The Detroit times., 1910-04-15
BAL MASQuE IS
CAY FUNCTION
Most Notable Affair Detroit's Smart
Set Has Ever Known Was Concep.
tion of Mrs. B. C. Whitney.

For beauty anu originality the bal
masque given IN the Detroit opers
house Thursday evening under the
auspices Of "A number OF society men
and women. for the benefit of the East
Side Settlement. was pronounced ths
most notable junction Detroit has
ever known The splendid affair was
conceived and carried out TO graft
flying success by MIS-. b. c. whitney
under whose able direction so many
charitable affairs have been given.
The theater, handsome in Itself. was
completely transformed into an Old
Venetian garden. The dancing tioo'
extended from INC sage wall out over
the footliGhts 10 line level with the
projection OF the FIRST balcony, the re-
naming chairs Oh the lower floor De
Ing left for those guests VINO wished
10 look on at the gay scene The
dancers really danced in the garden
tsell. for stately while colonnades ar I
growing trees with Venetian benches
OF white, upholstered in silken green
broCade formed the background. \
canopy Cf smilaN hing with brilian;
electric lights. was IL the deep Ncne-
tan sky" and At the very rear OF the
garden was an cid Venetian balcony
upon whitn the Land vas placed ami
al either corner Il which stood flowe:
and frui.-deckeG tables with huge
crystal bowls OF punch. Hanging from
boxes AMI balcony we're rich dull rea
Nelvets, anti al regular intervals stood
huge white boxes h,led with trailing
green foliage and masses OF brillian.
red roses Crye al electroliers hung
mere and there we've charming detail
OF the general 81 heme OF decoration.
The foyec of tae Gleater was hung
with Old italian tapestries. aud upon
the white carpetcd aIsles were placed
crimson velvet runners to carry ont
the color motif
Those who dill not care 10 mask
came in modish ban gowns and tn,
latest hint OF the talors art and
crowded the seas ola the main hoor
reserved for orlOokers and in the
first balcony. which proved to be a pa
ticular,y good vantage point to view
the brilliant scene OF the whirling
maskers. The costumes represented
every character usually seen at car
n,val fetes and MANY mat were quite
original Perhaps the handsomest
worn was that ol Miss Gladys McMi-
ian, who appeared n a dragon fly with
gown OF iridescent tints OF blue ami
green thai darted gleams of wonder
iul color with every movement OF thu
wearer.
Fcllies. Pierro;s, Carmens, Colum.
Llnes, Colonial danes Dresden shep-
Eerdesses, Indians. raucheroe Merl-
cans, ToreadOrs, comic Dutchmen, Me.
phistos and Fausta, dapced the very
modern two-step and waltz with the
greatest abandon and the maze OF
color was one OF striking splendor.
Several fancy dances were inter
spersed with the regular numbers Mrs.
". j. Chittenden. Jr. and J. w. Mac
Kay, OF Philadelphia. gave The famous
waltz from The Merry Widows. "
dressed in the handsome costumes
worn by the two characters IN the
VieDnese opera Mrs Wiiter !. Pea
body, as scarlet Columbine gave
the only solo dance OF the evening.
The minuet was danced i'm stately
measure and the Dance Of the Hours
was gwen by three groups. Dawn cos
TUNED in delicate gray aud pink. noon,
IN yellow. and night. ia black and sill
yer The minuct was danced by the
following Misses Freda Sterling. Iu.
crctia Goodwin. Stephanie Moran.
Alice Johnson. Katherine Van Dyke.
Lucy BalliHser. Charlotte Casgrain,
Mananna Miller Messrs Bell Moran,
Wan Moore. Frank Van Dyke Harold
Palmer, VIII Allen Lieut. Baker, VOL
sey Campau John Reyes.
The Dance of the Hours was given
as follows
Dawn hours Misses Margaret and
Florence Stroh Frederick Sibley.
Helen Wright. Katherine Moore. Mar
garet Howar: Messrs. Charles Wright,
Mason Rumney. Frank Nicol. Sidney
Russell Bernhard Stroh, Lucien Moore
Noon: Misses Katherine Waldo. Mar
guerite Wernek,n. Clara Johnson,
Nathalie Nelson. Miriam iIull, Anna
Ward Foster; Messrs George Naylon.
Franklin Gilkerson Charlie Hull,
Hiram Walker, Joseph Boyer Stefford
Delano.
Night. Mesdamcs Archie Hinchman.
Strathearn Hendric. HOWE Muir, j. +.
Nichols; Misses Virginia Brush. Mar
jorie Mellish; Messrs. Alexander Sib-
ley. William .Tallman. Neil Snow. &.
Morgan, Cooper Wood. Harry Russell
The boxes were taken jy MIS- Har-
rinton Walker, Mrs. +. r barbour.
Mrs Fred NJ. Alger, Mrs. John s New
berry. Mrs T. A. Sumner. Mrs. w. *.
Muir, Mrs William Hamileon, Mrs.
+. A. Baldwin. Mrs Charles Davis,
Mrs. w j. Chittenden, Jr., Mrs. Allen
Atterbury and Mrs f. l.. Smith
Just before midnight he bugle call
10 unmask was sounded and the light
were dimmcd for a few seconds while
masks were whiskCd off. As the cleo
triCity was turned on again a shower
OF confetti was thrown upon the dan.
GERS from the occupants of the boxes,
parquet chairs and balcony Following
the closing Of the ball at | o'clock. sup
per was served in the Hotel Pontchar-
train
Mrs. Whitney had as her guests in
her box Mrs. Sylvester Iarned. Mr.
and Mrs. Lester Larned of Pi,tsburg
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