Evening star., 1924-01-03
Society
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to some friend. She was charming and
animated and wore a gown of dull
toid cioth, showing an all-over design
slightly draped. the bodice cut square
and sash train fell from the shoul-
ders.
The President and Mrs Coolidge re-
ma NAMED at the ball for about an hour
,and received a constant ovation while
there.- The cabinet was represented
ny the Secretary of State and Mrs
nughes, the Secretary of the Treasury
ana Miss Mellon, the Secretary OF
war and<Mrs. Weeks and the diplo-
hatic corps by many of its most i'm
portant ambassadors, ministers and
cnarge d'affaires. Just before mid
night supper was served in the red
room or the ground floor Of the hotel
For many years the children's hos
pltal ball has been looked upon as
the representative charity ball of the
capital, the worthy cause enlistine
general interest and the event of last
night must stand as one of the most
brilliant balls, not only of those Civ
en- for the hospital but of the many
important charity events of wears
past. The ball committee worked un-
tiringly to give prominence to the
Dali and Its object, enlisting the in
terest or the entire capital in the
work or the hospital through the
newspapers and by word of mouth.
In the Receiving Line.
Mrs. Wadsworth, wife of Senator
James w. Wadsworth, jr, vice presi-
dent of the ladies' board of the hos
pltal, received the guests, and wore
a gown of turquoise blue velvet ia sh
ioned becomingly and made without
trimming. She was assisted in' re-
ceiving by Mrs. Rudolph, wife of
Commissioner Cuno II. Rudolph. who
Is president of the mems board of
hn1nital lA1,
white velvet simply draped and held
with fringed garnitures of hrilliants
ana pearls, narrow band of dia-
monds about her head held a white
bird of paradise.
Also assisting in receiving were the
committee on arrangements for the
ball, Mrs Henry Leonard, chairman;
Mrs; Cary It. Grayson, Mrs. Harold
Walker, Mrs: Horace Westcott. Mrs
Frank S. Hight and Mrs. EldrIdge
Jordan. Mrs. Leonard was in cloth
of silver embroidered in sapphire blue
skirt draped to one side and made
quite long. Mrs. Grayson wore black
velvet, made on modified 1880 lines
with dropped shoulders, held by bands
OF rhinestones. Mrs. Walker had d
gown of pale blue velvet, with A
draped train, and she wore narrow
band of pearls and diamonds in her
hair. Mrs. Westcott was in black and
sold brocade, gracefully draped and
made without trimming. Mrs. Hight
wore satin in silver shade, silver lace
forming the drapery at one side and
trimming the bodice. Mrs. Jordan
was in white crepe made with bateau
neck and no sleeves, the material
caught 1t the left side, which marke
a low waistline. A deep band of
ermine about the bottom of the skirt
was the only trimming
The Secretary of State and Mrs
Hughes were guests of the District
Commissioner and Mrs. Cuno H. Ru-
dolph, who entertained at dinner pre-
cedthg the ball. and later occupied a
box. Their other guests were the
ambassador of Cuba, Senior Cosem de
la Torriente; the minister of Guate-
mala and Sonora de Sanchez Latour
the minister of Panama and Sonora de
Alfaro and Sonora de Ycaza, who is
spending the winter with her brother
and sister-in law, the minister OF
Ecuador and Sonora de Elizalde. Mrs
Hughes was in pale pink satin with
a graceful drapery of lace on the
bodice, which fell over the shoulders
and formed the sleeves.
The Secretary of the Treasury, Mr.
Mellon, and his daughter, Miss Ailss
Mellon, occupied their box. Miss Mel
Ion was in cafe au lait crepe. The
plated skirt hung on the straight
sleeveless bodice at low waist line
and she wore two strings of pearls.
Weeks had as box guests their son
in-law and daughter Mr.. and Mrs
John w. Davidge. and others. Mrs
Weeks was in pink velvet trimmec
with silver cloth and touches of q
deeper shade of the pink, and she
wore pearls. Mrs. Davidge was in {
gown of black velvet trimmed will
strings of rhinestones over the shoul
ders and on the bodice. and band O.
diamonds in her hair.
The minister of Hungary and Coun
tess Szechenyi had a box, and Mrs
Sylvanus Stokes, jr, was with then
much of the time. Countess SZecheny
was in sapphire blue velvet, made or
very simple lines with square train
the dark color being relieved by
shoulder straps of rhinestohes, anC
on fine gold chain about her necE
nung large square sapphire and be-
low it diamond about the same size
She wore diamond pendant earrings.
Senator and Mrs. Lawrence c
Phipps entertained in their box Mr.
and Mrs. Denise Barkalow and Maj
and Mrs. Thomas Hayes.
Senator and Mrs. James w. Wads-
worth, jr., had as their guests in
their box the assistant secretary OF
the Treasury and Mrs Eliot Wads-
worth. Mrs. King Carley and Miss
Evelyn Wadsworth and Mr.. Jerry
Wadsworth, daughter and son of the
hosts.
Mrs. Stephen 3. Elkins had a box
and entertained Senator and Mrs. Sell
den p. Spencer, Mrs. Willis Van De.
vanter. Mrs. Thomas N. Wood, Mr.
Winslow B. Van Devanter and the
two grandsons of Mrs Elkins. Mr.
Henry Lee and Mr.. Robert OIiphant
Miss Julia MATHS gave a dinner
later taking her guests to the ball
where they occupied box. The COM
pany included Capt. and Mrs. Emory
Land. Maj. and Mrs. Conger Pratt, Mr.
Herbert c. Hengstler and Mr.. Sellers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Brett Noyes en-
tertained at dinner preceding the ball
In compliment to the ambassador OF
Belgium and Baroness de Cartier, and
took their guests later to their box