Evening Star Newspaper, January 8, 1924, Page 9

Bal Boheme Sets And Draws Patronage Exceeded Only i:: Days of Inaugural Balls. Costumed Figures Present Great Picture of * “Land of Makebelieve.” The Bal Boheme at the New Wil- lard Hotel last night lived up to its title and hit the high note in public favor, enlisting the attendance of fully two thousand persons, most every one in a costume of some pe- Fiod and depicting literature, art, sic and, in fact, all phases of all times, from the sublime to the ridicu- lous. Tt was, in point of numbér, the big- gest ball given in Washington since inaugural ball days, and from an ar- tistic standpoint was on a level with the Beaux Arts ball given here some years ago. Beside it all other cos- tume events of a public nature must seem small until next year, when the Arts Club of Washington, profiting by any shortcoming of this year, will give another and a bigger Bal Bo- heme, Register with Like the curtain lifti tiful scene, the enchantment of the Bal Boheme started with the arrival the entra. the Tlroom of the New Willard. ring with his satanic v, wso used a quill of flame to ord the names of notables as they Satan.® on a beau- urprise and approval. y glow of xplendid- which later, fitting- ¥ enough, took on the blue of a Max- field. Parrish—figures {n costume strolled from box to box and up and down the great chamber, giving the atmosphere and coloring of an old master. Tt was not alne the number of guests present that made the affair Impressive, but the range of interest extending throu the diplomatic corps, ambassadors and ministers cupying points of vantage from boxe and chairs, while the minister of Per- sia, In his customary evening attire, but wearing his fez. promenaded with the revelers and entered into the spirit of the stroll with zest. Cabinet mem- bers watched the revel from boxes, while other officialx, more than half of the diplomatic corps, professional literary and business folk. all bent upon giving the proper impétus to the evening, went attired in costume. Social Leaders Prewent. Under the garb of Frenchmen, Eng- lishmen, Persians, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, Dutch, and. in . all the known mations’ of the almost from Adam's time and our own colonfal | rection of Caroline MeKin women | o found men and at soq repr period, were known' in the ington. Senato; and the artistic beauty officials looked on The st art, from its humbie be- ginning e dim and distant days of antiquity. when the cavemen first learned te figures upon the clay wa up to the pre terpratation w living was told in tables picture of Dassing in col most dev glitter of | »us ball- azed upon and their guests s and creations. big pink the vaulted cet auditorium were extinguished. 13 the bLoxes, ar- ranged along the walls, azure blue lanterns blinked in dim twilight upon the seene The slender pencil of the spotlight suddenly painted the outline of the stage, and the first age of art stepped upon the footboards. ' Primitive Age Shown. 1t was the Primitive Age. when baby | art crawling through darkness rows the light of lligence. Con- tending for ¥. the guar- dians of the var! arts appeal to a sleeping faun, who responds by lead- ing them to man. Through him they find exp »n for their desires, The | setting was arranged by ) Alice Barney and directed | Elizabeth The piano accompaniment | Olirik. Ap- | lanterns _that ng of the and then Gardiner. wase rendered by Christine pearing in the Burr, Evelyn ‘Annje Brans, Chekova, Tchernikoff and I The_Egyptian Axe : Mrs. Charles M. Ffoulke and directed by Mrs. L. M. Leisenring. depicted a painter presenting his work to his patron and afforded one of the pleasing contril e of e The partici ran_School of Ellls, Mi Beatrice Sabin, Miss Helen Johnson