Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-05
IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
MRS. TAFT'S FIRST GARDEN
PARTY COMES OFF TODAY.
Pretty Gowns on Smart Folks at
the Horse Show-Other
Events-Notes.

The first of the White House garden
parties will he held today, when a scene
similar TO that enacted a year ago this
month on at least some of the days Sc
lccted will be i'll evidence. The gardens
are not as Yet showing the riot of color
which marked the floral world of MAY,
1910, but the lawn is In the pink OF con
dition, tulip beds are gorgeous and the
foliage is Just right to let In tho sun
shine and show the blue sky. a number
of out of-town guests, notably those here
for the meeting of the civic federation
welfare department, will he in attendance.
Mrs. Taft chose blue for her wearing
at the horse show yesterday. 1t was q
smart coat suit of bright shade of satin
and n large black hat with it.
Miss Taft wore king blue cloth coat
suit and her large black hat had shaded
brown and yellow feather fiuttcrinS in
the wind. Miss KEYS. the White House
guest, was i'll white and Miss Aleshire,
who was in the Presidents box. wore d
violet suit and small black hat.
Mrs Meyer wore black and MISS Julia
Never deep purple blanket coat and
large white toque with deep upturncd
hTin in purple.
Mrs Edward Reale Mclean wore a
veU smart coat suit of heavy white sat
in. The seams had thick satin cords
Her large hat Of white horsehair turned
ho"N all around ana han d lluHy " mite
ostrich feather trimming it, y huge
bunch OF white gardenias was tucked in
her belt.
Mrs. Knox wore dainty costume in
black and white satin, with red in her
hat Mrs George Howard wore black
with q tall blue straw nat. Miss Board
man. with white serge suit, wore
pink rose-trmmed tall to1ue. Mrs. James
L. Mckee was all in white So was Mrs
Arthur Lee, whose close whit straw hat
L., ~ IL,
ming Countess de Buisseret wore a light
wrap with a broad -hrimmed hat in pun
pie with pink roses "roathing It. Miss
May Williams wore black cloth cos
tune and tail t"qne made of hluets.
Mrs Nagol wore a light gray coat suit.
Mrs. Fctei Cioelet ,ierr, had A black lace
veil over q big lat with white dress.
Mrs. John y. Johnston was in black and
white, was Mrs. Ralph jenkins. Mrs.
Wickershau was in a gray Wish blue satin.
with hat in similar color;aG. Miss Elsie
AldriCh was in white esarse Miss Mar
gueTite Barbour III blue cloth, with black
Milan hat with roses. Miss Marion Oliver.
pink horesp,ln: Miss Elkns. in black
Miss Katharine Brown. i'll green; Miss
Isabel Clarke and Miss Yyonne Townsend
wore white embroidered muslin and a big
wrap over il.
The Countess Gyzicka, who was in the
WetlEoTr box, Wore a violet rloth- with
hat trimmed in black and white. Mrs
Jack Merriam wore black satin and
,arge black horsehair hat. Mrs. Walcott
Tuckerinan was in blue tailored dress.
Mrs. Beekman Winthrop wee dark bue
Mrs G.. s. Nealc wore black ga tin with
bla tx and white striped trimmings and a
large hat trimmed with purple flowers
Mrs. ThrOpp wore a gray-hlue costume
and (, small toque 20 match. Mrs. w. T..
Curtis was in black, and Mrs. Perry, :.
Heath in gray coat suit. Miss Gladys
Hinckley wore a blue and white foulard
and "A broad-orimnIed hat covered with
lace and wreat hed in Iosebuds. Mrs Vic
tor Kaufman wore blue and White SIX
and a large hat III purple with field flower
Trimmings. Miss Harriet Switzerland
was in blue rough tweed, and Miss Mary
Switzerland wore violet. Mrs. Spencer
Cosby wore a modish black and white.
Miss Sheppard wore blue and smart
touue in rough white straw with a touch
OF black.
The Vice President and Mrs sherman
entertained at dinner last night the Sec
retary Of Commerce and Labor and Mrs.
Nagel Senator and Mrs. RaNner. Justice
and Mrs Anderson, the secretary of the
Smithsonian Institution and Mrs. Charles
y. Walcott Or. and Mrs Wilmer. Repre-
sentative and Mrs. james Il. Mann and
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Barker.
Sir Robert and Lady IIadticld had Il
PARTY dining with them last night which
Included the Belgian minister and Coun-
tess de Buisseret. the Spanish minister
and Sonora de Ranu. Alfred Mi:rh3! IN
ness the French naval attache and VS.
countess Renoist d'AZy. Mrs. Rogers. Miss
Hammond. Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson and
Brig. Gen. Crozlei.
Lieut. and Mrs. Edward Burr gave