Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-05
Queen ELIZABETH OPENS
SHAKEsPEAREAN BALL
Mrs. Williams Makes Entrance TO
Flare Of Trnmpets and APP
plause of Spectators.
MANY GoRGEoUs COSTUMES
Miss Gardiner Gives Weird Gypsy
Dance in CoStumc-Later Orches-
ira Leads in Modern Steps-Bri-
liant Company Attends.

|g With faro Of trumpcts and to tho
:, applause OF the hundreds Of spectators,
Mira. John Shelton Williams. in the
Irole OF Queen Elizabeth, made her en-
t$tranoc at the brilliant Shakospearean
1 ball held IN tho Jefferson Hotel last
evening. There. Good Queen Ress held
court, among the beautiful matrons
and girls Of Richmond, chosen as her
attendants. The trumpets sounded and
tho procession passed around tho bali
room. Gorgeous costumes were IN evil
Sdence. the characters from Shake
!; yspcare's plays walked IN couples. the
Lord Mayor of London. kings and
Z queens and archhishops IN robes OF state,
!, adorable little pages and lords and
, ladies in waiting, passed In review, and
!. the ballroom might have been n great
room in the queens palace 400 years
!. ago, IL ono chose to recall tho names
Z which sraced the assembly.
- Queen Bcss wore wonderful cos
tune, fashioned OF white satin, with
hugo white lace run. and great
{ crimson train Of velvet embossed with
the royal arms IN gold. Six little pages
bore this train. Her crown OF
.Epearls and she carried red feather fan.
i. which completed the picturesQueness
. OF her very exact costume Of tho
period.
Queen Anne and King James made
suitable entrance. Mrs. George l..
other handsome gown of white satin,
with a long red velvet train. Miss
Helen Christian. chairman Of tho ball,
wore costume OF bright red velvet,
with an enormous white ruff, and there
were all sorts of really wonderful cos
tunes worn by both mon and women.
MISS GARDINER GIVES
Gypsy DANCE IN COSTUME
Queen Bess honorod tho Governors
1,l Mt ~,
pages sat ut her feet In true courtier
fashion. The court dances by lords
and ladies followed, after which Miss
Gardiner gave q fascinating. wierd
gypsy dance in costume.
The yellowed leaves Of tho books Of
time were turned backward for the
evening and knights Of old made merry
with ladies fair and gay and tho pa
&tient weaver at the loom of life, wovo
once moro into his tapestry tho mir
rored length OF doublct and hose,
high ruff and quaint form, which were
pame FASHIONS latest words t.. 1916.
& 1t was brilliant and fashionable
affair and the tables were throngcd
with gay particH, bright with the spirit
Sof :hc masquerade After the court
dances We're concluded the orchestra
AbeGan tho newest 'trot." and away
danced Ponce with Juliet, My Lord
Mayor ard Queen Anne. archhshops
and ladies in waiting, having quite for
Ygotten their "mincinE steps" and meas
ured tread" OF a moment pr1vipus
Among those noted were the Gov
ernor of Virginia. Henry G. Stuart. and
party; Colonel aud Mrs Spillcr OF Eoa-
nolse; Miss sexton Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas s. Wheclwripht. Mr.. and Mrs.
! Egber &. Leigh, Jr.. Colonel Allen
! Potts Mrs. L.. q. NcCabe Mrs. Rachel
/ urquhar;, Kirkwood Mitchell, Jcter
], Jones. III. and Mrs. Ashhy Jones. Jr
I Mr.. and Mrs J. i. Swartwout. Mrs
I George Ben Johnston, J. Kent Rawley
Miss Charlotte Jones. Colonel and Mrs
: FredPloasants, Mr.. Workman, Miss Miles
| Miss Frederick Campbell. James BAH
John =. Lea. Miss May Mercer. Elmorc
HotchEiss. Jr.. Miss Sarah Opren-
hiiner. Miss Mary Traylog, Bruce Fer
! .guson. Judge John Rutherford. AIR
Chichester, John Akin Branch. Mr.. aud
/ AIRS Fred Campbell. Mines Neal AIR
/; and Mrs. Il. c. Mayo. Mr.. and Mrs
/. r. G, Cabell, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas r
/ Sncad. Miss Isabelle Carter, Miss Eliza
s beth Cooke Mr.. and Mrs. G. n. Nor
I man. Mrs. James II. V. Daniel. Mrs
,f John Kerr Branch, Miss Roberta Pleas
ants. Fred Darlington. DR.. and Mrs
Lawrence T. Price. Mr. and Mrs
ii. Stewart Jones Miss Warwick. Mr.
La Prade. Mrs. Hutzlcr. Miss Ashton
Wilson. q West Virginia; Miss Jose
H phine Sizer, Fred Valentine. Jr.. Miss
Mildred L-efcw, DIT and Mrs Charles
X. Robins. Edward trige, Mrs. 7. H. Ell
I lett, Mr.. and Mrs. T. Addison Rem.
4 nolds. Miss Mary Stafford Munford
& Lewis II. Blair. Jr. -Fragcls Johnson
6 NJ. Hut2ler. Rahcr. Campbell Mrs
s Hugh Campbell. MIR And Mrs Henry
Harwood. Mrs. Grace Shields Russell
stuart Leake. ChilGrey Scott and many