Evening star., 1911-08-26
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
PIERITES GIVE THEMSELVES A
JOLLY TINE AT FANCY BALL.
Second Prize Won by q Washington
Girl-0thers Present.
Notes.

The subscription dinner and fancy
dress ball last night at Narragansett
Pier revived the old days there and set
a new precedent in the perfecting OF the
arrangements and the fun and pleasure
afforled. The Casino ballroom was
strung with electric lights and elaborate
ly adorned with flowers, etc. Paper
parasols of many colors were suspended
beneath the chandeliers and were after
ward distributed as favors. There were
hundreds of other favors consisting of
chanticler hats, fancy paper caps, Scotch
military caps, toy rattles. megaphones,
tambourines, blowers and blue and yell
low serpentine confetti. When the con-
fetu fell at midnight the ballroom pre-
sented a wonderful scene.
DIR. Alfred F. Hopkins was a member
of the committee, on which also served
Mr.. William c. Marrow, also OF WASH
ington.
An Italian band played for the dancing
and two Spanish barefoot dancers enter
tained the crowd before the grand march.
which was led by DR.. Alfred +. Hopkins
and Mrs. Henry Brevoort Kane.
The first prize, a silver cup. was
awarded to Mrs. s. Hinman Bird OF New
York, who represented an Egyptian wom-
an in a costume of black satin covered
with black net spangled with gold and
many Jewels, ana jewels IN UeF
Miss Jane Sands OF Washington, as
Lady Gainsborough. In silk brocade.
black Gainsborough hat and carrying a
staff. was awarded second prize. large
bottle of French perfume. The same
award was made to Mrs. Charles Clark
of Waterbury for third place. Her cos
tune was that of a French doll.
Miss Marguerite Barbour of Washing
ton had one Of the handsomest costumes
at the ball. She went as La Tosca.
3 hot oh a
the ball given last spring by Viscountess
Benoist day at the French embassy in
Washington.
DIR. Alfred F. Hopkins of Washington
was one of the hits of the evening as
Captain Kidd. Mrs. Hopkins went as the
Daughter OF the Regiment. The dainty
white and black satin costumes of Pier
rettes, which they wore in the dance
'Pierrots Dream" at the harvest festi-
val, were the costumes of Miss Mar
guerite Prescott OF Washington. Miss
Marjorie Chase of Waterbury and Miss
Lucy Jones of Louisville.
Miss Alice Vandergrift OF Washington
was a spring girl In blue, while Miss
Isabel Hume, also Of Washington was
Chinese girl.
Dr. and Mrs. Archibald G. Thomson of
Philadelphia gave dinner before the
ball at their villa. Bass Rock farm. the
Mrs Archibald G. Thomson was a bird
of paradise. DR.. Thomson was wood
pecker. The other guests and their cos
tunes were William Tiers. sand piper;
Curtis Paterson, an owl; Mrs. Curtis Pat
erson, a parrot; Miss Frances Stokes,
humming bird; Graham Roberts, chicken
hawk; Mrs. Walter Thomson, wren;
Walter Thomson, a rare bird; George
Thomson, tall bird: Mrs. George Thom-
son, canary.
Mrs. Marshall ]. Allen of New York Gel
ebrated her eighty-fourth birthday last
night by entertaining at dinner at Nara
gansett. She received eighty-four Amer
Edison Bradley, her son-in-law and daugh-
ter and floral tokens from Rev. and Mrs.
Herbert Shipman Of New York. her
grandson-in-law and granddaughter.
Friends of Mrs Grover Cleveland in
New York last night announced that they
| had been authorized to deny that ner
daughter. Miss Esther Cleveland. was en-
gagged to be married.
Mrs. Elizabeth Dawson Of 3 Grant place
has returned to her home after having
| had a pleasant trip to Canada, Niagara
Falls and Buffalo, N. Y. Mrs. Dawson
was accompanied by her niece. Mrs.
Bertha Seebold, and Master Ralph See
bold.
This evening Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard NJ
Thomas will entertain q large company
of guests with a dance and supper at the
Newport Golf Club. with their guests In
fancy dress. From the dinner the guests
will drive or motor to the Golf Clu.,
which will be handsomely decorated with
in and without. for dance.
Mrs. John Poor of Washington. who
/ is spending the summer at her villa.
Flat Rock, Narragansett Pier, entertained
| at dinner of twelve covers at the
lCasino, previous to the dance. The guests
included Miss Josephine Cook, Miss Mar
NorQnprita Prescott.
Miss Emily Randolph. Miss Gabriela
Tilghman and the Messrs. H. Washburn,
| ]. Miller, Philip Stevenson. DR.. John
King, Eckley B. Coke and Wharton Poor.
Mrs. d. W. Edelin, and daughter Isabel
are visiting Capt. and Mrs. w. c. Wood
at their summer cottage near Newport,
r. I.
Mrs. C. F. M. Wiley Of AS 18th street
| has returned from two-month visit
| with her sister. Mrs. ]. o. Pyle, at
Chautauqua lake.
Lieut.. Col X. Inouye. military attache
| to the japanese embassy. left today Tor
Canada and New n1ngland to spend the
remainder of the summer, and VIII re-
turn the end Of September.
DIR. and Mrs. D. H. Riggs have return
| ed to the city, having spent the summer
at Atlantic City.
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Frear OF 2o3 Sth
street northeast leave today for Atlantic
City for a few days.
Miss Susie I. Mills of this city, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Z. Mills. is
visiting her cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. X j..
Mills, Of Grayton, Charles county, No.
where she will spend month.
Mr. John Barrett, who is on the "a
cific coast as the representative OF the
President and the guest of successive
commercial and civic organizations along
his route, has also been in demand for
social events. In San Diego he crowned
the queen of the carnival, and at Ia
coma. Wash, presented the prizes at
the coast tennis tournament.
Mrs. Rose Mcfarland has returned to
her home on 18th street near Columbia
road, after ten-week visit to her
mother, who resides In Denver, and her
| friends will be glad to know that her
mother has entirely recovered from her
recent illness.
Senator and Mrs. Warren left yester-
day for a brief visit to Mrs. Warren's s
mother. on Long Island, and from there
| they will go to the north shore, and then
| TO wyoming, where they will remain
until Congress convenes.
Marriage Licenses.
Marriage licenses have been issued to