Evening star., 1950-01-18
Society News
President and Mrs. Truman Are Honored
At Costume Ball Given by Newswonen

the Secretary General of the Or
ganization of American States and
Sonora de Lleras, Col. and Mrs.
Robert R. Mccormick, Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter Miller, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold Sasscer, Rear Admiral and
Mrs. Luther Sheldon, Mrs. Ru-
dolph Max Kaufman, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Stokes, Mr.. and Mrs.
Douglas Macarthur II, Mrs.
Charles Stanley White, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Carroll Kearns,
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Hughes of
Lake Forrest. ILL.,, and many, many
more.
To mention a few of the variety
of excellent costumes worn by the
guests-Senator Bridges came as
Daniel Webster and his wife as
Abigail Adams; Judge Jones
dressed as Sam Houston; Mrs. Ken
Regan as Pistol Packin' Mamma;
Mrs. Joshua Evans, jr., as The
Evening Star and her husband as
the Hamilton Bank; Nine. Chau-
temps had on an original white
lace gown worn by Empress
Eugene: and Nine. Esenbel, wife
of the First Secretary of the Turk
ish Embassy, came as the wife of
an early Turkish Minister.
Costumes Attractive
Philip Robertson designed four
beautiful gowns for the occasion.
The one worn by Mrs. Lucie Eberly
was of pink satin and lace and was
of the period of New Orleans under
French rule in 1870. With it she
wore a 1890 wig, 20 inches tall of
pink spun glass topped with three
tsequined pink plumes and she
carried q lace fan.
Mr.. Robertson, who was her es-
cort, wore a costume of the same
period and the same color in bro
cade, with wig of pink spun satin.
Martha Rountree was strik-
ing Scarlet O'Hara and her es-
cort, Col Herbert de Schinkel, of
the Swedish Embassy, was typi-
cal Rhett Butler. Mr.. Lawrence
E. Spivak, made a convincing
Stain and his wife represented
China.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert T. Boone,
jr., were a gay gypsy couple. Mrs.
Boone's costume of red taffeta and
satin was worn with countless
bracelets and necklaces.
Mrs. Arthur Jacobson of Hing
ham, Mass, portrayed a lady of
the early pioneer days, wearing a
costume of an ancestor who was
the wife of one of the early gov.
ernors of Rhode Island.
In Authentic Gown
Mrs. Stanley Hornbeck wore the
gown her grandmother wore to
her mothers wedding, and Mrs.
Ruth Crane, who headed the
souvenir dance program commit
tee. was an amusing f1apper of
1925. Mrs. Shelby S. Faulkner,
who assisted her, was a young lady
of the West.
Mrs. Vylla Poe Wilson had
charge of distributing the attrac-
tive favors presented by Coty. She
was in a ball gown of Civil War
days and Mrs. English Gordon,
who aided her in giving out the
unusual favors, was a lady of the
gay '90s.
Mrs. James w. Boyer. a member
of the committee of arrangements
for the ball, was Colonial lady
wearing a gown of figured taffeta
and old lace and handsome white
wig. Her daughter, Miss Peggy
Boyer, portrayed a belle of 1880.
Miss Margaret Germond, one of
the hardest workers for the ball
she had charge of the cards of
admission and invitations-was
Mrs. Grover Cleveland, wearing an
original dress of that period.
Mrs. Dan B. Markell, who was in
charge OF the Mems Floor Com
mittee, was charming lady of
1850 in a smart gown of blue
violet satin.
Mrs. Robert E. Freer, chairman
OF the Associate Membership Com
mittee, was a charming lady of
the Civil War days, in a gown OF
pink fiowered taffeta and quaint
bonnet to match.
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