Evening star., 1915-02-07

became Mrs. Laurence ". Morgan in
St Paurs Church.
a Boston Girls Brookline. Mass
p- made a very win
AA"oi uo"n. some figure. To be-
gin with the bride, who made her bow
year ago. possesses that most Vaiu-
able Of all attributes, extreme YOUTH
coupled with which Is a slender. sveite
figure and a sweet face. Her frock
was of exceptional beauty, fashioned
from lustrous satin on an ivory tint
and blended with white maline- Inc
skirt was in Russian effect and the
bodice had v shaped neck. ana long
sleeves of maline. There was a wloe
girdle Of satin and long square court
train. Over all fell a becomingly ar
ranged Vel of Brussels and Mechiin
lace, originay worn by the pride
mother.
The maid of honor was clad in bis,
cult satin, and there were sef-toneu
sleeves of shirred maline. The SKIRT
was rather full and an effective touch
was afforded by the wide girdle OF vel
vet Of a deep coral tone. AlthouSh
the bridesmaids frocks were similar 10
that worn by the maid of honor. they
were even prettier. for they were
amost veiled with maline OF Dis
ton. and over all was a drapery OF
deep coral maline. which produced
sort OF cloudy. sunrise effect. The up
per portion of the bodices were OF ma
dies were of deep coral velvet. fash
Toned on distinctly new lines. Eacn
sirdle ended in point above the right
shoulder and was draped below the
waist line over the left hip.
John r. De Lamar gave a large dance
Wednesday night at a New York hotel
to formally introduce
a New York his daughter. Miss
n.,4 Alice De Lamar. to So
o"'ohUe' ciety. The large and
small bathrooms were taken for the
dance and seated supper. the dancing
being in the large ballroom and
the seated supper being served in
the small one soon after midnight. The
decorations throughout were pink. and
spring flowers, almonds and apple
blossoms and tulips. with palms
and ferns, were used. Mr.. De Lamar
and Miss De Lamar in white maline
and silver net trimmed with tiny pink
rying pink roses and forget-me-nots
had receiving with them Mrs. Edward
R. Perry and Miss Clara B. Spence.
A number Of dinners preceded the
dance. the hostesses including Mrs.
Paul Cavath, Mrs. James r. Mckee.
the Baroness de Graffenried. Mrs.
Thomas Bloodgood Peck and Mrs. A.
Masters MacDonell.
Even more than the usual interest
was evinced in the Philadelphia As
sembly ball
Where Exclusive last week since
Means Something. nrnnsh, tr,S q CON- -
solidation of the first and second as
semblies into one ball, the managers
thereof deeming it a violation of good
taste to have the usual run of merry
making while Europe was in the
throes of its crushing conflict.
Now the Assembly ball, as many
know to their great glee and many
more know to their sorrow. is the one
function in that city that places the
absolute and irremovable hallmark
on ones social status. since it may be
of the men who arranged the first of
these dances away back in 174S.
That first ball was held by candle
light in an old warehouse on the river
front. and after the modest little af-
fair was over and had proved a great
success, one of the men giving it sug-
gested to his fellow-hosts that they
keep the ball just for themselves, for
their children and their childrens chill
dren, and so on ad infinitum, and that
all those who refused the bids to the
first dance and also all those whom the
| committee had purposely or otherwise
overlooked when sending out their in
vitations be forever and forever elimi-
mated from this ball.
The suggestion was adopted, and that
is just what has caused all the trouble
about the Assembly all these years. and
it is also just what made last night S
affair such an exclusive gathering.
Virtually the entire hotel was re-
served for the dance. the participants
of which were given as much selection
as if the affair were held in a private
house. Upstairs every approach to the
ballroom was cut off from the rest of
the hotel. The cutting off was done
by means of high lattice screens, COW
cred on the Assembly side by waving
vines Of smilax and asparagus and on
the hotel side by heavy red velvet
curtains, that stretched from floor to
ceiling as impenetrably as the famous
wall surrounding China.
The guests entered the enchanted
| land by way of the Chancellor street
entrance. stepping Immediately from
their motor cars to scene of exotic
beauty, for the decorations were not
| confined to the upper reaches of the
| party. but began Immediately at the
entrance. even the hood covering the
revolving door having it's quota of the
| blooms since it's entire top was COW
cred with foliage plants of all degrees
! of greennesS and density interspersed
| with the rich splashes of color ema-
mating from deep pink azaleas The
lower reception hall, into which this
! door opens, was transformed into a
bower by the lavish use of decora tive
| plants and flowers.