The Pensacola journal., 1913-02-16


order, and there was nothing objec-
tionable about any of the dances. A
very distinguished guest of the even
ing was SIR Horace Plunkett, of Ire
land, who had Just arrived from 2. ban
quet given in his honor by the South
ern Commercial Congress, of which
Senator Duncan Z. Fletcher is presi-
dent, attended by the president and
many other important personages.
This gentleman, who has been speak
ing before the Archaeological Society
and other similar bodies since his
coming to Washington, was the guest
at the ball of Senator and Mrs. Flet-
cher and occupied a place in their
box. When asked his opinion on the
turkey trot he replied: There are
three kinds Of dancing graceful, un-
graceful and disgracefui. I am not
prepared to state under which head
your turkey trot belongs" After that
| 1t was not necessary for him to state
his thoughts on the subject.
After midnight a delicious supper
was served in the dining room Of the
Willard. and after that the dancing
was resumed until o'clock. The ball
rooms were beautiful with smilax and
roses, and the presidents box was a
verltable flower garden. Miss Heth
was assisted in receiving the guests by
Mrs White, the wife of the chief JUS
| tice of the supreme court: Mrs. Will
| liam Corcoran Eustis, the wife of the
chairman of the inaugural committee;
Miss Mary Curtis Lee, the daughter OF
Gen. Robert Z. Lee; Mrs. Matthew I.
Scott, the president of the Daughters
of the American Revolution; Mrs. John
| Miller Horton, whose shoulders are
preparing for the mantle of Mrs.
Scott when it falls at the next Daugh-
ters Of American Revolution congress;
Mrs. Oscar Underwood; Mrs Claude
Swanson; Mrs. Marcus Wright, the
wife of Gen. Wright, formerly of Mem
phis. Tenn: Mrs Bankhead. the wife
of the Senator from Alabama; Mrs.
| Philander Claxton, wife of the COM
missioner of education. and Mrs. Lind =
say Lomax. The introductions were
made by Senator Swanson, Senator II.
Smith, Mr.. Robert e. Lee and Major
Gordon. Among the box holders. and.
by the way, the number of boxes had
| to he just. double what ii usually is
| in the Willard ball room, were Sena-
i tor and Mrs. Duncan u. Fletcher Rep
/ lresentative and Mrs. Oscar Under
wood. Mrs. F. W. Cole, of Nashville,
+ Tenn: Admiral and Mrs. George
Dewey. Mrs. Matthew T. Scott. Mrs.
John Miller Horton and number of
other prominent people. Among the
interesting things at the ball was the
| INTRODUCTION by one of the charmingly
pretty young girls of the heelless slip
/ per for dancing. This maiden, who
was dressed right up to the minute as
. - fa. .asr ~
rather sad looking slippers. as inno-
cent of heels as Turkish slippers.
without any adornment or any kind,
and to the casual observer much in
need of a little touch of blacking: they
were rusty. black in color. They
looked very much as if the young
lady had slipped on her bedroom shoes
while she was dressing for the ball and
had forgotten to replace them with
her party slippers. At a recent ball
given by Mrs. Edison Bradley, one of
the greatest of the society leaders in
the capital, this kind of footgear made
its first bow to polite society. and al
the, same dance the stayless girl ap-
peared, one OF the society girls OF the
burg who wore beautiful gown, but
was entirely minus a corset. The next
thing should be the kimona and the
hair in a braid down the back for fun
dress affairs
But to go back to the southern ball.
In the box of Senator and Mrs. Flet-
cher were Mrs. Nathan Bryan. hand
some in white brocade: Miss Mary
Wilcox. formerly of Tennessee. who
was becomingly costumed in lavender
crepe. beaded in white and with q
fringe of a darker shade than her
gown, and q necklace Of pearls and side
combs of Roman gold, set with pearls
which had belonged to her grandmother
Mrs. Donelson, who was the Lady of the
White House during Jackson's admin
istratlon; Miss Sara. Freeland. oi
Jacksonville, the attractive house
guest of Senator and Mrs Fletcher
: Mrs. Samuel Beverly Williamson, oi
! Nashville, Tenn, in gown of white
! lace, with touches of black; Miss Mel
i Fletcher in very smart frock of en-
erald green satin, draped over a pet.
ticoat of white lace and trimmed with
rhinestones; Mrs. Thos Junior Kemp
attractively gowned in orchid char.
meuse, trimmed with pearls and en-
) broidered In self tone. Mrs. Fletcher
was elegantly gowned in black char.
msdse. with a corsage Of white lace
= embroidered in rf1inestones.
; Mr.. James K. Hackett, was one o.
the interesting men at. the party. He
came over from New York for the &C.
: casion and for while stood in the re.
ceiving line.
Miss Christine MemmInger. OF Lake.
: land, attired in a becoming frock oi
! mauve, chiffon, embroidered in bead:
, over pale blue satin. was one of tn.
5 young ladies who formed a COMMITTEES
to assist in making the ball the grea,
} success 1t was. This committee wa,
chaperoned by Mrs. Joseph Letter
: Mrs. John Sharp Williams and Mrs
: Steven B. Ayres. the newly elected
president Of the Democratic woman'
| League. Others on the committee wer,
Miss Fletcher, Miss Mary Howry, thu
debutante daughter of Judge and Mrs
: Charles L Howry: Miss Elizabeth
> IIowry, Miss Harriet Clark and Mis-
, Lucille Clark, the young daughters Q
: Representative and Mrs. Frank Clark
: of Gainesville; Hiss Lucy IIoke Smith
the Countess Piola Caselli, OF Italy