NEW OCEAN HOUSE, Swampscott. he third for- 
mal ball on Saturday evning, August rst, at the New 
Ocean House was the social event of the week. Over 
three hundred guests and their friends from Boston, New 
York, Washington, Chicago, Toronto and Montreal were 
present and Swampscott’s exclusive cottage contingent 
was well represented. ‘These formal balls have created 
a new era of entertainment on this bend of the shore 
and they have all been immensely popular. Dancing was 
from nine to twelve and a buffet supper closed the even- 
ing’s entertainment. As usual there was a number of 
charming women present and the display of handsome 
gowns made a brilliant spectacle. Among those noticed 
were: Mrs. M. M. Johnson, white brocaded satin, silver 
embroidered overdress; Mrs. Adams, white taffeta, silver 
embroidered overdress;. Mrs. F. S. Hammond, black em- 
bossed velvet, rope of pearls; Mrs. George Baldwin, white 
taffeta, embroidered with crystals and silver, diamond 
collar and bow knot; Miss Gretchen Sandmeyer, robe of 
cherry taffeta; Miss Hortense Sandmeyer, turquoise satin 
and white lace; Mrs. C. D. Sawyer, black net with dull 
jet and pearls; Mrs. H. C. Jealous, a modish gown of 
shell pink taffeta; Miss Doris ‘Thompson, Walsh green 
charmeuse with black velvet; Mrs. E. R. Grabow, pastel 
blue taffeta, embroidered lace tunic; Mrs. F. L. Demme, 
wistaria taffeta with violets; Mrs. E. E. Foye, white satin 
with emerald green tulle; Mrs. Howard Pillow, wistaria 
taffeta, white lace; Mrs. S. L. Geisinger, white lace robe 
over champagne taffeta, emerald ornaments; Mrs. i 
Ong, turquoise blue charmeuse, orchids and rope of 
pearls; Mrs. G. Fairleigh, white shadow lace over tur- 
quoise blue velvet; Mrs. G. R. Richardson, black satin, 
white point lace and diamonds; Mrs. E. N. Kimball, rose 
chiffon over white satin, and diamonds; Mrs. Prout, im- 
ported costume of embroidered shell pink liberty satin, 
crystal ornaments; Mrs. Richards, turquoise blue taffeta, 
white lace; Mrs. John Craig, cherry chiffon robe embroi- 
dered in silver, with diamonds; Mrs. G. Lougee, pale blue 
crepe de chine, white lace tunic; Mrs. F. C. Hall, white 
lace over white satin, green trimmings and pearls; Miss 
Janet Murphy, pink taffeta over white lace; Miss Elinor 
Murphy, robe of chiffon, embroidered with ‘pink rose- 
buds; Mrs. J. Hayden, pastel blue taffeta, beaded trim- 
ming, coral ornaments ; Mrs. L. G. Fairbank, black taf- 
feta with black net; Mrs. J. R. Murphy, black net robe, 
embroidered with jet; Miss Helen Whitmore, accordian 
plaited yellow chiffon with white lace; Mrs... Buzzell, 
black taffeta with black net; Mrs. E. W. Diehl, yellow 
satin, crystal overdress: Mrs. Cecil Billups, black chiffon, 
embroidered with silver, over old blue satin; Mrs. Black, 
black satin with white lace; Mrs. S. Y. Ramage, black 
embroidered chiffon over black satin; Mrs. A. J. Culver, 
white accordian plaited chiffon, silver lace tunic; Mrs. 
F. H. Godfrey, American Beauty satin; Miss Louise 
Dixon, white accordian plaited net over white taffeta, 
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deep girdle of American Beauty satin; Mrs. Wm. Butler, 
black charmeuse, white Duchess lace and diamonds; Mrs. 
FE. B. Sheffer, robin’s egg blue, white lace and diamonds; 
Mrs. C. Wiegand, black satin, white lace, crystal em- 
broidered bands; Mrs. Paul Fitzpatrick, white net tunic 
over white embossed satin, tango girdle; Mrs. Hugh 
Brown, black embroidered chiffon robe over black satin, 
diamond ornaments; Mrs. R. K. ‘Townsend, embossed 
satin, white lace and pearls; Mrs. L. Sandimeyer, blue 
brocade, white thread lace; Mrs. H. E. Hammond, em- 
bossed chiffon velvet over black thread lace, crystal and 
pearl trimmings, rope of pearls; Mrs. von Wedelstaedt, 
Carrick Macross lace robe over white charmeuse, fur 
ornaments. Among others noticed were: Mrs. E. C. An- 
thony, Brookline; Ralph Anthony, Boston; Mr. and Mrs. 
A. Bittenbender, Brookline; Rev. and Mrs. A. H. Brad- 
shaw, Easton, Pa.; Mr. and Mrs. H. Brock, Toronto; 
Miss Mildred Brock, Toronto; Mr. and Mrs. J. Fred 
Booth, Miss F. L. Booth, J. R. Booth, F. H. Booth, Ot- 
tawa, Canada; Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Converse, Miss B. 
Converse, Brookline; Miss F. EF. Converse, Boston; Mr. 
and Mrs. .G,. ly... Currier, Boston;. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. 
Culver, Albany, N. Y.; Winthrop Culver, Albany, N. Y.; 
Miss Helen Dole, Brookline; Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Douglas, 
Montreal; E. M. Fielding, Boston; Mrs. J. EK. Henry, 
Boston; Mrs. J. W. Heigho, Detroit; Harry Harper, 
Pasadena, Cal.; Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hall, Paris, Ky.; 
Mr. L: Mahn, Boston; The Misses Mitchell, St. Louis; 
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Mitton, Brookline; Mrs. C. P. 
Moorehouse, Pasadena, Cal.; Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Nick- 
erson, Winchester; Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Piehler, Miss 
Anna Piehler, Edgar Piehler, Brookline; Mr. and Mrs. 
FE. Randall, Boston; Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Stanton, Miss 
Gladys Stanton, K. G. Stanton, Montreal. 
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Burge, of Brookline, were 
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Foye for the dinner 
and dance Saturday evening at the New Ocean House. 
Mrs. Whitney Demme and party are registered at 
the New Ocean House from Detroit, for the balance of 
the season 
Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Porter and family of Com- 
monwealth Avenue, Boston, who have been spending the 
early summer in the Green Mountains of Vermont, ar- 
rived Saturday at the New Ocean House to stay through 
August 
; J. R. Douglas arrived Saturday to join his family, 
who are season guests at the New Ocean House Mr. 
Douglas motored all the way from his home in Montreal. 
Percy S. Mott and the Misses Mott, of Scranton, 
Pa., who have been coming to Swampscott for several 
years, are again registered at the New Ocean House for 
the balance of the season. 
Paul Houston, Miss Vena Houston and Miss Jose- 
phine Houston, of Holyoke, Mass., were week-end visitors 
at the New Ocean House. 
