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"Solomon and Queen Sheba," "rhe King
Drinking" "The Flight of Europa
"Queen Cleopatra Summoned Before An:
s'Shower OF Gold" Solomon Receiving
the Courtiers," "Fonr knights Fight
ing" and an old Indian piece Of 1900. In
addition there were hung over the gale
ries In graceful plaits and festoons some
Of Vernon's costly draperiss.
Such was the expensive, simple. yet
most effective decoration of the white and
gold theatre. The stage was rendered
most entrancing picture. II WAS prepared
as q garden scene, brought about by Gal
WINS valuable tropical plants and rare
exotics, set about according to an artistic
eye, the especial effect being completed by
the artificial back ground of the stage
scenery.
This retiring place was reached by
flight of temporary steps from the dane
ing surface, and, furnished with chairs
aud settees, 1t being favorite resort.
were masssd in pyramids tall tropical
aud foliage plants. The entrance to the
theatre was set out with bric-a- brac and
draped with tapestries.
1t was only necessary to step out OF the
ball room to find ones self In a cool.
shady promenade on the lower piazza to
imagine q transplantation to some East
ern cline. The lower piazzas were all
draped in with colored bunting, depend
ent from which were innumerable col
ored lights, both In Japanese lamps and
electric bulbs aud cups, while on either
hand were small grottoes and gossip cor
ners formed of tall foliage plants that
collectively presented an unique sight. Ii
was pleasant promenade, made more so
by the enlivening strains OF the full New
port Brass Band, while for ''trippers OF
the light fantastic" Mullally's orchestra
furnished delightful dance music.
Supper was furnished on tho upper
piazza which under the decoration art
transformed the place into wonderful
scene Of splendor, small tables TO hold six
people vis-a-yis being scattered promis-
cously around with a nook here and cor
ner there just the thing for delightful
tete-a- tete or to retail the latest bit of
gossip.
The floor was covered with Turkish
rugs and the illumination entirely by
colored japanese lights and fairy lamps.
| Here alone 1t was scene of magnihcence
aud the pop-pop-pop-showe that the
Moet and Clarendon on Ice was appre-
| ciated.
When the ball was at its height about 2
| o'clock the ball room was an ever chang
| ing Kaleidoscope of pretty girls, flashing
diamonds, splendid costumes, foreign
| nobility, American millionaires, portly
| chaperones, naval and military officers in
| full dress, all went to make a scene un-
paralleled in the history Of the City-by-
the-Sea. Among the guests were:
Miss Mabel West. Miss Belle G. Nim-
mo. Z. L. Winthrop, r: r. Rangtyn, H.
Prince Isenberg de Birnstein, Mr.. and
Mrs. Elisha Dyer: Jr., Frank Leslie
| Baker, Count and Countess DeVonne,
| +. G. s. D'Hauteville, j. Griffith Masten,
| Mrs. X. l.. Rose, Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Moore,
| Capt. and Miss Marion, Prince Ponia-
1 T., I A todv ra1u
Il. Langdon Savage Ogden Codmap,
Jr., Miss Ayersta Hunter, Miss l.. s.
Chase, Mr.. Tiffany, Miss Tiffany, A. r.
Conkling, Archibald Oracle. Col. and
Mrs. Bonaparte, Miss Bonaparte, Mr.. and
Mrs. c.. A. Ives, Mrs. Fred Sheldon,
| ]. ID. Crelnmins. Tom Hitchcock, j. d. II.
Baldwin, Misses Stevens, Mr.. and Mrs.
| Frederick Allen. Capt w. H. Bixby,
| Mrs. Best, X. M. Appleton. Miss b. Win
throp, Mr.. and Mrs. Buchanan Winthrop,
Miss Cremins, Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Sher-
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Swan. b. S. DeGar-
mendia, Mr.. and Mrs. r Wsllach. Miss
| Barger, Mr.. and Mrs Wetmore, the
Misses Wetmore, Capt. and Mrs. Jewell,
William Lyman. Marquis dsCrosie, w.
Harold Brown. w. F: Whitebouse, Miss
Francis, e U 'InSs Iisus. w. "afH ". Hart1s IT'S Il r r
Gushing, Miss Gushing. II. Cottnet,
Lady Boughey. J. J. Van Allen, j. N.
| Howard, Mr.. and Mrs. q. NJ. Hutton,
Roland king, the Hon. and Mrs. NJ. H.
Herbert. II. r; G; Wilson, Miss NJ. NJ.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. F. Burden, w. Sullivan
Allen, Mrs. K. +. Rook, Miss Rook, Fair
| man Rogers, +. q. Beach, j. S. Tooker,
L. Fraser, w. X. Huntet, Capt. Perkins.
Commodore Farquhar, Victor Sor-
chan, Mrs. P.raa Stevens, Richard
Polk, Miss Perry, DIR. Kenefck. E.
N Taller, the Hon. II. f. Eaton, Mrs
| Bprnett, Mrs. e. NJ. Oelrichs, H. 4. Ed
ridge, George I. Scott, j. b. Eustis, Jr,
| w. Eustis, Mrs. q. Eustis, Lawrence God
kin, Mrs G. S. Brice, Miss {. s. Brice, IL.
Jenkins, Worthington Whitehouse. Cen
ter Hitchcock, A. Brockholst Cutting.
| Richard Potter, G. Cottenet, de Navans.
Lieut.. Won Hesse. Baron Kettcter.
During the discussion OF the repast the
| Newpore Band played, and supper over
| made.
The Committee and Patronesses.
The committee who gave much time to
| the affair and are deserving of the thanks
| OF the 800 entertained were Messrs. 4. l..
| Winthrop, chairman; T. +. Cushing and
Samuel +. Barger. The patronesses were
| Mrs. ]. Townsend Burden, Mrs. w. Watts
| Sherman, Mrs. Francis o. French, Mrs.
| Samuel h. Barger. Mrs. ParaD Stevens,
| Mrs. Henry A. e. Taylor. Mrs Nathaniel
| Thayer. Mrs. Frederick W. Vanderbilt,
| Mrs. Ogden Mills, Mrs. Frederic Shell
| doa and Mrs. George Peabody Wetmore
The polo match Yesterday between the
| Myopias and Beverly Shore Ravens was a
fine exhibition stubbornlv contested from
beginning to eud.
The contesting teams were as follows:
| MyoPIAs. HANDICAP.
A. 4. Gardner.
r. NJ. Appleton.
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RAVENS HANDICAP
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