The Washington herald., 1910-12-27

Col Archibald Oracle and Miss Oracle
entertained a company OF young people
at a masquerade dance last evening. in
honor Of Miss Taft following the Nagel
dinner Miss Taft was not masked. but
wore pink satin. There were eighty
guests, who were received by Miss Gracie
assisted by Miss Fearn, a bud OF last
season. Mrs. Oracle IS IN mourning and
IS not partaking in any OF the social
festivities Of this season The guests
were masked until / o'clock. The house
was handsomely decorated with pink
roses and carnations, instead Of the
Christmas reds and greens almost uni
yersaI at this season. 4 string orchestra
played for the dancing. which was gen
eral, and there was no c0tiIlion The
yoang hostess and her assistant sIipuad
away after the guests had arrived. and
arrayed themselves as a bride and as
baby, respectively. the latter being one
ot three impersonated infants al the
party The others were Miss Mildred
Bacon and Miss Marion Edmonston King.
All OF whom were greatly admired Miss
Bessie Beale was. for the time being.
merry widow" Miss Hannah Willard
Taylor. a Spanish girl. Miss Katherine
fADlNINhhs n lALlL. Miss Elise castle.
Mile. ChrysantleTne, from Japan. Miss
Ruth Pilling. and her cousin and house
guest Miss Katherine Harper Of Chi
cagO. in red and yellow striped dominos
and yellow masks; Miss Iris Masters. 2
lady OF the empire period. in white and
pink. with a dainty head piece: Miss Ida
Norment Smith, a Spanish girl, in a vel
low satin gown yelled with valuable black
lace, held on one shoulder with red velvet
roses, and with deep black fringe on the
other; Miss Alice Wright pink satin and
pink mask. Miss Elizabeth Reeside and
Miss Ruth Wynne. Spanish ladies; Miss
Louise Robertson, black Domino; Mss
Adaline CUP. Spanish girl; Miss Cum
mock, OF Boston. and Miss Frances
Brown, Of Boston, house guests Of Miss
CUP. were Spanish girl and gypsy girl
respectively, the hostess and the first
named guest being costumed alike: Miss
Helen Hendrick, representing golden
glow" n yellow satin veiled with yellow
maruuisette, with trimmings OF soft silver
lace and crystals. the bottom OF the
skirt finished with a band Of brown fur;
MSS Alice BouteI, robed as a Christmas
don; Miss Katherine Beale Miss Hazel
Cox. Miss Katherine Lemiy, and Miss
Dorothy Deeble. Among the men. who
All wore utluiltSS. were MI. HoSILZel. or
Strassburg Germany. house guest OF Afr.
and Mrs. J. NJ. CUP; Mr.. Stewart Gil
more. Mr.. Ballard Moore. Mr. David
HendTicly Mr. Breckenridge Rust, Mr..
James Snyder, Mr. George Birch, Mr..
Marion Baker, Air Randolph Bourne, and
Mr., Arthur Smith
Mrs. r. r Hit entertained a company
Of sixty tots. seven years being the age
limit, at a Christmas tree party yester-
day afternoon. IN her Dupont circle home.
for her young grandchildren. the little
ones OF Mr.. and Mrs. Reynolds Hitt. who
are spending the winter with her
Mrs. and the Misses Aleshire. wife and
daughters OF Gen. J. B. Aleshire. enter
tanned at a Christmas tea yesterday from
TO in the Aleshire home, when large
company partook Of the Christmas cheer
dispensed. Among the assistants were
Mrs. Johnston. wife OF Commissioner
Johnston; Mrs. Treat, wife of Mat
Charles G. Treat; Mrs. Cheatham, wife
of Maj. Frank B. Cheatham. Z. S. A.:
Mrs. Stanley, wife Of Mai. David S. STAN
ley; Mrs. Tracy, wife Of Capt. Joseph p
Tracy; the Misses Murray daughters of
Gen. Arthur Murray; Miss Harriet Hatch
their guest; Miss Katherine Weeks, and
Miss Allen.