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Show I" , MRS WHITE IS STAR ' ; SI JHCIffl FETE Reception One of Year's Most , Brilliant -Affairs j-Jlrs.-TaftJs . J ' Gown Dazzles.' . j D. A.- K. HONOll iM-RS. LUIITON ' ! ; : Mrs. Chalmers. Hall ol: -Salt Lake J j Guest at Smart Bridge Party 1 at Hickory, N. C. '. ' By Evelyn Fitzhugh i By Leased Wire to The Tribune. ' WASHINGTON. Feb. Two beau- ' tif ill receptions headed the list of smart entertainments lant week, instead or.' the universal dance which seemed to have Bupplantcd every other stylo of h amusement, in Washington this season. , ' The judiciary reception at the White House was unusually brilliant, which is not the general rule, the diplomatic and the. one to the army heretofore hav- inc always carried off the palm for tforgcousness of apparel. Last Tuesday evening, however, proved tho except ipn to the rule and was a wonderfully beautiful affair. Mrs. Tuft had a new frock for tho party, and a very elegant one it was, too, composed of American beauty brocaded bro-caded velvet, the top of the corsage of point lace, and a baud of fur around the bottom of the skirt. At the judiciary reception last yoar . the venerable Chief Justice Fuller was i l he first to greet; the president, but this year his place was taken by his successor in office, Justice White, ac-'uompaiucd ac-'uompaiucd by .Mrs. White, who was attired at-tired in silver gray satin embroidered in crystals. As'is always the case since the Tafts have had the running of the White House receptions, this one ended in a dance, but this time Mr. Taft did not join in, nor did Helen, as that popular voting lady was booked for another dance and could not patronize the home grown one. She honored the reception until almost midnight, looking very sweet in her favorite pale blue evening even-ing gown. After the formal receiving of their guests the president, and Mrs. Taft promenaded through the rooms, greeting greet-ing their friends and chatting just like plain, ordinary people. Things arc lots more "homey" at the White House than they were during tho last ad-tninitlni.inn. I In the brilliant assemblage was Mrs. i ' Perry Heath, formerly of Salt Lake ' Oitv looking very handsome in a toil- ette of nattier blue satin, trimmed in crystals; Senator and Mrs. Sutherland, 1 , Senator and Mrs. Smoot. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Smoot, Senator and Mrs. Car-i Car-i . ( . ter of Montana were also among those i f ; who were invited to the reception. Mrs. I', I : Carter wore a lovely costume of palo I 5 blue chiffon velvet "veiled in gold net with pearl and diamond ornaments., fA 'i The sovond large reception which i ' j occupied the center of the stage last ' week was that given at Continental i-1 hall by Mrs. Matthew T. Scott, presi- ' dent general, D. A. R., her guests of 1 1 honor being Mrs. Lurton. wife of Mr. Justice Lurton: and Mrs. Hughes, wifo ( of Justico Hughes of the supreme court, , k, both ladies members of the D. A. R. Mrs. Scott and her assistants received 1 their guests in the president's suite, ' 1 which was furnished 'by the state ot J. Indiana. . 1 This suite is on the second floor of $ tin: hall and the route to it was a per- j feet bower of palms and flowers, and s "i in the great niches, intonded for busts I of Franklin and Jefferson, thero were , huge vases of roees. 1 Tho Indiana room, in winch the jc- i & ceiving ladies stood, was filled with j . , golden gute roses and white carnations. ; ( j Mrs. Scott was elegantly and effective- ly gowned in embroidered London fl t j smoke voile, over deep roso silk, with j roses in the gray forming a draping on 3 the undcrdress. j The buffet luncheon was served from j the conference room, which adjoins the J i president's room; in the center of the 1 i room was a tea table profusely deco- , j , rated in pink Killarney roses and nar- i l jt rifsns. At this table "Mrs. Livingston . 