Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-24
brilliant THRONG
AT TR|cOL0R BALL
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tfdSS VI OttINVO StotSS1 o'SS
and Their Allies Feature
of Decorations.
PATRIOTISM RULES HOUR
Representatives of smart Washing
ton society danced beneath the hass
OF the United States and France ana
their allies in the ballroom at the New
willard last night at the tricoior DALI
one of the most beautiful OF the WIN
ter. given under the auspices OF the
washington committee Of the American
Fund for French Wounded, OF which
Mime. de Sibour is chairman. Flags
of colossal size hung from the arched
ceiling, and flags of smaller size were
suspended above the boxes, giving
brave aspect to the, long tb oon =, the
allies being particularly in evidence,
Increased the patriotism OF the nour.
Mai: Gen. ]. d. McLachlan, military
one of the early arrivals. and made a
tour of the room. stopping at intervals
to greet many friends in the boxes
1t was an early ball. though not be-
ginning until 10 o'clock Departures De-
gan Immediately after the short pro-
gram which was given at IL O'Clock,
Representative and Mrs. Nichoias
Iongworth and Mrs. Cornelius Wander
bilt of New York, their house guests,
being among the first to leave
Patriotic Songs Open Program.
IT.. o-oor,- onened with a group
Of patriotic songs of the moment. sung
by Miss Grace La Rue, who acted at a
local theater last week Miss La Rues
contribution to the entertainment las.
evening was followed by the singing of
the .Marseillaise" and 1.-THE Star Spangled
Banner by a chorus of $50 young people
dressed in the French colors, blue,
white and red, 100 bluejackets-hfty in
blue uniform. fifty in white-and fifty
young women in red dominoes. grouped
to form the stripes of the flag. On
pedestal above them Mrs. Charles
Mum posed as Jeanne dare and by
her side was Mrs. John B. Pitney as
America, a tableau which aroused much
enthusiasm. Dancing was resumed
after the curtain had fallen on this
tableau.
ball committee; Mrs. Joseph Letter and
Mrs Harry Leonard received the
guests. Many interested parties watch
Cd the brilliant spectacle from the
boxes.
Parties in Boxes.
Members of the French embassy staff.
including the assistant military at
tache and Nine. Collardet, occupied the
box of the ambassador and Nine JUS
Mrs. Richard Townsend had a party
with her in the adjoining box, her
guests including Senator and Mrs.
Peter Goelet Gerry and Mr.. and Mime.
IL Lob
Capt and Mrs. Arthur Willard had in
their box Capt and Mrs Martin E.
Trench and Commander and Mrs. Nc
FAN
Others who had boxes were Mrs. John
A. Johnston, Mr.. and Mrs Bernard
Baruch. Miss Goldman. Mrs. Samuel
Spencer. Mrs. 4effords. Mrs. Richard
townsend. Mrs. Edward B. Mclean. Mrs.
John Morehead, Mr. and Mrs. Edward
r. Stettinius and Mr.. Mayer.
Some of the Handsome Gowns.
Mrs. James Mitchell wore handsome
gown of blue and gold metallic cloth
and a French blue tuile scarf, Madame
de Blanpre, lovely gown of white
satin with draperies of5YAtt& lace.
Representatives and Mrs Nicholas
Eongworth. the latter wearing salmon
nelius Vanderbilt wore a lovely draped
gown of pale pink satin and hlet OF
diamonds: Senator and Mrs. Gilbert
Hitchcock. the latter wearing mid
night blue velvet: Madame Collardet,
rose-colored satin and tulle; Madame
Luz Mendez, an effective gown of pale
gray brocade and an American beauty
tnile scarf.
ter wearing gray brocaded satin; Mrs
GilIett Hill, gray tulle over silver
cloth. finished with a Peking-blue Cir
die and blue ostrich feather fan: Miss
Amary1lis Gillett, cerise tuIle over Sill
yer cloth: Miss Temple. black jetted
tulle, with bodice trimmed with bril-
Hants: Mrs. Archibald Oracle. pack
Yefvet: Mrs. Charles Boughton wood,
a handsome gown of black jetted tulle;
Miss Mary Morgan. turquoise blue satin
Idraped over white lace; DR.. and Mrs.
John Crayke Simpson. the latter in
handsome gown of French blue draped
y over white lace.
Mrs Carl Vrooman. white satin with
pipings of French blue; Mr.. and Mrs.
Reynolds Hit, the latter wearing mid
night blue velvet and tulle; Mrs. Nor
ris Evans. black velvet; Miss Meta
Evans, rose velvet and satin; MissfRuth
Wilson, midnight blue metallic cloth;
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Warren, the lat
tier wearing a lovely gown of sapphire
blue tulle pane1ed in iridescent blue
leequins with bodice trimmed with mo-
tits of brilliants; Mrs. James W. Wads-
worth, jr., white satin; Mrs. Vaudeville
Carlisle. pearl gray taneta and net;
refer wore a gown OIL white
satin and silver tulle and on her brow
was a large emerald surrounded by
pearls; Mrs. Frederick Gillett, orchid
brocade and tulle; Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Hight, the latter wearing an effective
gown of slate blue tul1e; Miss Alice
Shepard, gold tulle over gold satin;
Mrs. William A. Slater, handsome
gown of white velvet: Nine. Simon. an
effective gown of old rose satin: Mr..
and Mrs. William w. Stuart. the latter
wearing black tulle with bodice of satin
and Jet
Miss Elizabeth Koones, cerise velvet;
Miss Mary Patten, dark red chiffon vel
vet: Mrs Walter Penfield. pink satin:
Miss Edith Wallaeh, a fiounced gown
of cream net with a jacket bodice of
French blue taffeta; Nine de Mohren-
echildt, midnight blue chiffon velvet
Ind filet of diamonds: Miss Delano, tur-
lquoise blue satin; Mrs. John Merriam,
r. handsome gown of white brocade;
Miss Anne Squire. delft blue taffeta
veiled in tulle; Mrs. Roscoe C. Blumer
sapphire blue chiffon velvet: Mr.. and
pdrs. Clark Waggaman, the latter wear
ing an effective gown of slate blue
rbroeaded. in silver. Miss Ernst, a
lovely gown of pale blue satin
Mrs Cary Langhorne, midnight blue
tuile embroidered in gold; Nine. Hauge