Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-24
EVENTS OF INTEREST
IN AND OUT OF TOWN
Russian Ball at Rauschers Last
Night Brilliant
Event.
Dinners of Last Mig
berg-Morse Wedding-Recent
Events-Notes.

| The Russian ball last night at
Rauschers was the prettiest and most
interesting charity ball of the season.
Everything conspired to make it so, as
the participate of so many socially
prominent, the prevalence of Russian
headdresses on matrous and maids and
decorations of Russian and United
states flags. with palms and flowers,
each contributed II feature, making an
unusual scene.
The ball began at 1890 and WAS III fun
swing when the ballet arrived from the
theater and gave before midnight to the
bal audience a series of dances, later
minglng for Il while with the assem-
blage.
Mrs Blaine Beale, Niscountess de
Sibour and Mrs Garrison McClintOck
received the guests in the small ball
room Other members of the commit
| tee included Mrs George f. Becker,
Mrs Clarence Wilson, Mrs. Clarke Was-
gaman Mrs. William Littauer and MIS-
Ruggles.
| Clark were on the floor committee
In the large ballroom the mirrored
| wallis reflected orange bunting draperes
| interspersed with green Rarlands hang
| ing from the ceiling, and evertieeTi
! studded with white and orange flowers
at regular intervals aided other festive
| touches.
| The boxes were at each end OF the
room Their occupants were the Rus
| sian amba ssador and Nine. BakhmeteH. .
whose party included the counselor ana
| Nine Scherba tskoy. the second secre-
| tary Of the French embassy and Nine.
de Labouiaye. Mr. and Mrs Gregory
| and Miss Wilenkin.
The Italian ambassador and Countess
Ilr1y tli.., mi l Cada
| Nine da CANA, and Mr.. and Mrs. Perry
Belmont were also box holders and had
| the guests who had enjoyed the earlier
| evening with them.
! Mrs. William Belden Mobiles box larty
consisted OF Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey
Hackett. Miss Leroy ning OF New York,
Mrs ChIuncey WiGand ana Admiral
! Staunton.
Mr. Charles Il. Crane entertained III
his box. Secretary ana Airs Houston,
Miss Reynolds and MI ,.ad Mrs Richard
Crane. Mr.. and Mrs. {. {. Glover had
| Mr.. Justice and Mrs. Iitney.
/ Two orchestras played alternately
for the dancing, and the elaborate buff
/ fet supper which was served in the
pink parlor, began at 1880 o'clock.
! In addition to the almost universal
wearing of the kahoshnik. the Russian
headdress. which is a very imposing
article. with some almost solidly set
with real jewels or semi-precious ones.
with faring bows of velvet and ribbon
streamers many came in Russian cos
tunes, so that the ball took on quite Il
spectacular phase.
Mrs Blaine Beale wore exquisite
gown of white chiffon embroidered III
pastel shaded with Russian head
dress heavily embroidered in gold and
studded with rhiuestones and finished
at the back with 4 long tulle veil. Wis
countess de Sibour wore turquoise itil!c.
made very bouffant with u long train
and a panel of gold brocade forming
the front of the gown, and a tullc bod :
i ice Her headdress was studded with
Jewels and she carried feather fan.
Mrs. William Littauer wore white
tulle and silver lace gown with "A jack
ct OF gold brocade and a girdle of roy
al blue satin. Her headdress was of
royal blue velvet incrusted with dia-
monds and pearls. Mrs. Garrison Nc
Clintock wore a beautiful gown of pink
and cloth of silver with diamond and
pearl ornaments and a pink head :
dress finished with long tulle vel.
and Mrs. Clarence Wilson wore royal
1 blue and silver brocade and tulle with
Il headdress of the same shade. Mrs.
Mahlon Pitney. pale blue and silver
brocade. Mrs. George +. Becker. silver
sDangled tuile gown with pearl and
diamond headdress.
| Other lovely evening dresses were
worn by Nine. Bakhmetcn. who was in
white tullc and silver lace, with IA
court train Of white satin brocaded in
a flower design. and high tiara. neck
lace, corSage ornaments of diamonds
and aqua marine. Nine. Scherbatskoy
had on a Russian dress of crimson vel
vet, with cape sleeves and panel OF
gold studded with jewels forming the
front Of the gown. Her headdress OF
velvet matched her gown. and was in
crusted with jewels. Nine. de RianC
! wore black tullc gown. the skirt
trimmed with bands of scquins, and