Tleanor Beckham. Miss ¥ Miss Mary Happer, M Miss Goldie Hal M. Sieventhal, Channing land Lyon and Maj. J. M. Mauborgne Busk-Brown as Phidenx, Greek ago quite properiy at work on the in whose name the masterpieces per- Mrs. Willlam part of Athene n the part of ssisted by thr haps were wrought. D. Morgan took th and K. H - *hideas. TF ool e Al B . Almost every one knows that Sage Tea and Sulphur, properly com- pounded, brings back the natural color and luster to the hair when faded, streaked or gray. Years ago the only way to get this mixture ‘was to make it at home, which is mussy and troublesome. Nowadays we simply ask at any drug store for “Wycth’s Sage and Sulphur Compound.” You will get a large bottle of this «id-time recipe improved by the addition of other ingredients, at very little cost. Everybody uses this preparation now, because no one can possibly tell that you darkened your hair, as it does it so naturally and evenly. You dampen a sponge or soft brush with it and draw this through your hair, taking one small strand at a time, by morning the gray hair disappears, and after an other application or two, your hair becomes beautifully dark, thick and glossy and you look years ywunger. A ntatives, jus- | (hace tices of the Supreme Court and other | judy Lyeth, laughed or | Noel, High Standard Record Attendance! following pupils of the Art League: L. L. Britt, E. G. Rath, T. Columbus, J. R. Robertson and R. N. Padgott. Immedlately after the Roman age, the fourth, came the better known ago of drama. Sponsored by Mrs. Charles J. Bell and presented by the Ram's Head Players, it deserved spe- | cial commendation. It represented a scene from the age-old story of Paclo and Francesca, as dramatized by Stephen Phillips. The players were Maud Howell Smith, Walter Robert Bell, Joseph Droney, Arthur J. Rhodes, Josephine Hutch- inson. Leona Roberts, Alice Tams, rances Lehman and Anne lves. The 'as arran y s firranged and costumed by he renalssance age carried - dience into the court of Louts 31V and Mme. de Maintenon during the rendition of a_court musical, = The musician was Mrs. Edythe M. Bro- $lus. The act was ‘sponsored by Mra, T Tuckerman and the players ©\Allen Rinehart, Elfzabeth Han- na, Mrs. Charles Patterson, Marian Trumbull and Lynch Luquer, Age of Dance. Then came the modern age—the age of the dance, of art interprated by rhythm. It ‘'was a fascinating eole dance arranged and rendered ¥ Mme. Desiree Lubovska, in which the. dancer whirled ai ped to the {music If a crashing melody until, and exhausted, she fell behind curtains, the collapse, of course, ing a ed. attendants were 2 mith Studio. Mrs. Jumes Wadsworth, jr., sponsored the The seven ages of art had passed in pageant form, but in realism they liad just begun.'In every part of the ballroom the revelers, dressed In every ¢ostume, from the most fanciful crea- {on_of ‘fashlon to the most Imaginations of comedy, were. stak. ing their own particular interpreta- tions of what a‘'modern good time means. While a couple dressed in the flash- ing raiment of old Spain were doing @ _tense Argentine tango in one end of the auditorium, a group of song- sters, led by an itallan gultarist in full regalla, were serenading couples in the boxes with the love songs of sunnyf Italy. And all of these little side ghows were made all the more delightful because they were thor- oughliy impromptu. Give “Midnight Bacchanal,” Long after the midnight hour the lust number of the formally arranged program was presented by the Caro- line McKinley studio. un: Midnight Bucchanal [ pants being Alice C Claire Crewe, partici- Marian elvn Davis Elizabeth Moss, Adeline beth Quigley, Evelyn Pre ble and Florence Thompson Boxes added to the revenue and beauty of the ball. The large box in the center of the room