The Washington herald., 1911-01-03

white chiffon trimmed with touches o.
silver and ernine furs.
Mrs. McKenna. wife of Associate JUS
tice McKenna. wore a gown of royal pur
pie velvet
Mrs. Day, wife of Associate Justict
Day. wore plum colored brocade trim
med with gold lace, and her daughter
in-law, Mrs. Rufus Day, who accom-
panied her. was in a beautiful gown Of
golden brown velvet, hand embroidered
| on the bodice and sleeves.
Mrs. Hughes, wife of Associate Jus
| tice Hughes, wore a gown Of changea bic
green and pink chiffon velvet, with Ions
silver bead tunic, with a black velvet hal
trimmed with white plumes.
Mrs. Lamar. wife of the new Associate
Justice Lamar, wore a tailored suit OF
black brOadcioth with black velvet hat
Mrs. Van Orsdel, wife of Justice j. A
Van Orsdel, wore raisn colored satin
| with lace garnitures, and big black hat
trimmed with plumes. and black furs
Mrs Writ Dexter. OF Boston. house
guest Of Mrs. MacVeagh. wife OF the Sec
retary OF the Treasury, long trailing
gown Of electric blue satin with trim
mings of embroidery and cut steel, and
the bodice elaborately draped with rare
Italian lace. and an elaborate arrange
ment OF diamond and sapphire ornaments.
,, Mrs. White. wife Of the new Chief JUS
tice. who held a little levee all her own
in the Blue Room and in the Red Room.
wore black net over white silk. with
touches OF Freoch blue about the bodice;
Mrs. Burrows. wife Of the Senator from
Michigan, wore peacock blue satin with
chiffon of the same shade draped over it.
heavily embroidered in iridescent beads:
Mrs john W Poster, wiStaria satin, with
embroidery of the same shade, and wis
taria toQue and ermine furs; Miss Marga-
ret Dulles, granddaughter of MIS-. Foster.
in white with superb white furs; Mrs.
Archibald Hopkins, black brocaded velvet
with ermine furs: Mrs Thomas II. An
derson. trained gown of green velvet
veiled with black net heavily embroid-
cred: Mrs Horace Westcott mauve chif-
fon velvet
Mrs. Spencer Cosby, wife Of the master
of ceremonies, Col Cosby, u. S. A., and a
particularly youthful matron. wore white
satin trimmed with hands Of soft blue
satin. veiled in black chiffon. Her mother.
Mrs. Charles r. Shepard, who accom-
panied her, was handsomely attired in
black velvet with the yoke of net and
the top Of the bodice embroidered in chalk
pearls.
Freneh Gown Of Satin.
Mrs. Horace Westcott, one of the group
Of Mrs. Taft's most intimate friends
present wore a French gown of mauve
satin with polonaise embroidered in self
colored silk disks, with guimpe of French
lace.
Secretary to the President, who came
General in the absence of Mrs. Wicker
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with bands OF fur.
Miss Harriet Anderson. one of the
guests at the White House. and a niece
of Mrs. Taft, wore a pretty gown of
Persian chiffon, veiled in golden brown
chiffon. trimmed with bands Of brown
satin.
Mrs. George Young. wife Of the second
secretary of the British Embassy, wore
particularly beautiful gown of hand
child design, with an overdrapery Of white
chiffon. and black velvet hat trimmed
with white marabou.
Mrs. Albert Akin, daughter Of tho At
tnrney General and Mrs. Wiciersham,
wore gold colored chiffon, with q large
black hat and white fox furs.
Miss Nagel- daughter of the Secretary
Of Commerce and Labor. blue cloth, with
a pale blue hat to match.
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sentative Mann. Of Illinois, white satin
veiIed in marquisette, with touches Of
coral velvet and hat Of coral velvet.
Mrs. T. Dewitt Talmage wore black
velvet embroidered In white. with gold
trimmings, and q black hat
Mrs. Aedorem Crawford, wife Of Gen
Crawford. wore golden brown embroider-
ed chiffon.
MIS- Cuno H Rudolph. wife Of Com
missioner Rudolph, wore brown veavet,
With q larse brown velvet hat trimmed
with q paradise bird. and sable fuIs.
Mrs. John Rodgers, blAcl6 IAce and satin:
Mrs. Sheriff. Sherman, danGhter-in-law
Of tho Vice President ruby velvet and
chiffon. with largo black picture hat
with piumea. and Q ehinchflia mum and
stole; Mr.. Richard Sherman. another
danshter-in-law OF the Woe PFesident
wore Kings hfua chiffon VELVET with
black hat and black lynx fus; Afiss
Hrswss. ho0ss gust Of Mr.. Sherman,
black velvet, with . black voavst hat
trimmed with q paradise birl: Mss
Florence Miller. Of Utca. N. Y...a beau
tiful gown Of gzay chiffon ovsf sfesn