The sun., 1918-12-29
1000 ENJOY FETE
TO AID WAR FUND
Costume Dance, Vaudeville
and Supper Make Up Pro-
grammc at Ritz-Carlton.
A NIGHT OF NOVELTIES
Carnival Spirit Prevails at
Benefit Entertainment for
Free Milk for France.

About two thousand persons attended
the entertainment in MD OF the Free MIX
for France Fund, styled n "CarnaNal
dc Fictoire ct Masquo de T~riomphe,'
held last night at the Rits-Carlton. The
was given over to the entertainments
was given over to the entertainment
which was OF n varied character, COM
bining a costume bail. supper and spe-
cialties by amateurs and artists OF the
opera and theatre. This fund hasN been
approved by the Government. The OFF,
GERS In New York are Mrs. Warren Nc
Connie and Miss Josephine Osborn. Mime.
Foch. wife OF Marshal Foch Of France,
Is chairman OF the committee in Paris.
The entertainment was organized by
Mrs. Newbold lie Roy Edgar, Mrs, Nc
Conihe, Mrs. Charles Il. Alexander. Mrs.
Charles II. Marshall. Mrs. George f.
Baker. Jr., Mrs. II. Fairfield Osborn,
Mrs. Henry Clews, Mrs. Francis Key
Pendleton. Mrs. Frank Gray Griswold,
Mrs. Whitney Warren. Mrs. Lydig Hoyt,
Mrs. William X. Vanderbilt. Jr., and
Mrs. J. Pierpont Morgan. Eugene Van
Rensselaer, Thayer acted as treasurer of
the ball.
Decorations Are Elaborate.
The Ritz-Carlton was entirely trans
formed for the occasion. The main en-
trance was nuuS III WUllts u uuEc III
| peacock being perched over the doorway.
From this room the many guests. some
OF whom were in fancy costumes of all
descriptions and others in evening dress,
| passed into the lounge, which was hung
| with pale blue satin and flags. The
breakfast room WAS decorated IN yell
low. and there VAS an Arabian room.
| where Nine. Marcia OF Washington re-
vealed the future to those who were
willing to cross her palms with gold or
bank notes.
Passing from the lounge through the
! restaurant the guests found themselves
in the ballroom, where the main decora-
| lions were confined to flags OF the
Allies. In this room there was a varied
programme. Something quite novel was
! called THE Mystery Tableau." The pic
lures we're produced by a series of mir
| rors which minimized the forms Of those
passing in front of them. The partict-
I pants were Mrs. Lydig Hoyt. Mrs. Will
lam De Forest ManiCe, Mrs. Charles De
Loosely Oelrichs, Mrs. Harry Curtis, Miss
| Madeleine Liehert and Miss Sheila
| Byrne. Mrs. Manice was most effective
In his tableau. She wore a gown of
! cloth OF gold and carried a flaming torch.
Programme in the ballroom.
The entertainment in the ballroom
| was mainly in the centre OF the Hoor,
where Rosina GALL and Giuseppe Bon
hgllo of tho Metropolitan Opera danced,
as did also Desirec Lubowska OF the
HiEodromc. Irene Bordoni sang in
/ French oh. How I Hate to Get Up in
the Morning Micha Ito gave some OF
his Japanese dances. Mime. Gabrielle
Oils sang ia Marselllaise." and Nine.
Yvette GuiOert lang some OF her Chan
sons dos Giants Noirs."
There also were numbers by Eva Bur
rows Fontaine. the Cameron Sisters ana
Johnny Dooley. This part OF the enter
tainment was watched by many as they
we're taking supper, which was served 10
them in boxes that had been placed
around the ballroom floor. There was
music everywhere. Vccszy's orchestra
MAYED for general dancing as soon As
the ballroom was cleared. During the
evening colored spotlights were played
upon the ever moving throng and the
spirit of arrival lasted Into the early
hours OF the morning.
The programmes OF the evenings en-
tertainment were sold by a bevy OF girls
under the direction OF Miss S"yInphorosa
Bristed. They wore costumes OF Nor
mandy milkmaids. Among them Were
the Misses fIelen Cameron. Dolly an.
Kitty Kimhall, Rosalie BloodGood. Rutl
| Bliss, Anna AItNdIulct Ii'''H ."
Fanny BALDWIN. Constance De Lanoy
Rita Boxer. Hope Williams. Margare'
Emmett, Ethel Potter, Mariana Nc
Keever. Grace Brlsted, Carey D!nsmore
Jeanne Gourd, Lucille Baldwin, Clsrf
and Helen Lee and Leila Burden.
Among those who purchased boXe'
were Brig Gen. and Mrs. Cornelius Van
derbiIt. Mr.. and Mrs. James w. Gerard
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry NJ. Alexander, Mrs
Harry Payne Whitney. Mr.. and Mrs. {
/ Oliver Iselin. Mrs. o r. Drexel, Mr.
and Mrs. WILDER Bloodgood, Mr.. an'
Mrs. w. Burke Cochran, Lady Colebrook
Mrs. Hermann Oelrichs. Mr.. ant
Mrs. BENJAMIN Guinness. Mrs, Frederic
LewIsohn, Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Fl. Den
by. Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic {. Pentield
MIR. and Mrs. r. Hayward Ferry, Mr.
and Mrs. John +. Aldred. Mr.. and Mrs
John Aspegren. Mr.. and Mrs, Raymond
+. Almirall. Mr. and Mrs. jules Glaen
ger. Mr.. and Mrs. Walter T. Rosen, Mrs
A F. Lauterbach, Mrs. George ia
Gould. Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Moffat. MI
and Mrs. 5. StanwOod Menken. Mr.. am
Mrs II. Durant Cheever. Mrs. AlcNande
II. Tiers. NJ. and Mrs. John Scot
browning. Mrs. Joseph Pulitzer. Clar
INCA II MaCkav. George T. Erokaw ant