New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-04
KING AT LONDON
CHARITY BALL
Alfonso of Spain and Con-
sort See Ages of Art
Celebrated.
SOCIETY WOMEN
ARRANGE PICTURES
Duchess of Marlborough Organ
ICES French Section-Lady r.
Churchill as Empress.
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brilliancy and beauty even the Yer
sailles fate held there last spring II
was complete triumph for Lady
Muricl Paget, the Duchess Of Somerset
and the others VINO arranged it.
The great hall had been transformed
from its usual bare appearance into a
great bower, all tangerine and white.
In all the balconies surrounding the
dance floor and in the boxes buffet
tables had been set, and these were
surrounded by picturesque figures In
all manner OF fancy dress
In the royal box were Princess Henry
Of Battenberg, with her three sons,
Princes Alexander, Leopold and Maui
rice Of Battenberg, and Princess Alex
ander of Teck. a few moments later
King Alfonso and Queen Victoria en-
tered. The King, bowling low. kissed
tho hand Of Princess Henry of Batten-
berg. Alfonso wore English court
dress. with the badge Of the Order OF
the Golden Fleece. In an adjoining
box were Princess Louise and the
Duke Of Argyll.
A stage had been built in front Of the
great organ and just back of the or
chestra, which was shrouded by black
curtains. these, when pulled aside
later, revealed gold frames, forming a
lovely setting for living pictures Of all
periods Of art.
Egyptian TO Futurist.
The first picture was early Egyptian,
arranged by Countess Pappenheim;
then Assyran, and soon down even TO
Futurist. The finest were undoubtedly
the Greek groups, with seventeen char
acters. among them Lady Diana Man
ners. Miss Muriel Wilson. Mrs. Dudley
Ward. Miss Phyllis Boyd and Lady
Speyer.
Lady Randolph Churchill, in Byzan-
tine mosaic representing the Empress
Theodore, wore a gorgeous gown with
panels back and front in gold cloth
embroidered with Jewels. Angel shaped
sleeves Of violet chiffon and a train OF
green chiffon fioated over a cape of
golden sequins completed this marvel
lous creation.
Miss Violet Asquith was Lippi's
Angel Gabriel Mrs. John Lavery
represented Spring The group rep
resenting the early Italian school
showed Miss Dinah Tenant as the
Angel Michael, accompanied by four
angels. OF which Mrs. Herbert II. AS
quith was one.
In the German group Mrs. John Tai
bot made a majestic Duchess Of Milan
by Holhein.
Lady Leucha Warner and Miss Lay
land Barratt both made great hits in
the Flemish school pictures. Henry
Ainley. the actor, made a handsome
Philip ", by Velasquez.
The French pictures of which the
Duchess of Marlborough had charge
were extremely dainty. Miss Dundas
was charming as La Cruche Cassee, y
by Greuze and Sir Claude Macdonald
was an imposing Richeleu, by Boucher.
The Duchess of Somerset appeared on
the dance floor as Jane Seymour, one
Of the wives of Henry VIII, taking the
costume from a picture by Holbein
The dress was brocaded cloth Of gold
and an overdress of heavy gold bro
cade.
Viscountess Curzon wore a rich ORR
entail robe OF cloth of silver.
The Futurist pictures, which were
arranged by the Misses Forester the
Chelsea artists. and in which Ernest
Marsh, secretary to Winston Churchill.
and Denis Arson took part, were a
great hit and were really splendidly
absurd
Miss Claire Stuart Wortley posed as
"A lady in the painting entitled The
Huguenots,' by her grandfather, Sir
John Millais. Lady Phillips repre-
scented Mrs. Siddons.
Appeared as His Ancestor.
Sir 4 :. Scott Gatty appeared as
his ancestor, Rear Admiral Scott, by
Romney. Lady Constance Hatch wore
a reproduction of a dress shown in a
Cosway miniature OF an actual cos
tune worn by an ancestress more than
a hundred years ago.
In the Victoria period the pictures
were very picturesque. Lady Garvagh
and the Princess of Thurn and Taxis
receiving much applause, although the
stage was hardly large enough to
crowd in their capacious crinolines.
OF the twenty-five dances on the card
all were waltzes except six two-steps
and two tangos, but the last mentioned
did not go very well, AS not more than
about one-ffth of the dancers knew
the steps.
II was one of the largest balls Lon
don has ever seen. and was decidedly
most beautiful and colorful-in fact. a
huge success from every viewpoint.
II was held In aid Of the invalid
kitchens OF London. charity of pc
culiar worth, the object of which is to
give particularly nourishing food to
persons getting over illness and to
women with nursing children.