Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-23

The Japanese ambassador and Baroness
Uchida entertained at dinner last night
the Vice President and Mrs. Sherman.
the Turkish ambassador, Senator du Pont,
Mrs. John Hay, the minister of Denmark
and Countess Moltke, the Spanish min
lister and Nine. de Riano. the assista t
secretary of the navy and Mrs. Winthrop,
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Kimball, Mr..
and Mrs. Chandler p. Anderson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Crowninshield, Mr.. and Mrs. Matsui
and Commander Hiraga.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Bradley's ball
last night for Miss Helen Taft was
another lovely compliment marking
the first season in society OF the Presi-
dents daughter. This new home. with
its old world treasures, was the meet
ing place for most Of the capitals
smart folks. here at present.
The cotillon favors suggested the
day, hatchets, cherries, pink wands,
from which were suspended roses and
tiny bells: hoops. decorated with bells
and ribbons; pink satin parasols, pow
der boxes, match safes. handkerchief
cases and portfolios, in brocaded silks,
collar boxes. tiny baskets in French
gilt, cigar lighters, hat pin holders.
huge paper roses and other pretty trim
kets. a midnight supper was served.
The cotillon was led by Mr. Frank
lin Ellis with Miss Taft and Lieut.. U.
S. Grant Sd with Mrs. Herbert Shipman
of New York. who, with the Rev. Her
bert Shipman and Miss Edith Kane of
New York are staying with Mr.. and
Mrs. Bradley. Their guests included
the Attorney General and Mrs. Wicker
sham, the Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs Meyer. Miss Alys Meyer. the Post
master General, Mr.. Hitchcock; the Ital-
ian ambassador and Marchesa Cusani
Donna Beatrice Cusani, the German am
bassador and Countess Won Bernstorff,
Countess LuiseAleXandra Bern
storff, the minister of Denmark and
Countess Moltke, the minister of the
Netherlands and Nine Loudon, the min
lister of Belgium and Countess de Buis-
seret the minister of Switzerland and
Nine. Ritter. the military attache of the
French embassy and Comtesse de Cham
brun. NJ. and Nine. Ekengren. the naval
attache of the Austro-Hungarian en-
bassy and Baroness Preuschen. Mr.. Nit
chell Innes. Capt. Sowerby and Lord
Percy of the British embassy, Mr.. Cen
taro of the Italian embassy Prince
Koudacheff, charge daffaires of Russia ::
the naval attache of the Italian embassy
and Nine. Pfister, Mr.. de Beaufort, Capt.
Retzmann.
Baron Hardenbroek.. Count. d'Adhemar.
Mr. Lee McClung. Representative and
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth. Sir Robert and
Lady Hadfeld. Mr.. and Mrs. George
Howard. Mr.. Jerome Bonaparte, Capt.
Archibald Butt. Mr. and. Mrs Murray
Cobb, Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Cowninshield,
Capt. and Mrs. Spencer Cosby. Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter Goelet. Mr.. and Mrs. Law
renee Townsend. Miss Townsend, Mr. and
Mrs. Wolcott Tuckerman. the assistant
secretary Of the navy and Mrs. Beekman
Winthrop. Mr.. Martin of the Swiss leEa-
ton. Miss Olga Roosevelt. Mr. and Mrs.
William Corcoran Hill, Miss Cecilia May,
Miss Ashton. Miss krogstad, Miss Dor
othy Gardner Williams. Mr.. and Mrs.
Preston Gibson. Miss Nancy Neff. Miss
Louise Helden. Miss Carol Newberry. Miss
Gladys Hilfckley. Miss Sophy Johnston.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Harlow, Miss
Katherine Jennings, Mr. and Mrs. Alex
ander Legare. Mr. w. B. Clarke DR.. and
Mrs. Louis Lehr, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Moore Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Pearsal, Miss
Mary McCauley, Miss Mary Switzerland,
Mr.. Basil Miles. Miss Harriet Anderson,
Mr. and Mrs. Garrison McClintock, Count
Pourtales of the German embassy, Miss
De Smirnoff. Miss Janet Fish, Miss
Mary Carlisle, Mr.. Chauncey Hack
Mrs Alexander D. V. Pratt of New
York, DR. Grayson and Mr.. Richardson.
Mr. and Mrs. Wolcott Tuckerman enter
tanned at dinner last night for Miss
Helen Taft.
The Belgian minister and Countess de
Ruisseret had dining with them last night
the Postmaster General, the French am
bassador and Nine. Jusserand. Mrs Mich
olas Longworth. Mrs. Richard II. Town