used at the hospital ball for the President and Mrs. Coolidge was last night | especially decorated and used as a vantage point for the governors of | the Arts Club and of cos- tumes. Guests were: Arthur Franklyn Musgrave, president; Gid- AL Vice president: Alfred v rresponding secretary; | Dawson, recording secra- L. Newhauser, treasurer Mahon 3 ok rrington, L. ) Leisenring, Henry K. Bush-Brown for the ball was Mrs. Willlam E. Fendall, chairman, with box holders including, Senora de Riano, Miss Mary B. Adams. Mrs. Samuel Adams, Mrs. King_Carley, Mrs. Willoughby Ches- ley, ‘Mrs. B W.. Cole, Mrs, James Couzens, Mrs, Charles Fairfa Charles M. Ffoulke, Mrs. Geldert, Mrs. . . _Govin, Miss Elizabeth Hanna, Mrs. Willlam Hitz, Mrs. George Hewlitt Myers, Miss Mary E. Maxwell, Miss Bertha Noyes, Mrs. Duncan Phillips, Mrs. Walter Tucker- Miss Cornelia Vanderbilt, Mrs. W. Wadsworth and Mrs. Charles Boughton Wood. Entertains Diplomats, Justice and Mrs. Hitz had with them the minister of Switzerland Mme. Peter, the Swedish minister and Mme. Wallenberg, the commercial at- tache of the Brtish embansy and Mrs. iYnhn Joyce Broderick, and Mr. Peas- ey With Mr. and Mrs. F. Addison Bra- stow were Miss Catherine C. Critcher, the charge d'affaires of the Greek legation and Mme. Tsmados, Mrs. G. N. Rice, Mrs. Frank Walter and Mr. and Mrs. Willam Eaches Fendall. The Bal Boheme was full of “hits of the evening,” the first one being Mephisto, who greeted the guests as they arrived and recorded their names with flaming pen. Under the garb of red was recognized Arling Alcine. The¢ committee carrying the ball to success included: Boxes and patron- s, Mrs. William . Fendall; cos- Minnegerode Andrews; Ix Mahony; drama, 11 Smith; floor, Alfred geant mistress, Mrs. ‘orrest; printing and publicity, Gideon A. Lyon; supper and concessions, Henry J. Staley, and tickets, Roy L. Neuhause ADMIRAL TO SPEAK. Admiral Willlam S. Sims will call on the youth of the nation's colleges to enlist in the fight “to America dry” and “to mobilize for P | ampaign that will sweep every cor- rupt ofclal out of office,” in an ad- dre: aturday evening at Calvary Baptist Church, the Intercollegiate Prohibition Assoclation announced today. The meeting will mark the inaugu- ration of the Anti-Saloon League Conventiop which will follow. Other speakers at the meeting will be Prof. Robert Hercod, Lausanne, Switzerland, who will tell of the student anti-alcohol movement in Burope. Dr. Ira Landrith of Chica- go will preside. The meeting will be open to the public. Upholstered Wing Back Chair $67.00 a0 add a piece of forniture 1r- you wo Which provides & maxl- to your home, mum_ of comfort. s well as creating a real restful atmosphere, give a thought to this all-over upholstered cbair | George Plitt Co., Inc. Puinting, Paperhanging and Upholstering 1325 14th St. N.W. Main 4224 James Otis Porter. The committec on award of boxes | Chiffons! they are stronger weight stockings. OLD Sheer as the spider’s web. P ododd And than many heavy- We carry only PHILADELPHIA SEAL ilk. Stockings In every color—the season’s new tones as well as the staple shades. Every weight fro heaviest ingrains. F33.95. m chiffons to the Priced S1.85 to Erlebacher Twelve-Ten Twelve-Twelve F St. These January Clearance Bargains in Bookcases Speak For Themselves Very fine designs and workmanship—ma- i | ! }\Ogany veneered and solid mahogany—the reductions in this January Clearance are sur- prising\y generous! Single or Double Do or Bookcases . Mahogany Double.Door Bookcase . Mahogany Double Door Bookcase seees make ARY B, 1922 WASHINGTON, D. ©, TUESDAY, JANU MUSIC LOVERS-ENJOY UNIQUE PROGRAM 'Wanda Landowsks, at Harpsichard, and Jacques Thibaud, French Violinist, in Recital. PRESENT RARE FEATURES Entertainment in Series Proposed by