The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-10

liz. NJ. A. LdSchkoff, KING OF the
Knights of Morpheus ball, given at
the Progress Club last night, crowned
as his fair young queen Miss Miriam
Friedman, the beautiful young daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Friedman,
and the maids were Miss Gladys Calm,
Miss Clara FrenkIe, Miss Nettie Gins
berg and Miss Sadie Kugleman. The
knights were DR.. Ginsberg, Mr.. John
Frenkle, DR.. Bertram Dannheiser and
Mr.. Sol Levy.
All the exotic brilliancy of the
Orient was suggested last night in the
Mandarin Ball, with which the
Knights Of Morpheus entertained at
the PROGRESS Club. and nothing more
finished in execution or more artistic
in conception was ever staged in the
city.
The club house was thronged with
members and their guests, who were
initiated into the mysteries of the
Land of The Mikado in the most in
teresting manner, the lights having
been lowered and the entire ball room
shrouded in darkness when the guests
entered. guided to their seats by the
weird flash light.
A series of tableaux introduced the
ball, and were wonderfully beautiful,
opening with short speech by a jap
anese boy of old Toxic, in all the
splendor of Oriental garb. Mr.. John
Frenkle, also in Japanese costume,
acted as interpreter Of the evenings
entertainment, and very clevely car
ried out his part. Between each tab
leaux the lights were switched off,
only the colored illuminations used,
bringing out most effectively the
splendor of stage setting.
In his opening speech Mr.. FrenkIe
Told of the motif of the entertainment,
which was given the setting of Jap
anese garden, the first tableau repre-
Benting Japanese Worshipers, and
Eas most effective.
In the second the Mandarins were
grouped under japanese parasols, and
in their magnificent costumes, with
the bright spheres of color, the picture
was bright and striking.
''The Mandarins At Tea" was the
next number, which was even more
beautiful than those which had pre-
coded it, and this was followed by q
| quaint march, the lights having been
suddenly turned on, revealing the
maskers grouped on either side of the
| pathway which led to the throne OF
the Mikado.
When his majesty had taken his
seat on the throne, surrounded by
his loyal knights, the scene was one
of wonderful brilliancy, for the gar
den, in all its splendor and charm OF
blossom and vine, had been suddenly
revealed.
An arbor overhead in white cherry
blooms, the sacred flower of Japan
and the bamboo vine, also native tc
the country, was used lavishly here
and as a background Of green for the
throne of gold with Oriental embroid.
cry. Three great bronze lamps, quaint
and with the artistic beauty thai
Japan knows, were used as electro.
Heres, and along the sides of tht
Towering arbor Japanese lanters il
richest coloring held electric lights
which also softly glowed from tapes
try shades on either side of the room
where were placed the conventional
green pot plants and exquisite blooms
of the chrysanthemum, the flower Of
the Kingdom of Mikado.
Amid this wonderfully beautiful
setting of vine and flower and bril-
liant lights, the costumes were mag
nificent in rich coloring and lavish
embroidery.
The Mikadc chose as his fair youne
i queen Miss Miriam Friendman, whC
was very graceful and beautiful il
French silk net, with bodice of MAJ
arine blue gorgette crepe, with band
ing of the same on the skirt. He