Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-27

house guests will attend the Yale con-
cert this afternoon and the tea to fol-
low at the Edison Bradley home. They
will also go to Miss PERKINS, dinner
dance tonight.
1t was announced at the White House
today that the number already invited
to the diplomatic reception to be held
Friday evening. January 3, had attained
such proportions it had become neces-
sary to close the lists. No more invita-
tions will be issued.
Cen and Mrs. Robert q. Smith enter
tanned at a dance for seventy young peo-
pie. at their new home, 1853 n street. last
night, for their son. Mr.. Edward Smith.
and his holiday guest, Mr.. Royal Perry Of
New York.
The house was decorated with Christ
mas green's. and a buffet supper was
served at midnight. Among the guests
were Miss Frances Traver, Miss Lillian
Hendricks. Miss Hanna Mccormick, Miss
Mary Brown, Miss Maxwell Church. Miss
Ruth Patterson, Miss Ruth Church, Miss
Trumble, Miss Phoebe Adams, Miss Doro-
thy Harding, Miss Pauline Stone, Miss
Olga Pilson, Mr.. John Buckley. Mr.. Ar
James Karrick. Mr.. Chester Lockwood,
Mr.. Robert w. Patterson, Mr.. Stewart
King. Mr.. Douglas Hillyer, Mr. Richard
Oulahan and Mr.. Lowell Harding
Miss Geraldine BOusch, a debutante of
last season, entertained at a dinner dance
last night at her home on Wyoming ave-
nue.. The guests were Miss Maud Parker
Miss Dorothy Taylor. Miss Carroll Of
Buffalo, Miss Taylors guest: Miss Simp-
son Of Baltimore. Miss Hildreth Gate
wood. Miss Alice Dressed, Miss Zane. Miss
brown. Lieut.. Mayo, Lieut.. Earle, Lieut.
Zane, Mr. Edwin Parker, Mr.. Mckinney,
Mr.. Merritt, Mr.. Hersey. DR.. Franklin,
Mr.. Harris Franklin and Mr.. Kenneth
Bousch.
Miss Sallie Williams gave a small >
o'clock tea Yesterday for her brother,
Mr.. Allison r. Williams, and his house
guest. Mr.. George Craycroft, who came
with him from Boston, where both are in
college, to spend the holidays. The guests
were young people.
The eighteenth century costume ball at
the home Of Mrs. William F. Draper last
night made a lovely spectacle and added
another fascinating page to the history
Of fancy dress parties in this city, and
especially in this particular household
When the couple of hundred guests had
assembled the hour was given to general
admiration before minuet was danced
Miss Taft was among the charming fig
ures in this dance and was dressed in
pink brocade and satin costume with pow
dered hair and patches. The midnight
supper was a formal affair. served at
small tables. each adorned with an empire
bouquet. Afterward the ball really began
and buffet supper was available from
that till the last guest left this morning.
Mrs. Diapers empire gown was made
of white satin with broad stripes of black
velvet with lace on the corsage. She wore
her splendid pearls, tiara, necklace and
corsage ornaments.
Miss Diapers dress of soft taffeta in
tones of pink and blue had the volumi-
nous fiounces and panniers of the days of
Marie Antoinette. Her wig of white curls
had pearls and pink roses to add a most
becoming effect Her ornaments were
also of pearls.
Another lovely dress bought abroad
clothed dainty Miss Eudora Clover, whose
Gainsborough costume had skirt Of pink
chiffon and coat of pink brocade. The
sweeping lines of her plumed hat over
powdered hair and all the other accessories
were faithfully followed. Miss Esther
Slater of Boston was in a Russian cos
tune; Miss Ruth Wales. a Louis XIV
dress: Miss Celestine Finley. the English
Queen Charlotte; Miss Gladys Ingalls,, a
dancer of the Louis XVI court; Miss
Katherine Jennings, a Pompadour dress:
Miss Leila Harrison and Miss Doris Hay
wood colonial dresses. the latter de-
veloped in pompadour satin. with rose
trimmed net skirt Miss Frances Moves
and Miss Ethel Noyes were ladies of the
French court: Miss Elizabeth Reid Rog-
ers. a French court dancer: Miss Britton
was court lady and Miss Margaret
Britton wore a dress of Elizabeth WASH
ington. her great-great-great-gra
mother. Garlands of roses frightened the
pale green satin of skirt and bodice. Miss
Eleana Reyburn. a directoire dress of
lowered white satin; Miss Virginia lie
Seure, court costume of fiounces of
lace and pink satin painters.
Miss Alice Whiting was Marie Antoin-
ette, MISS Nagel was Nine LIE Brun,
Miss Bowers creamy satin brocade sug-
gested early English: Miss Symons. a
French court lady: Miss Dorothy Will
llams, white satin court dress: Miss
Maitland Marshall and Miss Weeks. in
colonial dresses; Miss Frances Hoar a
similar costume in brocaded white satin
and lace: Miss Leonora Finley, the Prln-
cess Lamballe: Miss Gladys Hinckley. a
Venetian court costume: Miss Julia Whit
ing, Cosway miniature: Nine Hauge. a
court costume In cerise satin; Mrs. John
+. Reyburn. Vatican dress; Mrs Rich
ard Reid Rogers Nine. Sophie Of France,
after a Natter portrait: Mrs. Spencer
Cosby portrayed a French revolutionary
character; Mrs. Lawrence Townsend fol-
lowed a LIE Brun portrait and Miss
townsend was Lady Sheffield, after
Galnsborough's picture: Mrs. Howry was
Evelyn Byrd. Miss Elizabeth Howry was
Dolly Madison and Miss Mary Howry in
somewhat similar dress showed Ameri-
Mrs. Henry C. Perkins a French court
lady; Mrs. Samuel f. Emmons imper-
sonated Nine. de Sevigne, and Miss Caro-
line Ogden Jones was Nine. Tallieu: Nine.
Won Halmhausen. a court lady: Nine
Vassilieff. a Russian court lady; Mrs
Cary Langhorne, a French dancing girl
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Pell were Ma
poleon and Josephine: Mrs Preston Glib
son, Turkish beauty and Nine KEN
lin wore Louis XIV court costume
The invited guests included: Miss Helen
Taft, Mr.. Robert Taft. the British am
bassador and Mrs. Bryce. the Brazilian
ambassador and Nine. da CANA; Mr..
Wilhelm +. Ekengren, charge d'affaires of
the Swedish legation, and Mrs. Ekengren,
Mr.. and Mrs. James F. Curtis, Jonkheer
John Loudon. minister from the Neither
lands. and Mrs. Loudon; Commander. d.
S. Vassilieff. naval attache of the Russian
embassy, and Nine. Vassilieff: Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Townsend, Mrs. Peter
Goelet-Gerry. Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Glover
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Richardson Clo-
yer, Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Bradley, Mr.
and Mrs. Preston Gibson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Alex Legare, Mr.. and Mrs
Stephen Pell, Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Legare
the Misses Patten, Mrs. Corbin. Nine
Hauge. Mr.. and Mrs. John E. Reyburn,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Howard, Mrs. Rock
wood Hoar. Mrs. L. Bowers, Mrs. Rob-
ert Hinckley. Col. and Mrs. Charles l..
McCawley. Mr.. and Mrs. James NJ. John
ston, Mr.. and Mrs Henning Jennings. Mr.
and Mrs. Cleveland Perkins, Mrs Hope
Slate. Mr.. and Mrs. harrington Moore
Postmaster General Frank Hitchcock,
Mr. John Barrett: Dr. and Mrs.