The broad ax., 1913-03-08
THE KoarUs KLUB DANCE WAS A
MOST BRILLIANT affair.
washington, D. O. March .. 1913.
Especial 70 M Broad AK

i Especial 20 M Broad Ak
i Thisis season Of eomparAtives and
saperlatives-mostly superlatiyes- The
positive degree is in dry dock for the
time being. In other words these are
the 'sNever Before" times. For
never before was there such an iuaugu-
ration as this one, with its 100000
thousand visitors. Never before (since
1 1879 was there such weather IN Wash
iington on the 9Th Of March, the tenn
perature today beginning at 80 at s
o'clock this morning and mounting
steadily until It reached 90 where it
stood while the tWenty-eighth president
of the United States, Woodrow Wilson,
was taking the oath at the east front
OF the Capitol Never before were
such ovations accorded a citizen under
similar circumstances as were given all
along the line to William Jennings
Bryan. Never before was there such
an inaugural parsde-and never before
was there such a dance as the Komus
Klub dance which took place last night
at the Auditorium.
AS il bent on enjoying every mo-
ment Of the time, the gay throng be-
gan to arrive early. Taxicab followed
taxieab in such rapid order the wonder
Of the man on the sidewalk was that
so many machines could be had by the
Colored people, seeing that the town
was packed to overlooking by thou
sands Of the dominant race, all intoxi-
Gated with enthusiasm and all on
pleasure bent.
f Passing along under the canopy, at
a the entrance, mp the earpeted stairway
J. to the ballroom floor, the scene which
c greeted the eye was one Of rare beauty
/; and grace. The entire ceiling OF the
: room was hidden from view by means
= Of graceful drapings Of red, white and
, blue, from which dropped clusters OF
e lights and invisible threads each bear
4; ing suspended at its end a bouquet of
Z red roses. Palms were everywhere and
festoons Of evergreen, set by some
hand that was undoubtedly master Of
/ its calling, saluted the gaze in every
direction. Those who sought the or
ehestra found it not, for twas com
!; pletely lost behind an immense EN-
: bankment of palms, southern MOSES
D sprays, of evergreen, studded with
}; clusters of fresh cut flowers whose
;, fragrance permeated the whole room
I To give an apt description of this EN-
u bsnkment were to use many more
words than time and space will allow
!. It was a marvel of the decorators ar
4 and those who saw it viii remember it
\ doubtless, for many years to come.
1t was remarked that the men, al
in full evening attire, were an unusu
. ally handsome set, but no one will b,
:, disposed to waste any valuable tim
talking about the men. The girls
3 3 the girlsi Each pretty face seemed L
be imbued with a new light and eael
. merry laugh seemed to have in it
new silvery ring, so that the poor swat
who hitherto had halted in indeeisioi
as to whether to declare himself, be
came at once an ardent Romeo, Will
those who were already ardent Romeo
IF became then and there abjeet slave:
st The dress makers art exhausted itsel
:: in turning out creations of matches
b. beauty, while the richness of the gown
ic that were worn brought yellow jaur
ID dice to the eyes of the "high cost o
se living'' fanatics. For never befor
]. was such a riot Of color, prettiness, An
1T bubbling good humor seen in Washing
lie ton town. Whoever was aeeustome
L to take himself too seriously laid asid
Ie. his false dignity when he entered ths
of door. Whoever was wont to affect th
b. icy punctiliousness Of a Madam d.
Z fresno (of "Zaza" fame" forsoo
o. that pedestal last night and lent ht
p sweetness to the furtheranee Of tn
a. Reign Of Mirth.
Among those present were ii
Misses Miller, Of Winnipeg, -Mspitobs
g. Miss West, Of Charlottesville, Va; Mi,
d. Claxton, Miss Self and~Miss Calahai
e. Of Philadelphia; Miss Daisy Taple.
ID, Mrs. Grace Norris, Mrs. Hubert Jael
b. son, Miss Poole, Miss Garrett, Mi
d. McGracken, Mrs. Bernie Smith, NJ
ed and Mrs. Hilton, DR.. W. E B. DuBOi
of Mr.. Clarence tombstone and Mr.. JesI
l. Ship, of New York City; Miss Warm
E. of Baltimore; Counsellor Matthews, {
le- Boston; Dr.. Stephen Lewis, Of Harri
burg; DR.. o. n. Waller, Of Brooklyn
Mr.. Butler, of Savannah; Mr.. Devil
n Curtis, Of Chicago; Mrs. Truly Hate
8. EFT, of Baltimore; Judge and Mrs. J
8. II. Terrell, Dr.. and Mrs. Hugh Franei
Z; Dr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Curtis, DR. Al
ut. Mrs. Clifford Frye, Mr.. and Mrs. Wi
lam h Clifford, Mr.. and Mrs. Gu
MI ~ b. NJ ru--l-4n