The Washington herald., 1916-01-08

white brocade with am overdress OF net
studded with pearls; her ornaments were
| diamond necklace and tiara Mrs Belle
B. Mahar waa handsomely gowned in
black tulle over electric blue tulle built
over foundation OF blue satin: the
bodice was of tulie heavily encrusted with
blue seuuins and there was deep girdle
of sequins with n sash effect of tuile
caught with tiny rosebuds; she wore pearl
ornaments and corsase bouquet Of pink
|roseb3ds anc lilies OF the valley. Miss
Gertrude Titus wore dainty gown of
shell-pink satin veiled in shaded tulle
and caught with rosebuds; her corsage
flowers were Parma violets
Mrs. Cole Wears white Lace.
Mrs. e. w. Cole, of Tennessee, wore
handsome gowns of white lace over
white brocade, with a superb necklace
OF emeralds and diamonds and tiara
of the same Jewels Miss Dorothy
bennett wore a dainty gown of pale
blue panne velvet and tulIe; she was ac-
eompanied by her house guests, Mrs
Whitman, Miss Eleanor Orr. and Miss
Seal. Mrs. Whitman wore a blue lace
gown and a necklace of diamonds. Miss
Orr was In black taffeta with a bodice
OF emerald green draped in black chiffon
and pearls. Miss Seal wore rose taffets
trimmed in silver. Mrs. Bankhead, wife
OF Senator Bankhead, was gowned in
orchid silk and lace. Mrs. Ashurst, wife
of Senator Ashurst, wore turquoise satin
and tulle. Mrs. Gorgas. wife OF Gen
Gorgas, wore a handsome costume of
American Beauty tulle over white lace
with long court train of American
Beauty velvet
Nine Raybaud. wife of the military
attache of the Argentine Embassy, wore
a beautiful gown of mauve charmeuse
and silver lace with a silver rose finish
ing the bodice; she wore a handsome
pearl necklace. Miss Grynga Raybaud
was dalntily gowned in white tulle with
touches of black on the bodice and girdle
Nine Blanche de Baralt. of Cuba wore
black lace. embroidered In black and gold
over green satin; Miss Blanca Baralt
wore light blue crepe de chene with over
drapery OF white velvet, and Miss Adele
Baralt wore a pink crede de chene. caught
up with garlands of rosebuds. Nine.
Helena Holmberg de Ambrosetti. wife of
the delegate from Argentine, wore black
velvet. with a necklace of diamonds.
Mrs. TiIl~r In Old Gold.
Mrs. Theodore Tiner wore a gown of
old lace over satin and tulie with a court
train of pink .panne velvet. Her house
guest, Mrs. Philip Clancy, wore beaded
chiffon and gold lace.
Mrs. William Atherton DePuy wore a
black gown with futurist trimmings OF
white velvet and shaded orange tulle
draperies.
Mrs. Andrew Jackson Montague, wife
of Representative Montague, of Virginia,
wore sapphire satin with crystal over
dress, with diamonds: Mrs. Thomas j.
Steele. wife Of the Representative from
Iowa, wore black velvet; Mrs. c. Will
liam Ramseyer. wife of Representative
Ramseyer, old rose velvet with an over
drape of rose tulle; Mrs. Thomas Spencer
Crago, wife of Representative Crago. or
child taffeta trimmed with silver lace;
Mrs. Martin Andrew Morrison. wife of
the Representative from Indiana, white
satin with sapphire and diamonds; Mrs
Albert johnson, black panne velvet
trimmed in black net; Mrs. Edward
keating, of Colorado, white silk net
over white charmeuse: Mrs. John n.
Garner. black lace with irridescent lace
over-dress; Mrs. A. c. Shallenberger,
wife of Representative Shallenberger, Of
Nebraska. light blue silk. embroidered
in gold: Miss Shallenberger. white tulIe
with an over-dress OF silver lace: Mrs
J. W. Ragsdale. silver cloth with chif-
fon trimming; Miss Julia Ragsdale, black
silk with silver lace ornamentation and
diamonds; Mrs. Frederick w. Rowe, Of
New York. Joffre blue embroidered
chiffon with pearls; Mrs. John Cap.
stick. Wife of Representative Capstiek.
of New York. light blue panne vsfvet
trimmed with cream lace, with a sdia-
mond sunburst, as her only Jewel; Mrs.
James Walter Heustis. light blue chif-
fon with diamond jewels; Mrs. Charles
Frank Reavis. of Nebraska, maroon net.
draped over satin. with a pearl beck
lace.
Mrs. Howard Clark. salmon-coIored
brocade trimmed with Venetian point
lace; Mrs. George S. Rice. white-besded
chiffon: Mrs. o. P. Hood. white chiffon
trimmed with rare Venetian lace and
pearls; Mrs. Thomas H. Norton. hello
trope velvet with black net overdra pc {:
Mrs. Wallace Dempsey. of New York
black net and pearl ornaments