Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-29
THE SOCIAL WORLD
President and Mrs. Taft Hold
Third Reception.
CONGRESS is HONORED
Officials, Diplomats and Local So
ciety on Hand.
OTHER PLEASANT EVENTS
Here and There With Other Inter-
esting Folks-Personal

MES which has assembled in the White
House during the present administration.
The reception, which was few minutes
late in commencing. probably because
of the exciting incident of the after
noon, in which Miss Helen Taft and her
friends figured, kept up without inter-
mission until long past II o'clock. The
departures at that hour being insgnif-
cant In number the throng from the east
room, along the corridor to the state
dining room. made promenading so diff
fcult that but few persons added the
attempt to their other achievements of
the evening. AS usual, 50 carefully does
history repeat itself. Congress. the honor
ed body of the evening, was not conspicu
Gus by its effort to present an unbroken
front.
The Oldtimers. to whom the occasion
offers no temptation whatever, especially
if he or she has participated in the diplo-
matte reception. the first Of the series,
remained elsewhere, unless there were
out-of-town guests or city folks to make
reason for attendance. Unfortunately
newcomers. who may be stars in the next
year or So or at least thrillerS for a
while, not being ticketed or otherwise at
tracing attention, did not secure it by
their appearance last night. The evening
was without incident. excepting the digs
from your ncighbOrs elbows or sly
laughs at the whitened upper half of
dress coats, which carried away the
pearly tints of many lightly powdered
shoulders and left their far owners re-
vealed. and a long way from a quiet
corner, where it could have been laid on
again.
After II o'clock the Marine Band moved
over to the east room and a space, where
the heads of two or three couples could
be seen whirling about, showed that
dancing was in progress. The spot WIDEN
ed by midn ght, and there are happy
souls who have five or six dances to
their credit after attending the congress
sional reception of 1918.
The state dining room doors were open
ed about 10 o'clock, and that historic
apartment had it's own share of attention
from that on. The first corners saw a
long table adorned with flowers and well
supplied with eatables and drinkables
also.
With the President and Mrs. Taft in the
receiving line were Mrs. Knox. Mrs. Mac
Veagh, Mrs Stimson, Mrs. Wickersham
and Mrs. Nagel.
Mrs. Taft wore black velvet and her
usual diamond ornaments. Mrs. Knox
was in white, Mrs. MacVeagh in brOcaded
gray velvet, Mrs Stimson In black. MS
Wickersham in light blue and Mrs. Ma
gel in dark blue chiffon over white satin.
The Chief Justice and Justice Pitney
were companions throughout their walt
in the east room to join the procession to
the blue ROOM The Speaker, with his
daughter and Mrs. and Miss PitZer, repre-
senting the special guests of the occasion.
and numbers of others, senators and repre-
sentatives especially the former, and their
parties were invited to assemble In the
parlors before the reception opened, and
had the right Of way. If they cared to
use it, during the early part. With this
arrangement not only the blue but the
adjoining rooms were comfortably filled
from the beginning.
The German ambassador the Russian
ambassador and Nine. Bakhmeteff, the
British ambassador and Mrs. Bryce, the
Peruvian minister and Nine. PeZet the
minister of Norway and Nine. Bryn,
Count and Countess de Chambrun and
other members of the diplomatic circle
We're present.
Chief Usher Hoover of the White House
force, of whom it cannot be said that he
has inherited the Taftian smile. because
in his long years of connection with the
home of the Presidents he has shown a
mighty useful one Of his own. looked
after everybody's comfort. kept the
throng moving If that was what was
needed or let it linger if that promoted
the general good. His assistants were
equally solicitous
Miss Helen Taft was beautifully dressed
in a brocade white chiffon that had angel
sleeves of white lace, a style which has
marked many of her evening dresses this
WlultI I1ct CIltchS were IdlulIlS Will
color, a heritage from the excitement of
the runaway accident in which her girl
friend was injured. Miss Isabel Vincent,
her house guest, was dressed In pink, and
the Misses Meyer, who spent most of the
evening with Miss Taft, We're in brocaded
old blue and silver draped dresses Miss
Nagelwas in pink. Miss Boardman. always
a noted parsonage at the White House
events, was in white brOcaded satin. with
crystal trimmings and many diamond and
II ont NrS Il
lin, sister Of Mrs. Taft, was in black.
Other Becoming Gowns.
Mrs. Miles PondeXter wore blue chif-
fon velvet and dull gold lace. Mrs. Nc
Cumber, pale pink brocade with chiffon
and lace. Miss McCumber. white satin.
Mrs Bankhead, pale blue brocade trim
med with princess lace and bands of gold.
Mrs Timothy Ansberry. white satin and
lace Mrs Myers, black satin. Mrs.
Fletcher. black velvet and lace. Miss
Fletcher. light blue satin.
Mrs. Alexander G. Bentley, marquise
lace over 1esh-coored charmeuse, with
crystal trimming: Miss Lucille Bacon of
Omaha. white satin. trimmed in crys-
tails; Mrs. Charles Perry Miller pink
cha rmeuse. with touches of apple green
chiffon over drapery of lace.
Miss Genevieve Clark wore dresden
Mrs. Clark. white chiffon cloth and lace.
| Mrs. Eugene kinkead of New Jersey,
| white brocaded charmeuse, with bodice
| of point lace finished with touches Of
black tulle. Mrs. +. r. Babcock Of Chi
cago, white and gold brocade. Mrs.
| George r. Macaplay. white brocaded
crepe. trimmed with gold. Mrs. James
r. Mann, white SATIN diamonds Mrs.
Gudger of North Carolina. white satin
brocaded in blue. Mrs Langley of Ken
| lucky, white satin yelled in American
beauty chiffon. Mrs. Edwin Crumpacker
of Indiana. purple and rose brocaded vel
vet over satin Mrs A Garrison Nc
Clintock. soft purple satin. Miss Katherine
| McClintock dark red chiffon. Mrs. Watson
| f.. Coleman. blue satin, draped in chif-
fon. with touches of blue and gold. Mrs.
Russell Malcolm MacLennan. canary
charmeuse. Mrs George W. Fairchild.
white silk and black and white chiffon.
Mrs. William G. Sharp. olive chiffon vel
vet. Mrs. Richard $. Hill, black lace
gown, with diamond ornaments. Miss
Nora Digges HILL pink satin. with a lace
bodice. Miss Elizabeth Snowden Hill. pinl,
satin. Mrs. Richard Sylvester, black brocade
and lace. Mrs. Byron S. Adams, white
HIN " A o,,ick relief for