The New York herald., 1921-04-17

shifting figures in their bright gowns
and harbarically splendid headdresses,
The effect was dreamlike. One expected
TO wake up If properly plnched. and one
hoped that nobody would be unhind
enough to do IT, II was strangely. un-
believably lovely
Mrs. Lansing Received the Guests.
Mrs. Robert Lansing. who has been
at the head of Russian relief work In
Washington, was, as always, satisfying
picture as she received the guests and
presented them to Princess Cantacuzene-
Speranskey, granddaughter OF Gen. y. ,.
Grant, who ever since she and her nus
band and children came home to
America when things became impossible
In Russia, has been organizing aid Tor
other Russian refugees. for whom
refugeeing was not made so easy. Mrs.
Lansing was a gracious and stately
figure In her gracefully draped gown
of white and silver brocade, TO which
she had added a striking headdress of
crimson velvet and pearls, which was
wonderfully becoming to her prema-
turely silyery hair. Moreover. it made
o splendid contrast to Princess Can
tacuzene's gown of wine red faille,
yelled ir deep dah!ia chiffon. the head
dress being in the form of a jewelled
coronet. Later in the evening Mrs.
Borden Hartman relieved the Princess
Cantacuzene, her gown being of dun
silver brocade and her be1ewelled
kakoshnilS with strings of pearls falling
over the ears being marvellously be-
coming.
OF course many OF the guests topped
their strictly modern evening costumes
with the beautiful and barbaric
kalyoshnik. but many also wore COM
plete Russian costumes, in some in
stances very rare and beautiful examples
dating. back several generations. Others
, wore costumes. not authentically Rus
sian perhaps, but certainly suggestively
so, barbaric and picturesque and tremen-
dously effective. Miss Louise Delano
was barbarically, fantastically handsome
In furred coat of brocade and gold
lace and breeches tucked into gay green
| boots. And a kakoshnilk? Not at ALL a
turban of gold and pearls decked with
two long curving quills Mrs. Frederick
r. Harris in a skating costume OF scarlet
velvet with white fur and a headdress
of pearls contributed another interesting
figure to the shifting panorama.
Nine. de Bach. wife of the counsellor
OF the Russian Embassy, and, as it hap
pens the embassy bride, since they were
married less than six months ago, while
Mr. de Bach had gone, not home but
abroad on leave. looked the part in a
white velvet gown and veil of lace
draped from a coronet Of diamonds.
Mrs George Marye wore lace shawl
that made ones mouth water, draped
from the pearl kakoshnk that went
with her authentic, richly embroidered
Russian costume. Mrs. Frederic Ather-
ton wore complete and magnificent
eleventh century Russian costume. cor
rect in every detail from the bootees to
the tall medieval headdress Mrs.
Henry Cleveland Perkins had a beauti
full veil Of rose point, and Mrs. Robert
Hincllley. In a Russian blue gown, wore
blue kakoshnik studded with real
Jewels which had come down to her
from her grandmother. while her daugh-
| ter, Miss Gladys HinclSley, wore media-
val dress. with its tall headdress sewn
with pearls.
Mrs. James Wadsworth Jr., wore a
bridal headdress and a lace veil which
almost hid her smart evening gown. and
Manuela I,loveras, niece of the Argen-
tine Ambassador and Nine. lie Breton,
and quite the belle of the Diplomatic
Corps, looked her loveliest in Il white
! gown and an authentic kalSoshnill of
seed pearls and semi-precious stones
There were several curious three cor
nered headdresses which were particu-
| larly becoming to their wearers. among
whom were noted Mrs. Scott Thropp.
| Miss Isabel May and Mrs. Richard Kim
ball Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss wora
wonderful lace, with her gown of gold
| brocade, and Mrs Thomas Armat
topped off her rose colored gown with a
becoming beaded headdress.