The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-11-24
DAYS OF VENICE" AT RITZ
BRILLIANT SOCIETY PAGEANT
More Than 1000 in Medieval
Dress Dance for Tribute
TO Italy Fund.

Moro than 1000 society folk OF Now
York took part in the Days OF Ven
ice bah at the Carlton last
! night in aid Of the Tribute to Italy
fund. II was enc OF the most gor-
seous spectaclcs ever staged as a
social affair in this city, with mag
rif,ccnt medieval costumes every
where. Dinners in costume preceded
the dance not only in the Ritz crystal
room bat in many private apart
meuts.
Tho piazzetta o; st. Marks formed
tho setting for the pageant Hangngs
and scenery from the Metropolitan
Opera House wero augmented by
many contributions from private col
lectiors. Tho dance started at mid
night.
One of the most attractive costume
dinners before the ball had as guests
party of sixteen, of which whitney
Warren Francis Markoe and Fran
cesco Mario Guardabassi were the
hosts. Both the men and women in
the group wore dominCs Of black,
rose, vermilion and magenta, with
black hats Of the IncroyabIc period
with gold tassels. In the party were
Mrs. Lawrence Keene, Mrs. Frank
Gray Griswold, Mrs. Peter Cooper
Hewitt, Mr.. and Mrs. George French,
Mrs. Herman Duryea, Leonard
Thomas, Mrs. BGrnOn :. Prentice,
Miss Rlca MartInand and f. Burial
Hoffman.
The Prince and Princess FRANCISCO
Rospigliosi, who were active in ar
ranging the ball, had in their party
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph b. Thomas, Mr..
and Mrs. Felix Doubleday, Mr.. and
Mrs. Isvosky, Mr.. and Mrs. Giuseppe
Brambilla, Mr.. and Mrs. Oreste Fer
rara and Mrs. Herbert Shipm0n.
one Of the largest of the costume
dinners was given by Mrs. James w.
Corrgan in her apartment at the Ritz.
Mrs. CoIr!gan, as Venetian Duchess
! os the seventeenth century, wore one
! Of the most beautiful costumes OF the
evening. 1t was designed by Count
Boni de Castellane. made by Worth
| and the design painted by the French
artist, George Barber. The material
was OF silver tissue embroidered in
| gold over coral colored silk and
| trimmed with sable. In the party
were John Moffat, as Lord Byron, in
! black silk and ruffles; MI and Mrs.
! John Wanamaker jr., Rodnan Wanna
maker I'd, Mrs. william Disston,
| Roosevelt Thorn pson, Mrs. Charles De
| Loosely Oelrichs, and Mrs. Biddle
Duke as Petrarch's Laura.
Mrs. William AstOr ChaulcG who
masqueradcd as Beatrice, had in her
party Mrs. John w. Garrett, Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Ellis Frank CrownIn-
shield, as Boccacclo. Condo Mast, az
I MAeAlavelli, and John Gregory.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter u. Maynard
and Mr.. and Mrs. John MaEce enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. William White
house, Miss Alexander Emery Mrs.
Ralph Sanger, Mrs. Ethel Higgins,
Ashbel Barney. Benjamin ". Morris
and Godfrey Dodge
A picturesque feature o. tine owe
ming was the entry Of the three
Judges, 20 whom was assigned the
TASK OF awarding the prizes for the
most beautiful costumes. These were
Ms Harry Payne whitney Robert
". tuanlCr, who represented the
Grand Inquisltur Of Venice, in a SON
hre cloak and huge hat and Prince
'ROspiRllosl. Following them was o.
group Of strOllingB Venetian singers
who sang the Grand Tnquis.ioTs song
from Gilbert and SullivAn'S "Gondol-
'ers." A chorus Of singers from the
Metropolitan Opera House, under the
leadership Of Setti and Cpstumcd az
Gondolieri and COutadini, sang Ital-
IAN songs. For dancing there were
two Orchestras of twenty pieces each.
Young girls appeared as sDecia,
committee representing maids OF Otl
Venice Miss Wanden Mathews rep
resented Venetian ballet girl, Miss
Mary Van Rensselaer, CoEswcu was
belle 81 the Piazzetta. Miss Gene
We've Clerdenin was the daughter OF
The famous Venetian Admiral, Mos
lcn!go Others in this group were
Mrs. George Henry Warren jr., MIS-,
Florence Loew, Miss Ellen Randolph
Miss Eleanor Peabody Miss Dorot.5
Sharp and Miss Adele Ryan.
Others wearing beautiful costume
a. ths al weGs William RhhelanSvl