The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-22

| The Dixie ball given by the Robert Z
Lee Chapter of the Daughters of thu
Confederacy at the Raleigh last evening
proved to be one of the most delightful
events of the season. and attracted
large representation from the Southern
contingent Of Washington society. The
ballroom was attractively draped will
American and Confederate flags. an6
palms and Towering plants completed
the decorations. Music was furnished b!
the Cavalry Band and a buffet supper
was served at midnight.
| The guests. who numbered several hun.
dred. were presented by Mr.. Claude Ben
nett. Mr.. Roy Price. and Mr.. Charles H
Keel. In the receiving line were Mrs
Eugenia Rollins. Mrs. Maude Howell
Smith. Mrs John VI. Hickey. Mrs. Ste
phen Harrison Ford. Mrs. Ashton Todd.
Mrs. Walter Z. Hutton, Mrs. r. E. Vol
land. Mrs. George S. Covington. and Mrs.
James Z. Mulcare.
Mrs. Rollins was gOwned in white
satin; Mrs. Stephen Ford wore black
lace, Mrs Ashton Todd. black taffeta
with a jet overdress: Mrs. Hutton. black
tUlle. and Mrs. Mulcare. hand-painted
chiffon over satin. Mrs. Maude Howell
Smith wore an exquisite gown of peach
colcred crepe de chine. with touches OF
lcrystal and corsage bouquet of orchids.
Mrs. Covinston was gowned in black
satin. with a bodice Of black tulle over
white. and Mrs. Hickey wore black satin
and lace.
Among the guests were Miss Adelaide
Heth. who wore white satin; Miss Jane
Dodge, white lace and primrose velvet:
Miss Sara Daniels. American Beauty
ri ,r-b eynhroiderad in
silver; Miss Ruth Daniels. green crepe
de chine trimmed with pink rosebuds:
Miss Velma Hitchcock. white tulle over
pink satin; Miss Dorothy Harvey. cream
lace over orchid satin: Miss Margaret
Trimble. green satin yelled in silver net:
Miss Catherine Grover. green satin: Miss
Lillian Mae Davis, pink tulle with blue
velvet girdle: Miss Dorothy Henderson.
white tulle over pink satin: Miss Car
lotta Quirollo. white satin and tulle en-
broidered in pearls; Miss Elinor WASH
ington. blue chiffon over pink: Miss Irma
Montgomery Gibson. blue tulle embroid-
cred in silver: Mrs John deb. W. Gard
ner. black satin with an overdress OF
blue and silver: Mrs. Alexander D. Nc
Conachie. of Baltimore. an imported robe
of midnight blue chiffon and silver; Miss
Coumbe. grey tulle over American Beau
ty satin; Miss Wharton. cream lace over
cream satin: Miss Josephine Daily. white
taffeta: Miss Marie DAILY. blue chiffon:
Miss NJ. C. Newell. white taffeta;
Miss r. B. Zirkle. rose satin with
touches of black velvet: Miss Hen
riettc Berens. pink crepe de chine;
Miss Pansie Casanova Wilson, lavender
satin with a crystal overdress: Mrs. A. s.
Thatcher. white tulle over rose satin:
Mrs. Morlatt. Of Ohio. blue crepe de chine
and white tulle; Mrs. Whitaker. black
lace over canary satin; Mrs w. S.
Stamper champa gne-colored satin: sMIiss
Margaret Terrett. Of st. Paul. yellow
chiffon: Miss Annie Crenshaw. black
tulle: Miss Elizabeth Crenshaw. green
Mrs. J. w. Endsley. of Pennsyl-
vania. black satin and jet; Miss Mary
Endsley. white tulle over pink: Miss Rose
Calm. of New Orleans. yellow chiffon
embroidered in pearls: Miss Pauline
Coulter. Dresden chiffon: Miss May Ad-
Olson Chew. white taffeta; Miss Sallie
Goode, blue satin.
Mrs. Howard Felix Moore had with her
Miss Frances GurIey Adams, who wore
black tulIe over black satin: Miss Edith
Shacklcford. of Virginia. pink
satin and silver: Miss Emily Hendricks,
Of Michigan. yellow taffcta. and Miss
Annie l.. Willis. of Virginia, pink taffeta.
Mrs Moore was gowncd i'm yellow satin.
With Mrs. c. d. Merwin were Miss
Cooper. of Mississippi. who wore dainty
frock OF Dresden taffeta. and Miss Co
Fart. OF Lamar. Ark, who was gowned
i'm white chiffon.
Mrs. Thomas Armat was hostess at n
charming luncheon yesterday in honor
of Miss Ruth Bliss. whose marriage to
Capt. Lewis Hayes Watkins. L. S. A.,
will take place on May IL. The guests
included Mrs. Charles Drury. who is the
guest of her parents. the Secretary of
Commerce and Mrs Redfield: Mrs. Reeve
Lewis. Mrs. George Putnam. Mrs. John
Knapp and Miss May Power.
Japanese ounce blossoms formed the
table decorations.
Mrs. Alexander Bentley entertained at
I luncheon yesterday in honor of Mrs.
Alexander Glass. of Wheeling W. Va,
who is the guest OF Mrs. William Hay
wood. Invited to meet Mrs. Glass were
Mrs. BentIey's mother. Mrs. Sabina NJ.
Miller: Mrs. Martin e. Trench. Mrs.
Lloyd Lowndes. Mrs. Victor Kaufman
and Mrs. Edward II. Campbell.
Mrs. Kingsbury, wife of Col Henry
P. Kingsbury. was hostess at bridge
party yesterday afternoon at her resi-
lence in Wyoming avenue.
Mrs. Fairfield Carpenter received infor- |
nally yesterday afternoon. Mrs. T. C.
Rogers. mother of Mrs. Carpenter. pre- |
'ided at the tea table.
Miss Ethel Hickey entertained at a !
luncheon yesterday in honor of Miss |
Marie Fisher. whose marriage to Mr..
Richard William Austin will take place |
April IS. Spring flowers tied with pale |
blue tulle and tiny cupids formed the |
The recestly appointed Minister from |
DIR. r. Zaldivar, arrived In /
yesterday. accompanied by
line. de Zaldivar and their daughter,
nd are stopping at the Shoreham, where |
hey expect to establish the legation until |
hey find house.
At the reception and informal dance
which the Southern Society will give
his evenig at the New willard in
lonor of the Congress of Daughters
OPHELIA'S SLATE.
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