The Washington herald., 1920-12-10
DIPLOMATIC AND
OFFICIAL SET AT
MEREDITH BALL
Beautiful and Brilliant
Affair Attracts Society
Folk to Rauscher's.

Seldom, II ever, have the spacious
bathrooms at Rauscher's witnessed
a more beautiful or more brilliant
function than the ball given there
by the Secretary of
and Mrs. Edwin T.
Meredith. The cream of Washing
ton society, including practically all
of the diplomats and officials in
town, in addition to the members
of the ultra-fashionable set in fesi-
dent society and a large group OF
army and navy officers, formed the
notable company, some 500 in ALL
They were received by Mr.. and Mrs
Meredith and their daughter. Mrs.
Frederick Bohen, and the Misses
Colby, daughters of the Secretary
of State, and by Mrs cambridge
Colby. The party was given in
compliment to Mr.. and Mrs. Bohen,
who have come from their home in
Des Moines to be the guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. Meredith until after
Christmas. The bathrooms were
fairly abloom with masses of cut
flowers. amid palms and ferns ga
lore and trailing smilax.
Guests from Other Cities.
In the notable throng were per-
sons of prominence from other
cities, including the former Assist
ant Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Franklin d. Roosevelt, of New
York; Mr.. and Mrs. Edward l.
Doheny. jr., of California and New
York; Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Kurtz, of
Des Moines. and Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
mond Pearsoll, of Newark, N. J.,
who are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Mere
dith.
Mrs. Meredith wore a handsome
creation of cloth of silver elaborate
ly embroidered all over with crys-
tai beads and bugles. The skirt was
short and slightly draped. The bod
ice was sleeveless and bloused over
a wide, soft girdle. A panel train
hung from under the girdle. She
wore a chain OF diamonds and car
ried a royal blue ostrich feather
fan. Mrs. Bohen wore a gown made
similar to that of her mother. but
of soft crepe meteor embroidered
all over with crystels. The skirt
was trainless and was draped slight
ly The bodice bloused very full
over a wide girdle of burnt orange
chiffon which was tied in a soft
bow over the left hip and hung in
a train effect below the short skirt.
She carried a feather fan that
matched the sash in color. Miss
Colby wore a plain, simple but
modish and becoming frock of soft
white crepe meteor. the skirt short
and draped and tucked under at
the hem harem fashion. The girdle
reached almost to the hip lines. and
the whole was untrimmed. Mrs.
Pearsoll wore a costume of black net
over cloth of gold made in one piece
and the net was embroidered with
black sequins. A rope girdle of Jet
beads encircled the waist. was tied
in the middle of the front and
hung to the hem of the skirt. Va
ried colored nat roses of silk trailed
down the left side of the skirt. She
carried a burnt orange ostrich
feather fan. Mrs. Kurtz looked very
in a gown of black net
over black satin heavily covered
with sequins in wide stripes that
seemed to radiate from the neck
line to the bodice. 1t was all in
one piece, princess style.
Dinner Parties Precede Ball.
A number of dinner parties pre-
ceded the ball, among those enter
tanning being Mr.. and Mrs. George
Leroy Boyle, who invited their
guests to meet Mr.. and Mrs. Bohen.
In their party, which was given at
the willard, were some thirty-two.
Miss Dorothy Martin, of
who is visiting Mr. and
Mrs Boyle. Col. and Mrs. Clarence
Day gave a dinner before
the ball, their guests being asked
to meet Miss Miriam Hoy, of Albany,
who is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Victor
Miss Hoy is engaged
to the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Kauff-
man, Samuel Kaufman.
Miss Betty Grove, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs Clinton r. Grove, gave a
small dinner for young people in
to Miss. Elinor Wheeler
and Miss Anne Hight. Her party
included some of the debutantes of
this season and last, and her guests.
Miss Eleanor Williams and Miss
DeForrest Brown, of Balti-
more.
a buffet supper was served at
midnight, though some Of the guests
were seated at small tables. The
long table from which the refresh
ments were served was adorned with
huge clusters of pink roses sur
rounded by pink sweet peas and
ferns. Pink candelabra
also formed part of the decorations
Entire Social Register There.
In the distinguished company
were Mrs. cambridge Colby, who
looked very handsome in black
velvet, lace and net gown, the top
of the bodice being adorned with
white satin heavily .encrusted with
crystals and rhinestones; the Sec
retary of War and Mrs. Newton d.
Baker, the latter wearing an i'm
ported creation of lavender chiffon
over lavender satin; Secretary
Daniels and Mrs. Josephus Daniels
in dark purple velvet: the Spanish
and Nine. Riano, the
latter in black velvet; the Chilean