The Washington herald., 1922-02-14
BRILLIANT FETE
CONGRESSIONAL
CLUB TRIBUTE
Speaker Gillett and Wife
Are Entertained at.
Reception. 4

to it's enviable record for truly brill
liant and altogether delishtfui
functions when It entertained ut a
reception last evening in compii-
ment to the Speaker Of the House
and Mrs. Frederick H. Giilett.
The clubhouse was most artis-
ticslly decorated with palms. ferns
and various spring flowers In great
abundance. Tall palms were ar
ranged al labout on the first floor
where the Marine Band In scarlet
and gold coats played during the
evening. The broad stairway was
adorned with palms. which also
filled the hooks and. corners OF the
ballroom and the dining room up
stairs. A huge basket OF pink
roses. also another filled with tall
sprays of forsythia, were attrac-
lively placed on the piano in the
ballroom, while the mantel was
banked with ferns above which
peeped clusters OF begonias. The
nass OF the States formed a color
full frieze about the room. The
dining room mantel was decorated
also with ferns and begonias, while
the table was beautiful picture
with its small illuminated fountain
banked with red roses. carnations
and white spring flowers.
Palms In BACKGROUND.
Mrs. Irvine L. .Lenroot. presidens
OF the club. received with Speaker
and Mrs. Gillett, hank OF palms
forming background for the re-
oeivlng party. Mrs. Lenroot looked
black velvet, the bodice having
sleeves and vest OF steel coiored
lace. The skirt was untrimmed ex.
cept for an ornament Of Jet on each
side just little below the waist
line. A drapery OF black tuile hung
from the right shoulder down the
back almos ito the hem of the skirt,
which scarcely missed the ground
Her panel train started at the waist
line and was lined With cloth of
silver. She wore a plain chain end
Ing in a pearl tassel and had on
long white gloves.
Mrs. Gtllett's gown was of black
chiffon brocaded in velvet in a
wheat design. 1t had a double
| train. two panels coming from the
waist line. both ending in points.
each adorned on the end with
chenille tassels. The gown was
sleeveless and she wore long black
gloves. About her neck was a
short pearl necklace: she wore
pendant earrings OF pearl and
onyx and a large diamond brooch
was the only adornment on her
bodice. She carried a long and
uncuried black ostrich feather fan.
| Mrs. Coolidge Absent
! Mrs. Coolidge, Mrs. Edwin DENLY
and Mrs. Ernest Roberts were to
all have presided at the supper
table. but Mrs. Coolidge did not
return in time from a visit to her
sons at Mercersberg. Pa, and Mrs.
DENLY was detained at another en-
gagement. Mrs. Roberts presided
and looked charming in gown Of
white rose-point lace made with a
OF the Senators and Representa-
tives in Congress from Massa-
chusetts assisted in the dining
| room.
Among the guests were the Bel
CLAN Ambassador. Baron de Car
tier. Representative and Mrs. James
r. Mann. Miss Alice Page, Senator
| and Mrs. William NJ. Calder, Mr..
and Mrs. Howard Reside, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. c. William RAM
seyer. Representative and Mrs. L.
J. Dickinson, Representative and
Mrs. Allen T. Treadway, Represen-
| tative and Mrs. Horace Towner,
Miss Sara Latimer. Representative
and Mrs. Harry woodward. Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Hamilton Fish
former Representative and Mrs.
I Edmund Platt, Miss Dial. Represen-
! tative and Mrs. Julius Kahn, Rep
resentative and Mrs. Samuel Wins
low. Senator and Mrs. Morris Shep-
pard, Representative and Mrs. Ho-
Representative and Mrs. James r
Begg.
Miss Page in Green.
Miss Page wore a modish gown
! Of green satin brocade. Mrs. CAL
der's gown was of black velvet
trimmed with strings Of pearls
Mrs. Woodyard's gown was Of ee.
rise brocaded satin, the skirt pref
tily draped with a train and the
bodice had shoulder straps Of rhine
stones. Mrs. Frank Mondell wore
red chiffon velvet over silver cloth,
| the skirt draped. A bandeau of
silver leaves adorned her hair. Mrs.
| Wells Goodykoontz wore q white
sequin gown made with a sash of
| black tulle aAd a black velvet
train. Mrs. Edwin l.. Davis was
| gowned in Spanish white lace over
blue satin. Mrs. Wallace Whites
costume was of black velvet made
with a narrow panel train. Mrs.
Lindley H. Hadeyfs gown was OF
lovely black sequins over black
satin with a corsage bouquet Of red
roses. Mrs. Ernest r. Askerman
4 wore blue and gold brocade. Mrs.
Horace Towner wore black lace and
q bandeau of white flowers about
her hair while a spray of the same