The Washington times., 1915-02-09
Society Throng Makes Merry in
ENHANCEMENT Of Streamers
{. at New Willard.
(Continued from First Page.)


pute Of the Muses. At each intermis-
time the formal Program was over the
carnival spirit ruled supreme:
drama were Mrs. Brown, Mime. De Yo.
Miss Hitchcock. Mrs. Armstead Davis.
Misses Britton. O'Gorman. DOWNING
Birch. G. Bddle Porter. Mrs. Burton.
Ianin. Hazel MacKaye. Biddle Porter.
Mildred Anderson, Mrs. Ward Brown.
Mrs Huntington Jackson. Messrs. High
land Kuhn. Prothero and Milton Bryai'
kiss, Hawks: Keen. Kerr. and the
Special music was furnished by the
Russell MCGEE orchestra of women in
Foiiowing brief intermission a
series Of songs were sung by Mile.
Yvonne de Treville. of the Theater de
Ia Monnaie, Brussels and OF the Opera
Comique, Paris. Miss Vclma Sharpe
was at the piano.
Entertains itself.
In the center Of the ball room was
small stage about which the costumed
crowd gathered to sing and dance to the
music from concealed orchestra over
head.
The antics Of the clowns were for
gotten in the exhilaration of the guests
themselves. and II the purpose of the
evening was to entertain. 1t more than
accomplished its purpose by coaxins the
huge gathering into entertaining It.
At the crucial moment. unnoticed
scarcely by the throng. at the entrance
end Of the ball room. entered a small
dove-colored burro: and, not far be-
hind him a cart piled high with paper
This proved one Of the most popu-
lar events of the evening, for not
until 1t found itself dancing in mad
ENHANCEMENT Of streamers and in
crowd turn away into the small ball
room.
Somewhere during the acts on the
small stage and the time Of leaving
SO much to see. so many calls to make
to other tables. that eating was dis
tinctly third. fourth. or fifth rate
matter.
Group of Flower Girls.
A picturesque addition to the street
scene was the group OF flower girls
and singers. composed OF number of
the prettiest of the seasons debutautes
and a sprinkling of debutantes of a few
seasons past. who made Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Bartlett's table their headquarters,
wandering about among the tables DIS
posing of their wares.
Mrs Bartlett herself wore a delNShtfui
Dutch costume. with wooden shoes ana
Il becoming bonnet of tine tarlcton:: liei
daughter, Miss Caroline Ogden Jones,
was dainty Pierrot in white satin
with Mrs. Herbert Howard. n Picrrctte
in short full -skirted black satin frock
with pointed cap and powdered hair
Miss Francise Williams was d fasci-
Mating picture in a gown of white satin
copied from an old French print Inc
skirt was made over crinolinc and
looped with pink roses, while pink roses
garisnded the quaint tishtIntt1nS iinnn Z
blue ribbon marked the top OF one oi
tho dainty tulle sleeves. Her hair was
filleted with blue and caught with rose
buds. and she carried tray OF bios
Miss Ruth Wilson wore peasant
costume in gay reds and green's. and
pushed cart filled with flowers:
Miss Helena Elliot was balierin'' N
white tullc and pink roses.
Miss CONSTANCE Gardner. Miss Taylor
Miss Katherine McClintock. Miss Jear
Hinkle, Miss DE Pena. Miss Eleanora
Morgan n peasant costumes: ndn, ,uinn, Mls'
Mss 5sncss su,ia MoSvf Whtinr i in so gown paat
after a Vatican painting: Miss Heller
Walcott, Miss Adelaide Heath. H's'
Sophy Johnston. and Miss Marian Nsl
Buren. as Madame lie Brun, made VI
Mrs. william A. Slater. jr.; sowncn II
with her lovely blonde hair tlowtns
about her shoulders, represented -;
street singer. and strolled about viii
Ensign Langworthy singing between th'
tables.
Entertains Box Party.
Mrs Thomas II. Ewing entertained
box party. having among her guests nc
sister, Mrs. Percy II. Plainfield. of Ne'
Jersey; Mrs. David +. Houston, Mrs
Charles s. Hamlin and Mrs. Robef
Chew. Mrs Stewart and Mrs. f,wln
wore lowered pompadour gowns wit
white wigs and Miss Alexandra t.win
was crinolinc girl In a iroch gar
landed with rosebuds. She Wor" be
eos poke bon eOhnct rarred %," rSIGproI siif rolo r
Nv. and Mrs Joseph l.cit"r had j.
their box MI and Mrs John r. WI WI
iiams and Miss Maria Dimpfc'. of Bn,t
more who is the house guest of Mis-
Francise Williams. Miss Dmpfel W"r
Chinese song girls costuhl" "t cle'
trio blue brocad", with beau"" hra
dress; Mrs. Letter represented hiS
caste Hindu. in a purple robe bord"r2
With gold and wearing II golden vel
and Mr. Letter represented an~EGyni'a
potentate. He wore robes Dousht dul
ing his trip up the Nile last winter.
Mrs. William f. Draper wore one
The handsomest gowns. representa-
Marie de Medlci in brocadc purple We >,
vet made over q Detticont OF Whlts: ''
wore a white wig. pointed run an
her Jewels We're magnificent diamond
Miss Margaret Draper was charming .
Margaret Of Aniou. her gown ben,
reproduced from famous painting
the Louvre. II was fashioned or blI
and silver brocade over n pettlconl
rose, trimmed with bands of ermi!
and made with long full sleeves
white chiffon. The high pointed hea'
dress was heavily jeweled with pear
and covered by flowing tullr veil
With Mrs. Draper and M Dran'
were Miss Ruth Wales Frankli Elli
George Oakley Totten. Jr., and a nun
her of other guests. Mr.. Totten turnt
over his table to his sister Miss 40
Totten. OF Newark. \. J., who entr
tained Col and Mrs. W. W. iiarts, MI
Yvonne de Trevile. Miss Sharp, Nil
nclano. pr. a. u. Hopkins. Dr.. Can
7. Grayson and G.. b. CeCcato. of IL
Italian embassy.
Mrs. Clarence Moore had with III
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Belmont Mr.
swift. Miss Doris Ryer, Dorr NeWto
of Philadelphia; Mr.. Wichheld. Of Ne
York; Mr., Meanv and Harry Chttcntc
Chinese Costumes.
4 number of magnificent Chinese %.
tunes were in evidence. Mrs. Ormsh
McCammon wore a handsomely en-