Evening star., 1924-01-27
New York Plans Ball
AS Winter Season Ends
Semi-P Bile Event Has Marked Peak of Society
Activities for Years-Beaux Arts
Dance Soon Due

+ NEW YORK. January 26.-Wtth the
passing of midwiucCr. society mere is
preparing for that formerly most dig
Siiiad seIni-pubIic event Of the sea-
a"n. the charity bali. This affair,
EyitCh las marked the peak of en-
9ertalnment each year for the last
sour decades. Will be held February
6. and ali five bathrooms on the sec
bnd floor of the Waldorf Astoria Will
Re opened for the occa&ion. Every
enc OF note IN this city Is invited,
sigtd1y enforced as they were when
IL" ball first was held sholtiy after
the "iose OF tne civil war
The grand march probably viii be
scd by Ms. Alcerncn =. Sullivan. who
Sas occupied this r-ost OF honor for
forty years. THiA ceremony. w'hi"ll
= marked BY its stately simplicity,
IL 4 survival 81 the ultra-lnodc cf
Victorian Gays.
! In the brilliant line Uhich will fol-
foT' Mrs. sullivan there viii be the
officers OF tie bali, the diguitaries OF
thc Army and Navy and officials Of
the federal. state and municipal gov
ernnlentS. After passing through the
Bathrooms. Mrs. sullivan viii go to
the raised datS. which Is another
quaint feature OF the affair, and un-
Ger huge electric cross, Ola (which
VIII b inscribed the word "cnarity'
N slittering letters. she will receive
Sor IN" evening. Assisting her viii
be Mrs. Henry Fairfield Osborn. who
Aas succeeded Mrs. Charles B. Alex
Rnder to the presidency ot this or
,s4nization.
VIII Excel In Briiliancy.
According to all Indications. the
pail Is TO be the most brilliant of
81 previous Efforts. Not only have
shc Older members Of the smart set
;aken an unusually active Interest
tut the debutantes are joining In
With Z right good will. Already more
:han forty girl, have formed q com
.llttee, Ind'r the leadership of Miss
Virginia Pratt ami Miss Marjorie
Cleveland Among them are Miss
Mary AuchinclosH. Miss Doris Laid
Inv. Miss Margaret STOKES. Miss Mary
L. Todd. Miss Mary Mckes:. or. Miss
Alice Agnew. Miss Frances colby.
Willard ana Others who are equa'y,
well knoWu. The. are lending -
Tort& toward the preparation Of tne
program. which VIII contain several
L0tnue and whimsical idcas
II ,he list o. vice president. appear.
=, Names o. Mrs. N;,r,ni.'t 1T Id,
lrlrcs - Eant;t"uZrne- Sp"..j.n.;'%. Ms
game N 'i.ra ri. N"s. L. Ashton pe
- S'tT Mrs. y. ''c3ubN f.JCE Mrs.
N'titdms F"lloncs MursaG ana Mrs.
Id"4rd t. Stc5t.UiL>.
On tne nt-iI coiIrn!fIen &r, Clarence
u. Macl.jtS. Alfonso d. Navarro. uS-
3." /. Mills. James A. tSurdcn col
hL&ri"S II. Shc~rcu and Nprth:I gtuu
DaE s
: An eA"eptioua! representation ct the
frst families OF New Work will be in
Guided among the boXhoiders.
MirthfuI Event Next In order.
Closely following tnt charity ball
comes the lnirthful Beaux Arts dance
which will take place in the Hotel
"a Carnival de Pa"i%' ard is hailed
as an outpouring Of the artistic and
gorgeous IDEAS or the Society OF
R:auH Arts Architects. THO costumes
for the ballet. which in the past have
attracted worldwide attention. are
beng designed ~ l;oher, W.
Chaudl"!-. I,"Wird 'irsen.aE. the
Sara2of ErnLhcrs - Moscow. and
born Ra, htr. sInoue others. The
numbers "i'! B. performed by 100
d"iutA.tes assisted 10y : group OF
FnssiaD cancers. 'Nive La France"
will be the central icea and It Will
be presented i'll ririd ano beautiful
manner. The story of the rejuvens-
ton of thai country since the war
viii bs told in pictures formed by
c!usters of drbutantes. while three
special dancers viii portray 'Liberte,
Egaiitc, Fraternite." The general
decorative scheme will bc under the
direction of Ben Ali Haggiu. james