The Washington times., 1921-02-09
Mard Gras Ball
Brings Winter
Season toCose

livery BODYiS taking ABOUT ~
II this morning-the picturesque
and coiorful Mardi Gras
ball last night which brought the
gayeties OF the early winter 10
hitting close and ushered in the
nenitential season. Given by Cap
tain and Mrs. c. G. Calhoun ana
Mrs. Emerson Howe at Rauscher's,
the ball was attended by some BOO
or 800 guests. Most OF them were
In fancy costume or at least had
added a mask and wig to their
evening attire, with consequent
confusion of Identity which added
no little to the merriment OF the
evening.
Some of the costumes were beau
tiful. some amusing. but all were
picturesque; and princess and peas
ant, priest and pirate, sailor and
South Sea Islander. jockey and
Jester, devil and dancing girl rub
bed elbows In q colorful and kale-
idoscopic scene. Confetti and gay
colored sepentines added TO the
carnival effect and the swapping OF
castanets punctuated the music.
Both bathrooms were set aside Cor
the dancing. the guests being greet
ed at the entrance to the adjoining
reception room by Capt. and Mrs.
Calhoun, and Mrs. Howe. Miss
Elizabeth Howe and Mrs. Calhoun's
son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter Arthur Drury, tr., for
whom the ball was given, were also
i'm the receiving line.
Mrs. Calhoun made a charming
picture in her Vatican costume or
white satin embroidered in crystals.
puffed out in pannier fashion over
a petticoat Of silver lace and worn
with the becoming white wig of the
picturesque period which the great
French artist painted so delight
fully. Captain Calhoun as Dante"
after the familiar painting which
shows him crowned with laurel
was in effective contrast. while Mr..
and Mrs. Drury as 'Haig and Haig"
in kiltie costume-added note
of humor to "the line"
Mrs. Howe's brocaded costume was
copied from a famous Natter can
vas. Her daughter wore a Paris
frock Of jade green metal cloth en-
broidered in jade and crystal bead,
but Slipped away after most of the
guests had arrived to reappear in a
Pierrot cost ume amusingly carried
out in green.
At midnight the company un-
masked and adjourned to the floo
below, where supper was served, the
guests being seated at small tables.
A group Of exhibition dances given
by the pupils of a prominent local
teacher were enthusiastically APP
plauded.
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While the contemporaries of Mrs.
Drury and Miss Howe, both deb
utantes of last season, predominated
among the guests. the company also
included many of the elder gener-
alton and the diplomatic corps and
the official world were equally rep
resented with resident society.
The Spanish Ambassador and
Nine. de Riano and the Belgian
were among those present and in
the diplomatic contingent one noted
also the Peruvian Ambassador and
Nine. Pezet, with Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Washington Pezet, the Serbian
Minister and Nine. Grouitch, the
Swiss Minister and Nine. Peter, the
Polish Minister and Princess Lubo-
mirska, the Councillor of the French
embassy. Prince de Bearn, the
Councillor of the Russian embassy
and Nine. de Bach, Mr.. Ceccato, of
the Italian embassy, Mr.. Beunavista,
of the Peruvian embassy and a
whole grist of the younger at
taches of the other embassies and
legations.
Nine. Pezet was quite lovely in
an evening gown of rose pink
velvet set off by an elaborately
c6rled and puffed white wig which
proved singularly becoming. Young
Mrs. Pezet was in a curious greeny
blue costume which suggested the
inspiration of Bakst while her hus-
band representing the Merchant of
Bagdad after Dulac, wore one of
the .handsomest and most authentic
costumes at the ball. The Ambas-
sador wore hunting pink" Nine.
Grouitch had on an effective Rus
sian costume, with jeweied kakosh-
mix and charming Nine. Peter was
picturesquely clad in black with a
white wig.