Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-04
SOCIETY
Mrs. Coolidge Shares Honors With
Congressional Women at Their
Annual Breakfast Today

I of other White House aides dld DUTY
| at various points throughout me en-.
| tertainment suite. Col. Cheney aho
Capt. Wilson led the march or sta'e
down the stairway and into the biut
room. with the President and MRS
Coolidge. the Vice President ana
Mrs. Dawes. Mrs. Kellogg, wife or the
Secretary of State, the Secretary OF
the Treasury, Mr.. Mellon; the Secre-
tary OF War and Mrs. Davis, the
Attorney General, Mr.. Sargent; inc
Postmaster General and Mrs. New
the Secretary of the Navy and MRS
Wilbur the Secretary OF Commerce
DR.. Work and his daughter, Mrs. \.
w. Bisselli. the Secretary of Agricul-
ture and Mrs. Jardine. the Secret airy
of Commerce and Mrs. Hoover. the
Secretary Of Labor and Mrs. DAVIS
and the secretary to the President
and Mrs Everett Saunders, being III
the imposing procession.
The Marine Band in full-dress ufl
form was stationed In the great
marble entrance hall and played all
during the hours of the reception
small section moving into the east
room after the guests were all re-
ceived. and playing a few dance
numbers, the evening closing and tn
last guests leaving to the strains OF
Home. Sweet Home.
Quantities of flowers were ar
ranged on the colonial marble man
tells in the east room and in the other
drawing rooms OF the state suite,
while the state dining room, through
which the long line OF guests passed
en- route to the blue room. had an
arrangement of tail fern and palms,
about the high mantel shelf.
Gowns Add Brilliant Tone
Mrs. Coolidge wore a strikingly be-
coming gown Of deep rose velvet made
with gracefully draped skirt and the
bodice cut with square neck. dainty
flowers OF the velvet over one shoulder
and the other trimmed with a dia-
mond ornament. Her skirt was mod
efately short, the drapery falling in
a pointed train at one side, and she
wore pearls and pendant earrings and
long white gloves.
Mrs. Dawes was in a sequin robe
in lighter shade of pink than the
gown of Mrs. Coolidge. and she wore
a scarf of tulle to match.
Mrs. Kellogg had a handsome cos
tune of torquoise blue and gold bro
narrow gold lace, the lace trimming
the bodice also, and she wore pearl
earrings and strings OF pearls.
Mrs. Dwight F. Davis was a strik-
ing figure in black taffeta made with
tight-f1tting bodice held with narrow
bands of fiesh-color ribbon over the
shoulders, and the full skirt was fin
ished with a fiounce of black tulle.
The only trimming on the gown was a
large gay flower of sequins at the
waist line. She wore a string of
pearls and long black kid gloves.
Mrs. News gown was of black and
white; the waist, which was cut square
at the neck line and formed a blouse
over the low waist line, was of white
brocaded chiffon and the skirt slightly
draped to one side, of black brocaded
chiffon. She wore pearls.
Mrs. Wilbur was in rose crepe en-
broidered in pearls and gold beads and
trimmed with gold tulle.
Mrs. A. w. Bissell, daughter of the
Secretary of the Interior, DIR. Work,
took her place in the line as his
hostess. She wore a smart gown of
shell pink MORE made plain with a
circular skirt hung from a low waist
line and shallow godets of silver lace
in the skirt, the neck line edged with