Evening star., 1917-11-04
SOLDIERS UNIFORMS
GIVE COLOR TO BALL
Society Turns Out to Attend
Dance for American Hos.
pital Ward.
FLAGS FOR DECORATIONS

ball OF the season SlNoH a. 40
last night in aid OF the Washins ION
ward Of the American hospital at Neu-
NV and the worsted fund OF the DIS
,-ict Chapter of the Red Cross All
branches of the service were repre-
.ented and all ranks. In addition TO
the Navy men in their dark piue III
forms and the Army men In ollVe o.ao
or Khaki. there were present a number
of the foreign officers now on outS
here. and the horizon blue OF the rrench en-.
officers and the natty uniform OF bF,.- Il.
teresting variety to the picture. Men
In civilian evening clothes were the
exception. in
Flags, hung between tho mirrors IN
the large ballroom. further emphasized
fhe patriotic note Of the evening. ana
clusters Of autumn foliage placed at
intervals down the length OF me Io.,n.
with the small black masks soio q. .he ,e
door and donned by many OF tne
Tounper women. gave a touch Of Hal
loween to the event
4 row of boxes following the wall
line was filled with representative men
and women of the Washington world
and groups, including numbers OF the
foreign ofiicers looking on at their nrst
American ball, watched the dancing
from various points.
Mrs. Lane Receives.
Mrs. Franklin X. Lane received. as,
sisted by Mrs. Seaton Schroeder ana
Mrs. Granville Fortescue. They stood
at the entrance to the reception room
whence the guests passed to the smaii-
er ballroom where many sat during the
dancing or Joined the merry whirl in
the larger ballroom. Mrs. Lane wore
gown OF silver tulle over pale yellow.
Mrs. Schroeder was In sapphire olue
velvet and Mrs. Granville Fortescue
wore handsome gown OF French blue
satin and spangled net
The first ball of the winter was an
early one. the guests arriving at $3.50:
Mime Riano and the second secretary OF
the Russian embassy and Nine. Moh-
renschildt were among the representa-
tives Of the diplomatic circle. and Mrs.
Lane Miss Nancy Lane and Lieut..
Franklin r. Lane and Mise Sidney Bur
Lesson represented the cabinet circle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles j. Bell had in
their box Maj. and Mrs. Granville
Fortesque Miss Caroline Ogden Jones
and Mr. Robert Bell.
Mrs. Samuel Spencer entertained
party in her box which included Mr..
and Mrs. Henry B. Spencer. Mr.. and
Mrs. Corcoran Thorn, Lieut.. Charles
Price and Mr.. Henry Coster.
Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins had as her
guests Mrs. T. Dewitt Talmadge. Miss
Rebecca Collier, Mrs. c. A. Heckscher
wetherill of Philadelphia. Commander
Scott. Mr.. Stephen B. Elkins and Mr..
Blaine Elkins.
MIS-. James McDonaiQ entertainer III
her box Nine. Riano. Miss Gwynn. Mrs.
Henry c. Corbin. Capt. Corbin and Mr..
Arthur Bradley Campbell.
Col. and Mrs. William Cary Sanger
had as guests in their box Maj. Gen.
and Mrs. George Barnett, Miss Mary
Sanger and Capt Benezet, one Of the
visiting French officers.
Subscribe for Boxes.
With others who added to tho fund
by subscribing for boxes were Mrs..
James Wadsworth. 5r.. Mrs Breckin-
ridge Long, Mrs. Julian James. Mr.. and
Mrs. Lewis Nixon. Mr.. and Mrs. Ber-
nard Baruch. Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Beale Mclean. and Mr.. Chandler Hale.
and Mrs. Frederick Harriss and Mrs.
Joseph Letter.
Nine. Riano wore a gown Of orchid
satin over pale pink satin; Mrs. Joseph
=. Kuhn had on q stunning gown OF
black chiffon velvet with touches Of white
chiffon on the bodice: Miss Sidney
Burleson was in slate blue chiffon with
Turkish skirt and close-ftting bodice
Of folds Of the chiffon: Miss Nancy Lane
was charming in pale blue satin over
iounces Of white lace.
Frederick R. Harris. gold cloth. with
skirt cut in deep points; Mrs. Victor
Kaufman. cloth Of gold. combined
josiah JOSH % Kingsley OH. White polnpadour
taffeta, and Miss Joan Oil, dresden taf-
feta. over yellow tulle.
Miss Gwendolen Denys lilac tulle
over satin; Miss Frances Traver. gold
tiesue; Mra Henry c. corbin. sapphire
blue velvet: Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins.
bronze-violet metal cloth: Mrs Charles
J. Bell, light blue satin; Mrs James
Mcdonald. a lovely gown Of moonlight
spangled net; Mrs. William Cary Sang
er. an effective creation Of lilac satin;
Miss Mary Sanger, pale yellow satin
and tulle: Mrs. George Barnett. pale
pink velvet: Mrs. Henry Muslin, green
brocade. and Mrs Irving Hall Chase of
Waterbury. Conn.,. blue velvet.
Also present were: Mrs. T. De Witt
Talmage. white satin veiled with black
jetted net with pale blue girdle; Mrs.
Isaac w. Littell. black satin and Sc
quins: Mime. Mohrenschildt. black satin
over silver tissue cloth: Mrs. Robert
blue satin and Spanish lace: Miss So
phie Johnston. yellow satin: Miss Alice
Shepard. grey tul1e over pale blue satin;
Mrs. Charles B. Howry. pale blue tulle
ovre silver tissue cloth: Mrs. Robert
Hinckley, peacock blue satin brocaded
in steel: Miss Gladys Hinokley. pink tulle:
and jetted tulle. Mrs. Delos Blodgett.
orchid pink satin brocaded in gold over
white lace: Miss Helen Blodgett, tur-
canary tareta: Mrs. Morris Evans. black
satin and tulle: Miss Meta Evans. pale
yellow taffeta with skirt OF scalloped
fiounces: Capt. Edward g. Bliss. U. 8.
"a, ana MIS- 6llbb, Lno latter IN "nltc
tulle over satin: Miss Margaret Nc
Chord, pale gray tulle over silver lace,
and Miss Gillett. pale pink satin veiled
In shaded pink tulle with bodice of tulle
and brilhants.
Wore Gray Chiffon.
Mrs. Gillett Hill. gray chiffon over
taffeta. trimmed with brilliants; Miss
Reeves Harris. pale blue satin and
tulle. with Turkish skirt: Mrs. Henry
8. Boutell. black satin and net; Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Penfield, the latter
in midnight blue satin and tulle; Mrs
James A. Drain, black satin and Jet;
Mrs. Edward Hay. sapphire blue vel
vet and tulle embroidered in frtdescent
seQuins: Mrs. Theodore F. Jewell,
French blue satin and tulle. heavily
beaded In blue and rose beads; Mr. and
Mrs Gilbert Grosvenor, the latter in
black tul1e, embroidered in iridescent
blue seQuins: Mrs. Howard Hume, pink
satin and tulle. and Mrs. Lee Phillips
silver tissue veiled in black chiffon,
embroidered in pearl and jet beads.
Wore Black Velvet.
Miss Pauline Kindleberger wore n
Callot model of black velvet elabora te-
ly embroidered in Jet, with yellow
roses appearing on both waist and
skirt.
She carried a large black ostrich
feather fan. Miss Ruth Wilson was in
green and gold brocade. Miss Marie
Sims wore black satin and tulle.
Among others present were Mr. w