Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-09
cabinet BALL MOST
| BRILLIANT IN YEARS
Given by Secretary and Mrs.
| Meredith for Son-in-LaW
and Daughter.

u Iowa.
1t was by far the most brilliant
cabinet social function held in Wash
ington in years and lends a feature
of dignity and hospitality to the last
months of the administration which
will be hard to excel in the future.
| The Secretary and Mrs. Meredith.
with their son-in-law and daughter
and others of the receiving line, stood
in the reception room, which for the
evening was transformed into a gar
| den of palms. the ivory-tinted ball
rooms to which the guests passed
| having almost their only decora-
ton a dainty frieze of southern smi-
| lax and groups of palms and ferns.
while rose tinted lights gave an eX-
quisite blending of color.
Stately dignity was given the recep-
| ton by groups of notable folk .tarrying
i in, the small BALLROOM after being re-
/ ceived, while those eager for the dance
proceeded at once to the large bail
!: room. the orchestra being stationed at
| the upper end Of the room.
| Strong notes of color in the rich cos
tunes of the woman guests. kings
| ransom in jewels and the uniforms of
| many officers all combined in a SPLEEN
did colorful effect.
! The supper, for which guests were
| seated in the early part of the evening.
assumed the phase of a buffet supper
! later on and the dancing carried on
In the Receiving Line.
| The Secretary and Mrs. Meredith
stood at the head of the receiving line,
| aud with them were their son-in-law
and daughter. Mr.tand Mrs. Frederick
Owen Bohen of Des Moines, in whose
| honor the ball was given; Mr.. and Mrs.
Raymond Pearsoll of Newark and Mr..
and Mrs. Carl kurtz of Des Moines,
| who are house guests of the hosts.
Mrs. Meredith wore a splendid gown
of silver brocade. the design traced in
crystals and made on the new draped
lines. The bodice, with it's V decollete,
was sleeveless, and a long panel train
fell from the softly folded girdle. She
| wore necklace and corsage ornaments
OF diamonds, and carried large fan
of sapphire blue ostrich feathers.
| Mrs. Bohen was charming in a gown
of heavy white charmeuse, deliberately
| embroidered in crystals. the bodice
blouSed over broad girdle of orange
chiffon tied at the side, the long ends
falling to the hem of the dress. which
was inverted in harem fashion. She
also wore diamond ornaments and car
ried an orange feather fan.
Mrs. PearsoH wore a black jetted
| tulle gown over cloth of gold, with a
garland of shaded yellow and orange
! tinted-flowers hanging pendant at one
! side of the skirt OF dancing length
Mrs. kurtzs gown was a lovely
sequin model mounted over black satin.
| the shstening pattern radiating from
| the bodice line to the hem.
Distinguished Guests,
In the large company, which was a
most distinguished one, the guests in
Guided the ambassador of Spain and
Sonora de Riano, the latter wearing
black satin gown made with long
pointed train and trimmed deliberately
with jet, and carrying fan of yellow
| uncurled ostrich feathers; the am
bassador of Chile and Mime. de
| Matthew, Nine. de Matthew wearing
draped with lace and garlanded with
flowers in pastel shades and silver;
the ambassador Of Argentina, DIR. lie
Breton. with his niece, Miss ManueIa
Lloveras. the latter wearing chic
gown of orchid chiffon, trimmed eff
fectively with orchid ostrich fronds
in graduating lengths, arranged the
entire length of the skirt, the fronts
turned upward; the ambassador of
Japan and Baroness Shidehara, the
latter in black tulle gown sewn with
sequinS and mounted over cloth Of
hsifver; the ambassador Of Peru, Senior
de Pezet, with his daughter-in-law,
Mrs. Alfonso Washington Pezet, the
latter wearing black satin and jet
gown with tulle draperies; the am
bassador of Great Britain and Lady
Geddes, Lady Geddes wearing a draped
gown Of Chinese blue and silver bro
cade combined with silver lace and
tulle; Mrs. Bainbridge Colby. wife of
| the. Secretary of State. who was hand
some in a gown of black velvet made
on long graceful lines with the top
of the bodice Of silver clbth incrusted
with rhinestones, while Miss Colby wore !
cream white crepe meteor made with
a bloused bodice over a wide girdle |
and a scarlet flower, lending q touch
of color; the Secretary Of War and
Mrs. Baker, Mrs. Baker wearing
lavender and gold brocaded chiffon
and tulle combined in charming effect;
the Secretary Of the Navy and Mrs.
Daniels. the latter in "a handsome
gown OF black.
The minister Of Cuba and Nine de
Cespedes. the latter in white brocade,
; made on the newest lines. with
threads of gold outlining the pat
tern, and facings of coral velvet show
! ing on the square-panel train and on
the bodice: the minister of Ecuador
and Sonora de Elizalde. the latter in
black velvet and jet, with handsome
diamond ornaments; the minister of
the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes and
Nine. Gfouitch. in cloth of gold and
gold lace, with superb ornaments; the
minister of Poland and Princess Luz
bomirska, the princess in buttercup
yellow charmeuse. with a tiara and
necklace of large emeralds set in cir
cles of diamonds: the minister of
Switzerland and Nine. Peter the lat
ter in black satin and gold lace; the
charge daffaires of the Italian en-
bassy and Signora Brambilla, the lat |
ter wearing one of'the smartest cos
tunes of the evening, of midnight blue
velvet, made with short, pointed
train, and the. bodice covered with !
rhinestones, and. wearing broad !
bandeau Of diamonds lew on her fore |
head, the prevalence of hair orna-
ments showing a revival of that fasci- |
mating fashion: Mrs. J. Borden Harri !
man, who wore a gown of ivory char |
m euse, with q wreath of silver laurel |
leaves across the back of the couture:
| Mrs. George Barnett, who wore black
lace and sequins, with black paradise |
plumes in her hair; Mrs. Cromwell |
Brooks, whose gown was a very eff |
fectiye model of silver brocade and
lace, and who also wore a broad ban
deau of diamonds above her brow, and
Mr. and Mrs. Sylvanus Stokes, the lat |
ter in silver metal cloth, made on me- !,
dieval lines, with headdress of silver !
and jet.
Prince de Bearn ct de Chalais. Mr.. |
Jules Henry and Capitaine de Frogate |
J. Rgal of the French embassy, the |
ambassador of Russia and Nine. Bakh- |
meteH. Prince Gagarine and. Princess |
Gagarine, Mr.. Henry de Bach and Nine |
de Bach, Col A. Nikolaieff and Nine !