Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-07
SOCIETY
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maker danced a set. In another SET
were Miss Winifred West, Mr.. Harold
O. smith. Miss Helene deilman, Mr.
Fustice Towson, Miss Lydia Archbold,
Lieut.. Francis Grazing, Capt. Hubert
Ravette and Miss Maud Mason. An
other included Miss Sally Hews Phil
Inns. Miss Harriet Huntress, Miss
Mable Caroline Mead. Miss Katherine
Amorv. Lieut. Thomas White. Mr..
Robert Henderson. jr.; Mr.. Forbes
Amory and Mr. Ward Monroe French.
Costumes of Elegance.
Mrs. Henry +. Dimock, honorary
chairman of the board received the
guests. wearing a gown of heavy ivory
silk brocaded in dainty circles of for
get-me-nots. the silk falling over
petticoat of lace in narrow ruffies, and
a. deep bertha of rare old lace falling
in a cascade down each side of the
front. She wore turquoise and dia-
mond collar and bodice ornaments and
pendant earrings. Mrs. Dimock was
assisted by Mrs. Swanson, wife of Sen
ator Claude A. Swanson; Mrs. Robert
Lansing AID Nine. Ekengren. Mrs.
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gold brocaded metal cloth, with which
she carried a gold-cclOr ostrich feather
fan and wore a corSage bouquet of
violets and roses. Mrs. Lansing was
III emerald green velvet, gracefully
draped after the more modern modes,
and carried a feather tan of the same
shade. Nine. Ekengren was in pale
green satin, fashioned like those of
Colonial days and trimmed with lace,
and her hair was powdered and ar
ranged high on her head.
Miss Natalie Hammond. appearing as
the Little Corporal" received the
most attention in her uniform of white
doeskin. tall stock and lace frill fall
ing over the coat. The costume was
complete in every detail from the ia
miliar "tri-corn" on her head to the
sword at her hip, the gauntlet-like
white gloves and tall black patent
leather boots. Nor was the costume
all. for Miss Hammond portrayed the
character to the letter, never relaxing
into her own personality, but main
tanning the familiar poses of the
Little Corporal" While the Little
Corporal held court in the east end
of the ballroom Nine. Frieda Hempel,
dressed az Jenny Lind, was having a
veritable reception in the west end.
Mrs. James Carroll Frazer wore a
colonial costume of deep purple velvet
and rare old lace. a powdered wig with
an unusual headdress, a miniature of
the Santa Maria, the vessel her an
cestors came to America in.
Miss Allison Roebling attended the
party With her fiance. the second sec
rotary. Baron Joseph van der Elst,
and she wore a Puritan costume
made of soft gray silk and a cap and
fiSchu of sheer organdy. Another I'M
usual costume was worn by Miss Mar
garet Mann of Chicago, who is the
house guest of Miss Alice Cutts-a
dress uniform of an officer in Gen.
Washington's staff. Mime. Prochnik,
wife Of the Minister of Austria, was
lovely in a dainty costume with
hoop skirt, which belonged to her
great-great grandmother, Nancy Pres
ton.
Mrs. Geneva S. Durham, who wore
one Of the most perfect period gowns
OF the evening, made by Calot of
peach-bloom taffeta, with a real hoop
skirt and rare lace fiounces. wore an
ancient necklace of pink tourmaline
and carried a colonial fan. She en-
tertained Mrs. c. c. Calhoun, former
Gov. and Mrs. Morrow Of Kentucky,
Miss Anne Townsend Parker of New
York, Mr.. Henry NJ. Ward, Mai. Gen.
George o. SQuier and Capt. Partridge.
Mrs. Calhoun wore a gown of tur-
Quoise blue velvet with crinolinS over
a petticoat OF rose point and applique.
her mothers wedding gown, and over
it was a robe of thin blue malanson
embroidered in silver marguerites.
Mrs. Calhoun represented Sarah Anne
Lowe, wife Of William Lowe of the
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line she entered the D. A. r. Miss
Townsend represented Anne Town
send, an ancestress Of Delaware.
A hot supper was served in the
dining room across the corridor, the
guests being seated at small tables.
The boxes were filled with many
distinguished guests, representative of
official. diplomatic and smart residen-
tial circles.
Box Parties of Interest.
The Secretary of Agriculture and
Mrs. William NJ. Jardine sat in the
box of honor with the Ambassador of
Spain and Sonora de Padilla, Mr..
Justice James c. McReynolds, the
solicitor general and Mrs. William De
Witt Mitchell and Gen. and Mrs.
Henry T. Allen.
The Secretary Of Labor and Mrs.
James J. Davis were guests of Mrs.
Henry f. Dimock, whose other guests
included Assistant Secretary OF the
Treasury and Mrs. Charles S. Dewey
and Mrs Frederick S. Coolidge. Mrs.
Dimock also entertained a company
of young people in compliment to
Miss Suzette Dewey, who was chair
man of the young ladies' committee.
The Minister of Uruguay and Nine.
Varela were guests in the box Of
Judge and Mrs. Samuel Jordan Ora
ham. Other guests of Judge and Mrs.
Graham were Senator and Mrs. Law
renee D. Tyson and the Assistant