The Washington herald., 1908-04-03
SOCIAL BELLIES POSE
TabIeaux ViVant Given at
BelaScO Theater.
GREAT PICTURES REPRODUCED
Splendid Entertainment Draws At
tendance of Resident Official and
and Fetching Fancy Dances Inter
spersed Through the Programme.

Society was out en- masse yesterday
afternoon TO see the most finished and
artistic tableaux vivants ever produced
heie. They were given for the benefit
of the Red Cross Day Camp and the
Washington Diet Kitchen at the Belasco
Theater.
They were posed by Millet, who had for
his subjects the pick of the beautiful wo-
men of representative society, who were
presented to their friends as the figures
in celebrated masterpieces of great artists.
Coloring and pose were faithfully car
ried out. and the result was a series Of
pictures that were received with acclaim
by the enthusiastic audience that filled
the larger part Of the theater.
Poses and POsers.
There was Charity" by Abbott Thayer.
posed by Mrs. Philip Hichborn.
The Duchess of Devonshire and Wis
countess DUncannon." by kaufman. with
Miss Bacon as the duchess.
Lady Betty Define and Children" by
Reynolds, was taken by Nine. Pardo
wife Of the Peruvian Minister. who was
most attractive as Lady Betty.
''Carmencita," by Sargent. showed Miss
May, daughter Of Mr.. Henry May, as a
handsome Spanish dancer. brilliant in
coloring of red and yellow. combined with
black lace.
Princess Caroline OF Wales. and
Princess Charlotte" by Sir Thomas
Lawrence, was enthusiastically received.
Mrs. Nickerson. of Boston. and her baby
daughter making a most effective picture.
The next number, however. may be
said to have been the favorite Of the fiTst
numbers. Anne Boleyn." by Hans Hol-
bein, with Miss Shepard as the fated
Queen. the costume and coloring Of the
picture. as well as the model, winning
instantaneous applause.
Baroness Moncheur. wife OF the Belgian
Minister. was a very handsome model as
Lady Hamilton" and as "Circe." by
Romney.
Mile. de Ia Garde. as the central figure
in Boucher's Pastoral was most attrac-
tive.
Beautiful Representation.
THE Question" by Alma Tadema, was
posed by Mrs. Herbert Parsons. wife Of
Representative Parsons. and Mr.. Frank
Ellis. which was a beautiful reproduction.
4 clever scene was T. d. Aiuet's BE
tween Two Fires" Mr.. Phillips being the
gentleman thus awlwardly placed and
the young ladies, Miss Julia Meyer.
daughter Of the Postmaster General. and
Miss Schenck.
The Revoke" from an old print, called
D,
friends Of Messrs. Hugh Legare Jackson
and Crowninshield, and Capt Davis.
The Stafford Children" by Romney
was faithfully and beautifully reproduced
by the Misses Cecilia MAJ. Margaret Pc.
rim, Kearney, Fremont Smith, and Frances
Hoar.
Sir Joshua Reynolds "Graces" was E
fascinating picture in color and grace
the younc- women taking part being Miss
Marion Oliver, daughter Of the Assistant
Secretary Of War; Mrs. NewboId. and
Mrs. Jack Story.
America and Her Colonies was rep
by Miss Ide. sister Of Mrs.
BOurke Cochran, and daughter OF Gov.
Ide, as America and Nile Nabuco. daugh-
ter Of the Brazilian Ambassador: Miss
Frederick Morgan, and Miss Alice Meyer.
as the colonies.
Dainty and fetching fancy dances were
through the programme BY
the clever pupils Of Miss Hawke. little
Elizabeth Forney, in her Pas Seul. win
ming especial appreciation.
NOtables I'm Audience.
In the audience were seen:
Nine JuSSerand. wife Of the French Au,bassa
lor; the British Ambassador Mr. Bryce: the Belgian
Minister Baron M0nchcur; Mrs. Meyer wife Of the
Postmaster General: Mrs. Root wife q the Secre-
-ary Of State; Mrs GARFIELD. wife Of the Secretarv
q tho Interior; Count ven Toeroek Of the Austr,-
Hungarian Embassy; Vicumte and Vicomtesse de
Nlartd and Nine de Blanpre Of the French En-
oassy; Mrs. Letter Mrs. Townsend Miss Nfatilde
townsend. Mrs. kc1n and the Misses Kean Airs
Wetmore. Mrs. Gillespie Mrs. Nicholas Apderson
representative and Mrs Nicholas Lonrwnrth
Nicomtesse de Slb0ur the I-rryian Minister Senor
Pardo; Mr. and Mrs Belmont, the Spanish Minis
-er. Senor Don Pima: Counselor of the British F,n-
oassy and Lady Howard Miss Foraker. Ma
tournler and NicOmte de Chambrun. Of the French
Embassy; Cen Oliver. Mrs. Fairbanks Mrs StraDs
Mrs HochStadSer. Count von Hatzfeldt and Herr
lon Schubert. Of the German E1nba ssy: Nlrs. Cr,r
ord and Miss Caryl Crawford. Mai AID Mrs Nc
Jawley Mrs. Ellis Als. Wallach. Mrs Murray