The Washington herald., 1918-03-07
Unique Ball in History
Of Capitals Festivities
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Kaiser and then changed it into a
likeness of Lincoln. A cabaret turn
was a bit of a Russian ballet by
two girls and a man.,
over all was a blue sky with the
chandeliers camOuflaged into clus-
ters of street lights. All of this
was the work of Company b, For
tieth Engineers-the odmOufiage
company stationed at American
University camp, the only real cam
outage corps now in America.
The Camoufiage Corps, which is
composed of architects. scenic ar
lists, mural artists artists of all
kinds. landscape architects, inte-
riOr decorators. scuIptOrs. stage car
penters, and scenic designers, has
been doing wonderful work in the
way of cOncealing batteries. cam
oufiaging stretches of roadway,
designing snipers' and observers
uniforms. and originating many
other interesting devices with
which to deceive and otherwise baf-
file the "Fritzes."
Aid NeighbOrhOOd House.
They arranged this ball that the
Neighborhood House might have the
funds with which to carry on their
settlement work. From the wealth
of originality which marked the dec
orations. the costuming. the cabaret
show, as we'll as the pre-eminence of
the people there, their efforts will go
down in the social history of the
! Capital. 1t was a mi-careme party.
the dancing began at 10 and kept
up until the wee small hours of the
morning. the carnival spirit reign
ing supreme until the very end. IL
lustrated programs full of snappy
sketches and beautifully gotten up
were on sale.
An invitation, wonderfully illumi-
mated on parchment. was sent to the
President and Mrs. Wilson. who were
there in all their glory, accompanied
| by Miss Helen Woodrow Bones, Mr..
and Mrs. Julian Boiling and Miss
! Benham. The outside and inside of
the hotel was lined with secret SER
vice men for a long time before the
! arrival of the Presidential party. AS
/ they stepped from the elevator. they
were met by soldiers in khaki with
| their guns and bayonets, forming a
/ line to the ball room. After they en-
| tered the ball room they pa ssed down
I a llilt VI lilt CdlllOullCdlss III llltll AeiA
| tastic costumes. camOuflaged smocks
/ and hats formed of the artists pallet
and brushes. After the Star Spangled
Banner" was played the party sat in
/ their box for a little while, but for a
/ little while only. They strOlled down
| the village street, mixing almost un-
noticed among the gay throng and
! into the Italian street, visiting all the
booths. Then strolling back into the
French village they slipped quietly
out before any one realized they had
/ departed.
Mrs. Wilson looked lovely in a
handsome gown of grey taffeta trim
med with tulle and rhinestones and
she wore a diamond cornet in her
| hair. Miss Bones looked lovely in
| gold colored tulle over satin of the
same color. She did not dance. as is
her custom. Miss Benham was gown
ed in heavy cream colored satin and
lace and Mrs. Boiling wore a dainty
and becoming pink frock. With them
| was Commander ]. o. Fisher, U. S.
N, and Lieut.. Battle. There was not
as much visiting in the Presidential
box as Is usual. In fact they were
| gone before the guests hardly re-
allied they were there.
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Miss SeIbert Hends Receivers.
Miss Sophie Seibert. president of the
board Of managers of the Neighbor-
hood House, headed the receiving line
and was assisted by Mrs. Charles J.
Bell. Mrs. F. ]. Herman, Mrs. Walter
Tuckerman, Mrs. Breckinridge Long.
Nine Hubscher, Nine. Van Starken-
borgh-Stachouwer. Mrs Lawrence
Townsend. Mrs. Paul Bartlett. Mrs.
Richard Crane, Sd. and Mrs. Freder-
ick Atherton.
Among the guests of course there
were all of the box holders, namely,
in addition to the President and Mrs.
Wilson, Senator and Mrs. Salisbury.
Senator and Mrs. James Hamilton
Lewis. Senator Phelan, Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Crane, Mrs. Charles Boughton
Wood. Mr.. and Mrs. H. II. Rogers.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Ruddock, Mr.. and
Mrs Charles J. Bell. Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederic Atherton, Mrs. SaltonstaIi.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Baruch, Jonkheer
and Mime. Starkenborgh-Stach
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas F. Logan, Mr.,
and Mrs. Livingston Davis, Mr.. and
Mrs. Preston Davie. Mrs. Thomas T..
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