The Washington herald., 1911-01-11

President joins Dancers.
The President and Mrs. Taft did not
enter the ballroom until nearly Il o'clock
The President danced but once. and that
was with Mrs. Taft's niece. Miss Harriet
Anderson. one Of the most graceful
dancers on the floor. He chose q waltz,
and they danced until the music stopped,
the President being the most graceful
and lightest dancer among the men.
There was only q small company left
to enjoy this little scene, Miss Taft, the
son, Miss Alys Meyer. daughter Of the
Secretary Of the Navy: Miss Marthena
Harrison, granddaughter Of former Pres
tdent Benjamin Harrison. who played In
that very room as child; Mr.. and Mrs.
Lamar Washington. of New York: Mr..
Martin. of\the Swiss Legation; Mr.. Spen-
Ger, of the MayhoWer, and several others
being among the spectators
The supper was served In the state
dining-room. where the cool punch. re-
freshing salads ices. sandwiches. and cof-
fee, offered an attractive feast The
state dining-room remained open until
every guest had departed. which was
twenty minutes after midnight Presi-
dent and Mrs. Taft and their little family
circle were leaving the East Room at
that hour. having seen their last guest
depart
Mrs. TAft's Gown.
Mrs. Taft wore an extremely handsome
gown of peach blow satin. with tunic
drapery of black chiffon. the bodice en-
broidered with silver. Her ornaments
were diamonds. Mrs. Sherman, wife of
the Vice President. wore an imported
gown of the palest and most delicate
pink heavy satin. veiled with silver lace.
the bodice trimmed with silver lace and
rose point. Mrs. Knox wore pale pink
satin brocade and chiffon. Mrs. Mac
veagh. wife Of the Secretary Of the
Treasury. wore heavy changeable bro
cade IN shades Of blue and rose, with Il
diamond tiara and necklace and q
stomacher Of pearls.
Mrs. F. F. Eames. sister-in-law Of Mrs.
MacVeagh. who is her house guest, wore
white satin and point lace. with q dia-
mond tiara and necklace. Mrs. Nagel.
wife Of the Secretary Of Commerce and
Labor. wore palest gray satin. with dia-
nonds. Mrs. Ballinger. wife Of the Sec
retary of the Interior, was in apricot sat
in. with an overdress of pink embroidered
chiffon. Her ornaments were pearls.
Mrs. Meyer. wife Of the Secretary Of the
Navy. wore pale blue brocaded satin,
with trimmings of blue fox. with dia-
mondS and pearls.
Baroness Uchida, wife Of tbe japanese
Ambassador, wore white crepe de meteor
embroidered in gold. and q diamond dia-
dem: Countess Won Bernstorf. wife Of
the German Ambassador, emerald velvet.
diamond tiara. and diamond and pearl
dog collar; Nine. Jusserand. wife Of the
French Ambassador. French blue satin
draped with blue chiffon with gold en-
broidery: Marchesi Confalonieri. wife of
the Italian Ambassador. black velvet:
Donna Beatrice Confalonieri. white chif-
fon with beaded trimming: Mrs. James
Bryce. wife of the British Ambassador.
white satin brocade, with point lace and
diamonds: Nine. Villegas, wife Of the
Charge dAnfaires OF the Argentine Le-
cation. mauve chiffon, trimmed with sill
yer fringe: Miss Villegas, white chiffon
and white embroidery
In Pale Yellow Satin.
Mime. C.,ivo. wife of the Minister from
Costa Rica, pale yellow satin. draped
with cream chiffon gold embroidery:
Miss Marta Calvo, blue chiffon over white
satin; Nine. Calderon, wife Of the Boliv-
ian Minister. black velvet gold embroid
cry; Miss Calderon. white chiffon and
silver embroidery; Nine. Vassileof. wife
of the military attache OF the Russian
Embassy. black velvet with . corsage
OF rhinestone embroidery; Mime. Lowen-
thai Linau, wife Of the secretary OF
the Austrian Embassy, white brocade,
trimmed with gold lace and emeralds,
and diamond jewels; Mme Borda wife
of the Minister from Colombia, black
chiffon, with silver spangles and black
fringe.
Nine. Riano, wife Of the secretary Of
the Colombia Legation. wore old rose
chiffon draped in silver net and embroid-
cred in gold and silver; Countess de
Chambrum, wife of the military attache
Of the French Embassy. white satin en-
broidered in gold; Nine Bryn. dream
chiffon over blue satin silver embroidery;
Nine. Perrti de Ia Rocca, white brocade
satin, white beaded embroidery: Miss
in silver: Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, gray
satin draped with cerise chiffon, with
chain Of diamonds and diamond earrings.
Mrs. Robert Shaw Oliver was in black |
lace; Miss Marion0Oliver, blue chiffon
silver embroidery: Mrs. Beekman Win |
throp, white brocade satin draped in pale |
blue chiffon. embroidered with silver and !!
Nine. de Lima Silva, white |
lace and chiffon. diamonds; Mrs. Spencer
Cosby, wife OF Col. Cosby, white satin, !
with drapery of black chiffon: Mrs. |
black chiffon over satin; Miss |
Marjorie Aleshire. white chiffon over pale |
pink rosebud garniture: Mrs. Chandler
Hale, pale blue satin. with overdress of |
cream lace: Mrs Huntington Wilson. |
white chiffon. gold, and silver embroid- |
cry; Mrs. Martin Knapp. white velvet. |
with silver embroidery: Mrs. Francisco |
Yanes, pink chiffon.
Mrs. Richard Townsend wore kings /
blue satin. with embroidery Of the same |
colored beads. wonderful drapery of /
chiffon Of the same shade, and an equally |
wonderful display of superb diamonds
and sapphires, in necklace, dog collar.
chain Of diamonds. earrings and tiara
The United States Ambassador to Eng
and and Mrs. Whitelaw Reid were
warmly greeted on all sides. They ar
lived with their hosts. Mrs. Boardman
md Miss Boardman. Mrs. Reid wore q
gown Of black chiffon. without trimmings.
II dull jet. a sunburst Of diamonds on
he corsage. and q superb string of large
,earla- Mrs Joseph Letter was in heavy
,each blow satin with . bolero Of pearls
md q splendid string Of pearls about her
,eck. Miss Harriet Anderson wore gera-
striped marquisetts over
,eranium satin: Miss Katherine Anderson
vas in black chiffon and gold.
Miss Cannon wore very dark blue
ATTN with lace and silver embroidery; /
Mrs. Van Vechten Olcott, heavy white
,rocade satin, with superb diamonds;
Mrs. Rayner. wife Of Senator Rayner,
leavy white satin with bertha Of ducheSs |.
ace, and pearls and diamonds: Mrs. Ray
ler, her daughter-in-lAW. wore lavender
attn veiled with fine net trimmed with
ilver beads and finished with silver