New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-11
Gorgeous Spectacle on
Lawn of w. M. Leeds'S
Greenway Court.
SOCIETY FOLK ATTEND
AS JEWELLERS OF DEEP
Goldfish, HOLSTERS and Even
Reptiles Represented by
the Dancers.


Bar Harbor, Ne, Aug. 10.-A medley
OF German legends, Greek mythology
and fairy stories from "Alice in Won
derland" contributed TO the spectacu-
lar effects of the bal au fond de la mer
given at Greenwey Court tonight, with
Mr.. and Mrs. Warner Mifilin Leeds as
hosts. About two hundred guests, rep
resenting inhabitants Of Neptune's do
main, frolicked with Terpsickore in the
Land of Make Believe.
The lawn, representing an ocean, was
so realistically transformed that one
could almost imagine ones self real
dweller of the deep. Thousands OF
electric bulbs covered with simmer
ing green gave the appearance of water
overhead, while fish, reptiles and other
members of the sea family on delicate
wiring seemed 10 be swimming. At the
bottom coral, seaweed and other under
water formations further emphasized
the idea. IL was realistic to the point
of mist sea gulls, moonbeams and bat
tleships, which were reflected through
the green above.
A salute from the yacht Duchess, an
chored near by, accompanied by an echo
from the woods on shore, was the
opening signal.
The "Valkyrie" call from among the
rocks was followed by procession
composed of members from the Aborn
| Opera Company singing the chorus
! from "The Flying Dutchman" from the
shore below. The sailors entered over
| the terrace wall. As if by magic blue
gate slowly opened and Amphitrite and
/ Poseidon entered with their four sons
and court.
Mrs. Leeds. who impersonated Am
| phitrite, mounted a platform and in
/ the name of Neptune welcomed the
guests. Two mermaids danced about
! the coral trees and a third was sum-
moned to perform a special dance. In
turn one mermaid signalled to the four
| corners and the lobster uuadrille was
danced, with the reading from alice
| in Wonderland"
Alice, disconsoate and weeping be-
cause she has not been invited, entered
with gifts from wonderland" The
baskets of dated shells were handed
owe. to the Holsters and distributed as
souvenirs. Alice then beckoned, and,
followed by the court and her retinue,
led to the dining room, where a buffet
supper was served. Dancing followed.
The guests entered from the rear
through passages converted into grot-
tos.
Gorgeous Costumes Worn.
Mrs. Leeds was queen of her court, in
a gorgeous gown of shimmering silver.
The train was lined with sapphire blue
and ornamented with jewels. Her
crown was studded with emeralds,
sapphires and pearls, and blue dol
phin adorned her wand. She wore q
blue wig. Mr.. Leeds, as Neptune, was
also in silver, with cape Of sapphire
blue velvet and silver crown. Robert
Mckee, as Orion, wore black and gold;
Charles Gibson, as Triton, emerald and
silver; Stanley Leeds, as Proteus, Grim
son and silver, and 7. Chesley Richard
son. as Tethys, heliotrope and silver.
All wore wigs and silver helmets. The
costume idea was strictly carried out
among the servants, and even the cleo
tricians conformed to the setting.
The representations were as follows:
Mrs. Edwin Gould, coral; Mrs. Dave
Hennen Morris. sea nymph; Miss kath.
crime Force, sea nymph, IN gown OF
iridescent scales; Miss Christine Baker,
coral wreath; Mrs. Eben Sutton, moon
beam; De Witt Parshall, drowning
man; Mrs. Parshall, sea nymph; Mrs.
Henry Abbott, water snakes and frogs;
Miss Alexandra Emery, sea weed; Mrs
Arnold Wood, water lily; Mrs: Victor
Cushman, goldfish; Mrs. William
Force, sea goddess; Mrs. Joseph Pulit-
ger. water drop; William Jay Schieffe-
lin, submarine; Mrs. Lea Mel. Luquer,
coral; Mrs. John R. Ogden, coral; Count
Bonde, goldfish; S. Megargee Wright,
starfsh; John r. Ogden, lobster, and
Miss Augusta McCagg, rainbow.
Other guests included General Hor-
ace Porter, Viscount de Abe, of the
Portuguese Legation; the Minister OF
Sweden and Nine. Ekengren, Mrs. Al
fred Arson, Mrs. A. d. Saunderson,
Mrs. ]. Porter Biddle, Mr.. and Mrs.
BENJAMIN Chew, Miss Ruth Fulton Cut
ting. Mrs. Mansfield Patterson, DR.. and
Mrs ]. Madison Taylor, Mrs. William
y Brock Shoemaker, Mr.. and Mrs.
lanes Sullivan, Miss Maude Shepherd,
Mrs. Campbell Steward, the Misses
Katherine and Margaret Steward, Mrs
John r. Suydam, DIR. and Mrs. John
s, Thacher, Mr.. and Mrs. Gardiner
Cassatt. w. de Beaufort, of the Dutch
Legation; W. r. Allison and Henry NJ
preceding the dance Mrs. Joseph
Pulitzer entertained dinner party OF
seventy, and Mrs. R. Hall McCormick
had eighteen guests.
Robert Mckee elaborated with MIS-
Leeds in arranging the details OF the
ball.
is the guest of Mr.. and MRS. Dave men
non Morris. Mr.. Shrady is working on
a statue of Grant, to be erected in
Washington.
Entertaining luncheon parties at the
Swimming Club to-day were Mrs. L. b.
Dick. Mrs. George A. Draper, Mrs. John
r, Ogden, Frederick de Peyster, w. W.
Watson and Warner NJ. Leeds.