Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-05
LONDON CROWDS DANCE
HALL At VICTORY BALL
Society Making Up for the Dizziness
OF tic Past Four
Years.
SHOW OUTHURSTS OF GAYETY
EVcm Food md Drink Short uyr
SHOW ouTnuRsrs OF GAYETY
Even Food and Drink Shortage
Failed to Dnmpcn the Enthusiasm
of Merry Waltycrs-Somc of the
Dresses Gorgeous.
uN LADY MARY.

DrcSScS gorgeous.
DN LADY MARY.
LONDON. January s.-onicial peace
may not ID" ";;!. uG yet. Ju. evidently
there IS no sort Of doubt in the minds
OF most pcopi. that the days of fight
-. -. as, ~, 40 e cht gums anu hieh en-
pIosives are concerned. are over. Ger
tam. IL is. that London is swinging ON
a dizzE round Of pleasure and rejoicing
ana night and dag. publicly and pri-
Naicly. everybody seems 70 be going
Inc pace III order apparently to make
un Tor lost time. The first big pub
lie junction since the war ceased was
andoubicdly the Victory Eall held Il;
the Albcrt Hall a few days ago. All
The Everyhodies" rs well az the NO
bodies were present. the necessary
equipment that made people eligible
for entrance to the big building being
the Possession OF SIS Cthe price OF "A
iicteD and "a whole hearted desire 10
nav" :, good time.
And suppose everybody did enjoy
INN or herself nightly according TO
cld-estabiishcd Gust ON ana in spite OF
the Tact that from 10 o'clock when
the Victory Ball commenced. until
o'clock. when II finished. there was no
or ginger beer. and very little food
beyCnd a few rather dry and unprofi;-
OF tastcless mysteries called "jcllics'
and "cusiards" ana some dusty slabs
OF a terrible compound christencd
that never rejoices. therefore the hun.
ger and thlrs; OF the 1 900 odd souls
who danced through the night at the
the victory OF the allies seemed TO
count for nothing.
MARNELOIS CLOTHES
WE'RE SEEN ON FLOOR
The most marvellous people and the
most marvellous clothes We're To he
seen in every part OF the vast flag
dcckcd hail and the polished parauet
flooring that was laid for this occa-
sion WAS continually crowded with the
dancing multitude 1t is said that no
members 81 our own royal family were
very much mistaken. ono OF the boxes
which hai bored the Duchess Of Suthcr-
land also served as an observation post
for England's pretticst princess. win"
world she is over here. Wild horses
VIII not drag, her name from me. but
for amy one who gives n little thought
10 the matter TO discover it.
Nearly everybody in the multitude
Manuel However. in evening clothes
looking unusually pale and thin. His
queen; Augusia Victoria, vas not with
seemed TO be having quite a good time,
although / did not see him on the
dancing floor. Mrs; Asquith in
oriental d:aperies OF black and gold
with an amazing head-drcss was In
tremendously high spirits. | saw her
at one time in the evening standing
tier throwing paper streamers into tho
crowd below. She was At another time
holding animated converse with Mr..
Zen Ali H@ggin dressed as a Persian
prir -. and Mrs Vernon Castle. who
WAS looking wonderfully picturesque.
She attracted lot OF attention in
her black satin coat with its outStand-
ing skirt wron over black satin
hreeches gartered with diamonds. Her
head dress was truly = miracle ana
consisted of a ciosc-fitinG turban Orna-
mentcd with diamonds and having a
gii;trring diamond set tor from which
rose Two golden phcaSants' tail feath-
hc: knees. She carried in her black
eloved hand an ebony. diamond-en-
crusted stick with long tassels OF
heels OF her shoes and the lurned-up
toes thereof were also set in arabesques
of d.amondS-a wonderful and graceful
figure surely.
LADY ChRBERY ENCIrEs
INTEREST At DANCE
Another pretty woman who excited
much interest was Lady Carbery, who
was With a large party of Americans.
She had gown made of heavy alumni
MUM colored tissue bcltcd with jet
and diamonds. on her head was a
monstrous erection of yellow paradise
diamond comb. Lord Reavcrbrook. who
us YOU know used TO he Sir Max Aitker
and who. has recently been very ill.
was not at the Albert Hall ball, bat
/ saw his pretty wife in "A box. She
was wearing powdered hair and a
beautiful Mary Antoinette costume of
adjoined that for which Miss Jose
Collins had paid $500. Miss Collins is
one Of London's favorite musical
comedy actresses and saw her talk
Ing 10 L-dy Beaverbrook between the
dances in 4 very ucighborly fashion.
She 1M!ss Collins) was wearing a mar
velous gown Of white chiffon embroid-
cred with sparkling stones. and having
short cape or rose-rcd velvet falling
from her shoulders. Her hend dress
WAS an amazing erection Of diamonds
set upon cap Of blue velvet.
Bu. might go on forever telling
Of the marvc,s that were la be seen
ut this the first ball of our victory
wear. y Kaleidoscope scene Of this
kind. the more you think of it the
more bcwildering and Yet fascinating
1t seems To become especially to eyes;
unaccusiomed to anything in the way
OF big social functi ions. for London up
TO the present. has been as dead as 4
door ma!l during more than four years.
She is just beginning to wake IN. and
MS yet her social eyes are unnccustumed
To brilliant lights ana dazzling scenes.
HEAVY CLOUD or WAR
YEARS SUDDENLY LIFTED
] remember we'll my own feelings
when about year ago saw New
fork's glitter and glory. I felt like n
country cousin who had suddenly been
introduced into stage paradise.
don't think that any one in America
VINO has not actually experienced the
gloom and suppression Of London dur
ing the war years can quite realize
under what heavy cloud we have
been living Perhaps ii is for this
reason that. now hostilitics are over.
wc seem TO have gone just Il little mad
The odd part of it is that although
all Of us are actually happy in the
th0uEht Of peace, the soldiers and
sailors with whom ono talks on the
subject are no; as rcioiceful as they
might be. IF we had only kept on
another month";" AN officer said to me
recently: Just one more month. and
we would have had the JOY of giving
Fritz just what he ought to have had.
and in the right place. "-taht is the
cry OF all the fighting men, British.
French and American. TO whom have
spoken on the subject. And these men
who have saved our souls alive SAY
that the Germans never showed moro
subtle c!everness than I'm sucine for an
armiSttce ct the actual time that they
did. Fritz knew what was coming 10
him, and II was coming good ana
plcnty--so he elected TO cut and run
a, Nl1.r -.