Evening star., 1921-04-06

design. in the same shade, had bands
Of exquisite embroidery bordering the
mandarin coat, and her headdreSS was
glitterinG mass OF BEADS. goid EN-
broidery and flowers.
Mrs Randall H. Hagner wore scar
let satin Chinese costume completely
covered with the most elaborate Chinese
embroidery. with bandeau OF MOWERS
in her dark hair.
Mrs Cary r. Grayson was charming
as Chinese lady Of high degree. wear
ing an elaborate costume of embroidered
SATIN in which all the beautiful coloring
characteristic OF the east was combined.
Guests in Box Parties.
A distinguished company spent the
time between the dances in the boxes
and among those who entertained parties
were: X
! MIR. and Mrs. Rafael r. Gown. whose
| company included their house guests
| Mrs. w. F. Chiffon of Charleston, w
I Va. and Miss Pison Of New York Judge
and Mrs Charles e. Howry. Mr.. and
| Mrs. William A. Scully. Miss Frances
! Hampson. Miss May Gown, MAJ John
| son. Lieut. Schneider, Mr.. George Sloan
| Mr. Blaine Mallon and Mr.. Edward
| Gardner. Mr.. and Mrs. Goyin enter
| taned their guests at dinner precedinE
| the ball.
col and Mrs. Francis T. A. Junkfn
had with them the former United
States minister to China and MIS-
| Paul Reinsch and Col. and Mrs. Will
liam c. Rivers.
Mrs. Thomas F.. Walsh had with her
Mrs. John Allan Dougherty. Judge
John Barton Payne and Mr. Frank
B. Wiborg of New York.
The charge d'affaires of the Chi.
nese legation and Nine. Yung kwaf
| were guests of DR.. T. c. Yen Cling
who, with Miss Yen, had a box. and
their other guests were Miss Irene
Chu, members of the legation staff
and Of the Chinese educational mis-
sion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss had
! win B. Laughlin.
Mr. William Phelps Emo and Mrs.
George Ehle had with them the United
States minister to Switzerland and
Mrs. Hampson Gary and Mrs. Melville
Thompson.
Mrs. Charles Boughton Wood had
two boxes. and among her guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Lansing
and Miss Mary Morgan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sheldon Whitehouse
and Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic A. Delano
had box together.
Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins entertained
small company at dinner and later
went to the ball, where she had a
Mrs. Villa Holland Wilmer. Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Lee. Mrs. Frederick
Campbell Of St. Louis. house guest
of Mrs. Elkins. and Mrs. George A.
Percy, niece of the hostess.
Other Occupants Of Boxes.
Others in boxes were Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilbur w. Carr Mrs. Ezra Koon. Mrs.
John B. Henderson. Mrs. Harold
Walker, Mr. and Mrs. Sylvanus Stokes,
jr.; Mrs. Sarah Lee Phillips and her
sister. Mrs. George Lee Parker. and
Nine. Nina Tarasova, the Russian in
terpreter of songs, in one Of her char
acteristfcally vivid costumes. Col. and
Mrs. T. @. Donaldson, the former wear
ing a handsome coat of deep French
in gray and silver; the latter in light
blue skirt with the usual black stripes
and gold embroidery, with a coat of
deep red embroidered in silver and
gray. Representative and Mrs. Nicho-
las Longworth, the former wearing a
mandarin coat of red embroidered In
many shades Of blue, and the latter in
conventional evening gown of pearl
gray and silver and a Chinese cloak OF
brocaded velvet Mrs. Longworth's 3
brother. the Assistant Secretary of the
Navy. Col Theodore Roosevelt. was .
member of their box party.
Mrs. Robert HinckIey wore a man.
DARN coat OF great beauty. the golden
dragon embroidered on the front and
back, with borders of many shades of
blue, and about her neck strings and
strings Of Jade beads in keeping with
the costume and a headdress of black
ribbon, from which hung additional
strings OF beads; Miss Gladys Hinck-
ley was also in oriental costume,
wearing a mandarin coat Of brilliant
coloring.
Other boxholders included Senator
and Mrs. Howard Sutherland, the lat
ter in sand colored skirt, the stripes
a n An I~ IL
and coat Of black embroidered in
shades of blue and a beaded head
dress. Senator and Mrs Peter Geolet
Gerry, both in European evening
dress. Miss Frances Hampson, wore
yellow trousers and blue coat, with
headdress to match. Mrs. James Car
roll Fraser. wore a costume Of rose
silk heavily brocaded in many colored
flowers. and headdress of pearls
Mrs. Harry Wardmap wore light
French blue brOcaded trousers and
coat, a headdress to match. which in
the back held her hair. braided and
falling below her waist line. Mrs. Hor-
ace 6. Macfarland wore a mandarin
coat Of midnight blue. embroidered
In flowers of a lighter shade. Mrs.
Cabot Stevens wore a handsome cos
tune of dark blue on which nine
dragons were embroidered in gold
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles ]. Bell, the lat
SCA SCPPCT COiOTeu IIldnudTln coat EN-
broidered in blue and white and gold
and Col William Eric Wowler wore
a mandarin coat Of red with borders
OF green embroidery, with a small
round hat of black
Commander ]. Thomas Haener wore
mandarin coat Of dark red, heavily
embroidered in gold, with a Manchurian n
hat. Mrs. Walter Bruce Howe was
in costume of brocaded green. Mrs,
Frederick H. Brooke, white costume
embroidered in small and many-col.
ored flowers and gold. with a black
headdress embroidered in pearls.
Mrs. Frederick A. Britten, who was
the matchmaker" in the Chinese
wedding scene, wore an elaborate ori.
entail costume of cloth of gold and
heavily embroidered brilliant colors.
with trousers of jade green satin and
a becoming headdress.
Nearly All Guests in Costume.
The guests. nearly all of whom
were In costume. included the ambas-
sador OF Chile and Sonora de Matthew.
the latter wearing gown of salmon
pink charmeuse combined with filmv
gold lace and made with a eracefmI
train: the ambassador of Belgium ana
Baroness de Cartier, Baroness de Car
tier in a stunning gown Of black vel
! vet with strands of jet falling men.
dant from the shoulders Miss Betty
Connolly. was charming in a conven.
tfonal evening gown over which she
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