The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-01-11
JEAN ELIOT GOSSIPS !.
ABOUT CHARITY BALL
Describes Handsome. Gowns
and Tells About Many Prom
inent Society Folk There.
By JEAN ELfoT.

~ N4NAAN. AGAOAs
The Charity Ball has come and the
Charity Ball has gone. and as always
It was truly successful function.
There were fewer people than usual,
or so II seemed to me, which may
have been undesirable from a financial
point of vlew--chBrity balls may be
given for various and sundry philan-
thropies. but "the" Charity Ball Is
always for the Children's Hospital
but II added no little to the comfort
and pleasure OF the guests. More
over, / have seldom seen at a semi
public gathering so many distinguish
ed people or so many lovely gowns.
There were dinners 60 lore before
hand, so many of the guests arrived
late; but by IL o'clock the two great
ball rooms were filled with members
OF the Diplomatic Corps, representa-
tives of ofhcialdom, n number OF the
interestlnS, Visitors who are I'm Wash
ington this week, an Omen and maids
by the score.
Handsome Gowns Seen.
Mrs. Horace WeStcott. who headed
the receiving line. was almost hidden
behind a huge bunch of pink roses.
Her gown was green. Mrs. Charles c..
Glover also wore green. grass green,
Ltriped In white and had an ermine
scarf aDOnt her ShCulders.
Mrs. John f.. Wilkins was i'm salmon
pink satin embroidered in silver panels :.
for the rest the line was black and
white. Mrs. James w. Wordsworth
wearing white satin and lace, with
black velvet straps caught by diamond
| handsome ietted gown OF black velvet,
and Mrs. Clarence Wilson a delightful
costume of black satin. The skirt had
"a r S1tuoht otarerS ana ! noted one
chic, for Vogue says Ro-a black vel
vet ribbon worn abcut the neck and
fastened ri each side OF the decoltnge.
Mrs: wilkins carried a great black
who is or the board OF the hospital
end one OF its most active workers,
was not at the ball and everybody
missed her.
Let all the young people look to their
laurels. say l: when Mrs. Lloyd Bowers
is about. She was just about the
handsomest woman In the room Her
lovely white hair was charmiugly ar
for a most original fan of stiff black
end white quilts, which opened into a
mammoth affair. With her were Mr..
end Mrs. Thomas Bell Sweeney. while
the rail of her box for a bit OF a chat.
Holds Miniature Court.
Mrs. William b. Hibbs. Mrs. George
Howard, Mrs. Edgar Legg and Wis.,
countess de Sibour were in the Hibbs
tox early in the evening. Later came
Miss Margaret Perrin, and just at sup
per time the men of the party. several
husbands and one or two odd ones.
Miss Perrin held a miniature court ALI
evening. Her frock was blackg while
her mother, Mrs. Howard, wore a
sequined gown OF pink that was most
becoming with her gray hair. She had
On a lovely string Of pearls. which
were among tho few jewels l noted.
Indeed, the fashionable feminine world
would seem to be out OF conceit with
jewels just now. The only place where
[ have seen any great display of stones
was at the White House. Miss Perrin
coquetted right prettily with her black
ostrich feather fan.
Miss EleanOra Morgan visited about
the boxes. For a time she was with
Mr.. and Mrs, Samuel II. Vandergrift,
as were Capt. and Mrs. Roscoe Bulmer,
and later she foregathered with Pay
Inspector and Mrs. John II. Merriam
Jams was wonderfully fetching in a tulle
gown OF an odd shade between corral
and American Beauty. Among the
numbers of men who visited in the box
during the course of the evening were
Gerald May and Beverly Sinclair.
In the Boxes.
In the Victor. Kauffmanns' box all
the women wore light colored gowns
save Mrs. Harris, wife OF Col. W. w.
Harris, who was in black. Mrs. KaufI-
mann wore white, Mrs. Albert L. Mills,
white and stver-she has the loveliest
evening cloak. by the way; rose pink
gray fur-and Mrs. Timothy Il. Ans
berry was also in white.
Mr.. Kaufman, General Mills,
Judge Ansberry, and Colonel Harris
were also OF the party. Later Mrs.
gown was of silver lace over cloth
sf silver, and she carried a white
feather fan. Mrs. kauffmann's fan
was also white--l think she has one
to match each costume.
Mrs. Charles N Welsh entertained
in her box DIR. end MRS. Carr, Mr.
Freeman Smith, of New York, and
Mr.. Constantinidi, secretary of the
Greek legation
and drs. Pitney. Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh
Wallace, Miss Todd, Games Mac
NeaRh, and Van Ness Phillips.
Mrs. John f. Rodgers had with her
in her box the Swedish Minister and
William Bailey Lamar and John w.
Davis, solicitor general.
Mrs. Robert NJ. Thompson had a
party in her box, including her
York, and Miss Julia Wood.
Society Meets Madame KOO.
The Chinese Minister and Madame
Koo were guests at the ball, the
little lady making a very fetching
appearance in a gown typically occi-
dental. This was the first time that
Washington society folk have had the
opportunity to meet Madame Koo,
and she made a very pleasant impress
sion.
There were some truly lovely gowns.
Mrs. l. T. Mann wore a sapphire blue
bodice, mostly of cloth OF silver, was
embroidered in silver ribbon, with
touches of blue. The skirt was banded