Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-28
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
THE WHITE HOUSE BALL AND
DINNERS BEFORE IT.
Smart Gowns and Hats in the Easter
Parade-Events.
Notes.

| N0CeS.
| Mrs. Taft will entertain the party of
poung people staying at the White House
and some other guests tonight at a din
ner before the dance Last night Miss
Taft, Mr.. Robert Taft and their guests
dined at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. James
NJ. Johnston.
Tho guests at the White House are Miss
Harriet Anderson and Miss Louise Taft,
cousins of Miss Taft; Miss Grace Henry
of New York and Mr.. Jack Even and Mr..
L'Engle Hartridge, college friends Of Mr..
Robert Taft.
| Miss Katharine Elkins was not in the
church parade yesterday. but out in a
big automobile en- route to Chevy Chase
luncheon. She wore a pretty dress of
dark blue silky material with a round
| lace yoke and big straw hat, shading
| the face, turned up at the back with an
Alsatian bow in dark blue satin. Pink
dust coat was Of tan tweed.
/ Miss Constance Hoyt, the next bride OF
the diplomatic circle. was in suit OF
dark blue serge. 1t had a russian blouse
belted with blue leather. Her big f1atshat
had a bunch of pink roses coquettishly
placed at one side and a scarf Of dark
blue satin that had a fiuttering end on
| the left.
church by her daughters, Mrs. Payne
Whitney and Mrs. Wadsworth, who, with
| their families. are on from New York and
| Albany for visit to her. Mrs. Whitney
| was in black. with lace yoke, and
| quiet black straw toque. Mrs. Wads-
| worth wore shepherds plaid in black and
white, white and black turban.
Mrs. Elkins. who was escorted to church
by her father. ex-senator Henry G. Davis,
| wore purple broadcoth with elaborate
black braiding. Her black tOque was trim
med with black paradise plumes
| Mrs. Preston Gibson wore smart dress
of dark blue with square yoke OF cream
| lace. Her hat was of gold tissue with
Miss Meyer, daughter Of the Secretary
of the Navy, wore light gray cloth with
a belted jacket and toaue in the same
shade.
Miss Julia Mates wore a tan tweed cos
tune, coat and plated skirt and big
straw hat with flower trimming
| Mrs. Henry Clay Goodloe wore very
| ture, braided and worn with a toque In
the same coloring with black paradise
plumes.
| Mrs William F. Dennis wore braided
costume in moss green pOngee with a
plumed trimmed hat in bronze shades.
Representative and Mrs. BOutell, with
! their son and daughter. made up family
party. Mrs. Bouten wore light cloth
suit, touch of cherry in her dark
| toque and q red rose corsage bouquet.
! Miss Boutell wore dark Russian suit
! with a black hat wreathed in red roses.
| Miss Marguerite Barbour wore very
| smart walking dress of stone blue cheviot
and very stylish hat In two shades Of
| the same color, with blue fly-away and
| corsage bouquet Of violets. orchids and
| lilies Of the valley.
The Misses Downing wore dark blue
suits and large black erin hats. Miss
| Elsie Downing wore alice blue with a
| light hat.
Mrs Evan Sinclair Cameron was in a
| dark blue rajah, and a large black erin
| hat trimmed with white ostrich plumes.
Miss Katherine Brown looked very girl
| ish in a sailor suit of dark blue serge. a
| black neapolitan hat turned back from
the face and trimmed with a big bow of
bright green velvet.
| Miss Jessie krogstad wore a stylish
| coat suit of dark brown with straw
| hat trimmed with flowers and ribbon in
| shades Of brown.
| Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Wilson were
| also among those strolling after church.
Mrs. Wilson looked exceedingly attractive
| in a suit OF gray serge with a. short coat
and a smart turban in bronze straw.
| Mrs Richardson Glover. Miss Glover
| and Miss Beatrice Glover drove to church.
| The former was in adark costume, Miss
| Glover in pretty dark silk with the square
neck filed in with lace and black tulle
| mob cap trimmed with gilt.
| Mrs Henry D. Fry wore q. bronze rajah
costume and highly becoming toque to
match.
Miss Elena Calderon was all In black. a
princess dress of black crepe de chine
with a Brussels lace yoke and large
black neapolitan trimmed with paradise
plumes.
Mrs Thomas F. Walsh and Mrs. Ed
ward Beale Mclean were automobilng
during the afternoon. The latter was all
| in white, a favorite costume either sum-
mer or winter. and Mrs. Walsh's large
hat was trimmed with flowers.
The Japanese ambassador and Baroness
uchida were driving in an open carriage.
The latter was all in white and her large
hat had lovely white plumes.
| The Vice President and Mrs. Sherman
returned today from their visit to Utica.
Tonight they will be the guests of honor
at a dinner at the home of the Attorney
General and Mrs. Wickersham.
The French amba ssador and Nine. Jus
serand entertained at dinner last night
Lady Shackleton. The other guests were
the British ambassador and Mrs. Bryce.
the minister of Denmark and Countess
Moltke, the assistant secretary OF the
navy and Mrs. Beekman Winthrop. Com
mander and Mrs. Robert r. Peary. Mr..
| and Mrs. Boutrous of France, the naval at
! tache and Viscountess Benoist d'Azy, the
military attache and Countess de Cham
| brun. NJ. and Mime. Peretti de Ia Rocca,
| Viscount de Sainte PhaiIe and Mr.. Tail
| hand.
| The Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs.
/ MacVeagh entertained at dinner last
night, when their guests were the assist
ant secretary of state and Mrs. Hunting
! ton Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs. CrOwninshield,
Mr.. and Mrs. Wadsworth, Mr.. and Mrs.
Elliott Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Gibson,
/ Miss Phillips, Miss Patten. Miss Cook.
! Miss Adams, Miss Sheriff., Mr.. Lambert
| Tree of Chicago. the commissioner OF in
| ternal revenue, the director OF the mint.
| Mr.. John B. Henderson, jr., and Mr..
Games MacVeagh OF Chicago.
Mr.. Gilbert H. Grosvenor. editor and
! director OF the National Geographic So
! ciety. was host yesterday at luncheon for
| Sir Ernest Shackleton. His other guests
were Ambassador Bryce, Mr.. John Oliver
La Gorge. assistant editor. and Mr.. F. B.
| Eichelberger, assistant treasurer OF the
| Geographic Society and the following
members of the board OF managers: Presi-
dent Henry Gannett, Mr.. j. How
ard Gore, Mr.. George Otis Smith.
| Mr. o. H. Tittmann, Mr.. John NJ. Wilson,
| Mr.. o. P. Austin, Mr.. Charles j. Bell,
Mr.. John Joy Edison, Mr.. David Fair
child, Mr.. A. j. Henry. Mr.. c. Hart
Merriam. Mr.. Henry F. Blount. Mr.. F.
Rudolph Kaufman. DR.. T. L: McDon-
| aid, Prof. Willis L. Moore. The other
guests were Mr.. Edwin p. Grosvenor.
| special assistant attorney general: Mr..
| l.. A. Bauer, director Of the department
| Of terrestrial magnetism OF the Carnegie