Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-27
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
VICE PRESIDENT AND MRS.
SHERMAN RECEIVE SENATE.
The Winters Great Party a Matter
of Delightful Comment.
Other Events.

| The Vice President and Mrs. Sherman
! received official and social Washington
| last night at one of the largest and hand
soonest receptions of the winter. and Incl
dentally introduced their three sons and
their wives, the four couples standing
| shoulder to shoulder across the main
drawing room. The cordial welcome Of
| the host and hostess was re-echoed down
| the line, and it's repetition six times over
gave an atmosphere to the party which it
will be hard to duplicate. OF course it
| was crowded, but, as everybody knew
! everybody else. the crush was only an
other detail to recount in describing a
| notable occasion. 49,. ......-.
President Taft, accompanied by Capt.
Archibald Butt, was among the late ar
| rivals. He was kept busy exchanging
! greetings from the threshold to the draw
| ing room door. Mrs. Sherman herself
presented her sons and daughters-in-law
| to the President who afterward continued
| his smiling progress through the rest of
! the house out to the dining room, where
| he partook of the dainty spread there.
| where hundreds of guests had also de-
| lightfully Jared throughout the evening.
| An orchestra on the upper stair landing
| played throughout the reception, and
| every room had a pretty decoration of
roses or spring flowers. For their first
large party al the capital, the vice
| President and Mrs Sherman scored
great triumph. They gave pleasure to
| legions of old and new friends and SEEM
| ingly had the best time of any in having
| their invitations SO universally accepted.
| The members of the Senate were the
special guests of the evening. and dip
lonatic. congressional and resident So
ciety was asked to meet them. Mrs.
Sherman was elegantly gowned in silver
! brocade. trimmed with point lace and
! aI ia fIlll y1-ar
diamonds.
Mrs. Sheriff. Sherman wore embroidered
white chiffon, trimmed with point lace.
Mrs. Richard L. Sherman, a bride Of the
autumn, wore her wedding gown of en-
broidered white satin. trimmed with point
lace, and Mrs Thomas Sherman wore
black chiffon velvet, with crystal beaded
lace around the square corsage.
Conspicuous among the Wearers of SUI
perb gowns were Mrs. j. G. Burrows,
| whose dress was of white Spanish sui-
pure and her jewels OF diamonds and tur
| quoises; Mrs. Longworth. who wore en-
| erald velvet with gold net forming the
square corsage her long earrings of
pearls hanging from an enameled ivy
eaf; Mrs. Chauncey Depew. black satin
| and tulle with rhinestone trimming; Mrs.
| Newlands, pink satin and crystal lace;
Mrs TAYLOR, blue chiffon: Mrs. Hepburn.
| satin; Mrs Rayner, green satin and chit
fon: Mrs. Dolliyer, green satin; Mrs.
| Carter, silverbeaded blue tule; Mrs. Nc
Cumber. white satin; Mrs. Overman,
| white satin; Mrs. Gusgenheim. white and
| gold brocade; Mrs. Gore. yellow satin and
| chiffon; Mrs. MacVeagh. white satin !;
| Mrs -Erooman, cream satin and Spanish
lace; Mrs. Russell Harrison, white satin,
Harrison. pink satin. with crystal and
pearl garniture: Mrs. Rudolph kauff-
mann, blue satin; Miss Hartmann, black
tulle. with rhinestone trimmings: Miss
Helen Cannon. emerald satin with
| dull gold lace; Mrs. j. l. Loose,
| black lace and JET and splendid dia-
| mond ornaments: Mrs. S. c. Neaie, rose
| pink satin with tnnic of crystal-beaded
| tulle: Mrs. Myron NJ. Parker. black satin
and jet: Mrs. William Manning Irwin,
White satin with gold lace; Miss Irwin,
Mrs Edison Bradley. light blue satin;
Mrs. Charles Bennett. peacock blue satin
embroidered in shaded silk and gold with
black tulle; Mrs. john Wyeth. pale blue
| velvet and lace with diamonds: Mrs
Beach Grant, black satin trimmed with
jetted tllle; Mrs. Frank Evans, green
| satin trimmed with gold net: Mrs. Wood
ruff of New York, white satin enlbroid-
| bands of sable; Miss Mary Baker, white
satin with overGress of embroidered
white chiffon: Miss PauldinS. natter blue
| satin trimmed with gold crystals and dia-
monds: Mrs. Williamson, black satin
! trimmed with black marabou and gold:
| Mrs James r. Mann. embroidered white
| brussels net. diamonds and pearls; Mrs.
! Needham, blue chiffon over satin, with
| crystal embroidery; Mrs. Joseph Thropp.
| pale yellow satin embroidered in bril-
| ian,s and trimmed with old lace; Mrs.
Thomas Gaff. black satin with .brilliants,
| diamonds and pearls; Mrs. Chatard, blue
| tulle over satin. with touches Of fur and
silver lace: Mrs. Archibald Hopkins. jet
| ted black lace; the Misses Kean. one in
| cherry satin and the other in silver
beaded blue tulle: Countess de Chanp5run.
| emerald green velvet and venetian lace;
| Mrs Wotherspoon. white liberty satin
with touches of gold net; Mrs. j. Breck
Perkins, old rose satin; Mrs. Robert j.
| Wynne, silver-spangled rose tulle over
| rose satin with pearl garnitdre, with
diamond necklace: Mrs. Alexander Brit
| ton, black satin trimmed with crystals
and silver. with pearls and diamonds;
| Miss Britton cerise satin and chiffon,
| with touches of gold lace: Miss Katherine
Weeks, deep rose-colored satin: Mrs
| Madden, white velvet, with diamonds and
pearls: Miss Madden. pink satin with an
(! overdress Of spangled tulle with pearls;
| Mrs John ". Dwight, light blue satin,
| trimmed with silver and pearls; Mrs
| Henry Sherman Boutell. mauve and sill
J yer brocade trimmed with pearls and