The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-01
the beautiful products OF Mr. Warren
ingenuity taste and artistic SKILL

The side OF the room on which the stage
had been built was shut of by Ii gre az scIoeh
OF rose bush attioe work. II was as though
some fairy prince had thrown up rarnp9rt
OF climbing roses across the end OF the
ballroom 20 shut OF a sleeping Dehu'y
But behind the screen was nothlnR ihoIe
beautiful than the members OF Nah is
Franko's orchestra on tho right ana tng
rnembers of Nine. r james company and
the Metropolitan ballet ON the ett' ID
the middle was the re cessed stage
wHITBLAw REID DucKED THE bREhohhs'
The greatest interest was unaffected by
each OF Mr.. Hyde's guests in me cos
tuning OF the other guests. Mr. WhltekW
80 1t was rumored. requesting that he, MI.
Reid might be permitted to attend the
hall in conventional ballroom duds-,on
the ground that Mr. Reds fondnees lot
plush breaches had become unduly cele-
brated in the past and required no iur'her
Mir. Reid whether this interesting tale
were true or not, was not in costume "heu
the gloriousy cnparisoned white wiSge9
and scarlet and gold coated usher sho"eu
INN into the elevator.
PERRY BELMONT WORE EN-.
Perry Belmont also passed the word
abroad that no silly fancy dress would be
permitted TO mar the dignity OF his natural
and unadorned presence. His costume
as announced by himself was the simple
court dress in which n mouern Enshsn
gentleman would be presented 20 the King
There was general sense OF rellei when
IL was discovered that more than hall oil the
men who came 10 the party wore conven-
tional evening clothes at least above thel,
waists, and that for the breeches emo OF
the cost me very few felt it necessary to
make public the deficiencies or the eAcei-
lences of their calves.
woMFS AND WATERS WERE GORGEOUS
The women on the contrary. we're praoti..
calIy without exec tion, III the costume OF
the eighte--th century. Powdered mar
and patches and puffy satins all aola2e WIN
jewels filed t'9 ballroom so with glitter
and color the tho younger men, In their
eighteenth century dress and IN the PINK
coats Of their hunting and coaohing clups
were lost in the general brilhanoy ana
blaze.
Such OF the guests az we're so careles
as TO come within half an hour after the
time set in the general invitations Tor thelr
arrival were comforted in their loneliness
by the magnihcence OF the Sherry walters,
who were furnished up TO add glory 10
the occasion. More voluminous powdered
wigs were never heheld. More ge1A Lace
was never seen upon a self-deeigned Uniform
worn by the commanding general OF the
Army Of the United States.
METoALFE GOT IN.
II was observed, however, that when
that earnest student of the drama and the
racial characteristics of its local super
visors. Mr. James s. Metcalfe, entered the
place, he seemed strangely free from that
shrinking modesty which has Of late char
acterized him in approaching places OF
public entertainment. Nor was be stopped.
He was in time to see the beginning OF the
fete, which really began at midni ght. al
though Mr.. Hyde's time table said that II
was to start an hour and half earlier
GAvoTrE or THE pEBUTASTEs.
The dance Of the debutantes was on the
n 6 ~. L.li .ano
ing picture set In rose bushes. all glowing
with electric lights among tho rosebuds.
Inside this frame was the quadruple circle
OF spectators.
The dancers were Misses Annnh c. Ripley,
Gladys Vanderbilt. Anita Stewart, Gwen
iolyn Burden. Helen I. Barney, Nora Iselin
Charlotte Warren. Natica Rves and Kathar-
inc Barney with Messrs Gillespie, John
Clinton Gray. Jr.. Monson Morris. Harry
Robbins. John Rogers. W. +. Whitehouse.
Worthington Whitehouse and Lucius VIII
merding.
rhs was the Louis XVI. gavotte, which
had been rehearsed under a professional
ballet master for several weeks, each re-
hearsal being the occasion OF festivities
hardly Jess pleasant than the ball OF last
night Itself
The men dancers had all been made up,
after their costumes had been adjusted by
professional personal decorators from the
Opera House. These, incidentally. had been
-
similar offices for the Sherry walters, who
we're buTdened with eighteenth century
clothes. The dance Itself was as beautiful
as the young women who took part in 1t,
and as full Of grace as we're the young men
who went through the measures with them,
THEN CAME A PROFESSIONAL BALLET.
Following the debutantes' gavotte came
the ballrt on the temporary stage by part
OF Herr Conrieds ballet 1t was received
with the utmost enthusiasm by the oocu-
pants of the Vatican chairs In front OF the
Vatican screens which surrounded the
room.
REJARR CAME IN SEDAN CHAN.
II was long after midnight when tho play
began. Nine. ReJane appeared borne in
eedAn chair by four servants in costume.
She bowed 10 hr Hyde, who was seated in
front OF the stage, and assembled to the stage.
The curtain rose and showed the rest Of
the company assembled on the stage.
The play was a comedy written by Dario
Nicoodeml, Nine. Rejane's South American
manager. who has written several plays
for her. II was prepared at two weeks
notice, it WAS said, the author coming here
from Boston the day before yesterday to
supervise the show.
NEW PLAY THE QUESTS SAW.
There were four in the cast Mime. Re-
Jane and NJ Gorieux, VI. Rerthisr and
Mile. Avril OF her company. Over the
stage was a blue satin canopy set of with
ostrich plumes. The scenery was OF the
later Renaiss anoe. Tho characters were
La Mdrquise, Mime Rejane); lie Mar
guis. her husband; Liable friend of the
Marquise, and MddeloH, friend of the Mar
auis. The scene showed two rooms with
a hall bet y eeH, the doors 10 the rooms
being open.
The Marquise and her husband we're
supposed 10 have fallen out and each to
have laid plan TO make the other Jealous.
The Marquise had invited her friend, the
abb to the house and the Marquis his
friend, Madelon. Each had left the room
door open 80 that the other might see that
there was nothing wrong
soME GUESTS DEPARTED AFTER IT.
As a result tho Marquise was surprised
to see her husband engaged In deep fir
tation, and the Marquis to see his wife SINH
larry engaged with the abbe. Each
watched the other while striving to keep up
the conversation.
II afforded opportunity for some clever
acting which brought forth great applause
from Mr.. Hyde's guests. At the end the
wife dismissed her Able and the husband
his Madelon and they rushed 70 each others
arms The play occupied about thirty
minutes Many Of the guests had their
carriages called after it was over and be-
fore the general dancing
SUPPER IN A MIMIC TENT.
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