The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-13
POSE IN PICTURES TO
AID WARS WOUNDED
We'll known Women aud Men
in Novel TahlpauX at
RitZ-CarltOn.
LIKE OLD MASTERS ART

r,blcauv wants were given last night
IN the ballroom of the Ritz-Carlton for
,bs h,neft Of the American Ambulance
uospi,al In Paris They were directed
by william VI Chase. II was one Of the
most artistic Of the many entertainments
given for the war sufferers and the audi
once. which filled the ballroom. was one
Of the most brilliant of the season.
The pictures were shown on n stage at
tho south end of the ballroom. This had
been arranged to look like a section OF
a picture gallery. Several frames be-
hind which the persons in the tableaux
poscd. were hung on the wall. thus Civ
ing the desired effect of a gallery.
sometimes three pictures were shown
at once.
In the first picture, after Holbein. Mrs.
Charles f. Alexander posed. Miss Bar
bara Ruthcrfurd appeared as Van
u,ck subject. and Mrs. Courtlandt Nicoll
after Romncy. In "A Rseburn group Miss
Kathryne Steele and Richard Emmett
posed.
Mrs. stevens as LelS Portrait.
After these pictures Mrs. Joseph Earle
Stevens posed as a Lely portrait and
Lawrence :. Butler as Franz HAS.
Three pictures shown at one time pre-
sen,ed Miss Marjorie Curtis after Rey-
nolds. Mrs. Jay Gould after Titan and
Francis Roche after Nelasquez.
There was break after these tab
kaux when the Mirror Dance" which
made quite hit at the Junior League
entertainment OF last January, was exc
cuted by Mrs. Walter y. Stillman and
her sister, Miss Beatrice Pratt, Lynford
Dickinson. William Il. Boulton, Jr.. and
Horace Allen.
While preparations were being made
for more tableaux Miss Edith Mortimer
and Gerald Murphy danced Russia n
waltz. which was also n feature OF the
Junior League entertainment.
Then came two pictures after Gains
borough by Miss Olga Wiborg and Miss
Eleanor Mortimer. Miss Leonie Burrill
and Maurice Roche followed in portraits
after Titan. Miss Mary Hoyt Wiborg
followed in Van Dyck pose and Mrs.
Dwight Collier in "A Rembrandt. Mrs.
Robert Low Bacon was most effective
as a Velasquez portrait. Mrs Henry J.
Whgham was seen in a Reynolds pose.
Francis Roche and Miss Edith Mortimer
posed after Van Dyck, and j. Flavel
Hubbard after Rembrandt.
Miss Jordan Dances.
The last thing on the programme was
the dancing by Miss Dorothy Jordan OF
Boston. who came over specially for the
purpose. Miss Jordan is one of the
best amateur dancers in this country
She has studied classic dances. which
she does with rare grace and art. She
gave a Chopin nocturne and waltz.
The success Of the entertainment was
due largely to the efforts of Mrs. Henry
Ives Cobb. Jr.. Mrs. Everett Colby. Mrs
orme Wilson. Jr., Miss Harriet Alex.
ander and Miss Elsie Nicoll
Twelve debutantes of the season
dressed in fancy costume sold pro-
erammes and acted as ushers. They
were the Misses Marie G. Johnson, Har-
dora Durham. Mary Stevens Chaplin
Louise Hoadey. Priscilla Bartlett, Mary
Tweed, Eleanor Keep, Maud Coster and
Kitty and Dolly Kmball The Misses
k!mball were dressed as French soldiers
Among those in the audience were MIR
and Mrs. William X. Vanderbilt, Mrs
John II Mccullough. Mr.. and Mrs. New
bold lie Roy Edgar. Mrs. Henry VI
Alexander. Mrs VI. Lawrence Keene, l.
p Holbrook Belts Mrs. T.. Henry Harri.
man. Miss Carol Hartman. Mr.. and Mrs
Kdder. Mrs. Harry W. McNickar. Mr.
and Mrs. Ormond c. Smith. Robert W
Goeet, Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard NJ
Thomas. Mr.. and Mrs. ogden l.. Mills
Mr., and Mrs. F, l.. V. Hoppin. Mr.. ant
Mrs. A, ID. Il. Pratt, Mr.. and Mrs
Everett Colby, Mr. and Mrs. William
Lawrence Greene, Mrs. AleXandei
Brown and Mrs. William Jamessof Balti
more Mr. aud Mrs Robert L. Gerry
NJ
and Mrs w Earl Dodge, Miss Gabrielle
Warren, Mr.. and Mr.. w. Fellowes Nor
gan. Mr.. and Mrs. August Belmont Mr.
and Mrs Douglas Robinson. Miss Bea
'rice Bend, Charles \ Mum Mr. ant
Mrs. benjamin Guinness, Mrs. Hamilton
W, Cary. Mrs. Oliver Hartman and Mr.
and Mrs. Robert l., Bacon.
Others In Audience.
Mrs. Whitney Warren. Mrs. Prescott
Lawrence. Miss Lawrence, Mrs. william
Woodward Harvey Graham. Miss Fran
ces Henry. Miss Diane Del Monte. Mr.
and Mrs $. Reading Bertram, NJ. and
Mrs George Jay Gould Mr. and Mrs
Anthony J Drexel. Jr, Mrs, Burke
Roche, Mrs. Hermann Oelrichs, Mis-
ln'a Robinson, Mrs Jules Bache, MIS-
Kathryn Bache, Charles y Alex lnder
Miss Ethel Crocker, Mrs. q. LedydrC
! Blair, the Misses Blair, Thomas Siidell
Edward J. Berwind, DR. and Mrs. J
lierndon French, Miss Hilah French
James L. Bre"se, Mr. and Mrs StuIlI
Duncan, Mr.. and Mrs, John \. G. Leish
nan, Jr, Frank 4, Munsey and Ms y
Tha}cr Robb
Mrs Euber, Bacon, George j Gee"
NY and Ms. Ben Aymer Sands Mr.
ana Mrs Frederick Y. Dalziel. w. Scot
cameron, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Richa Il
Nr and Mrs. George W. Forsyth. Mr.
ara AIS sydney Breese Miss MARY
Csss Ctntield, Mrs. Middleton Burrll
WIS Charles II. CoSter Mrs. Iien.v W
M1nroe, John Munrne Mss Anne Nor
gan Mss Elizabeth Marbury. the Mise,
i.dith and Maud Wetmore Ms JOIN
u 'rN"l Miss Alice DreXel, Miss Mar
tdre' steward. Mr. ana Mrs. II Fair
ne'd Osborn. d.. f, Dana pond, Mrs
re '"' Han Butler, Ms. Frederic
I1's, Mss Ju..a Eide Miss Margare
".tinn. Mr. md Ms. William +
Wh.'"ho1s" Mr. and Mrs, Archer NJ
nun .lg' d.. Mr.. & . I'uNl,r Nj. Ipg