The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-10

As one raised ones voice in q deter
minded shout in the Della Robbia room
OF the Vanderbilt Hotel at going OH G
o'clock yesterday morning, the mos,
sprightly--not TO say spirituelle--mo.
mcnt of the Fakrs' first costume bail,
and bid against the Ahkoond OF Swat.
the Toreador and Osiris for the blissful
privilege OF fox irotting with Jane Gail,
perhaps the easiest OF all moving picture
artlstes to keep ones eyes fastened upon,
one realized that there amt no justice In
the world
Beautiful az this Miss Gail IL. the girl
dlssnulates. The truth shall he told.
She Is a deceitful mlnnix Tho Ahkoond
of Swat, whose private graces and pro-
fessonal fame a. Jack Bryant. the Illus
traitor, were temporarily disguised ny
Haunting peacock feather and the jewels
and velvets of Hludustan. had n all
framed up with one who must needs be
namelees to go fifty fifty as regards
dancing with this Gail person. fox
trot for the Ahkoond. n onestep for
Anonymous, a hesitation FOR the All
koond. a fox trot for Anonymous and 80
walters began to pile chairs upon the
tables.
And then what happened? The minute
Miss Gail. all hossied up as Ninon
de rEnclos. swept into the Della Rbbia
room and to her place AT balcony
table everybody on the floor shouted.
See who's here go and surged 10 the
balcony. After that there was nothing
else TO do bur hold an auction for the
privilege OF dancing with the fair but
false Nnon. who merely took her solemn
agreement with the Ahkoond and most
nifty looking Clown and scrapped II like
treaty.
Rid RS 20 AIO for Dances.
The Toreador. hoping unauestionaoiy
TO curry favor with the lady, called for
bids, and from then on every time the
band played hordes and masses and
mobs Of persons with practically nothing
but money 70 recommend them offered
anywhere from 81 to $40 a dance.
Therefore the Ahkoond and the Clown.
10 whom such vulgar display was sick
ening. withdrew. Il was reported that
the net proceeds OF the Jane Gail dane
ing auction realized sI35 for the unem-
ployed fund, which simply proves tina;
charity covers a multitude OF dubs
Leaving the balcony the Ahkoond and
the Clown moved with dignity TO the
dancing floor. tiptoeing softly 30 as not
TO disturb old Charley Falls, who came
TO the bail az a spanish Omelet because
his Fried Egg costume. which made such
a hit at the kit-Kat ball, was frazzled to
the yellow. Charley. curled up In a
corner. Was fast asleep, hut mu;terlns
gently in his innocent slumber. The
Ia l..g.t t,,p .yl. hAl ard
him murmur that famous old ballad Of
childhood days:
Sh. drank prussic acid without any water
And died like Duke d-a-puchess's
daughter.
At that hour which. as one may re-
peat. was the very essence OF the eve
ming IN" Eakirs' dance was an indie
scribable riot o. whirl!ng. stabbing light
of colored paper streamers casctdlrg
from ceiling and balcony ratings. OF
red and blue and yellow toy balloons
bobbing from tabletop to tabletop and
occasionally exploding with a bang as
some one car.less'y touched lighted
cigarette 10 the rubber; OF dancers IN
every conceivable costume dancing,
laughing. flirting, pranking. And one
realized very swiftly that here was prob
ably the most notable collection of pretty
girls tina, ever We're buuched at "A semi
public ball As q. Arson Jones' hest
known. perhaps. a. the husband OF Mrs.
-. Arson Jones, remarked
1T can't be true There are not that
many peaches In the whole New York
orchard go
Gown Barely Sne~s~ Proof.
Take, for example. Beatrice Irwin,
who designs things for womcns fashion
magazines. Miss Irwin wore u gown
which was just barely sn-eze proof II
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