New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-03
NOBILITY PICTURED
Andre de Fouquieres Shows Col
ored Views of the Persian Ball.

The French aristOcraCy OF New YORK
gathered at Maxine Ellott's Theatre yea-
,erday afternoon TO see pictures OF tie
aristocracy Of France s IL appeared at
the famous Oriental bail given in Paris bv
the Comtesse de Clermont-TOnnerre ard
Comtesse lie Chabrillan. The pictures.
which were presented and explained by
~ Andre de FouQuieres. the French
writer. were thrown on the screen in tie
original colors. And this was the point
OF the Conference.-The fact that the Slides
showed a new development IN color pho
iography. The taking Of pictures in
color so that the color IS reproduced on
the Photographic plate is not wholly
new. az il was accomplished by expert
mentors here several years ago But the
projecting Of these pictures on a screen
- the preservation Of the softness ard
luminous qualities Of natural color were
ieats attained in great perfection yes
terday afternoon, 10 the delight and APP
preca ton o. large audience.
The perfection OF this method Of taking
and projecting pictures in natural co.ors
is the work OF Mr. Gervais CourteilemOut.
Dozens Of members of the most ex-
elusive circles Of nobility and aristocrecy
in France were revealed in the costumes
they wore 20 the Persian ball. BIT
though the costumes were interesting and
the colors charming. whether dangerous
or gay. NJ. Fouquieres added a great deal
to the poetry Of the occasion by his
method OF presenting and varying them.
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% flowers or architecture, and when the
sequence favored one melted into the
next mysteriously. Many OF the vei'ed
and unveiled beauties Of the dance
emerged from groups OF flowers or faced
into them Slnouettes Of architecture
against Oriental skies were shown In a
changing harmony from sunset until
moonrise
VI. de FouQuieres. who is a pleasing
speaker. gave his overture in English and
then proceeded with his lecture in French.
II IL TO be hoped ne will understand that
when the audience broke into applause as
he passed from English into French it
was because they were glad he had begun
the French and not because he had
stopped speaking English The lecturer
will continue. under the direction OF
Elisabeth Marbury. 10 give further color
conferences at the Maxine Elliott Theatre
On Tuesday and Thursday afternoons and
on Sunday evenings Other subjects will
be visions OF the Orient upper and lower
Fgypt. Turkey. Persia and Palestine
Spain. Paris. French museums. France,
Fontainebleau and Versailles.
The lectures are being given under the
patronage OF Egerton L. Winthrop tr ,
PRESIDENT OF the Board OF Education. Dr.
William II. Maxwell. Superintendent Of
PlblJc Schools: the Right Rev. Monsignor
Joeph r. Mooney. president OF the
Catholic School Board: Rev. Joseph f.
Smith superintendent OF Catholic schools;
w. FAIRFIELD Osborn, director of the Nat
ural History Museum Edward Robinson.
Director Of the Metropolitan Art Museum
Archer Y. Huntington. director Hispanie
Society q America: Miss Sarah Cooper
Hewitt. director Museum Of Decorative
Art, Cooper Institute: Mrs. j. Borden
hartman. President of the Colony Club:
MRS T. r. Hewitt. president OF the
Woman's Municipal League; Miss Lillian
"sid. director OF the Nurses Settlement:
Ars +. Mcneil Bacon. jr., chairman OF
me Woman's Welfare Department. Ma
uonsl Civic Federation. Peter Town
eshd Barlow. Henry W. Taft. John
" Ah6urn. DR. Wilbur Il. Marble. Dr..
Hooert Abbe. Lee Shubert, Winthrop
AInes. Daniel Frohmsn, DR.. Stephen
"'se' Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett.
n Kate Douglas Riggs, Miss Anne
Nofean and Miss Elsie de- Wolfe.