Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-25


That is why tho Humans win not 20
sooner. and. Of course. too, Or Hin
man wishes to he in London at the
international Dental Congress in Au-
gust | guess they win all return the
LIST Of September and then Louise viii
begin her preparations for brilliant
winter. as she is to he one Of the buds
next season, and a very great success
is awaiting her assure you
r HIS has been n winter for cos
tune balls. Never before have
there been so many in the city
OF Atlanta. First there was the Har-
vest Ball At Halloween, then the Pc
ters' fancy headdress party. There
followed the o'clock mask ball and
the cotillion fancy dress ball. And
now we are to have another one on
Valentines evening. ! would Ike 10
suggest that this one be different from
all the others--that 1t be a time for
the women and the men, too, to copy
the famous pictures one sees in the
large art galleries. For instance.
wouldn't Mary Helen Moody look well
ascending the stairs dressed as Queen
Louise of Prussia, that picture that
a brand Of shoes have made so ia
miliar to our sight? And little Mrs.
Clarence Haverty will be a most
charming Lady Elizabeth Taylor as
portrayed by Sir Joshua Reynolds.
Who would ever be so pretty a Lady
Mines as Mrs. John Grant? Even
Romney himself would be proud of
the imitation she could easily evolve.
Mrs Frank Adair could reproduce
Sir Thomas Lawrence's Mrs Siddons
20 perfection. And Mrs. John Murphey
has already shown what a handsome
Duchess OF Devonshire she can be,
Don't you remember she appeared as
the Duchess at the Peters bail early
In the fall7 Carolyn no doubt can
arrange her couture in the high style
of the Honorable Mrs. Graham, show
ing a typical Gainsborough model.
Ono of our patient mothers might
represent one of the famous Ma
donnas. and Their are pictures for our
men to initiate also. Let me suppose
Hal Hentz In the guise of Charles l,
and Nell Reed as Phillip II of Spain.
When | see the Portrait of a Young
Man by Andrea del Sarto, l straight
way think OF Eugene Kelly.
Why there are hundreds of por-
traits that come to my mind. that of
Innocence. Of Madame lie Brun with
her daughter. The Lady With the
Fan. Millet's Cleaners. the Blue Boy,
any one of which could be adapted
to the individuality of some living
of our girls and young men. and
there would be the great pleasure OF
planning for these costumes II might
necessitate several trips to the pie
ture gallery, or many nights spent
with a book on Famous Portraits, but
wouldn't II be well worth while? We
need brushing up on things like this
anyhow. and that would be an eX-
cellent opportunity.
Girls. have you not at one time or
another been told You look like a
Duchess tonight" or How quaint
you appear in that little gray gown
You put me in mind of picture thai
used TO hang In our parlor?"
Now | understand perfectly that
] really have no business interfering
with the Valentine Ball I'm the least,
but ] am so interested in fancy balls
and my greatest wish is for Atlanta
20 excel in everything, and | have not
heard OF anything like this In any
of the big cities. There was the
Renaissance Ball which Mrs. William
Draper gave some time ago. II was
magnificent The hostess scored one
Of the biggest successes of her nota-
bic social career The WASHINGTON
papers at the time spoke OF II a $ zone
OF the most beautiful and artistic
entertainments ever given in Wash
ington,' and indeed it set very
ambitious standard for other host
esses TO follow. Fine old laccs and
rare jewels were displayed and Vet
the costumes of any one fixed period
are not becoming to every type Of
woman. So why not he original and
try this IDEA just Tor once9 OF course
81 u seems impra cticable 10 YOU. Mr.
Manager OF the Valentine RaU. who
VNNl NSN Sts why VIZ not he or
Tended II YOU cast aside my ideas
Polly is not the east bit sensitive. II
she had been IL would have been
knocked out OF her long ago by some
OF the remarks she hears made about
her even IN her very presence
Tvs soon as the mad rush az the
n fall season was over and The
holiday gayeties done for. the
society girls began to scatter. II IL
different here from most places our
season lasts from October to January
and Is revived after Lent. having n
grand finale in the week az Grand
Opera, when society reigns supreme
New Orleans is iust beginning ia
wake up properly The Navdi Grss
balls are the climax Of the year Now.
York life is flowing and ehbins now
with great waves ~ gayetv. ana
Washington IS busy with its dfuln-
matte entertainments These are nor,,
or less formal and the debutantes
come In for their share 81 pleasure
sn les thes dsnsant' receptions
In Baltimore the Assembly ball ia
the GROWING event OF mIfu.uf.
This year Katherine Ellis went ur g.,
the affair and she was also present