Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-31
Sunken Garden Decoration at Japa-
nese Ambassadors Dinner and Riot
Of Flowers at Reception.
Senator Salisbury to Entertain at
Metropolitan Club-Luncheon
for Bride Of Tomorrow.

Y
kawa, 1. J. A: Mr.. Tadenao Imai and
Mr. Tashiro Owaku. were the guests of
honor at brilliant dinner party given
last evening by the japanese ambassa-
dor. Mr.. Aimaro Sato. at the willard.
| The dinner was served in the red
room and the guests numbering near
| ly a hundred were seated at a large
| oval table. the center of which was
converted into a miniature Japanese
garden. Quantities of lowering shrubs
| and plants from the island kingdom
were massed about three palm trees
with here and there tiny paths, Jap
anese bridges and lily ponds.
The outer edge was outlined with
white hydrangeas. Tall clusters of
American beauty roses. gladioli and
| lilies were arranged at intervals be-
| tween the candelabra on the table,
which were entwined with white flow
| ering vines. There were corsage bou-
Quets of pink roses for each of the la
dies and boutonnieres for the gentle
men of white and red carnations.
The guests to meet the distinguished
visitors included the Secretary of State
and Mrs. Lansing, the French ambassa-
dor and Nine. Jusserand, the Italian am
! ambassador. DIR. Boris Bakhmeteff; the
| Secretary of the Interior and Mrs. Frank
| lin K Lane. the Postmaster General and
Mrs. Burleson, the Secretary of Agricul-
ssrs Mr. Of Pava n sna M the
Redfield. the Secretary of Labor. Mr..
W. B. Wilson: the United States am
bassador TO Japan and Mrs. Roland S.
Clark. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge.
Senator salisbury. Senator Phelan.
Senator Philander S. Knox. Senator and
Mrs. Hiram w. Johnson. Mrs. James r.
Chicago; Representative Henry d.
Flood, the Belgian minister. Baron
Cartier: the Chinese minister and Nine.
Koo; the Serbian minister. Mr.. Lioube-
mir Michailovitch: Mrs. Hugh L. Scott.
wife of the chief of staff. L. S. A: Rear
Admiral and Mrs. Benson, Gen. and Mrs.
Irons. Capt. and Mrs c. c. Marsh. Mr..
and Mrs. \. B. Ruddock, Mr.. William
| Phillips. the assistant secretary of
state; the third assistant secretary of
state and Mrs. Breckenridge Long: the
counselor of the British embassy. Mr..
Colville Barclay: the superintendent of
Mrs. Eberle, Mr.. and Mrs. Ransford S.
| Miller. Mr.. Vance Mccormick. Mr.. Ed
| ward n. Hurley. Mr.. Charles S. Ham
lin. Mr. and Mrs. Larz Anderson. Capt.
and Mrs. Perry Belmont, Mr.. John Bar
| rett. Mr.. F. B. Loornis, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederick E. Chaplin, Mrs. F. B. Moran,
| Mr. Douglas l.. Dunbar. American Sec
\ rotary to the japanese mission, and the
members of the Japanese embassy staff
Official and resident society was brill
| liantly represented at the large recep-
| ton which followed.
The ambassador received with the
members of the mission at the entrance
to the large ballroom, which was elabo-
rately decorated. the flags of Japan,
America and all the allied nations lin
| ing the walls from floor to ceiling and
| nlaking an effective background for
| the masses of palms, ferns and foliage
plants.
During the evening Nine. Miura. the
icelebrated Japanese prima donna, gave
a delightful program of songs, which
included an aria from Mime. Butterfly"
| The Last Rose of Summer and a
of heavy sapd-color silk lined with
pale pink. the wide girdle finished with
butterfly bow of gold and brown bro
cade.
The buffet table extended along one
side of the ballroom and was adorned
with PLAQUES of varicolored flowers.
| There was dancing throughout the
evening
charp1euse combined with silver lace
and tulle
| Mrs Lane wore white and silver lace
mounted over white tulle and carried
rose-colored feather fan.
| Mrs. Burleson, French blue brocade
and lace.
Mrs. Redf1eld. black lace encrusted
with gold and black sequins.
| Nine. Jusserand was in black lace
with garniture of copper-colored Sc
quins on the corsage and wore a dia-
mond tiara.
Nine. Koo Won a native costume of
white embroidered crepe de chine
| Nine. Ekengren. black lace and tulle
| over white satin, with iridescent and
jet sequin on the bodice.
| Nine. Collardet, American beauty
| chiffon headed in gold
| Mrs. Roland S. Norris orchid brocade
| and point lace: Mrs. Champ Clark
black tulle and lace, beaded in jet and
silver: Mrs; James r. Mann. iridescent
Breckenridge Long. salmon pink faille
! with gold lace on the bodice and skirt;
Mrs. Larz Anderson, silver gray char
meuse and tulle, with necklace of
hair ornament; Mrs. Perry Belmont,
silver brocade, pailleted with rhine
| stones and pearls: her diamond tiara
had a fancy feather ornament across
eagle feathers was carried; Mrs VIII
liam Crozier. rose pink charmeuse, with
diamond ornaments: Mrs. Paul Bart
lett, white tulle, combined with white
pink tafeta and tulle; Mrs. Christopher
Smith. green tulle and gold lace.
Mrs. Julian James, black satin and
Mrs. Francis S. Nash. black net with
insets of point applique lace.
/ Mrs. Francois Berger Moran, hand
some gown of. black lace over black
satin with diamond ornaments.
Mrs. Robert Htnckley, cerise and gold
brocade.
Miss Gladys Hinckley. white tulle
Mrs. Morris Evans, ivory-tinted tulle
and gold lace.
Miss Meta Morris Evans, a yellow ruff
fed taffeta gown.
Mrs. Charles d. Helmbold, French blue
faille with a butterfly of chiffon Of the
same shade embroidered in sequins on
the bodice.
Miss Marjorie Helmbold, cerise and
gold brocaded taffeta.
Mrs. Robert L. owen, white tulIe over
gold cloth.
Mrs. Ollie James, pink satin yelled in
white tulle.
Mrs. Horace G. mcfarland, pale
green and silver brocade and silver
lace.
Mrs. B. II. Warner pearl gray satin
and tulIe.
Others present included Mrs Josiah
X. Oil. Miss Joan Oil, Miss Amy BEN
nett. Mr.. John Ford Of New York, the
counselor of the Chinese legation and
Nine. Yung Kwai, the Misses Yung
Kwai. Mr.. A. Vouros. Admiral Frederic
r. Harris. Miss Viola Myer, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edwin NJ. Hood. Mr.. and Mrs.
William Corcoran Hill, Mr.. J. q.
Lefevre. Mr.. Harold Walker and Mr..
Ralph Snowden Hill.
II Viscount Ishii and the Japanese
mission will be the dinner guests to-
night OF Senator Willard Salisbury at
the Metropolitan Club.
The members of the Japanese mis-
sion will go to New York late Satur-
day night for the naval review, return