Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-14
SOCIETY
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last evening in honor of her house
guest, Mrs. Edward D. Coville of Bing-
hamton, N. Y, who will return to her
home tomorrow. Other guests included
Mrs. John Henry Yates, Mrs Homer F.
Dawson, Mrs. H. H. Jacobs, Mrs. James
NJ Lemon, Mrs. Clay Jennison, Mrs. G.
Kibby MunSon, Mrs. Charles -Parke
Miller, Mrs. Roy Clyde Miller and Mrs.
Winfree E. johnson.
Miss Betsy McAlister entertained at
a kitchen shower and bridge at $50
o'clock today in honor of Miss Pauline
Brown, whose marriage to Lieut. Win
Ston Folk, U. S. N, will take place
June 6,
Miss McAlister's guests are Mrs. en-
bert Wilkes, Miss Hermonie Fitch, Miss
Fanny Herr, Miss Marjorie Simonds
Miss Marco Hardy, Mrs Albert Vessel
man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mann NJ. Rosner of
Washington have taken an apartment
at the Carlton, where they will remain
for some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas j. Moore of
Glen Ridge, N. j., are at Wardman
Park Hotel for a short time.
Hunt Ball Gay Finish to
Opening Day of Horse Show.
Gayety Of colcr, song and dance
music predominated at the annual ball
and breakfast last night at the May
flower given as a compliment to those
from out of town who have come to at
tend the annual National Capital Horse
Show which opened yesterday after
noon. The ball began at 10 o'clock.
though many did not arrive until well
after II, having been guests at the
various dinner parties. The gay hunting
coats of the men added much to the
picturesque scene in the ballroom,
which was decked with flags of many
nations. The group of those in riding
'togS" marched the length of the ball
room and back to the blast of the
hunting horn. Miss Helen Lee Eames
Doherty, who led with Mr.. William
Bowie Clarke. chairman of the Floor
Committee, was awarded the prize for
the best looking riding habit. Later
Miss Doherty changed from her black
riding costume to a dainty and Strik-
ing gown of white chiffon, with full
circular skirt flaring from deep yoke
fitting tightly about the hips. The
bodice was V neck and had faring
sleeves to the elbows, where deep bands
of long ostrich feathers fell gracefully
over tight cuffs of the chiffon, lined with
old rose taffeta. Mr.. Henry Mcdonald
was awarded the prize for the best rid
1ng habit among the men.
Gen. George owen Squier alternated
with Mr.. Clarke in making the intro
auctions to the receiving line, composed
of Mrs. Francis T. A Junkin, Mrs. j.
Wilmer Biddle, Mrs. Henry L. Doherty,
Mrs Thomas F. Walsh, Mrs. Francis
S. Written, Mrs. John Allan Dougherty
and Mrs. F. Hamilton Mccormick of
Chicago. Mrs. Eleanor Medill Patter-
son arrived later and took her place at
the head of the line. She wore a smart
" modelled gown of black satin, the
skirt of which flared toward the bot
tom, and on the left side of the front
marking normal waistline was a fig
ure embroidered in pearls. She wore
long black gloves and about her neck
a diamond necklace which had chain
of diamonds almost outlining the low,
round neckline in the back. Mrs.
Junkin wore white brocaded chiffon
fashioned with a coWl-likc neck in
front filed in with rare old lace, and
the skirt falling in graceful folds and
Just escaping the floor. Mrs. Biddle'S
costume was of figured chiffon in pas
tel shades on a darker background and
she also wore diamond necklace. Mrs.
Henry L. Doherty was also in a figured
chiffon, the background black and the
figures in dull shades of rose color and
blue, and the skirt having a shallow
dounce of black at the bottom. Mrs.
Walsh wore gold metal cloth with a
tunic of gold brocaded in gay colors
which fell just below the hipline, dia-
mond dog collar and chain and dia-
mond pendant earrings. Mrs Written