The Washington herald., 1911-05-06
SOCIETY AT THE SHOW
IN ELABORATE GOWNS
Mrs. Taft Miss Taft, and Members of Diplomatic
Corps in the Boxes-Many Guests.
Description of Costumes.

I send turned her box over to Mrs. Huide.
koper. who had her son, Mr.. Frederic
Huidekoper. and q party with her.
| The Secretary Of War and Mrs. Dickin-
son, who are in deep mourning. gave
their box to Miss May Williams. who had
with her the Assistant Secretary Of War
and Mrs. Robert Shaw Oliver and Miss
Marion Oliver. Mrs. Oliver wore black
satin. with black ana white small hat
Miss Williams was in black and white.
and Miss Oliver wore dark blue cloth,
| with a small velvet hat trimmed with
| white. Mr.. and Mrs. George Howard.
Maj and Mrs. David D. Porter. Mr.. and
Mrs. Jack Biddle. and Miss Wetmore
were close together in boxes, Mrs. How
1 ard wearing well-tailored gown OF black
| broadcloth. with q smart hat Of French
blue velvet and straw. Mrs. Biddle was
| in black and white.
Sir Robert and Lady Hadhed had with
| them the Belgian Minister ara Countess
| de Buisseret. the latter wearing huge
loose cloak Of light blue. In which she
was literally wrapped. and with this she
| wore purple hat. Representative and
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth. who took the
box which the Belgian Minister and
Countess de Buisseret gave up. left early.
They had with them their brother-in-law
and sister, Count and Countess de
| Chambrun. Mrs. Longworth wore a
| large. loose cloak Of cinnamon heavy
cloth with a hat Of French blue trimmed
with stiff loops of ribbon. Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur c. Moses had with them Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Hagner and Mr.. McGrath.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph E. Thropp's guests
Included Gen. and Mrs. Wotherspoon.
Mrs. Thropp wearing gray and black and
White
Others who We're in the grand stand
We're Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Hartman and
Judge Moore. both OF New York: Mr.. and
Mrs. r. ]. McGrann. OF Reading. Pa. the
latter in blue cloth. with hat OF the same
color trimmed with white wings; Mrs.
Roscoe c. Bulmer. Mrs. Fairchild. wife
of Representative Fairchild, OF New
York. in black gown and hat: Miss Isa-
bel Clarke, whose engagement was re-
Gently announced to Capt. Mason Gulick.
in tailored suit of white serge, with a
round hat OF white trimmed with coral
velvet and a clipped white ostrich feather;
Mrs. James F. Barbour. in black and
blue. and Miss Marguerite Barbour in
blue silk, with tiny stripes and an ef-
fectve trimming OF steel buttons. and
a Milan straw hat with white trimmings
Mrs. Victor Kaufman. Mrs. P. V. De
Graw. in black satin and black and white
hat with white boa, and her house guest.
Miss Keniston. Of New Hampshire. in
the latter in gray cloth. with gray-and-
black hat and a boa Of coral colored
feathers.
Mrs. Burrows, wife OF former Senator
J. c. Burrows. in black and white with
touches Of blue. and daughter, Mrs.
George McNeir. OF New York. and her
niece, Mrs. Wadsworth. OF Detroit. in q
suit of white cloth with white and black
hat: Mr.. and Mrs. Perry s. Heath, the
latter in gray with hat Of green; Mrs
Edward A. Mitchell, Mr.. and Mrs. ].
Ford Thompson, jr. nee Conrad: Miss
Heath. Miss Haywood, Mrs. Haywood.
Mrs. Stoddard. Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Bel
mont, Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Goelet Gerry,
Of New York. nee Townsend. OF this city.
who occupied Box No. 5. the latter in
long, loose polo coat Of soft tan-colored
wool. with big collar and cuffs, over .
costume Of white satin and cloth. with
huge black hat Of fine straw with trim
mings of soft black incline. which was
most becoming: Mrs. Summerlin and
Mrs John A. Johnston, in Box No. "a;
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Pearsall. nee Hich-
born; Col. and Mrs. George NJ. Dunn, the
former one of the early NJ F. H. OF the
Chevy Chase Club. in box No. IS; Mr..
and Mrs. Ricketson. nee Carnegie. box
No 81; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph I. Weller.
box No. 3S. and Mrs. F. B. Moran and
her daughters, Mrs. Hudgins and Mrs.
McConihe. in box 80: Maj. Henry T. Allen
and Mrs Allen and Miss Allen. and Col.
Treat and family, in box q; Col and
Mrs. Robert N. Thompson, and their SON.
in-law and daughter, in box %; Gen.
Buchanan, in box q. with a party; Mr..
NJ. c. Hazen and party. box No. 81: Mr..
and Mrs. william Littauer. Of New
York. box No. 23: Mrs. Montague, in
box No. II, and Mary Mannering and
the women of her company at the
Belasco.
There was much disappointment to
many that the boxholders and guests
did not do more promenading. accord
ing to the fashion in New York, London,
and other cities in this country. 1t was
interesting to see the predominant
styles, and in fact, II was difficult to de-
eide what did predominate. for white
cloth suits were SO numerous as to be
almost the rule and yet black satin suits
were equally popular. There were as
many plated. although tght-fitting
skirts, as there were plain scant ones.
There were quite as many small hats as
large ones, and as many long, loose
cloaks as there were short, tight-fitting
Jackets. The very ultra-black and white
costume and the all-white suit are en-
phatically the most popular as regards
color. There was not a great deal OF
green nor a great deal Of the fashion
able coral colors seen. A change OF
weather to a very warm day would. how
ever, see a distinct change OF wearing
apparel.