1 I''gan, in a lovely gown of embroidered , ) j gray chiffon, served frappe, while at H I the opposite end of the table Mrs. La- ( j j mar, wife of the justico of the supreme ' , j j court, poured chocolate. J t On a mahogany table in the board Jj , room stood the handsome silver lov-i lov-i t C"P. which was presented last 3'ear ' I 1 1 to Mrs.. Scott by the Illinois Daugh- .!j j ten?. The cup was filled on Saturday ' i , afternoon with white roses and ferns. ijJ'P The guests of this distinguished hostess j wore selected from the most notable jk ' j of tho many prominent people in Wash- , y ington and the assemblage was" a most j brilliant one. Mrs. Henry Boutcll, wife of Reprc- I hcntativc Boutcll. was the hostess of " a large and brilliant Ira last week at f the Highlands, in honor of tho wife of - - i her husband's successor in congress, ; , ' Mrs. Lindsay Evans. Tho ten table, ' J' 1 which was adorned with Enchantress I Js,r ' roses, wan presided over by Mrs. Reed A Smoot, wife of the senator from Provo, i Utah, and Mrs. Mann, wife of Repre- ' j, i Tentative Mann. These ladies were as- . ,IM J sisted in looking after tho guests by I' a number of the season's debutantes. i "( Mrs. George Sutherland, wife of Sen-utor Sen-utor Sutherland of Utah; Mrs. Holland a ". of "Wyoming and Miss Redw.y of jt? Washington state were assistants at a smart bridge tea last week, of which .jt il the hostess was Mrs. Dennett, wife of ij" i tho commissioner of the land otHce. i Jv? Tho earlier part of the afternoon was i) t spent in playing bridge. There were il'N fourteen tables of players, and aftr j 'ItU l the game a number of other women f;j came in and the affair was turned into a ten. The guests of honor on this ii ; pretty occasion wcro Mrs. Ellis, wife m of Representative Ellis of Oregon, and f 'it- Hi I 1 Mrs. McCredie. wife of the representative represen-tative from Washington state, wnose husbands are retiring on the -1th ot March. Besides the honor guests, .Mrs. Dennett was assisted in receiving by Mrs. McC'umhcr. wife of Senator Me-Cumber Me-Cumber of .North Dakota. Mrs. Sutherland received at an in formnl tea Jaat Thursday at the Highlands, High-lands, where she has a handsome apart-mont. apart-mont. Assisting her in receiving was her very attractive house- guest, Mrs. Sutton, and Mrs. Cooper, Mrs. Mac-donald Mac-donald and Mrs. Timothy Ansberry, wife of the representative from Ohio. A bevy of prcttv debutantes assisted in the' serving of tho dainty refreshments. refresh-ments. Mr. and Mrs. John C? Ran left last week for a sojourn in tho west, going first to Salt Lake City. Frank M. Cashin of Evanston, Wyo., is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. John F. Hickcy i" Hyattsvillc, Md., a suburb sub-urb of Washington. Mrs. Chalmers Hall of Salt Lake City was a guest at a smart bridge party last week at Hickory. N. C, near' Washington. Mrs. Ilnll has been tho honor guest at a number of entertainments enter-tainments since her arrival in Hick-orv. Hick-orv. At a bridge party last week she was the winner of one of the prizes. Ono of the prettiest and most popular popu-lar of the debutantes of this season is Miss Eliza McMullin of California. This voung lady is spending the winter with "her relatives. Mr. and Mrs. John Havs Hammond, who recently presented present-ed "their voung cousin to Washington society. a"t a very beautiful dance. Miss McMullin has gone to New York for an indefinite stay, but expects to return to Washington beforo going to her home in California. Captain Frederick Gocdecke. U. S. A., after a visit to friends in the cast, has left for Salt Lake City, whero he has been transferred. Professor B. C. Bnffum of Worland, Wyo., was a recent guest at the Raleigh Ra-leigh in Washington. |
