New-York tribune., 1910-12-31
BALL AT THE White HOUSE
President Taft Dances with
Many Partners.
NOTABLE LIST OF GUESTS
Mrs. and Miss Taft Receive ir
Blue Room-Elaborate
Decorations.
IErom The Trinune Buresu.

washington. Dec 3o.-The ball given by
the President and Mrs. and Miss Taft to-
night will be recorded as i particularly
brilliant chapter in the social history os
the White House The state drawing
rooms and dining room We're thrown open
and Were elaborately decorated with fiow
ers and lights Mrs. and Miss Taft stood
in the Blue Room TO receive the three hum
dred guests. Mrs. Taft wearing a graceful
gown of soft pink satin crepe de chine
with rich embroidery anG lac as an en-
bellishment- Miss Taft wore a ball gown
Of pale blue satin overdraped with blue
chiffon and caught with garlanGs of roses.
The Marine Band i'm two sections provided
music for the dancing and reception The
President. who is fond OF dancing, was
the partner of Miss Taft, her cousin. Miss
Harriet Anderson, Miss Ethel Roosevelt
and many others.
The ball began al 10 o'clock in the East
Room where the paH gowns showed to
the best possible advantage against the
ivory colored walls and soft toned dra-
peries The Marine Band orchestra was
stationed in an alcoye built out from the
great double window IN the east side or
the room, so that the entire floor was
devoted TO the dancers. while the lorg red
corridor. the marble atrium. and drawing
room all afforded dancing space.
Among the invited guests were the Vice
President and Mrs. Sherman, their sons
snd daughters-in-law. Mr.. and Mrs. Rich
ard Sherman and Mr.. and Mrs Sheriff.
Sherman; the Secretary of state and Mrs.
Knox. Hugh Knox. Miss Esther Singer,
the Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs.
MacTeagh. Ames MacVeagk, Mrs. Writ
Dexter, the Attorney General and drs
Wickersham. Mrs. Albert Akin Sir
Robert and Lady Hadfeld.e the Post
Navy and Mrs Meyer. she Misses
Never George ven L. Meyer, 1r-. the
Secretary OF Agriculture and Jasper
Wilson. the Secretary of Commerce and
Labor and Mrs. Nagel Miss Iildegarde
Nagel. the Misses Shepley, of Boston; Mr.
and Mrs Charles P. Taft, Miss Louise
Taft Miss Harriet Anderson, John Heron,
Robert Taft with his house guests, Mr.
French, Stephen H. Philbin. OF New York,
and John Ewing of Chicago; Mrs. L. u.
Letter. Mrs. Richard Townsend, the As
sistant Secretary Of the Navy and Mrs.
Beekrnan winthrop, the Assistant Secre-
tary Of State and Mrs Huntington wilson,
Miss Marion Oliver, Miss Mabel Board
man. Miss Katherine Jennings, MISS hath-
crime Brown. Countess Luise-Alexandra
Won Bernstorff. Donna Beatrice Cusani
Confalonieri, Miss elise Ames ana MISS
Lillian Sears, of Boston; Mr. S;ltier, MI
Jaques Mr. Harding, OF Bostosl. Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Nicholas Eongworth.
Miss Ethel t,oosevelt, Kermit Roosevelt,
Miss May Hammond, Miss Carrie Louise
Mum. Reginald Boardman, aiiss Jessie
Krogstad. Miss Marguerite Barbour Miss
Aleshire Miss Ruth Pill'ng. Miss Eudora
Helen
Hughes the Misses Whiting, Miss Doris
Haywood Miss Edith Grscie, the Misses
(Sreelv, Adolphus Greely, jr., John b. Hem
derson. Franklin Ellis. A {. Horstmann
Oden Horstmann, Baron Hardenbroek'
Henri Martin, William Bowie Clark, MI
de Beaufort. Roberto Centaro, Senor Doh
German 3uIle. Court Pourtaies. Captain
sowerhy. and a number of the debutantes
Of this and previous seasons and young
bachelors of the d8plomtic corps and Official
society.