Evening star., 1934-02-02
SOCIETY
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q bow at the waistline. Mrs McCrea
was in black velvet trimmed with
er1nine.
The Assistant Secretary OF the In
Serior and Mrs. Theodore A. Walters
had with them their daughter. Miss
Lois Walters. Mrs. Walters had a
Gown of blackberry color velvet fash
ioned simply the very long skirt fall
ing into q train at the back and its
orlv trimming a cluster Of flowers
made of the velvet. Miss Walters
costume was Of mulberry color crepe,
the skirt nodded to her figure and
very long. the bodice finished about
the neck with rufnes.
Mrs. Milburn A. Wilson. wife of the
director Of subsistence homesteadS OF
the Interior Department, had a
snlartly fashioned gown Of crepe in
the new shade of green.
Mrs. Fred w. Johnson, wife OF the
commissioner of the General Land
Office, wore a gown Of wine color vel
vet nodded to the figure and having
q train, its only trimming a row OF
small rhinestone buttons down the
back Of the bodice, which was high
back and front.
The commissioner OF the Bureau OF
Indian Affairs, Mr.. John Collier. was
accompanied by his son and daugh-
ter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Collier.
The commissioner of education and
Mrs. George F. Zook had with them
their son. Mr.. Charles Zook. Mrs.
Zook wore a gown Of black velvet
trimmed with rhlnestones
The director of the Geological Sur
vey and Mrs. w. G. Mendenhal and
their two daughters, Miss Margaret
Mendenhall and Miss Alice Menden-
hail. were in the company, Mrs. Men,
denhall wearing apricot color lace.
Miss Margaret Mendenhall white lace
and her sister in red taffeta.
The commissioner of the Bureau
Of Reclamation and Mrs. Elwood
Mead were accompanied by their SON.
tn-law and daughter. Mr.. and Mrs.
Edgar N. Kayser Mrs. Mead wore
black lace fashioned after the newer
mode and having a train. and her
daughter was in peach-color crepe
made with a side train and trimmed
with a crystal buckle.
The administrator of the Agricul-
tural Adjustment Administration and
Mrs. Chester c. Davis we're accom-
panied by their son. Mr.. Chester G.
Davis. jr Mrs. Davis wore striking
costume of delicate pink lace made
with a train. graceful draperies of the
lace falling over the shoulders in the
back and caught at the waist line
with a coral and rhinestone buckle, a
similar buckle marking the waist line
In front. With this she wore tor
quoise-blue slippers.
Mrs w. w. Stockberger wife of the
director of the office Of personnel and
business administration of the Agri-
cultural Department, wore fuschia-
color lace, with slippers to match.
Miss Claribel R. Bennett, librarian
Of the Agricultural Department, wore
heavy crepe in a soft shade af apricot
made with a beaded bodice. She was
accompanied by her sister. Miss Fanny
Bennett. who was in black crepe.
Mrs. James T. Jardine, wife of the
chief Of the Office of experiment sta
tions Of the Agricultural Department.
wore eggshen- color satin fashioned
very long and having a deep v neck
line In the back and a draped neck
line In front.
Mrs c. w Warburton, wife of the
director of the Extension Service of
the Agricultural Department, chose a
gown of beige lace which had a gay
green sash.
Mrs John r. Mohler. wife of the
chief Of the Bureau of Animal In
dustry. had a gown of burgundy color
velvet, its only trimming a rhinestone
clasp and buckle
The chief of the Bureau of Dairy
Industry and Mrs. o. E. Reed had
with them their daughter, Miss Rosa
Lee Reed. Mrs Reed was in blue
lace, having tiny puffed sleeves and
a deep neckline in back and high
In front, and her daughter wore blue
crepe studded In crystals
Mrs. Knowles A. Ryerson. wife of
the chief of the Bureau of Plant In
dustry, wore raspberry color lace
nodded to the figure and without train
or trimming.
Mrs. Henry G. knight, wife of the
chief Of the Bureau of Chemistry and
Soils, was in black chiffon, made long
and without train, the cluster of white
gardenias being the only relief to the
severity Of the black.
The chief of the Bureau of Public
Roads, Mr.. Thomas H. Macdonald,
was accompanied by his sister, Miss
Margaret Macdonald.
Mrs. S. H McCory, wife of the
Chief Of the Bureau of Agricultural
Engineering. had a gown of violet
velvet, the long skirt having slight
train in the back and the bodice a
cowl neckline in front and gracefully
draped in the back
DR.. Louis Stanley. chief of the Bu-
reau of Home Economics. made a
striking figure in green crepe made
with slight train and having no
trimming
The director of the Bureau Of the
Census and Mrs. William l.. Austin
had with them their house guests,
Miss Evelyn Tindall and Miss Lulu