Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-04


the hall) to meet the princess.
The governors of the provinces
(board of governors) now enter the
far end of the hall and pass up the
steps and through the curtains,
which slowly part to reveal the
king on his throne, the high priest
decorating him with the royal neck
lace.
An oriental ballet is danced by
the dancing girls with solos by
Miss Zeit and Miss Swett.)
AS they are dancing a distant
trumpet call announces the ap-
proach of herald, who runs from
the rear of the tent, heralding the
approach of the princess, who is
preceded by the slave bearing gifts
and the special maids of honor. and
the future queen now enters and is
met at the steps by King Ak-Sar-
Ben, who Crowns her and leads her
to the throne.
The maids and governors are re-
ceived, then all the people of
Quivera salute their sovereign, after
which a great ball is held.
The special maids to the princess
were gowned in Oriental robes of
chiffon made in Turkish style, loose
and sleeveless and belted with SASH
es of chiffon which were tied in
the front. Bracelets of silver and
gold, pearls and sequins were on
their arms, and strands of pearls
and vari-colored beads were worn
around their necks. On their feet
were sandals of silver.
Miss Marjorie Cavers and Miss
Louise Clarke, the first maidens to
enter before the princess, wore tur-
quoise blue and electric green
shades Of chiffon with wells to har-
monte. Their crowns we're of gold
and silver, with which aigrettes, to
match the costumes, were COM
bined.
Miss Dorothy Kiplinger and Elsie
Storz, who followed, wore hand
dyed chiffon in the shaded apricote
colors. The crowns which were
worn with these costumes were of
silver and apricote shade sequins.
Miss Florence Russell and Miss
Helen Hussie had robes of Nile
green over lavender and orange. On
their heads were crowns of bril-
llants surmounted by large butter
flies.
The Misses Dorothy Belt and
Dorothy Judson had costumes Of
lavender, purple and orange chif-
fon. Purple and fame-colored Sc
gums formed their crowns.
Indigo blue and peacock green
were the colors worn by Miss Mil
dred Rhodes and Miss Katherine
Lineburg, and wine color and green
sequins with peacock feathers were
used to make their crowns.
Miss Helen Walker and Marion
Hamilton wore the varying shades
OF yellow, orange and fame; crowns
OF brilliants were also worn by
them.
The pages to the princess were
little William Hosford, jr., and
John Madden, jr., who are both re-
lated to former rulers of the realm.
They were uniquely costumed in
Turkish style blouses and bloom
ers of many colors.
John D. Creighton, I'd, and En-
glebert Folda, jr., pages to the
king. were costumed in the same
manner
The interlude consisted of ballet
dances given by those girls especial
ly selected for the purpose. At the
close of dancing, which took place
in the center of the Den, a trumpet
was heard announcing that the
princess was about to appear. At
this signal all the dancing girls
salaamed deeply and reclined upon
the floor.
Misses Portial SWEET and Elsie
Zeit of Chicago, were the solo
dancers. Others taking part in the
ballet included Misses Pleasant
Holyoke and Virginia Whitehead of
Denver; Flavia Waters, Donna Gus
tin, Marjorie Barstow of Lincoln;
Mary K. Parmalee of Plattsmouth,
and Elinor Kountze, Katherine Bax-
ter, Polly Robbins, Ruth Gaines,
Martha Dox, Lucy Garvin, Elda
Beason, Marjorie Gibson, Nora Vim
cent, Maize Gibson, Margaret An
derson, Frances Ellick, Charlotte
Perry, Katherine Porter and Kath-
crime Gaines. ~
When they acted as attendants
to the princess in her garden they
wore the pastel shades in the gowns.
However, as the dancing girls of
King Ak-Sar-Ben they were cos
tuned in. the very vivid co1ors, all
shades of yellow, purple, orange and
flame.
At the same time the stage which
had been in darkness began to
light showing the king upon huge
divan over which was rose colored
canopy. As the blackness was dis
PEELED, the group of governors and
slaves who were around him be-
came visible and the ceremony of
investing him as king was per-
formed.
The princess. with her maidens
then advanced from the opposite
end of the Den. When she reached
the stage, she was greeted by the
king, who crowned her. After the
greetings of the governors. the bal
let in the arena proceeded.
Immediately after the dancing, the
Board of Governors went into the
arena and escorted a number OF
Omaha's most prominent women to
the throne where they paid hon.
age to their rulers.
The ceremony of the cornation
having been completed, the ball be-
gan.
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