The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-19
Many Dinners Also Given During the
Week. and Numerous Receptions
Are Held in Official Circles

The arrival Of the vice-President and
Mrs. Marshall. who occupied a raised
tox at one end OF the room. was tho sig
nal for the ball to begin. Bugles an
nounced their coming and the little pro-
cession TO the box. led by the Vice
President and Nine Bakhmetef. with
Mrs. Marshall following on the arm OF
Lieut.. Arthur Bradley Campbell tMrs
James McDonald's SOM. who was chair
man of the floor committee, was quite i'm
posing Mrs. Marshall wore a gown Of
sulphur colored brocade and silver,
silver net forming the flowing sleeves
and a narrow pointed train. She carried
a huge sheaf Of American Beauties.
In the adjoining box George Bakhmetef
and Nine. Bakhmeteff entertained the
Charge d'Affaires of Great Britain.
Mr.. and Mrs. Colville Barclay. and Col
and Nine Joseph Simon--the former Of
the French High COMMISSIONS party
which certainly would have tended to re-
assure any one who had his doubts as
to the diplomatic status OF the ball. The
Spanish Ambassador and Nine. R!ano
were the guests of the Peter Gerrys
Mrs. Bromwell had Capt. Snagge and
Mrs Sergeaunt OF the British Embassy,
and noticed Robert Speare Hudson
also OF the embassy and his lovely young
bride, who was Hannah Randolph of
Philadelphia. Mrs. Wichfeld had with
her her house guest. Mrs. Gurnee Mum.
Mrs. John Wanamaker. Jr who had
been her guest and was at the Charity
Ball with her. has gone home.
Three Cabinet Women There.
Mrs. Gregory and Mrs Glass were
guests of Mrs. F. b. Moran. Mrs. Lane
l saw, but Mrs. Baker. Mrs. Daniels and
Mrs. Houston were not there. The Con-
gressional set was pretty we'll repre-
scented. I noticed among the Copley's
guests Judge and Mrs. John Marshall
Gest OF Philadelphia. And the residen-
tial set-the Townsends. the McIeans.
the Edison Bradleys. Mrs. Marshall
Field, &c. were out in force.
But the State Department was con-
spicuously absent. l had heard a rumor
early in the afternoon that the officials
there had been warned that they had
better play safe sand keep away. The
Frank Lyon Folks and the William
Phillipses were guests at Senator and
Mrs. Saulsbury's dinner that night. SO
were the Minister of Salvador and Nine.
Zaldivar-who were very much at the
BALL and so were the Simons, who were
in Nine. Bakhmeteff's box.
1 don't know what engagement the
Breckenridge Longs may have had. but
they were not in the BALLROOM So per-
haps the State Departments did decide
to take a hand.
Presumably the Breckenridge Longs
were at some one of the many, many
dinners OF Wednesday night. One OF
the most interesting was one that Mrs.
Price Collier gave for her son-in-law
and daughter. Lieut.. and Mrs. Charles
Fellowes Gordon. II was hy way OF a
farewell. as they are leaving Washing
England, January 81. Mrs. Collier is
going up to New York with them ard
then will go down to Florida.
Mrs. Golfers party was really fare
well to the officers of the Warrior and,
with most of the women attired for the
ball. was an unusually, picturesque func-
ton. Admiral Sir William Lowther
Grant, r. " was among the guests,
some OF the others being Mrs. Frederic
Delano, Mrs. James Lawrence Houghtel-
ing, Jr. formerly Miss Laura Delano).
Mr.. and Mrs. Brooke Baker. Capt and
Mrs. John Gregory Hope, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lanier Winslow. Mr.. and Mrs Ford,
Capt. Arthur Snagge. naval attache Of !
the British Embassy: Commander Putt
and Commander Trimmer of H. NJ. S,
Warrior, and Lieut.. Duthy OF the Brit |
ish army. There were thirty-siN guests !
in ali.
On Sunday Mrs. Delano gave a fare |
we'll luncheon to Lieut. and Mrs. Cor
don. not very large, but large enough
to include Sir William Lowther Grant. |
whose flag lieutenant young Gordon Is.
Another of the interesting Wednes-