The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-01-18
Everything Pretty and Unique
From Every Cline Repre-
scented by Masked Dancers at
Gay Affair in Cafe Martin.
CHAMELEONS MADE A
HIT AS SOUVENIRS
They Had Diamonds in Their
Ears, But, 1t Is Said, by a
Foolish Mistake They Were
Served as whitehall.

Martin decorated as only wealth and
originality could devise. with Amy
Crocker, now Mrs. Jackson Gouraud,
as hostess. And the time was last eve
ming, the close Of the Sabbath In New
York.
Why, It would give even Paris a thrill
and as Mrs. Gouraud goes permanently
to the gay centre soon, she was trying
tout bit OF Partisan design with little
embroidery Of the glad life OF Bohemian
New York.
About everything pretty from every
cline was represented. Jackson Gour-
aud was In the gorgeous robes Of the
Kaimur Of Ghosh. while his wife was
respondent In green and gold, with the
jade ornamentation Of an Egyptian
queen. a pearl necklace adding to the
stunning eFec.
She did not really mean to dignity
the snakes, but what would you? New
York and Newport had exhausted every
thing else in the way OF private enter.
tainment.
Ii was clearly UP TO the snakes. and
as II was a fancy dress masked affair,
there were no Dlrectoire frocks to rival
the serpents In their winding and writh-
ing rhythm or in emotional ecstasy.
Snakes Had a Chaperon.
OF course the snakes did not go all
alone up the beaten path to the Martin
ballroom. The starter explained TO Mrs.
Gouraud that no matter what the good
intentions of the snakes might be. nor
how careful their training, he positively
could not vouch FOR the peace OF mind
OF several hundred other guests II he
permitted such grace to glide unaccom-
panied UP the stairway to the second
floor.
. They must have an escort. and so
Odette Valery, their own dear friend,
went with them. valery plays with
snakes for a living but she said It
wasn't work last night. The snakes
don't know about Mr., Bingham and blue
laws. so they were vsry much at ease
and seemed to enjoy throwing GU. their
color effects 10 the dtsmay OF every
woman in the room who makes color
schemes her life pursuit and study.
"Taximeter" scares Snake.
A young thing completely disguised as
a taximeter startled one serpent so he
made u false step In the opening waltz.
The snake explained as only snakes
can. that he had forgotten his vanity
box containing all his money, and the
taximeter looked like ready trouble.
Miss Edna MacAuIey stroked the vel
vety back OF the reptile. and assured
him It was the one time in his lie when
he didn't need money to get him ont o.
a difficulty. That remark was the mos:
naive OF the evening. Evidently Edna
was not alone In her snake-sympathiz-
ing tendency.
| Jesse Lewisohn, who, It will pe re-
called. was or was not to have married
her one day at Atlantic City, no, SC
very long ago. lowered protectingly near
Miss MacAuley to back UP everything
she said.
And all the party was Just like that.
It was a sympathetic gathering
There was Edna Wallace Hopper
dressed as the minute hand OF the clock
on the Metropolitan tower. and with her
A. o. Brown. who lost his money, to be
'sure, but won a woman's love. Mr..
! Brown was u United States Senator,
supposed to be an authority on Panama.
Re refused absolutely to tell where the
money went, but admitted he hat
stopped no place on the way to the
party; that he had come In Miss Hop
per's motor car, and that her initials
were on Its door to show he spoke the
truth.
Made Mira. Gouraud Peevlsh.
Now. after this introduction, can you
understand why Mrs. Gouraud was so
peevish about giving out information?
The snakes admitted they had nothing
on her or anybody else: that. In fact,
every place where they earned good
money was Garden Of Eden to them,
ard never In all their footllght career
had they heard women complain about
anything. and certainly nothing about
being tempted.
Mrs. Gouraud was easy to get over the
telephone the frs: time.
Yes, / am giving a musicale" said
SIZE. with the sane careless way Mrs
Mac.Scy nigh. ask you to vote fo-
women, or whatever l. Is her cause de-
Tands. ".lnd will give you a list O..
guests later"
But she never did. and so the ball.
room at Martins has to tell It's own
story.
Addison Miner was there with his
brother, Wilson, formerly better known
as Mrs. Yerkes's husband. and the lat
ter's dancing with Miss Valery brought
great applause.
Madeline Hasle.., as Buster Brown"
had Tigc on leash, but BY unanimous
consent Tige was voted not member
OF this club and put out. emitting rea
harks as he descended.
Then there was Harry Perry Dies
becls'r, trailing a toy replica OF Rosa,
the little Hipodrome elephant to which
he sent champagne and real candy
Christmas. After half a dozen Of the
guests had trjpped up on Rosa the rem.
nants-of the imitation-wsre put on,
by Diesbscker TO keep from being put
out himself.
| Some othss costumsa
Dick Lee. ana Or. e,aaerd were 1sDrs.