Evening star., 1921-04-01

| Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph W. Folk and Mrs
John Allan Dougherty.
Belgians Entertained.
Miss Gertrude Myer entertained the
ambassador of Belgium and Baroness
de Cartier, Mr.. and Mrs. Frederich h
Pratt of Buffalo and Mrs. Henry
Loomis of New York. house guests OF
the hostess; Mrs. Charles S. Hamlin,
Count de Sails of the British. en-
bassy staff, and Canon WaIdron Myer,
| brother OIL the hostess. Miss Myer
entertained her guests at dinner pre-
ceding the ball.
Miss Martha Goldman had among her
guests Maj. and Mrs. Louis Livingston
Seaman of New York, who are visit
ing Miss Goldman. and Miss Georgia
Campbell.
Mrs. Henry F. Dimock's guests in
cluded Lady Winifred Pennoyer, Mir.
Pennoyer, Sir Arthur Steele Nathan:
and Mr.. John Batchelder.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard b. Jones en-
tertained in their box Senator anu
Mrs. Andrieus A. James, Admiral and
Mrs. Cary T..Grayson. Maj. and MrS
Littleton Waller and Col. Clarence X.
Day.
Mrs. Stephen Il. Eikins had with
her the minister of Serbia and Nine
Grouitch. Mrs. Eliphalet F. Andrews.
Mrs. Frederick F.. Campbell, Mrs
George Almy Percy and Col William
E. Horton.
Col. and Mrs William Cary Sanger
were unable to attend the ball owing
to illness, but their daughter, Miss
Mary Sanger, and son, Mr.. Richard
Sanger, had with them in their box
Mrs. Charles Campbell, Miss Hunt.
Miss Frances Hampson. Col. William
| Z. Horton, Capt. Howard T. Douglas
Mr.. Harlakenden Lynch Luquer ana
Mr.. Davis f. Finley.
Mrs Charles Boughton Wood had
with her Judge and Mrs. William
Bailey Lamar, Mrs. FriZzeIl and Miss
Frizzell. Miss Antoinette Graves and
| Miss Mary Morgan.
Mrs. Marshall Fields guests were
Mrs. Hare Lippincott, Miss Patten,
Barton Payne and Mr.. Franklin Mac
Veagh. who dined with her preceding
the ball
Miss Mary Temple entertained in
her box the Secretary of the Interior
and Mrs. FALL the minister of Switz-
erland and Nine. Peter, Representa-
tive and Mrs. Frank w. Mondell. Mrs.
T. Septimus Austin, Miss Callie Doyle
and Mr.. Lawson Treadwell.
!. Mrs. Thropp's Gown.
Mrs. Joseph i. Thropp wore state-
ly gown Of white satin and point lace
with her white coiffure elaborately
dressed: Mrs. Francois Berger Moran
ereat-aunt. Mrs. Bushrcd Washing
j ton. wife of Judge Washington. favor
| ite nephew of George Washington,
who was the mistress of Mount Yer
non for twentyseven years; Lieut.
Commander and Mrs. Walter a. Bloc
dorm, the latter appearing her dis
| tinguished ancestress, Lady Thomas
Gerard. wearing a bouffant colonial
gown of rose pink taffeta and tulle
and silver. beautiful pearl and jet or
naments. heirlooms in her family.
| Baroness de Cartier. wife of the
! am basador of Belgium, wore black
velvet, made on straight lines, a sug
gestion of fullness being given by
cascades of black tulle on each side
of the skirt, and a tall black uncurled
| ostrich feather placed at the front OF
a bandeau of black velvet incrust ed
! in jets. Miss Betty Connolly of New
| York. niece of Baroness de Cartier.
wore a simple frock of mauve net en-
satin. Mrs. George Barnett wore %
! dainty costume of pink tulie and taf-
| feta, her white coiffure adorned with
| dainty rosebuds. and about her neck
! numerous strands of pearls.
| Mrs. Stephen Il. Elkins wore a hand
| some costume of heavy corded silk of
midnight blue brocaded in silver,
| brought to her from China by her
| son. The bodice is made in tight
| fitting basque. and the skirt of mar
I
| falling over it in graceful panniers.
| and in the back is a moderate round
| train. Miss Evans of New York, in a
! lowered brocaded taffeta period gown
+; with a tiny white hat perched on
! the side of her powdered coiffure
! with long ribbon streamers falling
| to the waist line. Col. and Mrs B. b.
| Lathbruy, the latter wearing cos
| tune of her grandmother of plaid
| taffeta. with a fitted bodice Mrs.
, Charles S. Hamlin. in the Dutch
| with a beautiful lace cap held by
| gold bandeau.
Others Present.
| Others present. many of whom were
f! in costume, with powdered ,wige. in
cluded Mrs Joseph Irwin France. Adj
! miral and Mrs. H. H. Rousseau, Mrs
T. De Witt Talmage. Miss Anne Ham
lin. Miss Prall. Mrs. T. Septimus Aus
i tin. Miss Mabel r. Boardman. Mrs
George Brown and Mrs. Ralph Parr
| of Baltimore; DR.. and Mrs. Tom Will
liams, Mrs. Herbert NJ. Sternbergh
miss Sternbergh. Capt. c. J. Henry
! Mr. Robert Stead. Mr.. Ballard Moore
Col. and Mrs. John Temple Graves
| Mr.. John Temple Graves, jr.; Mr.. De-
los A. Blodgett, jr.: Col. and Mrs
| James L. Walsh. Miss Madeleine Aus.
tin. Mr.. Wallace Bryant. Medical Df-
; rector and Mrs. Francis S. Nash. Mrs
| Gilmer Brenizer. Mrs. Richardson OF
Baltimore, and Col. Charles I. Memo.