Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-10
BRILLIANT FETE
AT WHITE HOUSE
President and Mrs. Wilson
Hosts at Garden Party to
Social Washington.
SCENE ONE OF BEAUTY
IN SETTING OF SPRING
Congress, the Courts. Diplomatic
Corps and Residential Society
Represented Among Guests.

The President and Mrs Wilson held the
first of the garden parties yesterday
which are to mark the Inequalities OF
their few months residence in the White
House From B to I nearly a thousand
guests were received by them under the
nearest of the big trees beyond the south
portico. Their house guests and daugh-
tiers chose places on the same side of the
garden and each held receptions of their
own. renewing acquaintance with the
many they already know at the capital
and meeting scores and scores of stran-
was one Of great beauty, as the grounds
are in the perfection Of their spring
charm. The fountain played at the foot
of the garden, and the red coats Of the
Marine Band. which was stationed just
above it. were sllhouetted against the
falling spray like great bed of saliva.
Moving the band from the lawn near the
rose garden left that pretty square of
bloom available to visitors to whom the
mansion and its envirOns are always SO
fascinating.
Col. Spencer Cosby made the intro
auctions to the President, and Mrs. VIII
son repeated the names as they left her
husbands lips. with another pleasant
word of welcome. Maj. Rhoads was
also in attendance, as were the other
officers In the White House detail. who
were scattered along the line of the
guests approach from the east entrance.
The Vice President and Mrs. Marshall
and the cabinet and their wives and
other members Of the administration cir
Gle were all present. The Taft regime
was represented by Miss Helen Taft,
Mrs. George Won l.: Meyer. Miss Meyer
and Miss Flora Wilson, The Chief
Justice and Mrs. White and xhe other
members of the Supreme Court circle,
the ambassadors. officers of the army
and navy. all in uniform, and the ladies
of their families and congressional and
residential society generally made up the
brilliant assemblage.
The refreshment table had its accus-
toned place under the trees on the west
side Of the garden. with large corps of
servants to pass the ices, sweets and re-
freshing beverages among the guests.
Mrs. Wilson's Pretty Gown.
Mrs. Wilson wore one of her most be-
coming toilets 1t was Of deep shade of
violet charmeuse. with touches of white
hat was of a darker shade and was
Wreathed in pansies.
Miss Wilson wore a light brocaded
a
velvet and a black satin picture hat. Miss
Jessie Wilson wore pearl satin gown
and a small purple toque, with shaded
purple plumes. and Miss Eleanor Wilson
was in white charmeuse made with a
blouse and with a folded girdle. Her hat
Bones wore a tan satin draped with
lowered silk and a black hat with rose
clusters and ribbon loops.
Other Mcd;el, To;Ia<s
Mrs. Marshall was in white. a gown
with fiounces of embroidered null and
touches of pink ribbon. Her black hat
was trimmed with plLmes.
Mrs. Bryan wore a dark blue satin coat
suit and a black turban, with dark
blue ostrich feather.
Mrs. Garrison wore an embroidered
white wolfe. black hat trimmed with
blue wheat and an enveloping black satin
wrap. Mrs. Lane wore a costume of
hat with shaded plumes. Mrs. Burleson
wore a light blue taffeta coat suit and
a garden hat. Mrs. Houston wore q coat
suit in delft blue corded silk and a black
hat Mrs. Redfield wore blue and a large
blue hat and Miss Agnes Wilson, who
Labor wore smart coat suit Of dark
brown faille with touches of dark green
and a toque with a brown feather.
Mrs. Joseph p. Tumulty wore an en-
broidered white voile with girdle of
French blue velvet and a large black
hat with shaded blue feather.
Among the guests. in addition to those
noted. were Mr. Justice and Mrs. Holmes,
Mr.. Justice and Mrs. Hughes. Mr.. Jus
tice and Mrs. Lurton. Mr.. Justice and
Mrs. Pitney. Mr.. Justice and Mrs. Henry
Brown. Mr.. Justice Day. Mr.. Justice and
Mrs. Lamar, Mr.. Justice and Mrs Van
Devanter. Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Day. the
Italian ambassador. the French ambas-
ambassador. the Russian ambassador and
Nine. Bakhmeteff, Mr. and Mrs. Jo-
seph c. Tumulty, Miss Isabelle Hagner,
Gen. John NJ. Wilson. Miss Leila Waller.
ter. Mrs. William j. Boardman, Miss
Mabel Boardman. Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore
w. Noyes Miss Prentice. Mr. Ralph w.
Mcdowell. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank b. Moves.
Miss Ethel n,. Moves: Mr. Rudolph Kauff-
Walsh. Mrs Edward B. Mclean.
Mrs Marshall Field, Mrs. Albert Bever-
idge. Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Fisher. Dr.
and Mrs. Henry Wood. former Senator
Bowers. Representative and Mrs. John
w. Dwight. Mr.. and Mrs. Chauncey NJ
Depew, Mr.. Randall Hagner, Mr.. and
Mrs William Corcoran Eustis. Mrs.
1cOTSc f1dTTlSO0, MISS Lena 11drF1SOn,
Mrs Edward Qualtrough, Gen. and Mrs.
Marion p. Maus. Mrs. Hinchot Marchesa
Peruzzi. Mrs. Charles Boughton Wood,
Miss Mary Emo, Miss Morgan. Rear Ad-
miral and Mrs. Richardson Clover Miss
Clover, Mrs. A. n. Talbot. Miss Talbot,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Wallace. Mr. and
Mrs. William Harryman Rapley. Miss
Belts, DR.. and Mrs. Clayton, DIR. and
Mrs. Wallace Radcliffe, Mr.. and Mrs.
Woodbury. Blair, Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin
Roosevelt, Gen. and Mrs. WotherspOon,
Mrs. Worth Bagley, the Misses Bagley,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mckinney, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry White. Mrs. Edward Mar
shall, Mr.. Charles Richardson, Mrs. Bur-
ton Harrison Mrs. John A. Logan, Mrs.
Logan Tucker. Mrs. Thomas L. Gore,
Representative and Mrs. Henry A. Coop
err Representative and Mrs Eugene
Kinkead. Representative and Mrs. Ernest
w. Roberts. Commissioner and
Mrs. Rudolph, Mrs. Thomas F.
Bayard, Mss Jane Riggs, Mr..
and Mrs. Beale r. Howard. the Misses
Howard. Mr. and Mrs. J. Nota McGill.
Mr.. and Mrs Alexander J. Bentley. Mr..
and Mrs Henry Z. Davis, AFR. and Mrs.
John Hays Hammond. Mrs and the
Misses Howry. Miss Mamie r. Heth.
Miss Du Hamel. Mrs. Thorne, Mr. and
Mrs. Gordon Crawford. Mr. and Mrs.
Horace Westcott. Mrs. Aleshire. the
Schroeder. Miss Schroeder Gen. and Mrs.
Sharpe, Rear Admiral and Mrs. Rixey.
Mrs. and Miss Adce. Mr.. Charles Page
Bryan, Mr. and Mrs Larz Anderson. Mrs.
Marcus j. Wright. Mrs l.. l. Lomax.
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