New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-16
SHOWER OF BILLS
FOR GIRL ATHLETES
Mrs. de Koven's TableauX
and Dances Attract Five
Hundred Persons.
LADY DECIES
WEARS RED WIG
Tiny Miss Tanis Guinness wins
Observation-Disclosures Do
Some TangOing.

4 large number Of beautiful Crisp ne"
fve-dollar bills were lost to the caus-
Of the girls iranch of the Public Schools
Athletic League yesterday afternoon be
cause the ballroom of Mrs. Reginald de
Kovens home. at No. 1925 Park avenue.
was not large enough to hold AL the per
sons who cidmoreU for admission 1t
nearly broke the heart of Miss Elizabeth
Burchenal. director of the girls branch
when Mrs. dc koven ruled that the house
was fri and that all late corners must he
turned away. A. il was. however. more
than i've hundred people were present.
Among them were Lord Dccies and Mrs.
George Gould. with her two daughters
Edith and Gloria Gould. all very mucn
interested in the tabesu in which Lady
DeCies was the central figure. Presum-
ably hey were in the secret, and were
not so much confused as the majority of
the spectators who failed to recognize
the dark-haired beauty Of the former
Nivien Gould in the goden-haired maiden
OF FEDERICO Zuccaros painting from
which the tableau was arranged
The secret was revealed by Miss Eliza
beth Burchenal. who laughinely explained
that Lady Decies had worn a red wig
either Out of respect for Zuccaro's notions
o. ant or because OF a mischievous desire
TO tease the spectators The tableau
showed three Young girls. all robed u
Flizabethan velvet and ermine, with trap
pings of royal estate. Mrs. II. kierste
Hudson wore pale pink and gold Miss
I,t1l .rir La
| Decies a soft old rose. with her mother s
famous pearls.
/ one OF the most popular Of the Ia bleauX
was of the child as painted 10y SIR
Joshua REYNOLDS. for which tiny Miss
Tsns Guinness POSED with never culver
/ Of her big black eyelasheS. She was A
charming little figure in dark red frock
/ and big basket hanging over her right
arm Tragonard posed 10y Miss Ne
raud Guinness and Master Loci GUM
| ness. as "A little white satin lord and lady
! OF the French court also received much
applause The complete programme wa
as follows:
! 3 Franz Halls ......... Herbert Adams. y. A
q sir Joshua REYNOLDS MIS-. Newell Iliton.
! 2 Fragcnard .>........ Miss Mersud Guinness
Master Loci Guinness.
I 4 Veronese ........... Gerald Onatiyia.
Mis- Henry Rogers Win
thgcp.
8 FEDERICO zuccaro..... Lady Decies
Mrs. II. kierste Tucson
Miss Katharine Porter.
e. sir Joshua Reynolds Miss Tsnis Guinness.
/ : Fdousrd Manct......F. Luis Mora. y. 4.
Z : George Romney. ...... Mrs. Pomeroy 7. Fran
Mss Theodore La
ROGUE.
Miss Elizabeth La
ROGUE.
The tableaux were arranged by Ben Ali
Haggin and John Alexander. They were
set In a beautiful curtain OF dark green
velvet AT the end of the long tapestry
hung ballroom.
After the tableaux there was an exhibit
tion of folk dancing arranged by Miss
! Rnrchenal ard a Grecian dance BY MISS
Margaret Wolf "Gotlands Quadrille, a
Swedish folk dance. was danced by MISS
| Amy Hutton. Miss Margaret LeVerlch'
Mrs Iorinard spencer Miss Margaret
Stimson. Knud Bay, Henry Levericn'
Lieutenant Frank Phpps and Austin l.
Sands. This was followed By Damsh
dance By Miss Burchenal Miss kuth
Burcbenal. William Caldwell and hnud
BAY Then the debutantes were LET loose
TO tango.
Among those present were Mrs George
Gould. Mrs Walter T. Bliss, Mrs. Eserton
l.. Winthrop. jr, Mrs Magee ELLSWORTH
Mrs Henry Phipps. Mrs. James Speycr'
AIRS. :. r. Guggenheim, Mrs Albert
L,ewisohn. Mrs. william A. Delano Mrs
otto Kahn. Mrs r. IL. Hartman MIS-
Herbert Lee Pratt, Mrs. Frank l.. POLK
Mrs Alfred Coats. Mrs. $. Beach Jones,
Mrs Victor Sorchan Miss Etho Post
Mrs George McMurtry. Mrs. Lindon
Bates. Baroness de Roth and her daugh-
ter. Mrs. Stuyyesant Fish, MIS- Ashton
lie Pcyster. Miss Edith Van Cortlandt
Jay. Mrs. Anse Stokes. Mrs Edward $.
I,everch. Professor II Fairfield Osborn.
Professor Daniel - Elliot and Miss Elliot