The sun., 1916-11-26
GENERAL NOTES OF SOCIETY.

THE Ten Allies Cost I'M Bail at re
Madison Square Garden on Tues
day evening Is expected to be .
wonderful spectacle. Money to meet the
entire expenses has been subscribed. so
that a large sum will undoubtedly be
realized for the war charities for which
It will be given. namely tho American
Ambulance in France. the British Amer
lean Relief Committee. the Millicent
Sutherland Ambulance. the Allied
Home. Lord Charles Beresford's Fund.
the Russian War Relief Committee. the
French Heroes Fund, the National Allied
Relief Committee, Refugees In Russia
Committee. Lady Helmsley's Relief
Committee, the Queen OF the Belgians
Fund, the Belgian Prisoners in Germany
War Babies Fund. Lady Alan john
stones Hospital and the American Am
bularce IN Russia.
Mrs. Benjamin s. Guinness 10 chair.
man OF the entertainment committee.
Miss Elsa Maxwell OF the music COM
mittee and Mrs. Walter f.. Maynard.
Miss Emma Frohman. Miss Mary WI
borg and Mrs. Charles +. G~reenough Of
the ticket, flowers. pageantry and pro-
sramme committees. Mrs. John Car
perter Of Chicago Is arranging the dec
orations and will be assisted by Miss
Mary wiborg.
The setting for the ball will repV-
sent a city in India. and the novel light
ing effects as well az the artistic and
theatrical arrangements will be decidedly
novel. Flowers and decorations will
completely change the character OF the
lobby on Madison avenue. where the
guests will enter. The restaurant. with
It's numerous pillars. will lend itself well
to Oriental decoration n prepare the
patrons for the vista Of tho Far East.
which an enormous panorama canvas ar
ranged around the arena extending from
the roof TO a point midway between the
boxes will show.
There will be an Indian garden with
hundreds OF small tables and a section
Of the Garden will be given over entirely
TO a small village bazaar where won
derful perfumes, cigarettes and mo
silks will be sold. Frank c, Crownin-
| shield will have charge OF the minor
attractions OF the ball, which will in
clude feats by Jugglers. snake charmers
| and magicians. The lighting effects will
suggest that OF a city at night.
Miss Marie Dressler and Paul Draper
will be seen In al imitation OF the
Spectre OF the Rose" dance and there
Will also be dances by Maurice ana wal
ton and Chiffon Webb and his partner.
For a moment at midnight II Is proOoeed
to plunge the great Garden In darkness,
when a gigantic s~earchlight will fash
on the first OF a series of tableaux which
will be staged in the various boxes and
named after the allied countries, Nine.
Bernhard and other French artists win
be In the French box. Lady Colebrooks
as Britannia will pose In the British
box and Caruso and Scotti will appear
In the Italian box.
II II hoped that between $4,000 and
$50. 900 will be raised by The ball Mrs,
Walter r. Maynard has charge OF the
ticket selling and has divided tho town
into zones In which her aids have been
selling tickets by telephone for some
days. An automobile has been offered
ne a prize fcr the person selling the
most tickets,
AIRS, Mayp,~d's COMMITTEES Il made
up OF Mrs. Robert L, Breese, Mrs New
bold lie Roy Edgar. Miss Mary Canneld,
Mrs. ". Fairfield Osborn. Mrs Jay
Gould. Mrs. Charles Z. Greenough. MIS-
Ethel Hartman. Miss Winifrea ives,
Miss Elsa Maxwell. Mrs. GiHc-d Pinchot.
lfrs. Theodore Roosevelt. Jr.. Mr.. Ralph
6Anssr. MrA Leonard n. ThsmaA. nra