Evening star., 1919-03-27

antique italian vases and laurel
wreaths.
A picture sdue group of Italian peas
ants wearing costumes representa-
tive of the various provinces in Italy
included Mrs. Kenneth Castleman.
Mrs. Effingham l.. Townsend, Mrs.
Randolph Fantini. Mrs. Lindley. Miss
Louise Delano, Miss Carter Mulliken,
Miss Mary Graham, Miss Millicent
Rogers and Mrs. Hendrick.
When the tableaux formed in the
center of the ballroom Mrs. Anna
Brett Sunny, at the foot of the ped
estal on w:ich Italy stood. sang the
Garibaldi Hymn.
This group, which was awarded the
silver cup as the most beautiful of
the evening. was posed under the di-
rection of the Duke di Sangro and
Mr.. Andrea Geisser CeIesia di Veg
liasco of the Italian embassy
Mrs. Henry F.. Dimock was the pa
troness for this group. of which Mime.
Quattrone and Mrs. John Jay White
were chairmen.
Merrie England.
Mrs. Colville Barclay, wife of the
British counselor, was chairman OF
the group of Great Britain, and rep
traIia. Mrs. Lillian Knyvelt; Canada,
Mrs. Sydney Small; Ireland, Mrs.
John Hope: Wales. Miss Edith Thorn
son; India, Mrs. Robert Hudson:
Scotland. Capt. J. H. Christie, and
John Bull. Mr.. J. J. Broderick.
John Bull brought forth shouts of
applause. and each province paid it's
respects to the ambassador of Great
Britain and the Countess Of Reading,
who occupied a box.
Land of Cherry Blossoms.
Miss Eliza r. Scidmore, traveller,
writer and authority on Japan, was
chairman of the group. Wearing a
richly embroidered native costume, she
passed mincingly down the ballroom
in picturesque review.
In the group We're: Mrs. Taylor
Evans, Mrs. Evans Sewall, Mrs. Luke
McNamee, Mrs. w. c.. Giles. Miss
Marion Ainsi. Miss Katherine Knight,
Miss Lillian Miller. Mr.. James Ellison,
jr; Mr.. Otho Cushing and Mr.. Benja-
min Morrison.
China.
Mrs. George Barnett was chairman
of the Chinese group. in which were:
Mr.. Walter Dillingham;, Mrs. Edward
A. Sturges, Mr.. Christian Hemmick,
who arranged the parade; Miss Betty
Burnett, Miss Natalia Fisher, Miss
Leila Gordon, Miss Mildred Bromwell
Miss Margerite Symonds and Miss
Mary HELEN.
Typical of Norway.
Nine A r. Nordvall, wife of the
Swedish special commissioner, and
ladies from the Norwegian and Dan
ish legations arranged the Scandi-
navian part of the pageant. consist
ing of Scandinavian .'nidsummer
festival with bride and groom and
a large number of guests attending
the wedding. The bride and groom
entered to the tune Of a Swedish we'd
ding march, and were followed by a
peasant boy, carrying the May pole -
which is generally used in the Scandi-
celebration. After the bride and groom
took. their places under the May
pole" the guests at the wedding made
their entrance, dancing a Swedish
long dance and afterward danced
in ring dance" around the MAY
pole" After the ring dance" three
Of the guests danced a Swedish folk
dance, called "Vingaker dance"
All of the costumes worm in bright
colors, were original Swedish. Nor
wegian and Danish national costumes,
as worn today by the peasants in
various parts of the Scandinavian
countries.
Figures in the midsummer festival
were: Miss Anderson, Miss Bryn,
Nine kirkland, Miss Ellis, Miss Hen
Erickson, Miss Johanneson. Nine.
Renborg, Mrs. Stewart. Miss Tucker,
Mrs. Oscar Carlson, Miss Cecilia ia
cobson and Mr.. Thor Ahlin.
Nine. Barber was patroness for the