Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-18
and Mr.. Meyn appeared as Mephis

and Mr.. Meyn appeared as Mephis-
topheles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Jay Staley en-
tertained Justice of the Court of Gus
toms Appeals and Mrs. Oscar f. Bland
, and their house guests, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred f. Dyer of Worthington. Ind;
Representative and Mrs. Carl Chind-
blom of Illinois, Representative and
Mrs. James O'Connor of New Orleans.
La; Mrs. Wilson-Greene and Mr.. Kurt
Hetzel
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Lewis had
with them Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Lewis. Mr.. and Mrs George Hill of
Baltimore and Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic
A. Cochran.
Mr.. and Mrs Nathaniel G. Halstead
entertained at dinner last evening and
took their guests later to the ball.
The company included Mr.. and Mrs.
Zachary Brewer. Mr.. and Mrs. Reid
S. Baker, Mr.. and Mrs. Eric Green
lees, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hillegeist,
Capt. and Mrs. Martin Metcalf Miss
Anne Pendleton. Miss Mildred O'Neill,
Mr.. James Strayer Mr.. Joseph FitZ-
| Gerald, and Mr.. II. George Zilliac of
New York, brother of the hostess, who
is spending several weeks with Mr..
| and Mrs. Halstead.
Congressional Hostess Attracts.
| Mrs Henry r. Rathbone. wife of
Representative Rathbone of Illinois,
was in one of the most handsome cos
| TUNES at the ball. She impersonated
a Turkish lady of high caste, wearing
! yellow brocaded chiffon boomers
! studded in crystals over a draped
close fitting tunic of gold lace. Her
Zouave jacket was of black velvet
and was worn over a yellow satin
| skirt, and she had on a wrapped tur-
ban of yellow chiffon incrusted with
colored beads. She wore diamonds
and emeralds.
Other striking costumes at the ball
were Capt and Mrs. John Harrison
Knapp. the former as brigand and the
latter as Night; Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Colquitt in quaint peasant costume
from Holland; Mrs. Charles j. Bell
wearing an evening gown of the late
nineteenth century with hat of the
same period, made with extreme wide
brim and many long ostrich feathers
waving over the crown.
Mrs. Frank S. Hight was in hand
| some gown of blue velvet made in CO
lonial fashion and trimmed with rare
point lace. Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Crittenden. Calhoun were Scotch, the
|
latter wearing the plaid of the Coun
tess of Mar. Mr.. and Mrs. DaviC
Meade Lea, the former in a Chinese
costume with a queque, and Mrs. Lea
in a black gown dotted with silver
stars lighted with tiny electric bulb:
and on her head a band of black with
stars about the top, each with tiny
light. Mrs. Samuel A. Kimberly wa!
a crystal gazer in a gown of white in
crusted in crystals and headdress tt
match and carrying her crystal ball IL
her hand.
Mr.. Eben F. Comins appeared as {
portrait of himself, a framed canva!
showing him three-quarter length anC
his own head in place of a painted
face. The canvas was on an easel anC
he carried out the idea by Away:
standing against a wall.
Miss Giffin as Neptune.
Miss Eta Giffin was a commanding
figure as Neptune in a green robe anC
the familiar frosty hair and beard
Mr.. Charles Mason Remey wore white
evening clothes with a very shor'
coat. DIR. and Mrs. Woodford created
much comment in their black anC
white checks, the costumes being com
plete and evenly checkered from the
(top of the tight-fitting headdresses