Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-04
N THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
DIPLOMATIC RECEPTION MAKES
GATHERING SPECTACLE.
First White House Evening Func-
tion-Other Events-Per-
sonal Notes.


brilliant gathering marked the open
ing reception Of the winter last night at
the White House. With the members of
the diplomatic corps as the honor guests,
and hundreds Of their acquaintance in
this city and numbers of others coming
from other cities to achieve q similar dis
tinction, there can he no question of it's
entire success from social point Of
view. The out-of-town guests repre-
scented the largest fortunes in the coun-
try. AS OFTEN happens at the diplomatic
receptions. the splendor Of the gowns
ana jewels worn by the women outshone
the glittering court and military uni
forms OF the diplomats. The presence of
TWO women from across the seas, one the
wife or the lord lieutenant Of Ireland
ana the otner the daughter Of the British
prime minister, was another notable
point.
The throng in attendance was large, but
not too crowded to permit easy prone
naolne from the east room to the state
dining room. In the latter a buffet supper
was served throughout the evening. A
floral decoration was in place in each of
the rooms. The diplomatic corps had
themselves. Its members gathered, as
usual, In the state dining room and red
room. The French ambassador and Nine
Jusserand. for the second time this week,
nina, the pleasure Of leading the diplomatic
circle to the blue room. The company
| there, made up of the house guests in
cabinet households and the personal
friends OF the President and family, was
already assembled and ready to greet the
diplomats, some of whom spent most of
the evening in the comfortable environ
ment Of that and the green room.
Ihe President and Mrs. Taft We're &C
compan1ed down stairs by all the men,
bers OF the cabinet and their wives The
latter stood in line beside Mrs. Taft and
took an active part ia the pleasure of
the evening.
Mrs. Taft was in black, her gown be-
ing OF black lace and black charmeuse.
A lovely variety of colorings marked the
dresses of her assistants
Mrs. Knox wore a beaded green tulle
over green satin with diamond orna-
ments. Mrs. MacVeagh was in a yellow
and white Powered chiffon velvet and had
on many Of her diamonds Mrs Stimson,
with gown of silver brocade, wore pearl
ornaments. Mrs. Wickersham had on a
gold and silver brocade with rhinestones
cleaning in the bodice trimmings. Her
ornaments were diamonds and emeralds.
Mrs. Meyer was in black and white en-
Dossed chiTon over white lace lounced
SKIRT. She wore a tiara and collar Of
diamonds and a long rope of pearls. Mrs.
NagePs dress was of pink brocade with
rhinestone and lace trimmings and Mrs
Fisher, in a beautiful costume Of white
and black. wore several superb diamond
ornaments
In the Foreign Circle.
Nine. Jusserand. wife of the French
ambassador. was superbly gowned in bro
caded chiffon. an orchid shade on gold
| net. Every detail of the becoming dress
was in harmony. She wore superb Jewels.
diamonds and pearls.
MRS. Bryce, wife of the British am
bassador, black velvet with cream lace
sleeves and diamond tiara and other
ornaments.
Nine Calderon, wife of the Bolivian
minister. wore a lovely dress of gold bro
caded Chiffon over pale pink, with lace
ana rhinestone trimming and diamond
and pearl ornaments. Miss Elena Cald-
eron, a draped dress of white brocade
crepe and white satin, with pearls and
rhinestone trimming
Nine. Riano. white satin draped with
Violet chiffon and edged with bands of
iur; diamond and pearl ornaments.
Nine. de la Cueva, Spanish lace over
skirt OF black velvet with diamond
ornaments.
Nine. Ali Kuli Khan, old gold satin
heavily embroidered.
french gown of white satin. Nine. Vas
selien an imported gown of gold and
white brocade- Nine. Okabe wore pale
mauve satin with silver embroidery
NINE. Won Haimhausen wore a French
dress of white and silver brocade with a
very long train. Nine Pezet, an i'm
ported gown of silver blue charmeuse
with a chiffon and net overdrapery
and blue beads.
Princess Traidos Prabandh, a French
gown OF pale blue charmeuse made with
e1ue chiffon tunc, a purple satin girdle
wore a pink satin with a clinton over,
dress trimmed with gold beads and
touches Of pale blue. Nine de Pena,
black chiffon with gold lace. Miss
.a de Pena wore white chiffon
Pena wore pale pink brocade. Nine.
Alexandra Herquinigo. a recent bride,
black charmeuse, with the corsage OF
lace and trimmed with skunk fur. Nine
de Castrino, black velvet with a lace
corsage Mrs. Heathcoate Grant white
satin with an overdress of white chiffon
Nine. Bryn, charmeuse and black lace.
Nine. Loudon black chiffon velvet with
lace. Mime. Peretti de Ia Rocca- a gown
of white chiffon over white satin and
trimmed with lace. Nine Zia Bey, pink
satin with lace. Nine. Husseim Bey,
mauve satin with lace. Miss Amparo
Martin Rivero. pink charmeuse with an
underdress of lace. Sonora Dona Men
dez. coral chiffon over satin of the same
shade.
Other Lovely Gowns.
Miss Helen Taft wore pale blue char
meuse with long scarf draperies of blue
tulle over the low bodice of white lace
Mrs. John Aston, in a beautiful dress
Of white satin with brocaded effects in
black velvet and Jet reaching up in a
spray pattern from the hem to the bodice,
was a greatly admired guest. Her
diamonds, cOrSage ornaments, which
reached from shoulder to shoulder. were
unusually elaborate. On her gray hair
rested a diamond tiara of great beauty.
Mrs. George Vanderbilt, in brocaded
velvet and diamonds in great profusion,
Paine Of Boston, in black and white
diamond bandeau and neck and corsage
of-town visitors of note. Mrs. Paine
was Miss Mattingly of this city
Mrs. Henry Dimock wore white and
silver brocade. Mrs. Henry Clews of
New York wore silver brocade and flash
ing gems. Mrs. Peter G. Gerry. formerly
Miss Townsend of this city, wore a lace
dress with draperies Of pink and silver
chiffon, a diamond tiara and other orna-
ments Mrs. Marshall Field was in pink
tulle and venetian lace, diamond tiara
and other jewels. Mrs. Ten Eyck Wen
dell, pale pink charmeuse with chiffon
drapefes; Mrs. Davenport Brown Of
Boston, a lace dress with drapery Of flow
cred brocade: Mrs. Worthington Of Chi
cago, pink and silver brocade. and Mrs
Victor Kauffnann a. Worth gown Of