Evening star., 1919-03-26
HE Mi-Careme ball of the ma
tions, to be given at the New
Willard tonight for the benefit

uOnS, TO De given at the new
Willard tonight for the benefit
of Neighborhood House out
rivals in general interest any
of the many beautiful balls given in
Washington this season, and the diplo-
mats from the many countries repre-
! sented in the groups of the nations
have given unstinted aid.
NJ. de Billy, the deputy French high
| commissioner. and Count de Chambrun,
counselor and charge d'affaires of the
! French embassy, have taken box, and
Signor Francesca Quattrone, Italian
high commissioner, and Signora Quat
trone. with many Of the ambassadors
and ministers from foreign countries
| will fill the boxes with guests.
/, The ball will open promptly at 10
O'Clock in the large ballroom, and Miss
! Sophie Siebert, president of Neighbor-
hood House, as the Goddess of Liberty,
will receive the guests, who will be pre-
sented by Maj. Gen. Barnett. COM
mandant Of the U. s. Marine Corps.
Assisting Miss Siebert will be the
members of the board of lady man.
! ayers who will stand with her from
time to time during the evening, the
group including Mrs. Walter Tucker
man, Mrs. John ]. White, Mrs. Ward
Brown, Mrs. John c. Fremont. Mrs.
Francis ]. Herman and a few others,
including Mrs. Mahlon Pitney.
| The countries represented in the va
| rlous groups, the cha racters wearing
national costumes and posing in orig
inal tableaux, include France, Spain,
! navlan countries, China. Belgium,
Switzerland, Netherlands, Serbia. Ru-
| mania, Central and South America,
Cuba and last Of all. as hostess to all
the other nations, the United States.
which will enter to the strains of
THE Stars and Stripes Forever"
National music will accompany each
group. and the most graceful and
spectacular dances of each country,
with many famous professional
dancers, are part Of the program.
The costumes for the various groups
have been gathered from famous men
and women. many Of them expert stu
dents and writer's of the countries, or
brought direct from the countries by
diplomats or prominent native citi-
zens of the countries.
A great Indian chief, in full war
paint and wearing one of the most
splendid ceremonial costumes known
| to the tribes. will head the American
group. and the wives and daughters
of South and Central American diplo-
tire time for weeks past to bringing
the ball to a success tonight.
Tickets may be had at the door of
the ballroom tonight, and in the rest
room will be number of prominent
society men and women who will sell
ribbons. wreaths and masques for
those who wish to add fancy touch
to their conventional evening toilets.
Fancy costume outside OF those ap-
pearing in groups is not necessary.
The handsome silver cup to be given
| to the best group by the committee
I 0f Nofph hn will hn
| sented with due ceremony by Mr.. A.
! F. NJ. Greig. of the British embassy;
| Mr. Walter Wilcox and Senator Hender-
son heading the list.
Mrs. Breckenridge Long and Nine.
| Grouitch, wife of the Serbian minister
| are arranging performance to be
given at Mrs. Longs residence on the
evening of Tuesday. April 22, for the
! benefit of the family of an American
doctor who died in Serbia during the
| war.
Miss Dorothea Spinney, a noted Eng
lish classical dancer will give num-
ber of Greek dances.
| Viscountess Ishii, wife of the
Japanese ambassador, will take the
party of japanese ladies' which in
consul general in New York; Mrs. Aria
| and Mrs. Seko, also of New York, for
I a sight seeing drive through the city
and outskirts this afternoon, and this
| evening they, together with Mme
Nuida and Nine. tujiis will be guests
in the japanese ambassadors and
| lViscountess Ishiis box at the ball of
nations.
The ambassador of Great Britain and
the Countess of Reading will be the
| guests of honor at dinner party to
be entertained tonight by Miss Patten
The special commissioner Of Sweden
and Mrs. Eordvall will entertain at
dinner this evening in honor Of the
Swedish minister and Nine. Eken-
gren. later going with their guests
| to the ball OF nations.
| Mrs. Leigh C.. Palmer was hostess
/ at a beautiful luncheon today, enter
! taining in compliment to Mrs. Ed
ward Eberle, wife of Admiral EberIe.
The company included Mrs. Frederick
| L. Chaplin. Mrs. Lloyd H. Chandler,
Mrs T. De Witt Talmage, Mrs. Her
| bert Wadsworth. Mrs. James Carroll
! frazer. Mrs Carl Joerissen. Mrs.
! Francis s. Nash. Mrs. F.. L. Sandoz.
Mrs. Alexander Magruder and Mrs.
James Lee Shelton.
| The military attache of the Ruma-
niaD legation and Nine. Tieusanu will
entertain a small company at dinner
! this evening at the Shoreham in honor
! Of the latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Humphrey Of Philadelphia.
| who are their house guests, later GO
ing to the ball of nations, where they
will occupy box.
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