The Washington herald., 1914-10-26

The Style Show and Dansant to open
at Rauscher's this afternoon for the bene-
ut Of the war relief fund Of the Ameri-
can Red Cross Society will bring out
en-masse the discriminating society Of
Washington to view the latest fashions
on display by the most exclusive local
shops and also to witness the new ball
room dances.
Rauscher's handsome ball rooms have
been converted into a fashion salon and
dance pavilion lavishly decorated with
cut flowers and massive banks of palms
and ferns as a fitting background for
the beautifully arranged booths in which
the various exhibitions will be shown.
The. green room will be roped on for
dancing, and, between the exhibition solo
dances exploited by some OF the best
and most prominent dancers of Wash
Ington and New York; the patrons of the
Style Show will be invited to trip the
light fantastic to BovelIo's Orchestra, one
Of the best dance Orchestras obtainsble.
That fashion behind its mask Of gayety
In this instance holds a sincere purpose
will be made clear when under the direc-
ton of Mrs. John Mclaughlin, who has
planned the exhibit, will be shown a
miniature panorama of a battlefield on
which a Red Cross surgeon and nurse
will give first aid to wounded soldier.
Red Cross Committee.
officers and members of the District
Chapter of the American Red Cross So
ciety, who form a committee for the Red
Cross exhibit, include:-
Admiral Mason. Gen. Davis, Henry B.
F Macfarland. H. S. Reeside. Mrs. W. J.
Boardman, Mrs w H. Bayly, Miss Anna
G. GreenIees. DR.. J. c. Boyd, Col. Hoff
J. S. Peele. Carroll Glover ]. Nota
McGill, Simon Wolf. and Corcoran Thorn.
The garments and hospital supplies
made by Washington women who have
contributed more needlework for the
European Red Cross relief mission than
the women Of any other city in the
United States, will be exhibited and dem
onstrated by Red Cross nurses in cos
tune. This exhibit is under the super
vision OF the Red Cross helpers who
have contributed the garments.
\ dance program of unusual interest
has been arranged by Charles A. Watson.
chairman Of the floor committee. and the.
latest dances including the Ia Tao. Lulu
Fado. the Brazilian Polka, the Canter,
the Fox Trot, MaxiXe, a new one-step,
and the Tango will be danced by
Washingtons foremost artists, for
the instruction and entertainment Of the
style show patrons.
This afternoon Miss Mildred Anderson,
a popular and well-known classical
dancer will give an original. interpreta- !
ton Of Pipes of Pan" In costume.
This evening Miss Ruth Parker and
Myron Parker, jr.. will give an exhibition !
Of the modern ballroom dances, and Miss !
Effie Baker, whose classical dances are
the height Of terpsichorean art, will rem |
der the Fairy Soapbubble.'
Latest .'Fads, and Fnncica."
Tomorrow afternoon Miss Jessie Her
riott, who was recently given diploma |
from the Castle House, in New York, !
and whose ballroom dances have pleased /
many Washington audiences, with /
Charles Morgan. will give an exhibition I
of the latest fads and fancies in the
modern dance.
Tomorrow evening Miss Anderson will
contribute another solo dance to the pro- /
gram. and Miss Herriott and Mr.. Morgan |
will give several more OF the dances that I
are sensations in New York |
Wednesday Miss Edith, Spoffard, who |
has just completed a special course In
ballroom dances at the Castle House, and |
Ben Champion. a popular exponent Of the |
modern dance, will give several numbers
of the latest dance conceits. Miss An
derson will also give new aesthetic solo
dance.
The closing dance program viii show
Miss Spoffard and Mr.. Champion in other
first time shown" dances, and Miss
Baker will contribute a new and original .
classical dance in costume.
One of the most novel features among
the number of interesting exhibits will
be the corset display and demonstration
held in the pink room. The Wells Cos
sard Company will introduce a French
woman, noted as a model for her great
beauty of face and figure. who will dem
onstrate to the women the great practi-
bility and desirability Of different styles
of Gossard corsets.
Smart new models Of corsets for driv-
ing and riding and walking, in fact for