Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-11
The Receiving Line.

President and Mrs. Taft had receiving
with them. Mrs. Sherman. Mrs. Knox.
Mrs. MacVeagh, Mrs. Meyer. Mrs. Bal
linger and Mrs. Nagel, and Capt. Archi-
bald Butt, U. s. A., made the presenta-
tons.
Mrs. Taft was radiant. her improved
health being manifest in her sprightly
step, her bright eyes and thorough en-
joyment of the evening She was down
stairs until midnight: Her gown. one of
particularly becoming number she has
worn lately. had as a foundation pink
satin. 1t was draped with silver en-
broidered black chiffon. She carried a
cluster of orchids.
Mrs. Sherman wore pink satin, bro
caded in silver. the bodice nearly all of
lace. Mrs. Knox was in orchid pink, Mrs.
MacVeagh in peacock blue, Mrs. Meyer
In blue brocade. Mrs. Ballinger in light
pink satin yelled in embroidered pink
yelled in black lace.
Miss Helen Taft was in blue satin
yelled in chiffon. Miss Anderson in black
lace and Miss Harriet Anderson in red
chiffon with black and gold embroidery in
the yelling over it.
In the diplomatic circle Mime. Jusse-
rand wore green satin partly yelled in
gold tulle, which had rhinestone embroid-
cry.
Countess Bernstorff wore emerald green
chiffon velvet and diamond necklace and
tiara.
Mrs. Bryce wife of the British ambas-
sador, wore a handsome gown of white
satin, trimmed with jeweled embroidery.
Baroness Uchida wore white crepe me-
teor trimmed with white net and en-
broidered in gold. with a tiara of dia-
monds and necklace of pearls. Mar
chesa Cusani, venetian point lace, with
superb diamond and pearl ornaments.
Donna Beatrice Cusani, pale pink chif-
fon with pearl beads
from Belgium, wore white satin draped
with black lace and embroidered in black,
with touches of gold.
Nine. Calderon. wife of the Bolivian
minister, wore black velvet with touches
of gold embroidery on the bodice, and
diamond ornaments.
Miss Elena Calderon wore a dainty
dress of white chiffon bordered about the
fichu-draped shoulders with white mara
bou. band of the same around the edge
of the skirt.
Mime. Rianc, wife of the Spanish min
lister. wore white satin trimmed with
point de veniSe lace.
Mrs. Young. wife of the second secre-
tary of the British embassy, wore black
chiffon over satin.
| Mrs. H. W. Kennard wore purple satin
| trimmed with rhinestones.
Nine. LOudon, wife of the minister of
Norway, white satin with silver embroid-
| cry.
Countess dc Chambrun, white satin en-
| broidered in gold,
Nine Pfister. white chiffon with
touches OF pale pink and pand black.
Countess Moltke. sapphire blue satin
| and lace
| Nine. Vilegas. mauve chiffon trimmed
with silver fringe: Miss VilleSas, white
chiffon and white embroidery.
Nine. Calvo, wife of the minister from
| Costa Rica, pale yellow satin draped
with cream chiffon. gold embroidery; Miss
Marta Calvo. blue chiffon over white sat
| in.
Nine. de Lima, green chiffon over white
satin with touches of gold.
| Nine. Ekengren, wife of the charge
| d affares CT Sweden, handsome bro
caded gown Of gold -colored satin trim
| med with fur and old lace.
Mime. Vassilief wife of the military at
| tache of the Russian embassy. black vel
vet, with a corsage of rhinestone en-
broidery.
Nine. Loewenthal-Linau white brocade
trimmed with gold lace and emeralds and
diamond jewels.
Nine. Bcrda black chiffon with silver
s.pangles and black fringe.
attache of the Austrian embassy. wore
a gown of apricot-color chiffon over satin
of the same shade.
Mrs. Matsui pink chiffon with silver
embroidery.
Other Fine Gowns.
Mrs. Whitelaw Reid. who accompanied