Evening star., 1915-02-08
PREPARATIONS COMPLETE
FOR 'SO|REE ARTST|QUE'
Benefit to Be Given for Destitute
Families of French Soldier.
Artists, at New Willard.
Painters, Decorators, Carpenters,
Electricians and Florists Busy
Transforming Bathrooms.

Preparations are practically completed
for the first presentment tonight of the
..soiree artistique'' by the art and archi-
tectural societies of Washington for the
benefit of destitute families of the French
soldier artists who are at the front or VINO
have already given their lives for their
country.
All day painters, decorators, carpen-
ters, electricians and florists, as well
as artists sculptors and architects, have
been busy Transforming the Two pail
rooms at the Willard, together with
their approaches, into fatryland OF
light and color. Members of the com
mittee in charge have been lndeiati-
gable in their efforts to assure the sue
cess of the carnival. The transforma-
tion of the ballroom into Partisan
street in festal array has been dele
gated to the supervision of j. Henri de
Sibour, and an effect is promised that
will be second to none OF the settings
of the brilliant charity fetes of the past
in this city.
Along the walls and above the floor
are the boxes from which their pos
SCISSORS will view the throng of merry
makers in carnival garb. Under these
run the tables, and at the end is the
broad stage for the Greek classic idyll
written specially for the occasion by
Mrs. Christian Hemmick, and for the
many other numbers promised. Over
all is a bower of greenery through
which will glow vari-coIored lights
and blossoms. The keynote Of the whole
effect is decidedly French.
All the tables for this. evening have
been taken, and 1t is impossible to Sc
cure even an, admission ticket for
standing room.
This means that more than zoe pleas
ure seekers will view the scene, watch
the numbers. sup. dance and incidental
ly contribute to charity. 90
Those in Charge Of Affair.
The associations cooperating in the
presentation of and arranging for the
two identical performances of tonight
and tomorrow evening are the Society
of BeauX Arts Architects. the Washing
ton Chapter of the American Institute
of Architects, the Washington Archi-
tectural Club and the Washingtons So
ciety of Artists.
The committee in charge consists of
George Oakley Totten, jr., chairman:
Frederick H. Brooke. J. Henri de Si-
bour, Edward c. Dean, Irving C. Mol
Ter, Charles Morris, Fred v. Murphy
and Nathan C. Wyeth.
The idea of the combination of car
niyal, cabaret. supper and dance origi-
mated. 1T is stated. in New York. where
the American alumni of the Ecole des
Beaux Arts held similar enter
tainment last fall. Tonight's and to-
in no sense limitations. The decision to
stage the affairs came in recognition of
the aid extended to American art stu
dents in Paris at the time OF the out
break of hostilities by the French
society. --'- -.
puse ref Of sne the sresn Muses.. esd the Womeas Or
chestra will play. It's members are:
Mrs. Bernheimer. Miss Newell, Miss
Chorshan. Miss Christian. Miss Hof.
Miss Sweeney. Miss McGill. Miss
Patschsky, Miss Grayson. Miss Ray.
mond and Miss Baker Miss Mildred
Anderson is to give a dance incidental
the love of Pygmalion for Galatea and
included in the cast are such Olympians
as Hera, Hermes, Athene, 0rpheus and
the Nine Muses..
Characters in the Cast.
The participants include Miss Consuelo
Hawkes., Miss Margery Davidson. Miss
Dorothy Keene. Miss Schmidt. Milton
Bryan. Hyland Kuhns, Mrs. Paul Bart
lett, Mrs. William A. Slater. jr., Miss Ruth
Wilson. Miss Eleanora Morgan, Miss Re
bekah Wilmer, Miss katherine McClin-
took. Miss Frances Williams, Miss Fran
ces Hoare, Miss Jean Hinckel. Miss Caro-
line Jones. Miss Helen Walcott, Miss
Frances Moore, Miss Manuela de Pena,
Mrs. Elsie Cobb Wilson. Mrs. ]. H. de
thur Lee. Gerald May, John Cotton Smith,
Beverly Sinclair. Manning Stead. Hugo de
Pena, Lieut.. Elmer Langworthy. U. s. N,
and NJ A. Hofer.
The staging of the play has been done
under the auspices Of the Players Club,
with DR.. P. w. Evans in charge.
Street singers, flower vendors, musi-
clans, dancers and exponents of other
arts will perform In the street" run
ming between the tables. and general
dancing will conclude the evenings en-
tertainment. All participants are ex-
pected to appear in fancy dress, prefer
ably that appropriate to some period of
France or to her dependencies. A prize
.or the best costume will be given both
NIGHTS