The San Francisco call., 1913-08-02
.N|OTHE R GOOSE
BALL AS 4 KNOCK
At sUFF FRAGETIEs
Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish Gives
Startling Masquerade at
the Crossways in
Newport
MRS. GOELET MARY
OF THE LAMB FAME
Hostess Robed as Queen of
Fairies, With Electric
Star IN Hair
Especial Dispatch to The calD

Especial Dispatch to The CaD
NEWPORT, r. l., Aug. Mrs. Stu---
vesant Fish gave a Mother Goose
ball at Crossways tonight as protest
against suffragettes. childless women
and the changing standards modern
times have fixed for women.
When the guests assembled in their
varicolored and odd costumes, and
with other insignia or their characters.
the spectacle was realistically striking.
Mrs. Robert Goelet. for instance. as
Mary, led a little lamb into the ball
ROOM
The quaintness of the women's cos
tunes was set on by the brilliant uni
forms OF the officers OF the Atlantic
fleet, who were in full dress.
The, ball was preceded by a number
OF dinner parties. The largest was
that given by Mrs. Hermann oelrichs
at Rosecliff for Mr.. and Mrs Fish.
guests.
After dinner there was long pro-
cessfon of automobiles and carriages
down Bellevue avenue for thes sCross-
ways.
Inside of the main hall Of the villa
the decorations were most appropriate.
On either side of the hall were seven
stacks OF wheat, embellished with
eat to- '-nine-tails and sunfiowers, while
near each were black cats with blink
ing electric eyes to represent seven
witches.
Overhead was also life sized witch
riding on a broom, with four stuffed
geese flying along behind.
Flowers were arranged about TO rep
resent clouds.
American beauty roses adorned the
supper table.
The souvenir of the ball was in itself
novelty. On the outside was an in
scription:
Here lies the body of Mary Goose,
wife of Isaac Goose, deceased, 1890"
The souvenir contained Mother
Goose rhymes.
The ball was cleverly opened by
group of professional dancers.
There stood at the extreme eastern
end OF the ballroom in an alcove
large reproduction of book of Mother
Goose rhymes. arranged so that as the
leaves turned various characters en-
tered the room.
After the supper intermission at mid
night the guests were treated with a
complete surprise by Mrs. Fish by the
parly of professionals, with complete
scenic effect OF the play. "Bluebeard
Jr."
HOSTESS QUEEN OF FAIRIES
AS hostess Mrs. Fish was queen of
the fairies She wore a beautiful cos
tune OF satin trimmed with rhinestones
and spangles. The gown had long
court train of silver cloth and spangled
net. In her hair she had an electric
star. and her silver slippers were laced
with ropes of diamonds set OH with
large rhinestone buckles
Mrs. Fish carried wand on top of
which were several small electric
lights Two little fairies followed her
to hold up her train.
There was also another queen of the
fairies. Mrs. Charles M. Oelrichs, who,
Titania, wore a costume
of shell pink satin embroidered with
rhinestones and pearls. She had
tiara of pearls and carried a wand
trimmed with pink ribbon roses and
gardenias.
Like Mrs Oelrichs, Mrs James B.
Harin represented Snow White. Her
costume was of white and silver chif-
fon There were jewels IN her hair.
Mrs Herman Oeirichs was another
Mother Goose in a costume OF pink
and blue brocade, blue satin pettfcoat.
a long Mother Goose hat and blue slip
pers.