The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-24
Miss Genevieve Clendenin as
daughter Of Admiral Nonsccnigo,
Venetian Navigator, in crimson
and white fur.

Eight hundred men ana women of So
cic;y and various other walks Of local
life attended the Venetian Ball in the
Ritz-Carltoh last night and If any one
of the participants could have elimi-
mated from his or her mind the Vol
stead act. could have stopped their
ears to the dissonances of distant taxi
cabs and In other ways have set aside
characteristic things Of 1920. it would
have been easy 70 send the fancies bac@
a few centuries to the golden days Of
Venice, when the Doges were political
bosses
The picturesque dance was for the
benefit of the war orphans of Italy un-
der the direction of men and women
who determined that New York society
should have a costume ball. inspired b.
the color and spirit of Venice of the
early Renaissance, that should be his
torically accurate so far as costumins
was concerned. at any rate. They
succeeded much better than preceding
committees that had made such at
attempts in the past The income from
the ball for Italian war orphans APP
preached $1,000, but many times that
sum of money was spent in the aggre-
gate by the participants in getting into
the sartorial picture.
Sponsors for the Dance.
The sponsors Of the ball were Princess
Francesca Rospigliosi Mines. Walter T.
Maynard. Monroe Douglas Robinson
Newbold lie Roy Edgar. William Aston
Chanler and Orestes Ferrara. Miss
Wanden Mathews, Messrs. Chester \
Aldrich. John Moffat. Francis w
Crowninshleld, whitney warren Cond'
l.
Austin Strong. George s. Chappeil.
Henry NJ. Rae. walter Wanger ami
Henry Clapp Smith, and several paint
ers and experts in stage craft, who
included Mr.. Giulio Gatti-CasazZa. gen.
eral manager of the Metropolitan Opera
Company They worked out a scheme
that was not wanting in theatrical ef-
fects. that filled the eye with wonder
and appealed to the sense OF humor.
The colorful fun started with a dozen
costume dinners. BY IL O'Clock the
crowd was In the ballroom. At o'clock
tn morning they all sat down TO break
fast and gray dawn was creeping over
the city when the musicians of three
orchestras that had played through the
night packed up their Instruments,
dotted their Venetian DISCUSSES and went
home.
With II o'clock came a dramatic
preface to the dance. Into the ballroom
strolled a figure In sombre black and
with his face Swallowed by great black
hat He was The Grand Tnqusitor Of
Vcrtce (Mr Robert W. Chanler A group
followed him. The Grand Inqwsitor
waved a long. black arm and HIS follow
ers (the chorus from the Metropolitan
Opera House) burst into the Grand IN
qmssto7's merry greeting from 1.-THE
Gondoliers":
Il stole the Prince and brought him
here.
And left him gaily prattling
With a highly respectable gondolier.
Who promised the royal babe to rear
And teach him the trade of timoneer,
With his own beloved brattling."
An Historical Picture.
The Grand Tnquisitor bowed gravely
TO his minions and the multitude. Ills
ewes rested upon Dante tMr. Lloyd
warren) with his beloved Beatrice Por-
tinnri (Mrs. William Aston Chanler)
by his side. At Ddnte's elbow stood
Boccao clio (Mr. Crowninsh ield), and
arm in arm with Boccdcoio, to make
complete the historical picture was his
literary chum, Pctrdrch (Mr. Whigham).
The latter then turned and whispered
few lines from his "Canzoniere" to his
Immortal Toard Mrs Riddla Duge1