Evening star., 1915-03-11
EVENTS OF INTEREST
IN AND OUT Of TOWN
Mr.. and Mrs. Valentine Bring Their
Friends Together at .
Bal Masque.
Dinners and Other Hospitalities.
Coming AHairs-Personal
Notes,

luminous bal masque. and at which
their guests, while having a splendid time.
also incidentally participated in the de-
velopment OF an allegory, unique IN
every way, its great succeee scoring
the triumph of tho year thus faF IN
hospitality OF the uncommon variety.
1t was held in the drawing room suite
of the New Willard. the hostess re-
ceiving in the blue parlor. where she
made charming figure in the dress
of a Guatemalan Indian maid. beth
the short, full skirt and the upper
garment, the wepil, were OF richly
embroidered fabric. A headdress OF
embroidered silk had many tassels, and
her necklaces were OF beads, coins and
amulets.
After her greeting the guests passed
on to the next room. whore Mrs. Ollie
James. Mrs. John Wiley and Mrs. Hu-
bert Dent distributed the souvenirs
for the women, open parasols and Ter
the men, balloons.
A message from his Satanic majesty
given each guest on entrance paved
the way to their enjoyment OF the even-
ing. Their luminous parasols and bal
looms enabled them to shine in the
dark and changed their fate to hap
piness on the borders OF tho fabled
Styx. Moons and stars with fantastic
faces and flowers were also luminous
helps, and music on the marinba cua-
che, a Guatemalan instrument, brought
especially here to round out the per-
feet harmony OF the event, was the ao-
compartment to the unusual picture to
which each new arrival added interest.
The players were also In costume.
A cotillon was danced, at which the
favorS were also luminous. and In
cluded fans and flowers, skeletons and
dolls. Guatemalan coins o. 500 years
ago and confetti
Just before supper all masks were re-
moved Dancing was resumed later.
The Guest List.
The guests were the Postmaster Cen
eral, Mrs. Burleson and the Misses
Burleson, the assistant secretary of
state and Mrs. Osborne, the minister OF
China and Miss Shah. the next Presi-
dent Of Honduras. DR.. Membrino: the
minister of Uruguay. Mrs. de Pena and
the Misses de Pena. the minister OF
Colombia. the minister of Bolivia and
Miss Calderon, the minister Of Guate-
mala, the minister of Costa Rica and
Mrs. Brenes-Mesen, the minister Of
Honduras. the minister Of Nicaragua,
the charge d'affaires of Salvador. the
special counselor and Mrs. Gary, the
assistant secretary of the navy and
Mrs Franklin D. Roosevelt. Maj. and
Mrs. Heimke. the assistant attorney
general and Mrs. Thompson. the as
sistant secretary of agriculture and
Mrs. Vrooman, Senator and Mrs. Hitch.
cock and Miss Hitchcock, Senator and
Mrs. McCumber and Miss McCumber.
Senator and Mrs. Owen, Senator and
Mrs. Sheppard. Senator and Mrs swan
son. Senator and Mrs. Williams and the
Misses Williams, Senator and Mrs.
James, Judge, Mrs. and Miss McChord,
Counselor and Mrs. Folk, Judge and
NJ 1Y11e dfrc tiHt
Mr.. and Miss Harding, Miss Reeside.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Spalding Day. Mrs.
Marshall Field. Dean Charles Noble
i Gregory, Judge and Mrs. Howry. Col.
and Mrs. Harts, Medical Director. Mrs.
and Miss Nash, the assistant secretary
Of the interior and Mrs. Jones, Trade
Commissioner and Mrs. Davies, the
counselor Of the Argentine embassy.
Mr.. Quintana: the first secretary of the
Argentine embassy, Mr.. Acuna; the
first secretary of the Bolivia legation.
Mr. Pinilla: the counselor of the Chile
| embassy, Mr.. Salinas: the first secre-
| tary Of the Colombia legation and Miss
| Anvizar. the first secretary OF the Costa
| Rica legation, Mr.. Creamuno: the coun-
| selor Of the Japanese embassy and
| Mrs. Miura. the first secretary Of the
| Panama legation and Miss Lefevre, the
! first secretary of the Venezuela lega-
tion, Mr.. Churion, Mr.. hugo de fena OF
| the Uruguay legation. Mr.. Matsuoka OF
| the Jananese embassy and Mrs. Matsu-
/ Okla. Commander Gilmer. Miss Lillian
! J3irney, Mrs Blodgett, Col. and Mrs. John
Temple Graves. Mrs. G.avss s,s.a Ma1he aad ME-
Mann, Mr. and Mrs. Yanes. Miss Gard
ner. Miss Calder, Mr.. and Mrs. Selwln
TAFT, Mr.. and Mrs. Calvo. MISS Caivo'
Capt. and Mrs. Mitchell. Mr. and MIS-.
Morgan shuster. Mr.. and Mrs; william a
Shuster, Mr. and Mrs. John Ereeland.
Mr. and Mrs Hutchinson. Mr.. and Mrs.
Lorbard. the Misses Atwater, Miss
| Alice Davis, Miss Bankhead. Mrs. NC
Lean. DR.. and Mrs. Heustis. Mr.. John
kirhy- Col. Clarence Wainwright Mug-
| phy. Mr. and Mrs. Allan o. Clepnane'
| Mrs. Dent, Mr.. Van Dyke. Mrs Nichol,
son, DR.. and Mrs. Goldthwatte. MI ana
Mrs. Victor Kaufman. Lieut., a5,,a1 -, ~,
Tait, Mr. David S. TAFT, MT Marion
Raker. Mrs. Wiley, Mrs. John Wiley.
Nj. Frank Gwathney, Mr.. F. M. WOO
row, Mr. and Mrs. w; 5; Valeh.lne'
mander Dellger. Capt. Wergman. Mr.
Julian Bishop, Mr.. Dunbar Dooson' MI;
n p. FINLEY, Lieut.. Corwin. Mr.. ana
Mrs. Wade II. Ellis. DR.: X. Blue, MI.
| Uerhert Kubel, DR.. Larkin. DR.. BORDEN.
NJ and Mrs. Martin, Mr.. Marechal and
Mrs. j. II. Lewis.
Host as Rajah.
| ur Valentine was an Indian raJah'
his velvet costume being in purple and
rod worn with headdress. MIS-. John
tRuey who assisted the host and most
ess was an Egyptian lady. wonderful
! co,orine in silks and velvet and Jew
eled garniture making her costume
UNIQUE. Her headdress was oeweieo
n.acock. Mrs. Ollie James, as Colo
MIA, lady. was in contrast to Mr. Jonn
c,ooner wiley, a monk, and Mrs. beh1
+, in modern evening dress.
other Lovely Costumes.
| Miss Elizabeth Reside was Mar
puerite in Faust" and wore the
i church costume of the part which she
!, sang in Italy last year. AS soon as
Iher identity was discovered last night
miss Reside was asked to sing, and
I responded to the request with several
pretty ballads.
Miss Frances Nash was japanese
lady, and Miss Elena Calderon and
Miss Ruth Hitchcock were little girls
in white frocks and pretty ribbons.
Miss Frances Dunn was Folly. Miss
McChord and Miss Garden were also
Juveniles in short frocks and flying
ribbons Miss Laura Graves went as u