El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-31
SOCIETY REVERTS TO AGE OF POWDER AND
PATCHES AT BRILLIANTLY RENDERED FETE

4 n filled the FL Paso theater on
Friday afternoon and night, when lne
French fete was given unoer tne VI
rection of Miss Harriet NJ BoSaIuu9ss
of New York city, for the beneIlt o.
the Woman's club of El PasO- Soclety
reverted to the age Of poWqer ~
patches for two hours ana WINES ,7I,
perhaps the most beauIIul ~ -
doubtedly the most elaborate prD ,-..1
ton ever given IN FL I~9o ~
The affair breathed a gay spirit +f oI
youth from start to finish, Win - -
serious absorption as WeIL- 49,
mothers and fathers VINO WelS5 49,
en- masse beamcd upon LLS ia nj
while they danced anu se 80 ~ tbe fes-
rOuetted through Lie macs
. tive ceremony a., enter
tainment of high worth Dut " a. 1,oinr
cafional and of artistic value De.L5
a renroductfon of the days OF .nS
French court Just preceding lhe ISS
. Olution. when the famous st'io-l - in
. ers and the court beaulles 81
tbe ~ 5av of their prime and glory.
They were present to pay nOLue50
the gala court of queen MatlS -
toiuette of France. me tueeL1SL - -,
transformed into BarlsldH So -
viii fesfoons OF ferns and flowers on
the boxes. The green tralS1 -
the ledge of the box TO the IuLL le ms IL
A number Of booths uneu me g.
of the building and an almost Cul I
nous line of patrons swarmed by thelll,
,11IT.cbasiDg the dainties offered by
maids attired in the picturesque
French costumes Of the early DAYS
stage set with Pretty Scene.
The stage was set with a pretty
scene and was illustrative OF a tIenCn
village green, and during the enLlre
evening was alive with jolly sets OF
dancing, testing and singing maids
It was essentially the society event
of the season. Nothing ever before
staged by amateurs was SO perLeclly
carried out in every detail The open
ing scene presented the village folk
in their merrymaklng and gathering
for the fete with Miss Reba Elliott IN
the role of the village bride and a
prologue by the village jester, Billy
The scene was ever changing and
the lights playing constantly upon
them made a beautl1ul sight mere
the performers went through many IN
tricate dances all of them well given.
"'Tis May. It's May.' prOVenc1aI
song, was sung by the. peasants, ven
ders, mOuntaineers and villagers
The mummy maypOle dance" was
pleasing feature, with little Mary
Frances Robinson as the leader and
sOlOisL The solo part Of the ArdIu
waltz was sung by Miss Virginia
Burk, who appeared in the costume
of the French peasant and whose
voice was clear and sweet.
The A1satian Scarf dance was weu
given by a number Of young boys and
girls. This was striking group in
typical French peasant costumes. The
little white aprons, white blouses and
black velvet jackets, while their
partners wore white suits with red
sashes and ties.
One Of the Features.
The "WaItz Coquette", as inter
preted by Miss Karma Deane and
Lionel Tobias, was one Of the features
OF the evening. These young people
are exceptionally good dancers and
Miss Deane, who is petite brunette,
is very graceful in all her movements.
The Normandy wedding dance was
led by Miss Irene Bryan and Earl
Weisiger and was enthusiastically re-
Ceived.
Part I closed with the Vendors, Miss
Valerie Long and Billy Race in dance
and song. They created much mer-
riment by their frolics- Billy Race.
as court Jester was all that he should
ing.
The Queen and Her Retinue.
Part II opened on THE Garden at
Trianon" and the identity of the queen
was discovered as the queens reti-
nue. appeared. Miss Anne Lee Games
who is a beautiful girl of regal bearing,
made an idea queen Her robes were
OF delicate pink mOire silk with Cir
vet The lOng court train was Of royal
purple lined with white satin. A dia-
mend collar and bracelets, ropes OF
pearls, purple slippers and large
black feathered fan completed her COS
tune Her hair was powdered and
dressed high and Ornamented with
plUmes and pearls.
In the queens retinue were the
trumpeters, Masters Dan White and
Walter Howe, dressed in beautiful
suits of pink satin. They carried
golden trumpets- Little Miss Frances
Davis in pink and white bore upon
g
crown of diamonds. Little Miss Evelyn
Jameson was bOQuet bearer to her
majesty and the flower bearers with
their baskets of flowers were, little
Misses Caroline Cooley and Elizabeth
Kerr
Mrs. W. L. Tooley as duchess de
POlignac, Mrs. Charles LoOmis as
duchess de ChOiseul, Miss Glen Adams
as maid of honor and the duchesses
attending the queen were all attired
in gowns Of delicate hues with pam
nieres. They wore their hair pow
dere0 and high Charles Bassett as
lord Chamberlain and J. G. McNary
as prime minister were Of the queens
household.
Dances Begin.
Immediately after the queen had
taken her place, surrounded by her
court, the dances planned for her en-
tertainment began. Four little tots
Barbara Frances Wallace, Marion
MOffit Hurd. Laura Louise MOssOm
and Mary Lynne COsllreu bowed and
ccurtesied through the Baby Minuet"
with all the earnestness Of little actors
and actresses. They won their share
of the applause.
Dance the s.PasO del NOrte.1
Mrs. Josephine Nations Morfit and
T. L. Tinker danced the "PasO del
Norte Hesitation" waltz and these
popular dancers We're encored and
gave THE Jimmy Valentine" which
was clever The Greek Classical dance
with Marion Calnan as leader, was ex- /
trcmely well done.
The grace of Miss Calnan was excep- !
tional and the pink crepe robes with /
pink bands i'm the young girls hair |
made q pretty picture.
The Dance Of the Shepherdesses" !
and the la Camargo ballet in which |
Josephine Morfit was premiere dan /
suese, were pretty. Miss Emily Kemp /
took a solo part in the Dance of the I
SheDherdesses-"
The court singer, lie Prin Temps" /
was Miss walker Mcclellan with her 4
sweet and clear voice. The charming /
dairy maids We're led by Miss Valerie /
Lorig, in an Interesting dance with /
their buckets and milk stools.
Next the Lords and Ladies' in Wait