The Washington herald., 1918-02-28
CAMOUFLEURS
PROMISE GAY
TIME AT BALL
Society Event at New VIII
lard Scheduled for
March Sixth.

Camouhage will be quite visible at
the bal des Camouneurs." which
promises to be one Of the smartest and
most unusual events OF the fast waning
winter social season. The camounsge
ball will be given at the New Willard
on the evening OF March G. Proceeds
will be devoted to Neighborhood
House.
The doughty camou1eurs OF Com
pany B. Fortieth Engineers. the only
real camoufage corps now in America,
have volunteered TO decorate the ball
room for the coming event, which
promises to outdo the famous "Beaux
Arts balls OF previous years. The
Camoufiage Corps is made up of pick
ed men. architects, scenic artists, mu-
raj artists. sculptors. landscape archi-
tects. interior decorators. and scenic
designers-many of the latter recruited
from California moving picture stu
dos
Alsatisn Village Reproduced.
The large Willard ballroom will
be transformed into a quaint AL
satan village as yet untouched by
the war gods hand. Dancing VIII
take place on the village green. In
the smaller ballroom adjoining, the
Camoufleurs will duplicate a section
Of q typical gay street carnival in
sunny Napoli. Scores of booths
( will be set up in this brilliant set
ting. surrounded by many-hued
/ streamers, vivid flowers and car
nival ropes OF confetti. Here
( lightning artists will sketch por-
traits. fortuntes WIN be told ana
souvenirs will be sold.
Patronesses Of the ball include
many OF the highest social leaders
| Of the Capital. Mrs. Woodrow vii.
son heads the list, which includes
Mrs. Edison Bradley. Mrs. Marshal
| Field. Mrs. Newton Baker, Mrs
George Vanderbilt, Nine. Riano
Nine. Naon. Mrs. Barney" Baruch
Mrs. Charles F. Dimock, Mrs
George Barnett, Nine. Sulcer, Nine
Byrn. Mrs. willard Salisbury, Mrs
James W. Wadsworth, Mrs. T. II
Bliss. Mrs. Charles D. HamIin. Mrs
Hennon Jennings. Mrs. Mahlor
Pitney. Mrs. W. A. Slater, Mrs
Lewis X. Leggett and Mrs. Charles
B. Wood.
disappearing Costumes.
Costumes, the invitations read, are
to be ''en camouhage" Not an ordi-
nary fancy dress ball, mind you, but
zen camouhage" The Camoufeurs
are cooperating with many OF the
| prospective guests in the production
| Of their costumes. So it is expected
that trees will be seen dancing with
| huge rocks, aeroplaEes one-stepping
with machine guns. and Hooverizeo
! loaves Of bread foX-trotting with heat.
less Mondays. No one can tell tc
what lengths the disEuises may go
! or vice versa. II you cannot find
! your partner for the next dance. you
may blame it on the "camoufiagc. '
The person may be wearing a snip
er's costume designed by the Cam.
| oufleurs. in which ca se the wearers
will be invisible indeed.
supper Is Real Thing.
After the dancing a supper will be
served. This repeast will Toe camuu.
/ naged-the committee is emphatic on
The committee on arrangements
consists of Nine. Hubscher, Nine
Starkenborgh Stachouwer. Mrs
Frank l. Polk, Mrs. Breckenridge
Long, Mrs. Fredric Atherton. Mrs
! Paul Bartlett. Mrs. Thomas Cook
Mrs. Richard Crane. Mrs. William
VI. Elkins, Mrs. John Grew. Mrs
Hallowell, Mrs. Robert Leatherbee,
Mrs Eyerit Macy Mrs II II RoE-
ers, Mrs. John Packard. Mrs. Sal
tonstall. Mrs. Albert Billings Rud-
dock. Mrs. John Jacob Rogers. Mrs,
Lawrence Townsend. Mrs. George
/ Vanderbilt and Mrs. Walter Tuck
crmsn, who is chairman.
, The executive committee is COM
posed of Miss Sophie Siebert, presi-
dent; Mrs. Christian D. Hemmick
,Irs. Charles ]. Bell, Mrs. Walter
, .. uckerman, Mrs. John W. Thomp-
eCn and Mrs. Francis J. Herman.