The Washington herald., 1920-04-18

exhibition of some wonderful Bibli-
cal costumes known as Nine. Mount
forts collection.
MARGARET WILSON
ALSO AT FAIR.
Margaret Wilson also attended the
book fair, going quite alone at
about o'clock. Mrs. Pearson also
greeted her at the door and showed
her throughout the house. She look
ed as though she was about to go a
yachting. She appears to be taking
on flesh quite rapidly, too. Her
costume was a distinctly summery
looking suit Of some woolly white
material, suggestive Of tweed. The
skirt was straight and quite short.
The jacket was a Norfolk effect
with inverted pleats, patch pockets
and a narrow belt, worn a bit above
the waist line. Her hat was q sailor
shape sport model of that heavy
white material that suggests Turk
ish toweling with O large all-over
pattern OF Persian design of blue
and rose and other colors. She wore
high white canvas boots. She stay
ed at the fair for about an hour.
To describe that fair would be
impossible; 1t was so large and
elaborate. The Moran house was
completely disguised, for much of
the furniture had been slowed away
some place or other to make room
for the various exhibits and the
decorations included in the major
ity of the rooms q veil of flowers
or smilax or evergreens for the
walls. The most wonderful piece
OF camouhage was in the pantryl
ana kitchens where the restaurant
The Carcassonne" was established
by Miss Virginia Berry. Rho man
ages the tea house by that same
fanciful name taken from Lord
Dunsany's Land of Dreams,"at the
corner of Twenty-eighth and Q
streets. The walls of the pantry
and kitchen, the shelves even, were
hidden by heavy cardboard, painted
to represent walls of large weather
beaten stones with fanciful pictures
here and there of ancient castles
and moats and draw-bridges. Even |
the kitchen stove and sink were |
made to form part of the decora-
tion instead of being themselves. |
Pretty Mary Hume James acted as
cashier and she is as charming as
she Is good looking.
PAINTING EXHIBIT
IS Attractive.
Cleon Throckmorton, who has
successfully operated the Krazy
Kat, Is the most promising of
young artists. He Is really q mere
boy and has only been trying his
hand at art in the last year, he |
tells me. Before that he was
studying to be an electrical engi- |
neer. He was responsible for the |
decorations in the Carcassonne.
Later I saw three paintings up
stairs. q part of his real work done
in delightful pastel tones; that new
scenic painting that seems to be
just the thing now. Many people |
told me they thought that Car
cassonne kitchen was the loyeliest |
nook In the whole house from its
narrow entrance. banked with pine |
needles. to the big hearth at the |
far end Of the rooms.
ossip Perelma, an artist of estab-
nshed renown, had several of his |
large Snd exquisite paintings on
exhibition. One particularly strik- |
ing one, La Parisienne, was much |
admired by Margaret Wilson. Per- |
sonally, thought his of Senator |
Phelan very good. The artist is |
quite as interesting as the pictures,
too. He was delighted with Miss |
Sparks vocal numbers at the after |
noon concert, and insisted that he |
be presented to her. They chatted |
q few moments in French, and then
he borrowed a pencil and started |
sketching picture of her on a sheet |
al hAt
evening was given over to a brilli- |
ant ball, to complete the carnival, |
In which the guests in their cos
tunes impersonated characters |
chosen from famous books. The af- |
fair was given for the purpose of |
promoting the work of young |
writer's, composers and artists, and |
to benefit the fund for the purchase |
of permanent clubhouse, and |
thereby establish literary center |
in Washington.
The whole thing was certainly an
unqualified success. and I'm tolu |
money is still pouring into the
treasury from the affair, which was |
altogether a charming combination |
Of book fair, bazaar, art exhibit, |
musicale, carnival and fancy dress |
ball. People of note from many cities I
came to Washington Just for the !
event, many of<hem prominent art
lists, writer's and musicians, who dis !
played their wares at the fair. ALI |
classes in society and many VINO |
don't aspire to be in society, but be-
long to the class who do things es-
pecially worth while, were repre- |
sented in the crowds that roamed |
all over the Moran house-some for |
ty rooms and twelve baths-alI aft
ernoon and evening.
BARONESS ROMANO
AIDS RECEIVING
Mrs. Pearson received the guests |
at the ball. assisted by Baroness |
Romano Avezzana, Princess Radzi- |
viii. Mrs. Moran, Mrs. Henry Wilder |
Keyes, Mrs. Florence jackson |
stoddard. first vice president of the
league, and the second vice presi- |
dent, Mrs. William Atherton Du-
rbn a1u IL.