Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-14
CAM0UFlAGE BALL is
MOST BRILLIANT SCENE
Society Event OF season Attracts Inr-c
Gathering at Jefferson
Auditorium

In whirl Of bright-colorcd lights
Ia novel and unique setting trans
forming the ballroom OF the jefferson
Hotel into "a fair sized duplicate Of
Sew York harbor rayly went the bal
dcs camouh"urs last evening. Hun
dreds OF Tichmond's smart set throns-
ell the ballroom to dance a, this char
ity fcte. and the gallery oycrnowed
win people TO witness and applaud
the event " was ono of tho r,ou,
original entertainments that has been
staged In Itchmond in many ycors
The walls were entirely covered i'm
Haca or the allies, and brilliant Dostcrs
calling for recruits in every branch NJ
tho service and effectively ca,uounorcd
behind big motor boat filled with
shiior iaSSi"S who SOLD wartime candy
a splendid colorcd orchestra PLAYED for
the dancing The Statue of Liberty
and Brooklyn Bridge. with breaking
waves dashing high. made one ,ns,inc-
lively expect 10 see small ,urs and
Terry hoatS almost any ninut" Of the
evening. Around tho tables were. SO.
as closely "a possible. for every avail
able space vas sold days before Tho
ball. and all sorts OF attractive hootbe
were arranged. fascinating n,Iu,i.,
t"ld you strangely familiar things
ihont your past and future and ga-
,atir Sandwich girls advertised tho
booths through tho audience
Lieutenant BclInngcr and "a call
known Richmond cHrtoonigt made Won
sc" yourself as others see ynu ,,,1
IN another attractive booth Won wer.
given innuin"rah.n oppor,unitiee 10
swat the Kaiser" with favors of mar
Tor your pains. N'
When the Governors Marty ,--i..,
the band PLAYED The s,ar.sn,pc,o,i
'""i'''' ann the company rose .,rid
n,"'h hppIauso 70 greet Govc-ror ,n,,
MR. Davis and their cuests-,riss
noes scott. ~ England Mrs Rob
hrE"n. ~ America: Mrs. Horace
'ih""s, as Italy: Mrs E-hor, ::
Leigh, Jr as France: Mrs I Enw,o,
NhuEtln. as Belgium.
N" sensation .. tho evening was
VI" hpn"arancr Of great periscono
eamouhaSed In lcav.s and yinos ana
pi'o''d by three French officers Tho
uer'St"pe proved star,linrly human in
~, ".olc'nch'S ana All tho girls in tho
on room crowded MP its ladder for a
peep when the "periscoue" upr,,sl,
"u X turned out to he 4 "no-fac+Iv
good" French officer
sure enough balloon girl was oroh-
'oiF tho mos, original costume worn
~ me hh'I. though she divided honors
WIKI Chinese girl and two cnchan,
ing BLACK and white picr-e,tcs Tbcr.
"tF" french, !Ec!E ian and Italian meas
""lS EaioFc, with dashinE young men
cam"uiaged only in hris,iinr black
,lns'aches and pointed boards. ana
"I''Sts IN sTocks. bellies Of tho sixties.
sailor boys. bonceps. colonial girls
.oEei! spanish girl in "A wonderful
h!ack lace nantilla. a Sarah Jane a
serve" taS. Gypsy or two. Esyptian
JOCKEY Columbia and two scotch
ii'gh!anders. and then my story Of tho
ball is dora.
Miss Mary GUSTS Lee only surviving
daughter Of General Robert y Loo
was an hono-cd guest a. tho ball last
evening. ~ WAS an enchanting affair
"t music. bright lights and pretty wn.
men WIN very real BACKGROUND OF
army and navy men Tho bal dos
camouheurs "as given for the hcncn;
o. inc Work Girls Club and tho
American fund for III" French wounded
and was given under the most fashion
able Datronag" IN town.