large and Brilliant Assemblage of
Youth and Fashionables
in Attendance.

| The Thanksgiving charity ball at the
New Willard last night for the benefit
of the Noel House settlement work was
| a decidedly smart affair. A number of
the seasons debutanteS were in attend
ance and added materially to the gayety
OF the evening. The beauX also came
| out in goody numbers. and the dancing
program was thoroughly enjoyed. The
decorations of palms and other greens
made the ballroom present an attractive
appearance:
The reception committee was made up
of Mrs. Frank Moss. president Of the
board of managers of Noel House, Mrs.
! Henry Cleveland Perkins, vice president;
Mrs. Huntington Wilson and Mrs. Robert
Hinkley. Mrs. Moss was elegantly dress
ed in pink satin, Mrs. Perkins wore white
embroidered crepe. Mrs. Hinckley was in
light blue satin and diamonds and Mrs.
Wilson wore pale mauve satin The
floor committee included Arthur Lee,
Ten Eyck Wendell Charles W. McFee,
Rudolph Kaufman. w. H. Moses, James
Dudley Morgan, Benjamin Miller. Frank
w. Moss, billiard L. Owen, w. J. Peter,
DR.! Henry Parker, Armistead Peter, Col.
B. Reeves Russell, F. p. B. Sands, Gen.
r. H. Symons, Matthew Trmble. T. Au-
gustus Taylor, William Wheatley, Ad-
miral Wainwright. Charles L. Finley, w.
II. Finley. Gen. F'itzhugh r. c. Johnson.
Charles c. Glover, Admiral Harris, Pay
| master Lawrence Heap, L. S. N; James
II. Hopkins, F. l.. Huidekoper, w. J.
Henry, ]. S. Hill, j. NJ. Henry, Griffin
Halstead, Richard A. Horton. r. w. Hen
derson, f. Jordan, DR.. H. Krogstad, DR..
r. l.. Macdonald. Walter S. Andrews,
Alexander Britton. Bedford Brown, }.
s. Blair. Norman Bestor. Charles Henry
Butler. Admiral Brownson. Spencer Cor
Robert vedder Fleming, William M. Con-
| rad, Myron Parker, Frederick Gibbs,
| Brewster Reamey. Alexander Britto1'
| Brown, DR.. Franck Hyatt. +. d. Carusi,
| Arthur Brown, Percy Waters and Gar
| net Smith.
! The gowns worn were especially beau
| tiful. Ten Eyck Wendell wore back satin
with silver trimmings: Miss Alice Shep-
| ard black satin; Miss Magruder pale
i blue messaline and gold fringe; Miss AL
| ice Blech, pink crepe de chine, with a
corSage of violets: Mrs. Alexander Brit
ton, in gray net palletted in silver: Miss
Catharine Brtton, cerise satin empire
gown: Miss Vera Downing, pale green
satin bordered with sable: Miss Carolyn
Murray. pale yellow messaline: Mrs.
Richard Sellman Worthington. black lace
and silk: Miss Margaret Werthington.
white satin: Mrs. Richard Harlow, in en-
ming of good-spangled tule: Miss Con-
rad. niece and house guest of Mrs. Har-
low, deep pink messaline, with an over
dress of taupe chiffon; Miss Dorothy Will
liams. pale blue satin, with corsage of
vioets Mrs Gudet Duryee wore pale
blue satin yelled in black net finished
with fringe: Miss Marie Duryee, Frenc l
gown of white satin with panel en-
broidered in rosebuds and "A delicate pink
girdle. and wearing Il wreath of pink
| ycS N1rpuerita RarhOIlr- white
satin. with a corSage trimming of span
gled net; Miss Edith Switzerland, pome-
granate satin empire gown; Miss Frances
Miller, yellow satin with an overdress of
brown chiffon. Miss Natalie briggs wore
white marquisette with crystal trimming;
Miss Hannah Taylor. light blue satin
trimmed with spangled lace; Mrs. Ed
ward McCauley, black chiffon and lace
over white satin, chaperoned an attract
i've group of debutantes, including her
daughter, Miss Mary McCauley. Miss
McCauley wore a frock of pale pink chif-
fon cloth trimmed with punches of white
tulle. Mrs. Poyer wore gown of white
satin and lace with diamonds, and Mrs.
Brownson, wife of Rear Admiral Brown
son. black tulle over black satin with
lace; Miss Jessie krogstadt, pale blue
satin trimmed with lace and touches of
gold Mrs. Henry Fitch. black velvet and
white tulle, with diamond ornaments:
Miss Alexandrine Fitch was in gown of
French blue satin. with an overdress of
black chiffon studded in gold.
Miss Laura Merriam wore white striped
chiffon. trimmed with bands of white
satin. The bodice was made with deep
sirdle of white satin and trimmed with
a large yellow rose. Miss Elsie Down
ing wore striped pink chiffon over shell
pink satin. Miss Alice Downing wore
black satin and gold embroidery. Mrs.
Laurence Heap wore a handsome gown
of white chiffon painted in orchids and
trimmed with mauve satin. Mrs. David
Foote Sellers wore "A gown of black satin,
with which she wore some exquisite
pearls. Mrs. James Dudley Morgan wore
white chiffon cloth, and pearls Mrs
Charles Worthington wore a gown of
duchess lace over satin. Mrs. f.. G.
Raebe of New York wore gray chiffon
velvet: Mrs. F'railey. black spanged tulle
and lace; Miss Isabel Rammage. white
satin. with overdress of pompadour chif-
fOn; Miss Jean Loring, white chiffon with
dresden border, and trimmed with white
satin; Miss Gladys Hinckley pale green
atin, trimmed with white lace and
touches of black satin. Mrs Philip II.
Torrey wore white charmeuse, embroid-
cred in white; Miss Lille Finley. pea
cock blue satin. with white tulle in the
bodice; Mrs. Ralph Jenkins, gown of
black chantilly lace over white satin.
with pearls and diamonds; Mrs. Charles
VoOrhis pale blue satin, with crystal
embroidery; Miss Claire Wright peacock
green satin with a draped overdress of
Nine. de Quesada. golden brown chiffon
velvet, trimmed with old lace and en-
broidery.
Mrs. de Arostegui of Cuba, q cousin of
Nine. de Quesada, wore white lace, with
rosebuds.
Miss Elizabeth Goodwin, salmon-p
satin and gold lace: Miss Mary Stead,
pale yellow satin and lace. Mrs. Harris,
wife of Paymaster Harris, wore a hand
some gown of white satin, with rhine
stone embroidery Mrs. Walter Peter,
white lace and crystal embroidery; Mrs.
John Dunlop, an attractive frock of dres-
den chiffon: Miss Rosemary Bradford,
pale pink satin and lace; Miss Louise
White, pale blue satin, princess and silver
lace.
Miss Stella Carusi. pink satin.
Mrs Edward Carpenter, white satin
and gold lace; Miss Isabelle Hagner. gold
brocade and gold lace; Miss Randolph,
black satin, embroidered in silver; Mrs.
n. d. DreXel, bluck tulle and lace; Miss
Drexel, white chiffon. Mrs. ]. William
Henry wore very handsome gown of
black satin. trimmed with gold embroid-
cry and crystals
Mrs. George Calvert, jr., wore a gown
of black jetted tulle, trimmed with white
tulle. Mrs. Benjamin r. Russell, white
satin and lace. Miss Bessie Sessions a
handsome toilet of black satin, trimmed
with touches of gold. Mrs. Armsted
Peter, pink satin.