The Washington herald., 1910-11-25

DNbANalANS nG4 kltif IfEl large gain
ering last evening at the ball at the New
Willard for the benefit of the most pop
ular and most worthy charity. Noel
House. The bathrooms were beautifully
decorated with festooned greens. and the
Marine Band Orchestra played for the
dancing.
1t was one of the prettiest balls ever
given at the Willard in point of beauty
Of the women and the gowns. Supper
was served at midnight
The freshness of the gowns gave par
tlcularly pretty effect and the graceful
princess, draped and plain, with its soft
sweeping lines, predOminated over the
grotesque hobble effects
Mrs. William J. Boardman one OF the
founders of the charity, headed the re-
ceiying line. with Mrs. Frank Moss, the
president Mrs. Montgomery. Macomb, and
Miss Hegeman. Mrs. BOardman was
gOWned in a stately Worth gown of royal
purple velvet with point lace and dia-
monds. Mrs Moss, upon whom most of
the success OF the ball depended, wore
cameo satin trimmed with rare old Vene-
tian point lace and touches of black.
with ornaments Of pearls. Mrs. Eacomb
was in white satin with trimmings OF
rhinestones. and Miss Hegeman wore
black jetted lace with pearl ornaments.
Many Beautiful Gowns.
Among the charmingly dressed women
were Mrs. James Marion Johnston. in
black ehantilIy lace and chiffon. over
white silk. with diamond ornaments: Miss
sophy Johnston. one OF the most attrac-
tive buds Of last year. wore pOmpadour
silk in a sort of Dolly Warden effect
which was most quaint and graceful
Miss Adelaide Heath, In pale blue satin
draped princess with silver trimmings
on the bodice Miss Katherine BTitton,
! In short gown OF white messalIne, with
a double drapery in straight effects OF
soft net. with passementerie and fringe
/ Of crystal beads: Miss Frances NOyes, in
geranium-eolored chiffon over white silk,
with trimmings Of silver fringe and rose
buds; Miss Natalie Magruder, pearl-col-
Ored messaline, made in long draped
! princess style. with silver trimmings;
/ Miss Natalie briggs, white satin, en-
hrOidered In c0lors at the bottom OF the
skirt, which was draped with embrold-
/ cred pineapple cloth and finishing touches
| Of pale pink buds: Miss Julia Heyl, in
pale blue satin, draped with dewdrop
silk net.
/ Miss Marta Calvo. in pink. with dainty
white lace: Miss Marie Fisher, pink chif.
4 fon cloth, dotted with pale-pink rose
1 buds of ribbon, and a band of larger
/ rosebuds about the bottom of the drap-
/ cry, which hung over pale-pink satin
Miss LOllie Anderson. lace robe over
pale-buIe satin: Mrs Reid Hunt. violet
/ chiffon cloth over mauve satin; Mis-:
Hannah Willard Taylor. old-rose satin
I trimmed with crystals
Mrs. J. NJ culp. jetted black net ovel
black silk: Miss Adeline Culp. one of the
/ seasons buds. emerald green, trimmed
| with bands Of Persian trimming; Mrs
/ Odell S. Smith. pale-gray satin. with stee
! trimmings and beads: Miss Smith. one o.
the seasons prominent debutantes, pale
blue satin. yelled with pale-yeilOw net
/ studded with crystals and finished viii
old point lace; Mrs. Russell Harrison
white chiffon cloth, embroidered In sill
yer and white and trimmed with ross
1 point, with point lace scarf; Miss Harri
son. white chiffon cloth. with touche
OF pink and narrow bands OF sable an
a bolerO Of crystals; Miss Katharine MAJ
| Brooks. pale-green. embroidered just
cloth, with trimmings OF pearls and pale
green chiffon and topaz ornaments.
Wore Pale Blue Satin.
Miss Marie Ray, a bud of this season
pale blue satin yelled in gold dotted lace
Mrs. Michael J. Colbert, pale blue saith
with orchid-colored chiffon and orchio
passementerle: Miss Doris Haywood, th'
youngest bud of the season. pale pinl
crepe meteor, with a tunie drapery o
white ehantilly lace, edged with th'
| tiniest OF pink rosebuds and rosebud trim
mings on the draped bodice and shOT
skirt; Miss Mary McCauley, apricot col
cred chiffon over white satin. with touches
/ of sable fur: Miss Collins, white tulle Owe
white silk; Miss Leonora Finley, pale blu
chiilSa over blue satin. with silver trim
4 innings and a wreath of pink rosebuds II
her hair; Miss Elsie Downing, pink mes
/ saline draped princess gown, with silve
/ trimmings; Miss Frances Miller, whit
! satin with pearl and crystal trimmings
Miss Stella Carusi, black satin, witt
heavy embroidery in silver on the bodice
and front panel of the close-fitting prin
/ cess gown.
4 GOwned in Chiffon.
Miss Alice Wright wore pink chiffor
en- traine, with soft trimming OF knotteC
chiffon over pink satin; Miss Elizabeth
Reside. pale yellow crepe meteor. made
| with short round skirt and clOse-fttinl
/, bodice, trimmed with gold embroidery
ana cloth of gold slippers: Miss Anna c
Roth, pink satin, trimmed with crystals
and silver, and silver dotted lace: Miss
! Harriet Bayne, white satin trained gown
Miss Mildred Fearn. pink satin. veilee
with pink chiffon. which was edged with
border of pink roses and vines, hand
painted; Miss Elsa Portner. white meteor
satin modfsh gown. with black marter
! bands.
Mrs. Earl Goodwin. yellow crepe meteor
with bands of gold embroidery. Miss
Margaret yesterday, emerald green satin
with gold gauze trimmings; Miss Penne
baker. pale pink chiffon cloth, shire,
and trimmed with pearls and pink swan:
down; Miss Finley, white crepe de chine
| trimmed with crystals; Mrs. J. ]. Knapp
white chiffon. with crystal trimming and
fur; Miss Knapp, white satin, hand paint
ed: Mrs. George F. Appleby. white silver
dotted tulle over pink satin, with trim
mings of pink swans down; Miss Rutf
Bliss. white crepe de chine, With pear
| trimmings
Miss Alice BOptell wore peacock blu,
satin. with trimmings of black chiffor
and black lace: Miss Gladys Hihckley
mauve Chiffon Miss Maitland Marshall
blue messaline, with bodice and Overskir
of chantilly lace. trimmed with rosebuds
Mrs. Frank Phipps, guest of Mrs Mar
shall, sapphire blue satin. yelled with jet
ted black lace Mrs, Morris Evans, pal,
gray liberty satin, with steel passemente
RE; Miss Gladys Roosevelt, apricot satin
with tunic drapery of white lace; Miss
Alice Whiting. striped chiffon cloth. mad,
| with three fuli-shirred ruffies in graceful
| effect.
Mrs, Arthur Moses. black velvet, witt
/ lace and silver gauze about the neck
Miss Hunt, white crepe de chine. witt
/ full skirt and bodice, trimmed with golt