The New York herald., 1921-04-20
FATHER KNICKERBOCKER BALL
OPENS THE HOTEL AMBASSADOR
South American Group and
Diplomatic Corps Attend
the Dance.

As closing chapter I'm the making
yesterdays unveiiing OF the statue OF
Gen. Simon Bolivar, the Venezuelan pa
triot. DIR. Esteban Gil-Borges. head OF
the special Venezuelan mission, and
other members OF the South American
delegation, accompanied by members of
the Diplomatic Corps In Washington
and some city officials. last night at
tended a celebration In local history,
The occasion was the annual Father
knickerbocker ball, under the auspices
Of the City History Club. in the new
Hotel Ambassador. at Park avenue and
Fifty-first street, the formal opening OF
which the bail marked.
The ball was given under the personal
supervision OF Mrs. Vincent Astor. with
whom was associated Mrs. A. Barton
Hepburn president OF the CITY History
Club, and brought to life In simulated
form famous characters in the Colonial
life of New York When DR.. Esteoan
Gill Borges and the members of the
South American delegation reached the
hotel from the dinner given In the Bit
more by the Mayors Committee they
were received by several score OF men
and women OF social prominence. who
New York picture OF century and
quarter ago so accurately were all
dressed to carry out the historical idea.
Mrs Hepburn's Colonial costume of
white brocade was fashioned after
dress worn by Martha Washington. Mrs.
Astor, also in costume OF the period,
was in gold tissue. Each wore her
coiffure dressed high and powdered.
Accompanying Or. Gil-Borges were
DR.. Santos A. Dominica, Felipe Francia,
Francisco Javier Yanes. Col. Antonio
Martinez-Sanchez. Alberto Adriani DR..
Jose Santiago Rodriguez j. M. Herrera
Mendoza, Manuel S. Sanchez; Nine
Borges, Miss Dominica, Nine. Fancia,
Nine. Yanes Nine. Rodriguez. Nine.
Herrera Mendoza, Nine. Martinez-san-
chez and Mime. Sanchez.
Ambn sSndors Among Guests.
Some of the South American diplo-
mats and members of their parties
among the guests were the Argentine
Ambassador and Nine. lie Breton, MISS
Manuela Loveras. the Peruvian AM
bassador and Nine. de Pezet, Mr.. Au-
gusto Cochrane de Alencar. the Bra
lillian Ambassador; the Minister or
Ecuador and Nine de Elizalde, the Sec
retary of the Legation of Ecuador and
Nine de Ycaza. Mr.. and Mrs. L. a.
Penaherrera, DR.. Carlos Adolfo Urueta.
the Minister Of Colombia Mr.. Carlos
Tribe, Jr, Secretary of the Colombian
Legation Mr.. Alfredo Nicholson OF the
Colombian Legation, the Minister of
Uruguay and Nine varela, the Minister
of Costa Rica and Nine. de Beeche. the
Consul General OF Guatemala. Mr.. J. p.
Lefevre Charge dAffaires Of the Lega-
tion OF Panama Mime. Lefevre, Mr.. X.
Camille Diaz, Charge d'Affaires OF the
Legation of Honduras: Nine. de Diaz,
Dr. Miguel Prado, Secretary OF the
Gautemalan Legation, and Viscount
date, Minister of Portugal.
Dinners before the bal! were given by
Mrs. Hepburn. Prof. and Mrs. Henry
Fairfield Osborn, Mr.. and Mrs Arthur
Coppell, Mr.. and Mrs. oliver Hartman.
Mrs Willard Straight and Mrs. R. l..
Livingston.
Supporting Mrs. As,or and Mrs. Hep
burn. were Miss Juliana Cutting and
group of young women In Colonial cos
tunes. who later appeared In a gavotte
such as was danced In the days of
George and Martha Washington. They
included Misses olivia Erdmann. Clara
workum Genevleve Clendenin. Mar
garet Hennessey. Ruth Maniere, Rita
Ecker Constance De Lanoy, Isabel Nc
Millin, Beatrice Starr. Stephanie Ras-
mus. victorine Kellogg, Elizabeth Man
ming. Wandern r. Mathews, Beatrice
Byrne, Sheila Byrne Mary Cameron,
Mary Van r. Cogswell. Elise Hughes.
Eleanor Peabody, Eleanor Potter. Ellen
Randolph. Adele Ryan. Dorothes Sharp.
Betty Thompson, Geraldine Thompson,
Marion Tiffany, Helen Trevor. Burks
Yuille and Nancy Yuille.
Men In Colonial Costumes.
There also was a large group 0. men
In Colonial costumes to aid in receiving
the South American diplomats. Mr..
Richard Peters and Mr.. William O'D.
Iselin escorted the South American en-
voys from the Biltmore to the new Am
sassador.
The eighteen story Ambassador T. the
first large hotel TO be erected In New
York since the armistice. The beautiful
structure has been under construction
sor more than ayear. Prohibition. the
sigh cost Of building ARD a demand for
office space gave to this hotel. which oc-