Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-28
PAINT AND POWDER CLUB.
Sang and Danced for a Brilliant
Audience

Capital society in its most brilliant phases
was represented last night at the Belasco
Theater to witness the production by the
Paint and Powder Club of Baltimore of
it's spring offering. 'Conquering Cupid 1t
was given for the benefit of the Christ
Child Society, which was originally formed
in this city. and which has now an af-
filia:ed branch in Baltimore, and in each
place has mapped out for itself a SPLEEN
did scheme of work among those who need
1t most. "COnquering Cupid had it's set =
ting in the interior and about the Red
Lion Inn. at Leyden, near The Hague. All
the old favorfteS of the club were heard
In fine vocal efforts or seen in superfine
dances.
The choruses were frequent and tuneful,
and the costumes extremely mOdish and
elegant, while the makeup or trans
formation from masculine massiveness to
feminine frippery was perfect.
Miss Trescott, the Misses Taylor, the
Misses Perkins. the Misses Morse. Miss
Pauline Magruder, Miss Frederick Nor
gan. Miss Mildred Merrick, the Misses
Sands, Miss Louise Chase, Miss Lillian
Stone and members of the senior class of
Trinity College sold programs in the lobby
and up and down the aisles.
The Secretary of State and Mrs. Root
ury and Mrs. Beekman Winthrop were
guests Of the French ambassador and
Nine Jusserand who had the right -ha nd
box. Mrs. Elkins had her sister. Mrs.
Arthur Lee; the first secretary of the
Spanish legation and Nine. Pastor. Miss
Katherine Brown and Mr. John Barrett
in her box, just opposite. DIR. and Mrs
James Dudley Morgan's party included
Miss Mildred Merrick. Mr.. McMullin of
Baltimore Miss Eleanora c. Morgan and
Master Edwin Abel Morgan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Belmont had i'm
their box Miss Mathilde Townsend. Miss
Evelyn Walsh. Count Hatzfeldt of the
German embas sy. Vistount de Chambrun
of the French embassy and Mr.. William
F. r. HIT.
Representative and Mrs. Van Vechten
OicOtt had AS their box guests Rear Ad
miral and Mrs. Samuel Lemly. Mr.. and
Mrs. Lee Phillips and Mr.. Robert c. Ell
more. In Mrs. Daniel p. McCartney's
box were Commander and Mrs. Irwin,
Mrs. Linderman of South Bethlehem. Pa;
Mr.. +. A. Richardson and Commander
Norton. Mr.. and Mrs. Emile Montgom-
cry were also among the box holders.
In the audience were Secretary and
Mrs. Straus. Mrs. Taft. Speaker and Miss
Cannon. Minister and Nine. Eeger. Miss
Bourke. Rear Admiral and Mrs. Glover,
the minister from Costa Rica and Nine.
Calvo and Miss Calvo. the minister from
Bolivia and Nine CalderOn and Mile.
Calderon. the minister firm Peru and
Nine. Pardo. the minister from Chile and
Nine. Cruz. Senator and Mrs. Depew and
Miss Paulding, Senator. and Mrs Carter,
Senator Perkins. DR.. and Mrs Chatard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Y Bradley. Miss
Anna Cockrell. Mrs Joseph Crawford
and Miss CaNl Crawford, Mr. and Mrs.
Hannis Taylor and the Misses Taylor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Magruder and Miss Isabelle
Magruder Miss Remey. Mrs. Cummings.
MIS-. Charles d. Walcott, the Misses Mer-
rick. the Misses Patten. the first secre-
tary of the Colombian legation and Nine.
Guzman the naval attache of the French
embassy and Nine. de Blanpre. the naval
attache of the German embassy and
Nine. Hebbinghaus. the military attache
Of the British embassy and the Honorable