Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-11
THE SOCIAL WORLD
Beautiful Scenes at the White
House Party.
HELD IN THE GARDEN
Red Cross Delegates Were Special
Guests.
ARE TO BE Welded TODAY
Miss Farr and Mr.. Biggs Principals
in Quiet Event.
Notes.
IRE TO BE Welded TODAY

The White House garden party yester-
day was. perhaps, the most delightful
afternoon event ever held on its green
lawns. The special guests of the Icca-
sion. the members of. the diplomatic
circle and the delegates to the Red Cross
conference. were the first to be received
by the President and Mrs. Taft, who
stood half way down the lawn on the
west side of the garden. Col. Spencer
Cosby faced the President a. the left tr
make the Introduction. The long stream
Of incoming guests had mo- cessation until
after o'clock, when only small groups
appeared. The number invited to the
party was large enough to give the whole
garden an occupied look. even extending
to the lower half circle, where Miss
Helen Taft and friends spent the time
In a game of tennis.
house. and refreshment tables adorned
with flowers were attractive spots on the
far sides of the lawn.
The Presidents happy smiles and greet
ings were contagious, and with most or
the capitals who's who in the latest
spring finery even the least conspicuous
visitor had no uninteresting moment.
Mrs. Taft was dressed in a light blue
ing in a deep band some inches above the
hem of the slightly full skirt. and soft
cream lace was arranged on the waist
in full revers. Her black hat was trim
med with pale pink uncurled plumes.
Many beautiful dresses were worn with
all the new ideas embodied in them, such
as the pannier. the draped, modified
hobble and several other variety of skirts.
Some were in cloth and silk coat suits
and others were In gowns filmy enough
- Y,,Ixy &4t4 Do
Hengelmuller wore a pink and white silk
with touches Of black and large white
rose trimmed hat. Nine. Jusserand was
in purple satin and feather trimmed
hat OF the same color. Nine. Bakhmeter
wore brown satin and q big hat. With
three enormous pinkish yellow plume3.
Marchesa Cusani was In all black. Wis.,
lrountess Chinda was in gray, with be-
coming small toQue. Donna Beatrice
Cusani wore nile green. with touches Of
marine satin, with pannier skirt and
sacque coat trimmed with filet lace. Her
| black hat was circled with white roses.
| Her sister, Miss A1niie or New York.
wore embroidered blue ratine and a black
hat. Miss Elena Calderon wore blue and
white striped silk, made with fancy
coat and a dropping leghorn hat. trim
med with lace and flowers, and Nine.
Of the Bolivian legation. wore a gray
and white striped silk, made with a short
coat, and a blue tulle hat. wreathed with
pink roses.
Others present in the diplomatic circle
| were Mime. Riano. who wore bright blue
satin with a shoulder scarf in the same
shade OF chiffon and a close black CAP
with white feathers: Nine. de Pezet, wife
Of the minister OF Peru. who wore violet
chiffon over silk and large black hat
! trimmed with plumes: Nine. Ekengren. in
pale violet chiffon over white satin with
| black picture hat, trimmed with a white
osprey; Mrs. Esmond Ovey, brown and
| white striped chiffon with a tan straw
Gainsborough hat trimmed with pale pink
roses; Countess de la Rocca, black Satin
with a black hat and scarf of black
silk trimmed with black and white fringe;
Viscountess day wore black and white
striped wolfe with lace panel and big
white hat trimmed with pink roses and
forget me-nots: Mrs. Edward Lotus. pink
silk trimmed with Irish lace and black
hat with pink Ilumes; Nine. Kienlin.
white and a large blue hat with blue
| feathers: Countess Ogasawara of the
japanese Red Cross delegation was in a
gown Of deep cream satin with mauve
hat; Nine. Nagasaki, also or the Japanese
delegation, wore an ecru lace gown with
a large purple hat and plumes; Nine Zia.
wife of the second secretary of the
Turkish embassy, white embroidered
gown and large white ieghorn hat,
trimmed with pink roses and black velvet
and having black velvet streamers; Sc
nora de Pena was in black chiffon, with
| a purple hat trimmed with white plumes.
with other smart toilets We're those
of Mrs Wickersham. who was in black
with Powered silk trimmings and black
hat; Mrs Nagei in black and white wolfe
| over white and hat in black and white
Mrs. Stimson an all-black toilet. and Miss
Mabel Boardman in Powered liberty silk
| the pannier drapery edged with blue satin
| bands and showing lace founced petit
coat. Her leghorn hat was trimmed
with white lace bows and pink roses Mrs
Crane in gray striped marquisette over
| POWERED brocade. Mrs. John. Hay and
Mrs. Thomas +. Bayard, widows OF two
noted Secretaries Of State. were both in
! black. Mrs. Champ Clark was in a