Mrs. Lawrence Townsend. ‘Three hundred members of Washing- ton soclety and music lovers enjoyed a unique and exquisite musical In the ballroom of the Hamilton Hotel yester- day, when Mrs. Lawrence Townsend presented Wanda Landowska, the fa- mous Polish harpsichord player, and Jacques Thibaud, ch viollnist, in Joint recital. This is the first of a se- ries of Monday morning musicals plan- ned by Mrs. Townsend for each in January and the first week of Feb- roup Feature In Progra A feature of the program w: arpsichor 1, . [Opera ductions. Combination Secretary-Duk-Bookmuu $39.00 Secretary-Desk-Bookeases. . $65.00 Secretary-Desk-Bookcases. . $75.00 Secretary-Desk-Bookcases. $95.00 Secretary-Desk-Bookcases. $165.00 Secretary-Desk-Bookcases e WRIGHT o FURNITURE &Alvays Right i uality and Price 905 SEVENTH ST. N.W. Phone Main 167 different from the plano. The instru- ment has a double keyboard and quaint resonant effects, very unusual to the ear accustomed to the modern musical instruments and equally fascinating. It is an exact replica of BSebastian Bacl harpischord. 8he gave Beeho- ven's “Turkish " a8 encore. Mme. Landowska also proved herself & skiliful planist in the playing of Mo- rart's sonata, the eecond .number on the program. Her planissimos were particularly beautiful and her touch has a delicate firmness. that is admirable. M. Thibaud's Vielin Numbers, M. Thibaud, one of the finest vio- Iinists of the day, played the Vera- cini-Salmon “Largo,” “Menuet” and “Gigue.” The shadings of expression were marvelous and the “Menuet” was a French pastel. In his skeond group M. Thibaud gave “Intrada,” “Tambourin” (Kreisler's arrange- ment), Bach's “Alr for G String” and NOTED RUSSIAN PAINTER SEEKS CITIZENSHIP HERE e SR Ossip Perefma Must Live Year in District Before Second Papers . Are Issued. Ossip Perelma, -moted Russian painter, who recently returned to this city after an absence of three years in Franoe, today Inquired at the clerk's office of the District Su- preme Court concerning his citizen- ship. Mr. Perelma took out his first papers in San Francisco February 1. 1919, and shortly thereafter went to France, where he fllled & number of commissions, one of his paintings, a Krelsier's arranigement of Paganini's “Prelude, Allegro,” which displayed especially the brililance of the artist's technique. Rameauw's “Tambourin™ wus tho encore. Duet Closes Program. The final number was Mozart's “Sonata in E Minor,” a duet for Madame and Monsieur. The harpsichord seem- ed ideal for the music of Mozart and also un unusually fine Instrument to ne- company the violin. It was one of the rare treats of an extremely fine music ason in Washington to hear these artists in this duet. Jesus Sanroma, who is not un- tamiliar _to Washington audiences, M. Thibaud's sympathetic accom- nst's solo group: violinist, and Suzanne soprano, of the Metropoiltan Company, will be the artists next Monday morning. paintinga of Gen. resemblances, Museum. faces. . Afternoon portrait of Frank B. Noyes, president of the Assoolated Press, mented to the French government, which placed it in the Louvre. Dur- Ing the war the artist made life-size Pershing, Wood, Gen. McCawley, Mr. Edison, Henry Ford, Cardinal Gibbons and other notables. - His reason of their virility and striking created a mensation palmtings, when on exhibition at the Corcoran Gallery of Art and at the Natfonal Mr. Perelma will have to be a resi- dent of the District for one vear be- fore his second naturalization papers can be issued to him. ——————ee Queen Mary of England possesses a remarkable memory for names and Dinner and Evening GOWNS 45 375 $125 Formerly $60 to $i 75 [Esrlebaclher Ezclusively Different TWELVE-TEN TWELVE-TWELVE F befng pre- 1143 Conn. 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