The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-07

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For real. honcst-to-Coodness camuu-
, naEe costumes one had TO look to
the camou1curs themselves. the men
! OF Company II. Fortieth Engineers.
whose brains conceived and whose
clever fingers executed the d"cora-
tions for this ball. which sth"y CAV"
( IN corporation with the board Of
managers OF NeiEhborhood House 10
! further the work If this settlement
! house In their paint daubed smOclss.
with hats formed OF palett-s and
I brushes. they gave an example. II not
a definition. Of camouflaGc. and wcr"
/ tremendously picturesque as they
: formed an aisle through which the
! President. escorted by uniformed men
7 with fixed bayonets. made his way
to the box reserved for him.
/ 'Tis pity that fancy costumes was
| not obligatory. the number OF people
! in conventional evening dress detract
| ing no little from the effectiveness Of
the scene. Tie most important PEG
/ pie present w-r" NOT in fancy dress.
I camouflage-- scusin possibly n wee
bit OF powder or rouE" being con-
( spicuously lacking among those in tn"
boxes.
/ Who was there: That's easy. Nv
erybody. I'll to-. you whom | did ser,
, though, who interested me ParIicu-
larry, and that was Gen. and Mrs.
John A. Johnston. They have been
| long absent from Washington. Last
| evening they came in with Miss Pat
rer, who was in one Of the boxes.
Another person long missed and
eagerly welcomed back was Mrs. An
| drews. wife Of Capt. Frank Andrews.
, L. 6. A., who, as Jeanette Allen. was
! exceedingly popular here while her
| father. Brig. Gen. Henry 7. Allen.
was stationed in Washington.
Senator and Mrs. Willard salisbury,
| who had d box, had as their guests
Senator and Mrs. Francis r. " arren
and the Swiss Minister and Nine. Sui
ger. With Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard
Baruch were the Spanish Ambassa-
| dor and Nine. Riano, Captain and
Mrs. Perry belmont, Mrs. Joseph Lei
ter. Mrs Davis Ireland and Raymond
| Baker. all members OF the dinner
party they had entertained earlier in
| the evening. Mrs. Baruch, who is
| unusually handsome, had on one OF
| the lovcliest gowns l have seen this
winter. a costume Of some Off silver
and black material made on absO-
| lutely simple lines with fringes Of
| silver and black by way OF sleeves.
Next them was Miss Mary Temples
box in which she entertained surg.
Gen. and Mrs. William c. GOrEas. Mrs.
! Robert Hincllley. Mrs. John W. Falls
and DIR. and Mrs. Walter Wells.
Miss Sophie Seibert, president Of
the board OF managers CT the Neigh
borhood House. headed the receiving
line and was assisted by Mrs. Charles
J. Bell, Mrs. /. J. Herman. Mrs Walter
TUckerman, Mrs. Breckenridge Long.
Nine. Hubscher, Nine. Van Starllcn-
Eh-Stachuuwer, Mrs. Lawrence
Townsend. Mrs. Paul Bartlett. Mrs.
! Richard crane, Sd, and Mrs. Freder-
! ick AthertOu.
Miss Seiber- was camoufIaEcd AS n
! lily pond: Mrs. Tuckerman. who wore
midnight blue velvet gown. had a
most becoming black wig; and Mrs.
Lawrence Townsend, in a handsome
black gown. wore n fantastic. hut
most attractive arrangement Of black
feathers in her hair.
: Among the guests were Senator
! and Mrs. James W. WadsworJh. jr..
! de Sibour, Miss Nataline Dulles.
I George Howard. MIS-. Claude swan
/ son. Robert Hazelhurst MCAdoo.
! saiicr son OF the Secretary OF the
! Treasury: Miss Nancy Gordon Jones.
Mrs. +. T. Cronin. Mrs. Burr. lanes
! RamaEe. Mrs. l. NJ Kaufman.
Mrs. Gainor. Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
! Gibson and Miss Mary Duncan Gibson
but space IL limited even for a..
I counts or camoufIagc balls. and for q
! list Of guests see the Social Register.
This afternoon from , to 6 echoes
/ there will be dancing in the same gay
! setting under the Joint auspices If
( Seighborhood HOus" and the Cam"u-
rlagc Company. and 1t IL hoped that
many people who missed ia" ball,
Will attend.
The College Women's club will
/ hold a card party Saturday afternoon.
( March at their CLUB house. 1S22 I
! street for the benefit Of their Red
Cross fund and for completing pay
/ ment on the Liberty loan Tor tn"
! club house Mrs. Malcolm Price is
! cha irman Of the committee in charge.
: At the weekly tea at the College
( Womens club on Monday. March II,
Mrs. Clara Sears Taylor. Of the Eu-
resu of Public Information. will
speak.
, JuIs"u Wclrvcy has arrived in
4 Washington after spending several
months Ia England.
Mrs. Charles Henderson. wife OF
/ Senator Henderson OF Nevada. left on
Tuesday for New York. to be gone
| about two weeks.
-.
/ Mrs. cary i. Laughorne has gone
/ 10 Florida to pass a fortnight
=.
/ \ meeting OF Washington city Aux
/ Hilary Of tn" National Indian Asspcia-
: ton, which assists in maintaining a
: hospital for the Navaius at Indian
I Wells, Ariz.. viii be held Saturday af-
! tcrnoon. March 16. from 3 10 > O'Clock.
Z a. the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Wilkin-
I son. 1926 * street. All Interested in
! this work for Indians are cordially in
/ vited.