Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-09
Mardi Gras Ball.

The Mardi Gras ball, given at
Rauscher's last evening by Capt. and
Mrs. Clarence Crittenden Calhoun and
Mrs. Emerson Howe, for Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter A. Drury, jr., son-in-law and
daughter of Mrs. Calhoun, and Miss
Elizabeth Howe. daughter of Mrs.
Howe. was a fitting climax to the
with balls Of every variety.
! A carnival spirit reigned and the
dancers, who thronged both ball
! rooms, wore the costumes of every
country and period and the effect was
altogether charming. The mirrored
| walls of the Eooms were sprayed with
! southern smilax, and the pink tinted
! lights, reflected from the ceiling cast
a soft glow over the dancers. A large
| stringed orchestra played on a raised
platform at the entrance to the large
ballroom. The guests, who numbered
| about 600, were representative of the
diplomatic, official and smart resident
life of the capital. Practically all of
the embassies and legations were rep
resented and the costumes were es-
pecially picturesque.
| The guests were received by Capt
and Mrs. Calhoun. the former as
Dante. in red robe and cap with
! laurel wealth. Mrs. Calhoun. as a
colonial lady, wore white costume
of brocaded satin with bouffant PAN
niers on the skirt. diamond ornaments
and a white powdered wig. She car
! ried large white ostrich feather fan.
Mrs. Emerson Howe's costume. copied
from one of Matters paintings, was
carried out in blue satin brocade. Miss
Howe wore an exquisite French gown
of green satin, heavily encrusted in crys-
| tails and gold embroidery. and she later
changed to a green satin Pierrette
with white pompons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter A. Drury. jr:, as
"Haig and Haig." appeared in kilties
| with the Stuart tartan.
! Those present included the ambas-
| sador of Peru. as an American dandy
| of the early eighties; Sonora de Pezet.
| century, with a costume of gorgeous
| brocade and powdered wig; the am
! bassador of Brazil, Mr.. de Alencar;
the minister of Venezuela, Senior DR..
Don Dominica, and Senorita Dominica,
| the latter wearing orchid satin and
| tulle; the minister of the Serbs. Croats
and Slovenes and Nine. Grouitch,
the latter wearing a wonderful Ru-
| manian court costume; the minister of
Poland and Princess Lubomirska. in
lie elaborate court costume: the minister
of Switzerland and Nine. Peter, the
! new minister from Rumania and
Z; Princess Bibesco. the former as an
Arabian prince. in a costume of vivid
| coloring, and the princess being lovely
! as an eastern houri; the counselor of
| the Russian embassy and Nine. de
Bach. Prince de Bearn and Mr.. Jules
| Henry of the French embassy, Mr.
Robert Silvercruys, Mr.. N. H. Laho-
wary and Jonkheer w. H. de Beaufort
| There were many handsome Chinese
| costumes, and one group composed of
Mrs. Owen Freeman Roberts. Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Reinsch, Mr.. and Mrs. Post
Wheeler and Mr.. Paul Watson of
Boston wore authentic oriental cos
tunes of brocade wonderful in color
and design. Other costumes original
as we'll as beautiful were worn by
Col. and Mrs. Francis T. A. Junkin
the former as Japanese gentleman
and Mrs. Junkin wearing a Russian
court costume with a headdress of
diamonds. emeralds and rubies. Mrs
Victor Kaufman was an Eastern
princess. with a costume of beautiful
design; Miss Rooney as Night, wore a
black costume with long black
feather extending high in the air
from a Jet hair ornament; Miss Alice
Archibald wore a Rumanian peasant
cost1me: Miss Antoinette Graves was
a student of the Latin quarter; Miss
Alice Emo appeared first in medieval
costume and later changed to a Rus
sian peasant costume; Mr.. Louis ell
Ter Of New York appeared as French
artist. and Mr.. and Mrs. Wareham
house guests OF. Capt. and Mrs. Cal
houn and cousins of the latter, wore
dominOS and masks.
Mrs. Frederick r. Harris wore a
Russian court costume with Jeweled
Iheaddress; Miss Marcia Chaplin made
a charming Carmen, wearing red
silk costume with many bead neck
llaces and lace mantilla and
comb. Mrs. Horace G. Mcfarland. as
Folly. wore q violet and pale yellow
satin costume made in diamond de-
;sign, with a yellow satin girdle and
sash and a violet satin hat. Mr.. Jack
Hudgins went as Mexican cowboy
with tan leather chaps. a wide som
ibrero with gold trimmings and a belt
and holster with pistols.
Mr.. Thomas Bell Sweeney wore
humorous costume: Mr.. and Mrs
Philip c. Kaufman. the latter as a
colonial lady, in black velvet gown
! and white wig, while Mr.. kaunmann
! wore a Scottish kiltie. and Mr.. Samuel
H. Kaufman wore Princeton
painters costume; Mr.. Herbert Heng-
stler and Commander Thomas Kinkaid
went as Pierrots. Mrs. Albert Sidney
Burleson dressed as little girl In g
bingham frock and sunbonnet; Gen
Charles b. Drake was a minister and
| Mrs Drake and Miss Drake were also
Others in the large company in
cluded Representative and Mrs. Fred.
erick A. Britten, the latter in golG
brocade, with black paradise feathers
in her. couture; DR.. and Mrs. Loren
Johnson. Mrs. Johnson wearing q
black velvet gown of exquisite de-
sign: Mrs. Charles Boughton Wood, ir
black lace and jet: Mr.. and Mrs. Rob
ert Woolley and Miss Marguerite
Woolley: Miss Janet Jane, Richards 81 Dr. ane
U. 8. Grant. jr.; Mrs. Thomas Kinkaid
Col. Raymond Lee was in polo cos
tune, as was Mr.. Larkin Glazebrook
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick l. Huide'
koper, Mr. and Mrs. r. r. Gown. Mrs
Hare Lippincott. Col. John Clifton
Miss Enid Sims. Capt. Cusick and
Mrs. John c. Fremont were also
among the guests who danced unit
the early morning hours, dawn being
announced by the arrival OF figure
dancing through the doorway swathe6
in gray chiffon draperies and repre-.
senting "the cold gray dawn of the
morning after"
Dinners, At Homes. Weddingr!:
Senator and Mrs. John B. Kendricl
were hosts at dinner last evening, en-
ltertaining in honor OF the assistant
secretary of the interior and Mrs
Alexander T. Vogehsang. The guest.
included Senator and Mrs. James A
Reed, Senator and Mrs: Nathaniel B
Dial, Senator David I. Walsh, tn.
minister of Ecuador and Nine. Eli.
zalde, Mr.. and Mrs. Vernay and Mrs
r. II. Eggleston Of Laramie, wyo.
Mrs. Kendrick and Miss Kendricl
will be at home tomorrow afternoon
when they will be assisted in receiving
lby their house guest, Mrs. F. H Egg.
i gleston.