The Washington times., 1928-01-19
FANCY DRESS
FETES THE
VOGUE
Costume Parties Past and
Future Mr.. and Mrs.
Taliaferro Hosts
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lovely Empress Eugenie day
Of quaint and vastly becoming
styles. And many smart women
are sending to New York or
even to Paris for their gowns.
RNRs. JAMES r. CURTIS fancy
lNA ball at the Montgomery
Country Club, given for Miss
Louise Spencer and Miss Rather
Inc wilkins, is remembered as
one OF the iolIiest parties Of the
year, as well as the prettiest.
The ''tacky party, given by Miss
Charlotte Childress in the cellar
of her home for Miss Evelyn
Walker, was equally memorable,
although the accent here was
placed on the humorous rather
than the beautifuI just as 1t
had been at that Halloween barn
dance at the Wardman Park
Saddle Club, given for the bene.
tit OF Noel House. which was
the very first fancy party Of the
year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy i. Neuhauser
have invitations out for a dance
On February Z, which IS also to
Be costume party. but will
vary their program with a mo-
ton picture and numerous divert.
ing stunts.
TsEEN last evening Commits.
sioner and Mrs. Sidney Talia-
ferro were hosts at fancy ball
1t the Congressional Country
Club entertaining for her sister.
Miss Isabella Fulton. who is Wis
ting them. The Fulton girls"
are Scotch, but, although Mrs.
Taliaferro has lived In this coun.
try most Of her life, Miss F1l.
j toms home is in London. She
Is gifted artist and does illus.
g trations and fashion drawings
for number Of English period
icals. :.
There was no suggestion Of
period at the fete last night and
che costumes ranged the gamut
OF fact and fancy.
tt was great fun to pick out
ones famiIiarS in unfamiliar curse
and to have cClorfuI gathering
of fantastic strangers dissolve into
groups De old friends.
COMMISSIONERS T. ALIAFsERRO.
y looked strangely unlike him
self III Russian costume
with fierce black mOustachios.
The hostess and her sister, VINO
received together, presented an
engaging picture in wide skirted
gowns OF French court inspira-
fion. fashioned OF taffeta in
lovely fangerine shade and built
over petticoats of daffodil vel.
low. They were alike In coloring
and material, but slightly differ
ent as to period and. with their
lines accenfing the individuality
OF the two charming wearers.
Mrs. Taliaferro wore q white wig
and Miss Fulton q close fitting
wig Of silver.
The Mexican Annbassadcr ana
Nine. Teller were the ranking
1uests-the former IN dashing
cabeIIero,s costume. Several es-
pecially effective figures stand
out IN the memory Of e colorful,
anpressionistic thrOng. Alice In
Wonderland in the charming
person Of Mrs. Dexter Keezer,
looking Lewis CAROLS heroine
TO the life. Miss Barrine Drake,
changed beyond all recognition in
futuristic green gown and q
shock of red hair. Mrs Bert
Garnetf. wearing q green taffeta
gown of her grandmOther's day
and looking perfectly enchanting
despite an 1S-iYfch waist. Paul
Gardner as a delightful cavalier
Of an earlier day. Mrs. Elonzo
Tyner, wearing a velvet picture
gown of q rav1shing shade OF
green, with facings of pale yellow
taffeta, about the Iull skirt.
Al mock wedding, with Mrs.
Lowell MeIIett as the bride, was
an amusing feature OF the eve
ming and there were other merry
features to the evenings enter
tainment. Supper was served at
midnight.
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INTEREST in the Friday Morn
II ing Book Reviews, which are
held weekly at the Willard by
Mrs. william Wolff Smith and
Mrs. Theodore Tiller, Is being
quickened into ever livelier enthu-
eiasm for the rapidly growing
class by the offering of books
Just off the press and hence in
advance of the tide of public
consumption.
This week. the two fledglings
are to be Clement Woods "Out-
line Of Mans Knowledge fol
lowed by Fannie Hurst's latest,
Al President is Born" Since the
time occupied by giving the re-
views is limited to one hour, they
do not interfere with luncheon
engagements.
Mrs. Wilton ]. Lambert will be
ut home tomorrow afternoon from
to 8 o'clock. Presiding at the
tea table viii be Mrs. Walter r.
George and Mrs. Woodbridge N.
Ferris.
HlaE National League of Women
Voters gave a tea yesterday
afternoon at its headquarters in
seventeenth Street in honor of the
delegates to the third conference
on the Cause and Cure of War.
Guests were received by Miss
Belle Sherwin. league president:
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, chair.
man of the conference, and other
officers Of the National League,
At the tea table were Mrs. Ed
ward p. Costigan, president of the
District of Columbia League of
Women Voters, and Mrs. Albert
II. Putney. former president of the
District League.
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Capt. and Mrs. H. w. Hard
man have taken an apartment at
woodbury. Courts for the rest of
the winter. Captain Hardman, u.