The Washington herald., 1921-12-11

everywhere go near the
Washington opera ball being dis
cussed and as nearly as / can find
out everybody in town who goes to
balls at all. and some who don't,
are going to be there.
As 1 told you last week there
was beautiful feature being
planned. Nearly everybody has
found out about it as it was too
unusual to keep secret long. Still
there may be few who haven't
heard, so I'll tell you. The ball
room is to be decorated with per-
fectly stunning living pictures.
Franklin Barber Clarke. the noted
miniature and portrait painter. has
reproduced the backgrounds OF
twelve portraits by the old mas
tiers. Against these in huge frames
set above the boxes twelve of the
most beautiful girls in the younger
social set will be posed in the cos
tunes of the old paintings. The
paintings will be yelled with the
flags of the nation in which the
artists lived.
Unveiling Of Portraits.
When the guests have assembled
there will be the ceremony OF un-
yelling the portraits. Mrs. Charles
II. Campbell. herself dressed in a
Colonial costume, will do the un-
yelling. after which she will open
the ball with william Bowie
Clarke. the chairman of the ball
committee.
After the guests have had time to
admire the pictures, there will be
a pause in the dance and the pic
ture girls" will be led from their
frames by their partners. and will
join the dancers.
said they were from the
younger social set in the city.
There is one notable exception. Mrs.
Julian S Carter. who is one of the
most beautiful and popular women
in the Baltimore social set, is COM
ing over for the ball, and she will
be in the pictures as Portrait of a
Colonial Lady by Franklin Bar
Der Clarke. the artist, who carried
out the scheme Of decoration
Ready to Work Hard.
] can't imagine how Edouard AL
bion-Mr. Albion Is director of the
Washington Opera-ever persuaded
him to do il. for it must have been
tremendous task. But somehow
nobody ever seems to stop at hard
work when it's for the Washington
Opera Company. l know I don't,
and they certainly make me work
Just keeping up with the worth
while things they accomplish.
Here are the names of the pic
ture artists and the girls who ap-
pea h them. (Keep this list and
when you go to the ball you can
take il to identify them ALL
Portrait of a Colonial Lady. by
Franklin Barbar Clarke. posed by
Mrs Julian s. Carter.
Nine. de Dugazon. by Natter,
posed by Miss Mary Montgomery.
Lady Hamilton, by Romney, posed
by Miss Laura Bryn.
Countess Potocka. by Anton
Crafts, posed by Miss Margaret
Decide.
La I.attiere, by Greuze. posed by
Miss Frances Clarke.
Countess OF oxford. by Hoppner,
posed by Miss Annette Ashford.
Nine. Louise de France, by Nat
tier. posed by Miss Rosalind Wright.
A Girl with Doves, by Greuze.
posed by Miss Elizabeth Howe.
Mrs. Robinson, by Gainsborough,
posed by Miss Wallenberg.
Mrs. Mark Currie. by Romney,
posed by Mrs. Lawrence Redington.
A Spanish Dancing Girl, artist
anonymous. posed by Miss Jose
phine Pomeroy.
Can't Get Theater.
told YOU that Mrs. Carter was
coming from Baltimore to attend
the ball and I have learned that the
Washington Opera Company Is
planning to return her visit. They
will give Samson and Delilah at
the Lyric Theater In Baltimore on
February 20. Now what do you
think of that? Baltimore will hear
our own company before we do.
was furious when l heard it, but
there seems to be no one to blame
unless it's the impresario, who
sends everything else to Polls ex-
cept the washington Opera Com
pany. So far our opera hasn't been
able to get a booking there. Let's
all 70 up to New York and see him
about II.
I Just know IL he saw all the pa
tronesses and box holders Of that
ball Thursday night-they are all
interested, heart and soul, in the
opera. too-descending upon him
he'd give u a booking very quick