The Washington times., 1925-03-20
JEAN ELIOT'S SOCIETY NEWS
CHINESE ENVOY
TO RECEIVE
AT BALL
Fete Tonight Marks
Celebration of
Mi-Careme

/ of the &ball committee, ana yrs.
James Carroll Frazer, president Of
the Belleau Wood Memorial Assoc
citation, will receive the guests to-
| night at the mi-careme Chinese
ball and street festival, in the
| New Willard Hotel, beginning at 10
o'clock, and following the Chinese
dinner to be served in the Willard
Room downstairs, to numbers OK
parties arranged by ball hostesses
for their guests.
Boxholders for, tonight include
the Secretary of the Treasury, An
drew w. Mellon. Mrs. Perry Belmont,
Miss Helen Cannon, Mrs. Stephen
r. Elkins, Mrs. William Eric
Fowler, Mrs. James Carroll Frazer.
Mrs. r, r.. Gown, Mrs. Stokes HAL
Katherine Judge, Mrs. Louis Lehr
Mrs. Charles A. Lummis, Mrs.
George Marye, w. Mcclellan Rit-
ter. Mrs. H. H. Rousseau. Mrs.
John Crayke Simpson. Mrs. Walter
Tuckerman, Mrs. j. Mayhem Vain
wright, Mrs. Orme Wilson and
Mrs. Charles Boughton Wood.
The decorations for both bal!
rooms are entirely Chinese in char.
acter and present most colorful
and very brilliant scene, with the
gay booths, balloons. flowers and
alluring games oe the Orient, in
the small room. and Mrs. George
Barnett's wonderful collection of
rations in the big ballroom. The
costumes worn by the four mem:
bers in the cast OF 1.-THE Sweet
meat Game" have been loaned by
Mrs. Barnett and the charming lit.
tie playlet begins promptly at 10
% clock. lasting but a few brief mo-
ments. 1t Is to be followed by
portions of the Nah Jong dancing,
by the original group Of Wash
ington's most beautiful and most
popular girls. The Nah Jong
dances will be short, also. allow
Ing for the appearance OF Miss
Keane in their Pago-Pago fox trot,
taken from, RAIN" and for Miss
Betty Baldwin and Miss Mary
Brennan. Of New York, in a new
and delightful dance number OF
their own.
General dancing will commence
at IL o'clock and will continue
without interruption ali during the
remainder OF the ball. with the
street fair In progress at the same
time-a most picturesque party In
every way. and full OF unusual de-
lights and many surprises. A saA.
perb lamp, just donated by William
D. Shaw. is to. be sold in the
Pekingese dog and other gifts
Assisting Mrs. Mason Gulick in
the Streets of Peking' are Mrs.
Cary Langhorne. Mrs. George Van
derbilt. Mrs. William Eric Fowler.
Mrs. James r. Mitchell, Mrs Ed
| ridge Jordan, Mrs. Orme Wilson,
; Miss Lydia Loring, Mrs. William
Littauer. SWolcott Waggaman.
Lynch Luquer. Commander Elmer
| Langworthy, and Commander Rob
ert Henderson.
| The committee on arrangements
+: for the ball includes in addition to
Mrs. John A. Lejeune. honorary
, chairman. and Mrs. Mason Gulick,
active chairman, Mrs. John w.
Dayidge. Miss Helen Amory Ernst,
Barnett Mrs. MinnIgerode Andrews,
Mrs. John NJ. Biddle, Mrs. Walter
| Schuyler Grant. Mrs. Marie Moore
Forrest, Mrs. John Callan O'Laugh.
| lin, Mrs. Edward Sturges and Mrs.
Maud Howell Smith. The advisory
committee includes Mrs. James Car
roll Frazer. Mrs. John L. Hines, Mrs.
William Littauer, Mrs. Frederick II.
Brooke, Mrs. Leigh Palmer, and
Mrs. Albert N. Baggs.
EGYPTIAN MINISTER'S
SON TO RIDE TONIGHT.
The son of the Egyptian Minister
and Nine. Yousry Pasha, who has
learned to ride since coming to
Washington, will take part in the
horse show tonight at the Riding
! and Hunt Club. Nine. Yousry has
also learned to ride in Washington,
but she is still combining her horse
manship to canters in the parks.
These she takes almost daily. Nine.
Yousry adds another to the list
of women here, who prefer SIDE
saddle for riding. Which fashion
is, very becoming to her graceful,
girlish person.
Others who are riding at the
tclub tonight are Miss Evelyn Wal
ker, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs
Harold Walker, VINO has been
student at Foxcroft School near
Middleburg, Virginia, until a few
days ago, but who Is now going
to school in Washington; Mrs. VIII
liam Donovan, wife of the assist
ant to the Attorney General; Mrs.
Juan Mayer, w. II. move, MdJoF
johnson, Mrs. E. T. Goodman, Mrs.
Roswell Skeel, Doctor Vernon Lohr
and Francis Summers.
\ = +
Mrs Clement A. F. Flagler,
widow of General Flagler, who is
hostess at the dinner, and supper
dances at the H1ayflower Hotel,
will entertain a company of sixteen
at supper at the Mayflower on the
evening of March 25.
ENTERTAINING AT TEA
FOR BRITISH SCULPTOR
Mrs. Sidney Taliaferro is enter
tanning at tea this afternoon in
compliment to Cecil Thomas, the
celebrated British sculptor. who is
at present holding an exhibition Of
engraved precious stones, medals
and other examples of the glyptic
arts in the National Gallery Of Art.
! The hostess will be assisted by
Mrs. George Y. Worthington and
Mrs. George Y. Worthington, .ir.,
Mrs. Absolom Waller, Mrs. Charles
! Lefevre, Mrs. Charles Nelson Rikor.
Mrs. Dale Drain and Miss Ellen
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