New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-25
Mrs. Belmont Gives Chi
ncsc Ball for Daughter
at Marble House.
RIVALS MANCHUS IN
IMPERIAL SPLENDOR
Costumes Of Rare Historic Value
Worn by Society-Mrs.
Fish EntertainS.


ing nv Mrs. Oliver H. ?. Belmont IL
honor Of her daughter. the puene'S y
N,,-lhorourb. Il was a Chinese cos
,ym. marty and IN reality the fare"e"
-, for the duchess. who is soon
- md her months visit here ana re-
turn 20 England. The several hundred
-,.,,s when assembled in the LOUIS
Xv1 drawing room Of the villa 'ne
women in their gorgeous dresses ana
-. men as Chinese mandarns' con
.-;byted % a scene that resembled
,our. function in the palmy days O.
,,,r,bu sricndor. The members o. 'Ae
summer colony had entered mo -. W.
.1,-,- o. the occasion, ana Ha"s
- go trouble and eNDense IN pIe
,s-In- their costumes. some O.
-ere very valuable and OF GreS' MS
p~ors5inr the ball q number o. ON
-er rartics we're given. the IaI9est
a. ,hat Of Mrs. Stuyvesant Ism q
Crosswsvs IN honor O. Mrs. Belmonl
Tn. guests from many o. these paI''e
ve-. % Marble House after dlnher',
MIS-. Belmont's home needed Ou, ~
-. docoration 70 set 1t off 20 advantage
IT, 6ance took place in the drawing;
roor. the dining hall and grand nan
being thrown into one. A. the heao o.
ne grand marble stairway lhe OF
rhestra was stationed, wnIe down o"
- edge Of the cliffs the coast AT
-illerv Band from Fort Adams gave
rror,cuade concert during the evening
The grounds were Illuminated wiz"
of.e+ric Nrhts and Chinese lanterns.
Mrs. Belmout's Chinese tea mouse, Q"
-. e6re Of the elf brilliantly lliu-
minated. was opened for the FIST time.
Rronze lamps. the newest o. them
. 200 years old. added 20 the lighting
The paths we're outlined IN lights
vile through the trees a Chinese moon
hone. Supper was served near the
horse on one side OF the terrace. The
-ables were decorated with flowers and
lights. In the trees Japanse lanterns
and electric lights glowed.
A. Crossways. where Mrs. Fish gave
her dinner for Mrs. belmont and 20
one hundred other guests. the chinese
motif was carried out 20 the fullest
extent. in costumes. decorations and
table setting As the guests entered
-oe main hall a. CrosSways the En-
1eror kuen Lung. Who was on the
throne o, China IN 100. greeted them
f- eFrv. The figure sat on throne
cad in imperial yellow robes en-
H~oidered with imperial emb.cns. and
,r back OF him there wcs . screen OF
.-l-od I.cquer. and on the black teak
wood throne were carved dragons. Inc
.-sndard bearer. representing giant
Nanchu general, greeted the guests I'D
Chinese dialect. Tho guests salutea
INC Emperor as they passed
Mrs. Fish received her guests IN the
ballroom and led them. when all we're
assembled. into the dining hall where
che design was Of the period OF the
Emperor kuen Lung. Mrs. Fish vas
sttired as a NaHchu princess Of the
eighteenth century; her coat was black.
embroidered with coral, gold thread
and silk flowers. The skirt was COW
cred with embroidered dragons, and
she wore Jewels Of jade and car
red a Chinese ian.
The dining room was transformer
INTO Chinese palace. CamphOr wood
and vintergrecn wood carvings were
set in the door and window recesses
and gold lacquer work ornaments
were used, and hanging Of Chinese
g.uFs hung between the windows. two
oF the p.eces being twelve feet square.
In the centres OF these TWO were rep
reservations % a bril- antly gilded sun
and beneath the hanging were en-
hroide~ies representing kuan Yin, the
Goddess o. Heaven.
The guests for the dinner we're Nrs.
Belmont, Mr. and Mrs.. oliver O.. Je1-
.nrs, Mr. and Mrs Charles dc J.. De-
rfchs. Nj and Mrs PauldluC FosdicE,
NJ and Mr.. Charles s. Whitman, M.
and Mrs. J. Stewart Barney, Ar. and
Mr.. y. Livingston Beeckman. Nr. and
Ms Howard Gushing. Mr. and Hrs.
William Earle Dodge. Mr. and Mrs. y.
Gordon Douglas. M and Mrs. George
Peabody Fustis. Nr. and Mrs. Lawrence
J. Gillespie, Commodore and Ars. Ar
trur Cu-tiss James. Mr.. and Mrs. Pom
f-ose Jones. Ir. and Nr-. ]. >uiferr
Taller. Nr. and Mrs. Charlie Frederick
Hoffman. W. and Nrs. :. Fred Plerson,
ir.. Nr. ard Nrs. Edward ?. Mclean,
Sir. and Mrs Hoyt Nr. and Mrs. A.
thur Iselin, Mr. and Mrs. y. Fit1npga
Wbitehouse. the Russian Amoa- aoor
and Nine. Bakhmetef, Mr. AID Mrs.
N-cert Aston and Mrs. Royal Phelps
Cs-rcl.
The Duchers of Marlborough Mss
Janet Fish. Nrc. De EiacO. Miss Dc
Barrl. w. Hermann Ocir.chs, ,lI-s
louise Scott. Miss MINI Scot, Mrs.
F-ercn Vanderbilt Nre. Reginald C.
Vanderbilt. AIRS. ". r. Nandcro To- ~;
'ir. Richard Cambria. Nrs. d. Russell
Eolcv. Mr.. = g. g.. slater, Nrs. Nor
man Dc r. Whitehousc. Mrs J. Z. air
child. Nrs. Lor.ilard Spencer, jr.. Mss
Ngrel Winthrop. 81 lss Marguerite Ca
per,0n and Mis- E.eauora Sears.
Hermann Oo.richs, Frederick II.
baldwin, Charlie n Robinson Eliot
Gregory. Roderick Terri. jr.. George J.
-~ofi. George Henry Warren. Boris
Yorine, second secretary Of enc Rus
sisr Emozegy, Haniei vou Ha,raausen,
councillor o. the German Embassy;
d. ". Riddle. &. NcKeevcr. Lawrence
ce Rhzm. Charlie Hayden. Gilbert $. p.
Usrl ington. Robert d. RDstel!. ). Loris
TeHs0N. first secretary - fnc Pm s.ao
Is-fIs. Le.Is L0smcr. harold s. Van
o-r5.lt o.. Lawrence. fi.z Eugene
Dixon. Lawrence T.. Waterbury. Hami-
ton Fsa Baron Xu-f and Baron Hort
rrn ITrrucr, o. the German Fm5asry.
TIE many guest we're received in
fle drawing room b. Sra. Belmont. az
tted b. thc 01cncrs. The noste p,
gcrnsc 10 = rogal roOe of much beauty,
imDer1oaated The ErnDrors o. China.
Ter ROBE va imported from Caina ana
rss 81 rare stor.c4i value. j. color
we're unique background Of Eca.-
n2gfs .Il, shaded into . rose, set or
ne sk.rf. While the whole vas EN-
Dfoi4ffeo lu ping. yfiipn, green ana
blue ~ rany hlss 4 far.etf o. pane.
fusrofdcrfd 20 histoT lcsl sceuen wer"
- iHto 'te coat. while the royal drag
she groups q figures we're elah'-