Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-14
in THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
MRS. TAFT'S PARTY WAS IN.
DOORS AND IN GARDEN, TOO.
Several Hundred Guests Greet Her
Other Events-Per-
sonal Notes.

Mrs. Taft held the second of her Friday
afternoon parties yesterday The ar
| engagements were just as varied as the
weather lately. as the actual reception o.:
the guests was in the blue parlor, and
fires burned on the hearths of the adj
joining ooms, and the refreshment table
was S accustomed place. under the
trees the garden. the grass in the
vicinity being quite dry enough that most
of the visitors did have taste of a real
garden party after all The sunshine was
another CHEEKY accompan. ment. The
! President and Mrs. Taft, after all their
guests had assembled. spent a while also
! in the garden. The Marine Band played
| on the lawn.
Mrs. Taft wore pale green chiffon over
white satin and large tiower-laden chip
hat. The President received WITH her ana
| Capt. Butt MADE the introouctions.
| Some of those in attenuance were the
Vice President ana Mrs. she. man, the
members or the cabinet and their fam
Ills, Mrs. Rooert Sturgis or New YORK
and Mlss Sturg,s, the louise guests Of
the Attorney 1en.raI and MRS Wicker
sham; the secretary OF the embassy at
Rome and Mrs. Jonn ". IiaI ret, Mrs.
John r.. Reypurn o. Pniladel l,nid. Mrs.
W aFder. JustI>e and NJ ). 1o.,ies, Just-c~
ana Mrs. Harlan, Mis- narian, AR. aid
Mrs. James Ian, Rear -Aumirai anu
Mrs. harrlS, the assistant Sccre.aiy OF
state and mrs. Huntington wilson. tn
| assistant secretary or .nc navy and ms
Beekman Winthrop, MIS-. wInth. op OF
New York, Mr.. ana Ms. w. ). Board
man. bishop naruing, Senator and Mrs
EikinS. MRS. Jonn nay ana Mr.. and mrs
Jonn w. Foster and G. n. ana M s. rtoxic.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. j. Boa. oman and MISS
Boardman had with them Deaconess
Alute and Yungfro Cfford, two plo.nInent
women OF the Netnei Iahus ana IIlends OF
the Netnei lands minister.
| The party was, as usual, fine demon
stratIon Oh the prevailing fashions.
| Mrs. MacVeash wore purple Satin under
a black wrap and a back aid White nat.
Mrs. Hubbard OF Chicago, ner guest, was
| in wistara satin and a f1ower-tiinmed
hat. Mrs. Ballnger woIe light blue satin
velled in champagne colored chiffon, AID
a very smart hat In black, with White
willow piumes. Mrs. Nickel snan, with
! a white cloth coat suit, wore a large
black nat with white llum>s. Her guest,
MISS Stu. gis, wos An light chiiICn and a
| large yellow tulie hat.
Mrs Meyer was in black and her daugh-
tiers wore with large black tule hats
Light brown cloth suits. Mrs. Boardman
was in silvery gray satin and Miss Board
man wore old blue satin.
Mrs. Dolliver, wife of Senator Doilver,
wore dark gray satin. Mrs. Russell Har-
rison, pale blue broadcloth and large blacK
chip hat with white facing and pale blue
plumes: Miss Marthena Harrison, whi,e
French mousSeline, with pink embroidery,
| pink shadow scarf and large back hat
| with pink roses; Mss Anna Thomas OF
Baltimore, their house guest, champagne
colored chiffon, richly embroidered III
white silk, and a large white hat; Mrs
Derwin Clisby Of Mobile, Ala. another
house guest of Mrs. Harrison, coral crepe
de ch.ne. with white cloak and coral and
| white hat; Mrs. James Harlan, black and
while dotted chiffon over black satin, and
large black hat: Mrs. John Hay biacs
crepe de chine and chiffon. with black silh
hat; Mrs William Graeme Harvey, in q
gray costume and hat
| Mrs Charles Grayson Dulin, black chif-
fon over blue and white and large BLACK
hat trimmed with plumeS. Mrs. kath-
crime Livingston Egan of Florida. a
French dress in pearl gray crepe ana d
black hat Mrs. Beekman w nthrop, blue
embroidered crepe de chine. with blue
and white hat. Mrs. Archibald HOPKINS
purple CLOTH braided, with black hat and
violets. Miss Wise, black chiffon coin
Mrs Elkins, wife Of Senator Elk ms, Ole
blue messatine, with hat OF the same
shade with plumes. Mrs r. l. rIehlns
black lace over purple satin ana a piach
and white plume trimmed hat.
Mrs Carl A. Drop Ill brown sauh
and large brown hat; Mss Dioop, WIS
taria coat suit and large hat O. the
same shade; Miss Anna Droop, pale gray
crepe de chine and large gray and WI te
hat; Mrs. John w. Foster. pale Vioie'
SATIN with large hat and boa to match
Miss Curtis. sister of Senator curtis
purple satin costu e. with large purple
hat: Mrs Charles Curtis. costume
black and white: Mrs. Emmons, white
embroidered chiffon in pale brown; Mrs
John B. Henderson. white striped satli
with long cloak of pink broadcloth: MIS-
J. Eakin Gadsby, blue satin Velled witf
black lace and blue and gray hat; Mrs
Jules Guthridge. white cloth coat suit
trimmed with bands of pale violet SILK,
with large hat of violet tulie. trimmed
with violets; Mrs. Hennen Jennings. Ole
blue chiffon broadcloth with large piach
hat: Mrs John Hays Hammond. brown
embroidered messaline. with point Ia
and pearls and brown and white nat
Miss Hammond wore white: Mrs. Rlcharo
Lee Fearn. gray net and I2rg gray h4t
Miss Fearn, white broadcloth coat SUIT
with large red straw hat with poppies
Mrs. P F. Gill, old blue crepe de en- ne
and a fancy straw hat; MISS Alicia Gill
soft pale rink cashner Nth lace yo%e
large leghorn hat. with pale oiue Sa III
crown. ard lace; Mr.. and Mrs. William
III. Simpkins of st. Louis. house suests
of Representative and Mrs. GIL, Mrs
Sfmpkins in old rose silk chiffon and lace
with pale blue cloak and large VIII te nal
with plumes: Mrs Harvey CALVIN cage,
black lace and black hat trimmed WITT
white feathers; Miss Gage, pink satin
and lace over white chiffon and white
silk, with large pink and white nat: MIS-
Julian James. black empfOioeieu ciiliot
with large black hat with willow plumes;
Miss Harlan, in black-and-white cloth
coat suit, with hat trimmed with hydran-
geas; Miss McCook. daughter or Gen:
| Arson AIcCook of New York. pink and
white chiffon. with pink hat.
Mrs. Sherman went to Utica. \. y. To-
day. and will remain through next Week
Mrs. Wickersham. wife OF the Attor-
ney General. entertained at a luncheon
TODAY Miss Kean. Mrs. Livingston Hunt.
| Mrs. Spencer Mrs. Hopkins, Mrs. StGr-
gis Of New York, Miss Sturgis. MISS Ma
gel. Miss Yvonne Townsend. Miss Ste
vens anu Miss Hinckley.
| Mr.. and Mrs. o. p. Austin of l62O Mas
| s.c.iusetIs avenue have iemoved TO thelf
new summer res dence. 1901 Newark
street. Cleveland Park. where little
later they will be pleased to see theh
| :Iiends.
Mrs. Dunbar Hanson Johnson and nef
two children left last evening for SIX
week trip to Memphis and other southern
points.