Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-31
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
MISS TAFT'S HOLIDAY DANCE
WAS BEAUTIFUL EVENT.
Beaux and Bellies From This and
Other Cities-Dinners.
Personals.


The White House dance last night was
a really beautiful event, the company
invited being just large enough to make
the east room comfortable for all who
were dancing and for the promenaders
and sitters-out. There were all the
lower suite to choose from. Every room
and appropriate spot had it's fragrant
floral decoration. The military aids, in
full dress uniform, gave the official touch
to the event and the large house party
now being entertained by the President
and Mrs. Taft. which includes Mr. and
Mrs. Charles P. Taft and their daughter,
Miss Louise Taft; Miss Harriet Ander-
son and John Heron Of Cincinnati; Miss
Mary Amory of Boston, and Messrs.
Stephen Philbin and French of New
York, and John NJ. Even, jr. of Chi
cago, gave the homeike element.
Mrs. Taft was gowned in pink, favor
lite color with her, and Miss Taft was in
blue satin and chiffon.
The President entered heartily into the
pleasure of the evening and danced ire
uuently. The Marine Band, divided In
two sections, played dancing and other
numbers. For the first the orchestra was
stationed in a bandroom built out from
the great double WINDOW on the east sue
of the east room.
The dance invitations named 10 o'clock
and the event was in full swim by IL.
The last Of the party was not away from
the White House until after half-past 2.
Among the invited guests were the Vice
President and Mrs Sherman. their sons
and 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 Hester
CT flo frv~0o
and Mrs. MacVeagh. Ames MacVeagh.
Mrs. Writ Dexter. the Attorney General
and Mrs. Wickersham, Mrs. Albert Akin,
Sir Robert and Lady Hadfield. the Post
master General. the Secretary of the
Navy and Mrs. Meyer, the Misses Meyer
George Won L. Meyer, jr., the Secretary
of Agriculture and Jasper Wilson. the
Secretary of Commerce and Labor and
Mrs. Nagel. Miss Hildegarde Nagel, the
Misses Shepley Of Boston. the assistant
man Winthrop, the assistant secretary Of
state and Mrs. Huntington Wilson,
Col. and Mrs. Spencer Cosby, Miss
Marion Oliver, Miss Mabel Board
Katherine Brown, Countess Luise-A lexan-
dra Won Bernstorff. Donna Beatrice Gu
SAINT Confalonieri, Senorita Villegas, Miss
Elise Ames and Miss Lillian Sears of
Boston. Mr. Cutler. MIR. Jaques. Mr.
Harding of Boston, Representative and
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, Miss Ethel
Roosevelt, Kermit Roosevelt, Miss May
Hammond. Miss Frances Moves. Miss
Carrie Louise Mum. Reginald Board
man, Miss katherine Elkins. Miss Kath-
crime Brown, Miss Jessie Krogstad. Miss
Marguerite Barbour. Miss Ruth Wynne,
Miss Marthena Harrison, Miss Aleshire
Miss Ruth Pilling, Miss Eudora Glover,
Miss Mary MeCauley. Miss Helen Hughes
Miss Edith Oracle. the Misses Greedy,
Miss Evelyn Chew, Miss Alice Wright
Miss Marion Wise, the Misses Aldrich,
Miss Olga Roosevelt, Miss Alice Bouteile.
Louise Cromwell. Miss Nancy Neff, the
Misses Parker, Miss Amy Richardson.
Miss SymOns. Miss Christine Marbury of
Baltimore who recently entertained Miss
Margaret Dulles, Miss Catherine Britton.
Miss Louise HELEN, Miss Gladys Hinck-
ley. Miss Downing. Miss Frances Web
ster, Miss Adelaide Heath, the Misses
May, Miss Carlisle, Miss BisseiI Of Buffalo.
Adoiphus Greedy. jr.. John b. Hender-
son. Franklin Ellis, A. c. Horstmann,
Oden Horstmapn, Baron Hardenbroek.
Henri Martin, Mr.. William Bowie Clark.
Mr.. de Beaufort. Roberto Centaro, Senior
Don German BulIe, Count Pourtales.
Capt. Sowerby. John Sanders and Philip
Hall of Baltimore, John Foster Dulles,
Capt. Archibald Butt, Capt. Graham
Johnson and number of other army
and navy and resident men.
1t goes without saying that every dress
worn. especially by the younger guests,
was making it's premiere appearance
Countess Luise Alexandra Won Bern
storT wore blue chiffon over cloth of sill
yer, Miss Louise Cromwell, orchid satin
with iridescent pearl-beaded tunic: Miss
Ruth Wynne, French dress of pink
satin, with tunic composed of pearls
and gold beaded net; Miss Nancy Neff,
gold spangled net over white satin: Miss
Doris Haywood, pink satin, yelled in
chiffon and trimmed with rosebuds;
Miss Alice Wright, white satin. with a
tunic of net: Miss Louise HELEN. light
blue satin yelled in marquisette and
trimmed with pink roses; Miss Gertrude
Greedy, spangled pink chiffon over pink
satin; Miss Gertrude Gordon. green silk
|overdraped with white chiffon: Miss Eliz-
abeth Hicks of California. white satin,
spangled In gold and silver. and finished
with orange ribbons: Miss Julia Whiting,
white satin, yelled in white tulle, and
trimmed with rosebuds; Miss Elizabeth
Mason Collins. French dress Of white
satin over shell pink, with pearl trim