Evening star., 1948-02-19

Upstairs guests filed through
before taking their places in the
reserved for the honor guests and
and the Membership Committee.
New members at the brunch were
Mrs. Claude 7. Bakewell and Mrs.
Parke M. Banta of Missouri, Mrs.
Charles E. Potter and Mrs. John
D. Dingell Of Michigan, Mrs. John
C. Kunkel Of Pennsylvania, Mrs.
Edward T. Miller of Maryland,
Mrs. Russell ". Mack of Washing
ton, Mrs. Clark w. Thompson, Mrs.
Wingate II. Lucas and Mrs. Ken
Regan Of Texas, Mrs. William M.
McCulloch of Ohio and Mrs. Ralph
Harvey of Indiana.
Honor guests also included Mrs.
julius A. Krug, wife Of the Secre-
tary OF the Interior: Mrs. John G.
Stennis and Mrs. John Bell Will
liams of Mississippi, Mrs. James
E. Van Zandt and Mrs. Frederick j.
Muhlenberg of Pennsylvania, Mrs.
Carter Manasco Of Alabama, Mrs.
Ernest A. Bramblett of California
and Mrs. Abram j. Multer of New
York.
Inaugural Ball Costume
Hilarity reigned ss succession
OF stunning models appeared ON the
runway for the show, which had
been placed from the main stairway
toward the mantel Literally an
ovation was given to Mrs. James I.
Dolliver Of Iowa, who appeared in
the gown worn to the Taft Inau-
gural Ball by Representative Dolli-
ver's aunt who, by the way, was one
of the incorporators OF the club.
Made of pale green satin, the gown
was trimmed with gold lace and
green glass beads. 1t had almost off,
shoulder draped sleeves that fell be-
low the elbow and the skirt was
fashioned with q long train. The
finishing touch was a separate gimp
of the gold lace with a chin-high
neckline.
Two OF the honor guests were
models, Mrs. BakeWell and Mrs.
Kunkel. The former wore dress
belonging to the mother of Mrs.
Albert L. Reeves, jr., of Missouri,
who also did some modelling. The
gown was of black taffeta, heavily
trimmed with jet beading and worn
over a blue petticoat stiff with nu-
merous ruff1es.
A green velvet skirt Of many cores
featured the costume displayed by
Mrs. Kunkel and worn with a cape
made OF panels of lace and elabor-
ately embroidered silk.
Her mothers wedding dress was
the creation chosen by Mrs. Reeves
and what a creation! Parisienne
it was, with princess lines and made
Of an-over embroidered lace, satin
and broadcloth. Its paSsementerie
trim was exquisite and 1t also was
trimmed with silk cord.
Snabby Syim Suit
Who remembers those snappy
little bathing suit numbers of heavy
Mrs. Leroy johnson of
California was really q Knockout |
in a two-piece suit of black, the s
full, ballerina length skirt worn
with combined MILDLY blouse and
bloomers. A regulation black taffeta
kerchief tie knotted under the sailor ]
collar and black stockings and h
bathing shoes completed the en- !
Semble. II
Mrs. Errett P. Scrivner of Kansas
was irresistible in nightgown ,
with a beribboned yoke of lace, and
Mrs. jamie L. Whitten of Missis-
sippi came forth in purple
skirt and white eyelet-embroidered
batiste blouse and an Italian hat
of white felt trimmed with ostrich
feathers.
On the stunning side was Mrs.
Donald L. Jackson of California,
whose 1926 white satin evening
gown was short in front, long in the
back, the waist beaded and the
skirt trimmed with crystal bead
fringe.
Garden Party Fr0ck
For midsummer daintiness In
dress for garden party or tea, Dame
Fashion decreed dotted Swiss when
the model in which Mrs. Homer r.
Jones of Washington appeared yes
terday was made. The dress had in
sertions of lace and skirt formed
Of two full deep f1ounces and was {
worn over a hand crocheted corset
cover made with cap sleeves and two
stif1y starched ruff1ed petticoats,
Complementing the costume was
garden hat of black horse hair
trimmed with violets and long velvet
ribbon streamers.
Also in the summer styles were {
the costumes in which Mrs. Karl M.
LeCompte of Iowa, and Mrs. Will {
liam T. Reed of South Carolina {
paraded. Mrs. LeCompte's creation
Of black and white brocaded taffeta I
was worn with cape of jet beads :
and black straw bonnet trimmed
with blue ostrich feathers and tied !
under the chin with broad ribbons. |
Mrs. Reed styled a frock of white
net and lace belonging to the l
mother of Mrs. James o. Eastland l
Of Mississippi. The dress had panels !
back and front, cap sleeves and was I
worn with a red sash. ]
More formal was the cooler s