The Washington times., 1911-01-05

She wore white satin veiled in tunic
overdrapery of black chiffon embroid-
| cred in Greek fret design of chalk
pearls.
Miss Hester Singer
In Striking Violet Chiffon.
Miss Hester Singer, niece of the Sec
| retary of state and Mrs. Knox, wore
one of the most striking gowns at the
ball. 1t was of violet chiffon with
panniers Of violet velvet on the skirt
and effective touches of violet vel
vet and cloth of gold on the
bodice. She wore a bird OF paradise
aigrette in her hair.
Miss Alice Vandergrift wore white
satin veiled In a tunic of silver embroid-
cred chiffon with silver embroidery on
the bodice, and a ,bandeau of rhine
stones in her hair.
Mrs Preston GibsSA wore rose pink
satin draped in rose colored chiffon with
silver and crystal garnitures on the
bodice and touches of fur on the skirt.
Mrs. George A. Appleby wore pale
pink satin made in the prevailing fash
ion and trimmed with bands of pink
marabou.
Miss Mabel Boardman wore a prin-
cess gown of coral pink satin with an
empire sash OF the SATIN anu IOuCnes Ol
rare lace on the bodice.
Miss Isabel Hagner also wore coral
pink satin embroidered in gold with
bandeau OF gold in her hair.
Miss Alys Meyer, daughter of the Sec
retaTy of the Navy, wore American
Beauty satin veiled IN tunic OF chiffon
embroidered in chalk pearls. Her house
guest, Miss Ruth Appleton. wore Amert-
can Beauty chiffon draped over satin
with bandeau Of satin and chiffon In
her dark hair.
Mrs. Joseph Letter wore violet satin
draped in sage green chiffon with cor
sage bouquet OF orchids.
Mrs. G. T. Summerlin wore Kings
blue satin veiled in crystal dotted net,
and trimmed with bands of black fur.
with, bandeau of brilliants in her hair:
Miss Dorothy Williams wore draped
princess Sown of coral pink satin.
Mrs. P. Lee Phillips wore a handsome
gown of white brocaded satin with dia-
nand ornaments.
Miss Switzerland
Attractive in Goblin Blue.
Miss Harriet SoutherIand wore goblin
blue yelled in a tunic of gold embroid-
cred net with effective touches Of brown
fur
Miss Harriet Anderson, niece. of Mrs.
Taft, wore white satin with an over
drapery of emerald green chiffon, and
Miss Catherine Anderson wore pale pink
satin.
Countess Luise-Alexandra Won Bern
storff, who was accompanied by her fl
ance, Count Pourtales, wore white lace
trimmed with silver and crystal en-
broidery, and a gauzy scarf of pale
green.
Mrs. Huntington Wilson, wife of the
Assistant Secretary of State, wore while
satin with a hand-painted border of
violets around the skirt and touches
Of white tulle and silver at the top of
the corsage.
Mrs. Robert ]. Wynne wore white
satin yelled in blue chiffon with touches
of lace on the bodice and a paradise
aIgrette in her hair.
Miss Ruth Wynne was becomngly
gowned in Kings blue satin yelled In
silver dotted net.
Mrs. Richardson Glover wore cream
colored brocaded satin with touches of
rare old lace on the Bodice.
Miss Mary McCauley looked particu-
larly attractive in a-gown of pink satin
and chiffon trimmed with bands of
n1arabou.
Mrs. Walter Mclean. wore white chif-
fon cloth over pink satin with touches
of silver trimming and a silver butter
fly ornament in her hair.
Mrs. Van Vechten Olco!t wore pink
satin veiled in gold EMBROIDERED net
with diamond, ornaments and white
aigrette in her hair.
Mime. Pardo, wife of the minister of
Peru. wore pale green satin draped
softly in mode chiffon with paradise
bird in her hair