Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-19
Picked Up Here and There.

| Distinct and apart from the rest Of
the world hereabouts, with an oriental
| atmosphere all
An Arabian Nights its own. was the
Nh interior of the
| OoAA VI Asote' Providence Art
Club. Tuesday, where $50 members and
guests reveled in a typical Arabian
night" says the Providence Journal.
1t was the annual costume party of
/ the club and there have been annual
costume parties on several occasions
, before. but never one to equal that of
Tuesday. Indeed. nothing of the sort
has ever been given in this city, and
to Mr.. William Z. Brigham, Mr.. Sydney
r. Burleigh, Mr.. H. Anthony Dyer and
others of the art fraternity belongs
high praise for an entertainment which,
for originality of design. color and at
mosphere, could scarcely be exceeded.
Scores of oriental rugs of rich and rare
designs. oriental hangings from the ef-
fete east, Arabian tent hansings in
vivid reds. together with the Moorish
arches and Mosaic effects done by local
artists about the interior, all combined
to create a wonderfully effective scene.
The art gallery was supposed to rep
resent the interior of an Arabian home
of wealth. and the library adjoining
the domain of the shah or a Turkish
harem. The walls of the gallery were
completely hidden by rugs and oriental
hangings, the south wall being cover
ed with the Arabian tent hangings with
their rich designs. The tentlike roof
was also of oriental hangings in soft
terror were Turkish divans covered
with handsome rugs and scores OF
cushions in the colors of red, blue, yell
low. green and purple.
The north walls of the library were
painted in old blues and grays to rep
resent Egyptian tiles, and the effect
was perfect from distance. In the
center of the library was real foun-
The decorations of the interior and ex-
terror of this room were representa-
tions from the interior of an eastern
harem. with the rich rugs, hangings,
etc. The entertainment was quite in
keeping with the general atmosphere
of the occasion. A band of Syrians in
typical Syrian costume gave repro
duction of native life in Syria, illus
trating the manners and customs of the
people
Mr.. II. Anthony Dyer was. as usual.
the star entertainer of the evening:
He appeared as the Caliph of Bagdad
of magic, mysteriously assisted by Mrs.
Dyer Mrs. Dyer wore a rich Turkestan
costume after Baskt design. This
was in vivid colors, the materials hav-
ing Deen originally SeCuTeu III lic ut
kestan exhibition at the Paris exposi-
ton.
Turkish coffee was served during the
evening by Mr.. Adeeb Faris and MEM
bers of his family, and Turkish and
Arabian sweetmeats were distributed to
the motley company. A supper of Ara
bian and Syrian food was served before
midnight in the grill rooms downstairs.
Among the guests were Gov. and Mrs.
Beeckman. Mrs. Beeckman wore SUI
perh Arabian costume of green and gold
brocade. with coat of green and bloom
ers of gold brocade. Her headdress
was of gold brocade with peacock
feathers and pearls. The governor was
in regulation evening dress and ar
rived on the scene late in the even
ing.
Prof. John Hill of Brown University
was one of the notably distinctive types
in the gathering. He appeared as Alad-
din's lamp, plus the illumination In all
ITS significance. Incidentally, he SOLO
cameTs milk from Aladdin's oil can.