The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-01-25


A. Cloman. and left the White House
about II o'clock without a single dance
in the East Room. Miss Taft wore a
charming gown of light blue chiffon
roses. Miss Anderson wore pink satin
and Miss Baldwin also wore pink.
DickinsOns Among Abxentecs.
son, and Mrs. Wickersham. wife of the
Attorney General. were the absentees in
the Cabinet circle the first two being In
mourning, and the last named because
of her own continued illness.
Mrs. Sherman. wife of the Vice Presi-
dent, wore peachblow satin and silver:
Mrs. Knox. wife of the Secretary of State.
wore a becoming costume of pale gray
chiffon velvet and lace. Mrs. MacVeagh,
wife of the Secretary of the Treasury.
was in rose-tinted satin, with drapery of
| delicate net of the same shade. dotted
| with crystals, and her jewels were SUI
rerb emeralds and diamonds. Mrs. Mey-
er. wife of the Secretary of the Navy,
was superbly Sowned and made a striking
! figure in black velvet. with silver and
| gold lace forming the upper part of the
bodice. and some handsome trimmings of
| rhinestones. Mrs. Ballinger, wife of the
| Secretary of the Interior. wore white
satin. with pearl and crystal trimmings.
and Mrs. NaSel. wife of the Secretary of
! Commerce and Labor, was in white satin
with embroidery of white silk. and trim
med with pearls.
The stately Supreme Court presented
somewhat unfamiliar picture to the
| old-timerS, as there have been such I'M
| Drecedented
since the last judiciary reception. For
the first time at an evening function at
| the White House Chief JuJstice White
headed the line of guests. Four new faces
| made their appearance in this circle,
| Justices Lurton, Hughes. Van Devanter,
| and Lamar. Each one was accompanied
| by his wife
Mrs. White wore very heavy gray satin
with rich lace. Mrs. Lurton wore light
! blue satin yelled with black and white
| chiffon. with an elaborate trimming of
| rhinestoneS. Mrs. Hughes was in pale
rose tinted silk net thickly studded with
| rose-colored crystals, and nd embrOd-
! cry of the same shades. Mrs. Van De-
! vOnter wore white with elaborate trim
| ming of crystals. Mrs Mckenna wore
! light blue brocade Mrs. Harlan was in
! black brocaded satin with steel embroid-
cred bodice. finished with rose point, and
some superb pearl ornaments.
Mrs. Day in Yellow.
Mrs Rufus Day. daughter-in-law of
Mr.. Justice Day. wore yellow satin with
jets; Mrs. George l.. Walsh black net
over white silk: Mrs Carter wife of Sem
ator Carter, blue satin yelled with gold
net deliberately covered with gold Sc
gums; Mrs. Dcvries, wife of Judge De-
vries. of Missouri, yellow satin with
fal of
tana. house guest of Mrs. Carter, black
satin with gold embroidery: Donna Beat
rice Cusani ConfalOnieri, daughter of the
Italian Ambassador. pale blue crepe de
chine. with bands of delicately tinted
Persian embroidery.
Nine. Ali Kuli Khan. wife of the Per-
sian charge d'affaires. wore fame-col-
ored liberty satin. with heavy embroid-
cry Of sive" on the bodice, one of tire
wonder ui specimens of Persian .:nbroid-
cry: Mrs. Frank Il. Lamb. pink satin
with drapery of crystal net and gold lace;
Miss Harriet Dunipace. of Toledo. pink
silk, with trimmings of crystal and !5c,;
Mrs. Morris Evans. superb black velvet
princesse gown. with trimmings on the
bodice of rhineStoneS and white tulle;
Mrs. Alexander Bently. blue satin, yelled
with Chantilly lace. with finish on the
bodice of point lace: Mrs. Wikle, green
Mrs. Willis Abbott. apricot SATIN with
lace on the bodice and bands of brown
fur about the skirt, sleeves. and over the
shoulders: Mrs. +. V. DeGraw, pale gray
satin, yelled with black chiffon, with dog
collar of pearls.
Miss Boardman was in pale green
satin and chiffon and sapphire orna-
nrentS: Mrs. Swanson. wife of the Sem
ator from Virginia. black spangled lace
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velvet and point lace; Miss Hannah Will
lard Taylor. pink satin: Mrs. Oliver,
wife of the Assistant Secretary of War.
white satin brocaie; Mrs. w. F. Dennis.
blue satin. yelled with gold spangled
net. made short: Mrs. DE 3. Randolph
keim, black satin. yelled with black
marquisette and jets; Mrs. George de B.
keim, gray satin. with silver and pearl
embroidery, and point lace: Miss Keim.
black chiffon over gold satin: Mrs. Boh-
mer, white satin and pearls: Mrs. Tru-
man H. Newberrv. wife of the former
Secretary of the Navy. blue brocade with
chiffon draperies: Mrs. Louis Levy, of |
San Francisco. blue satin with tunic
drapery of dark blue marquisette and |
gold lace.
Nine. Bryn. wife of the Norwegian |
Minister. wore pink steel embroidered !,
chiffon over pink satin: Mrs. George T. |
Marye. yellow satin. with tunic of gold |
embroidery and jewels: Miss Catherine |
Letterman. black velvet with touches of |
dark red velvet and rhineston trimming: |
Mrs. Perry Heath. gray satin and chiffon. |
Miss Conrad. black spansled chiffon;
Miss Frances Miller. pale yellow satin, |
draped with brown chiffon; Miss Games.
of Chicago black satin embroidered in
red Mrs. Bankhead. wife of Senator
Bankhead. French lace over white satin.
Mrs. Odell Smith, cloth of gold. yelled
with chiffon: Miss Ida Norment Smith.
chalk pearls. worn over white satin; Miss
Squire, blue chiffon. over blue satin; Miss
Helen Squire. black jetted net, over black
satin.
Miss Matthew'S of Alabama. the house |
guest of Mrs. Bankhead. black satin
with touches of stel and coral trim
mingS; Mrs. Albright. handsome lace
over pale blue satin, crystal trimming:
Mrs Robert Wells. deep blue satin:
Miss Bevan white satin draped with
pink chiffon; Mrs. Short 4. Willis.
white satin with a crystal over dress;
Miss Emma BullOch. pink satin with a
garniture of pink roses: Mrs. Lee Phil
lips. deep cream satin with a gold net
overdress of jewels.
Miss Harlan, black satin with beaded
chiffon tunic: Miss Ruth Harlan, pale
blue chiffon: Miss Mary Temple. grey
satin trimmed with shrinestones and
rare point de Nenive lace: Mrs. McCord,
pink chiffon over spangled tulle; Mrs.