Evening star., 1940-01-12
Reception
To Members
Congress
Dinner Also
Given at the
White House
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STONES. lney were accompanied Oy
Mrs. Clark's sister, Mrs. Lucille
Story, who was dressed lin black net
made with girdle of rhirestones.
Senator and Mrs. James H.
Hughes had with them their SON.
in-law and daughter, DR.. and Mrs.
John Patrick Martin. Mrs Hughes
wore gown OF blue net made with
bouffant skirt and jacket of royal
blue seQuins which had short puffed
sleeves. In her hair she wore an
ornament of ostrich feathers to
match. Mrs. Martins frock was of
starched lace in champagne shade,
made with bouffant skirt and fitted
bodice, the short jacket edged with
sequins of the same color, which
also banded the short puffed sleeves,
Mrs. King, wife of Senator Will
liam H. King, was dressed In white
taffeta. the sleeves very full at the
shoulders ard the bouffant skirt
made long without a train. The
taffeta was encrusted with tiny
rhinestones and with it Mrs. King
wore exquisite Chinese crystals.
Senator and Mrs. William H.
Smathers and Senator Josh Lee,
with the latter's sister, -in-law, Mrs.
Thomas j. Lee, went to the recep-
ton together Mrs. Josh Lee is re-
naming in her home in Oklahoma
until the end of the first semester
OF school, the latter part of January
Mrs. Smathers was dressed in black
velvet, beaded in gold and coral
beads. and Mrs. Lee chose for her
costume blue lace fashioned with
bouffant skirt and fitted bodice.
Mrs. Bulow, wife of Senator Will
liam j. Bulow, was in a gown of
periwinkle blue lace and net trimmed
with Alencon lace, the skirt very full
and cluster of red velvet flowers
on the bodice. With Senator and
Mrs. Bulow were their son and
daughter n-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam j. BuloW, jr., the latter dressed
in fuchsia color chiffon. simply
made, its only trimming being the
rhinestone clips.
Senator and Mrs. Alexander Wiley
had with them their son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Rich
ard Wilde. who were married in
November in the Wiley's Wisconsin
home. Mrs. Wilde formerly was
Miss Winifred Jean Wiley. Last eve
ming she wore an old-fashioned frock
OF black silk jersey fashioned with a
hustle and having no sleeves. Mrs.
Wiley was dressed in dubonnet net,
the bodice close fitting, with sequin
shoulder straps and the skirt bout
FAINT.
Senator and Mrs Henry Cabot
Lodge, both tall and erect, arrived
early and were far from the earliest
to leave. Mrs. Lodge was striking
figure in a gown of heavy white
crepe, falling in graceful folds and
short enough to show her dainty
slippers of white. The gown had
two wide panels of black at each
side of the front and the backless
bodice had similar panels Of black
to form the upper part of the front
and the halter neck.
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Accompanied by Daughter.
Senator and Mrs. Josiah w. Bailey
were accompanied by their daugh-
ter, Miss Annie Elizabeth Bailey,
who is with her parents at 1880
Massachusetts, avenue for the winter.
Mrs. Bailey wore black lace mad de
with a train, with no sleeves and
no trimming. Miss Bailey was in
white satin, fashioned with very full
skirt, no sleeves and it's only trim
ming the diamond clips on the
waist.
Mrs. Bankhead, wife of Senator
John H. Bankhead, chose black
velvet gown trimmed with brilliants
and rhinestones. The sash, tied in
the back, gave the effect of hustle,
and was lined with scarlet At the
shoulders small caps of the velvet
gave the effect of very short sleeves.
About her neck she wore beauti-
fully matched diamond necklace. .
Senator Dennis Chavez and Mrs.
Chavez were among those at the
reception, the latter wearing white
satin with hand-painted flowers in
pastel shades on the satin.
Mrs. Gillette, wife of Senator Guy
M. Gillette, had on a gown of black
taffeta and net, the taffeta forming
an overskirt with the net below and
both very full. The only touch of
color in the costume were the orna-
mentS of coral which she wore.
Miss Pauletta Guffey accompanied
her brother, Senator Joseph NJ
Guffey, and wore becoming Co.'S
tune of white lame made high in
front and low in the back with a
graceful skirt which flared toward
the bottom. With this she wore old
Spanish jewelry.
Mrs. Slattery, wife of Senator
James M. Slattery. had a gown of
white starched chiffon, the long, very
full skirt falling from the hipline,
the bodice being long and fitted.