Evening star., 1923-01-23

popular dance music of the day. Gen.
Julian S. Carr, commander-fn-chlef,
U. G. ", stood for some time In the
receiving line and later occupied box
with a party of guests.
airing fine old laces and jewels, and
several splendid shawls. such as anti
bellum girls and matrons wore, were
/ seen. Adding interest to the ballroom.
| with it's simple decoration, were the
| boxes filled with interesting guests
] early in the evening and occupied by
/ the younger dancers later on as sitting
out places. Supper was served in the
Willard room.
The Receiving Line.
Mrs. William +. Dennis, president
or the Southern Relief Society, re-
cefved the guests, assisted by Mrs.
George Il. Christian. jr., Mrs. wade
hampton Ellis. Mrs. Stanley Rinehart,
Mrs. Francois Berger Moran and Gen
Julian S. Carr. Maj. Gen. John A.
LeJeune and Mr.. Ellis made the pres
some gown of gold metal cloth with
deep silver lace gracefully draped
from shoulder to hem, and the belt
Ilne marked with a dainty garland of
French flowers. Mrs. Butler wore a
gown of white crepe with pearl en-
'broidery: Mrs. Christian black chiffon
over gold brocade; Mrs. Ellis, gold
cloth and gold brocaded in black.
yelled in black net and a diamond
pendant, earrings and necklace. Mrs.
Rinehart was in black velvet made on
simply draped lines and trimmed with
strings of rhfnestones. Mrs. Moran
wore gown of torquoise sequins.
Gen. Carr was in his uniform of Con-
federate gray, he being among the
few veterans now living who could
attend the ball. The gray of the
Confederate uniform has added much
to sthe charm of these balls, but each
year becomes more sparse.
The large ballroom had an unusual
display of Stars and Stripes, large
flags meeting each other over the
boxes and completely encircling the
room.
BoxhoIders Entertain.
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
| and Mrs. Mark w. Potter and Interstate
| Commerce Commissioner and Mrs. Fred
| erick Irving Cox occupied box, the
| latter entertaining the guests at dinner
before the ball.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rafael r. Gown had a
/ box and entertained among their guests
! Mr.. and Mrs. William Corcoran Hill, MIR.
and Mrs. Effingham Townsend and Mrs.
1 Frederick t. Chaplin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wade Hampton Ellis
| entertained in their box Mr.. Justice and
| Mrs. Pierce Butler, Senator and Mrs.
| Frank B. Kellogg, Senator Richard p.
Ernst. Mr. and Mrs. George b. Christian.
| jr., Judge and Mrs. William Bailey
| Lamar, Miss Butler and Mrs. Stanley
| Rinehart.
Former Senator Hoke Smith enter
| tanned Senator and Mrs. Lee S. Over
man, Senator and Mrs. William J. Har-
| ris, Representative and Mrs. Charles X.
| Crisp. Representative and Mrs. William
C.. Wright, Maj. and Mrs. o. H. B.
Bloodworth. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. D. Will
| son, Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Hance
| TilIer. Mrs. Lyman Pratt, Miss Maizie
| Crawford, Miss Amelia Wood and Mr..
! Alfred lobe.
| Mrs. Delos A. Blodgett and Mrs.
| Charles G.. Matthews occupied a box
| and had among their guests Maj. and
! Mrs. Randolph Coyle, Mr.. and Mrs.
| James :. Patten. Mrs. David Du Bose
Gaillard, Mrs. Paul FitZ Simmons and
| Mr.. Frederick Stevens.
Mrs. T.. w. Cole had with her the
| minister of Ecuador and Sonora de
! l;liZalde, Admiral Albert Gleaves.
! Miss Gleaves, Judge and Mrs. Charles
| {. McChord and Col. and Mrs. Frederick
| Coleman.
| Mrs. GilIett-Hill and Miss Jessie
| Gillett attended the ball after the op-
! era, and among their guests were Mr..
| Hamilton Martin and Mr.. William e.
| Barnes of Illinois.
Gen. Julian S. Carr had among the
| guests in his box Mr.. and Mrs. will
| liam Laird Dunlop, jr., who enter
| tanned at dinner preceding the ball.
| Among others who took boxes were
/ Mrs. Charles Boughton Wood, Mr..
| and Mrs. George Mesta, Mr.. and Ms
| Edward Z. Stotesbury and Mr.. and
| Mrs. Louis n. Geldert.