The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-01-08
Artists Revel at
Brilliant "BaL
BOhen1e"


painters, scufptors, musicians and
he rest-held high revel last night
1t the gay bal Boheme" held 1t
the Willard under the auspices Of
the Arts Club and hundreds OF lay.
men foregathered with them to
frolic until the small hours Of the
morning IN a setting Of fantastic
beauty.
1t was a fancy ball. costumes
ranging from grave to gay ard
marked by originality and whimsi.
cal fancy. There was, too, q
spontaneous gayety about the ball.
with its picturesque pageant and
its continuous round of diVetttSe.
mentS, which took one back to the
| famous Beaux Arts ball given here
decade ago and remaining still
the standard by which all such
fetes are judged.
The guests were received by "a
well-kn0wn parsonage" - MephistO.
pheles himself, played by Airing
Alcine, who wrote their names in
his guest book with q pen splutter-
ing fire: and from this auspicious
moment until the last stTagglor
slipped away, one amusing and de-
| lightful feature followed another,
with only time for dancing in DO
tween.
The familiar ballroom of the VIII.
lard was changed beyond all recOgni.
ton, decked out with garlands OF
| laurel leaves and flowers, with bright
! blue lanterns ranged on poles, the
| light from which mingled In en-
! chanting effect with the subdued
/ rosy glow Of the great lanterns over.
head. Another picturesque touch
was contributed by the lighting Of
the numerous windows, which gave
the effect of dawn peeping in at the
easements. The decorations were
done by the School OF Fine and APP
/ piled Arts, under the direction OF
Felix Mahony, John Dom Allen and
Robert B. Patterson.
knights and ladies', poets and
peasants, famous characters Of his
tory and romance looked down from
the boxes ranged along the wall,
while in the colorful throng which
crowded the floor moved strange De-
ings seen only in dreams.
The pageant, THE Seven Ages OF
Arts" presented under the direction
Of Carlton Van Valkenburg, chair
man Of the ball committee. proved
it's Chauve Souris inspiration, but
have flavor all it's own and was
marked by many striking and arts.
tic effects. Depicting the growth OF
the arts from the prehistoric age
presented by the Tchernikoft'Gardi
ner Studio, under Mrs. Alice Bar
ney's direction-to the modern age
characterized by the dance and pre-
scented by the National American Bal
let School, with the King Smith
Studio providing the music, the
pageant told the story of the strug.
gle of the arts for supremacy.
All the groups were artistic and
colorful, but there stand out in
memory the Egyptian Age OF Paint
ing, directed by Mrs. L. M. Lessen
ring and presented by the COrcoran
School Of Art. and that lovely bit
from the Middle Ages, the opening
scene from the age old drama.
"Paoln and Francesca" dono by
the Rams Head Players. This, OF
course, was Illuminated by the gen.
ius of James Reynolds, who de.
signed the exoticly lovely costumes
and arranged the tableau.
The Greek Age. typifying sculp.
ture. was presented by the students
Of the Art League. directed by H.
X. BushBrown, who himself APP
peared as Phidias; and the Roman
Age of Architecture by the Ameri-
can Institute of Architects.
The Renaissance Age, of music,
was directed by Mrs. Walter Tuck
erman, assisted by Winant John.
ston. and represented the court Of
Louis XIV Of France. Miss Eliza
beth Hanna appeared as Nine. de
Maintenon, Allan Rinehart as King
Louis, Edithe Marmion Brosius as
the harpist, with Mrs. Charles II.
Patterson, Miss Marian Trumbull.
Lynch Luquer. and others. Mrs.
Marie Moore Forrest was pageant
director.
The Official programme such
term may be applied TO anything
so spontaneous and inforrnal-which
began with the pageant, came to a
close with the 'Revel Of the Grape
vines" a bacchanale put on by
pupils of the Caroline Mckinley
School of Dancing. Clothed in reds
and puppies, with grapes in their
hair, the youthful bacchantes put
q fire and inspiration into their
dancing which made this number
one Of the high lights Of the eve
ming.
Arthur Musgrave, president Of
the Arts Club, and Mrs. Musgrave
occupied a box, with members Of
the board of governors. All were
in costume. Mrs. Musgrave teing
especially charming in a Mandarin
costume of madonna blue. Senator
and Mrs. James W. Wadsworth,
jr., were hosts to a small box |
party, the Senator wearing Chinese |
dress and Mrs. Wadsworth giving q
bizarre touch to a modish evening |
gown by a most becoming white |
wig. Miss Evelyn ,Wadsworth was |
in medieval dress. a flowing black !
velvet robe bordered with ernaine |
and worn over a white slip.
Miss Natalie Hammond. wearing |
the gorgeous rose tinted moyen age |
robe made for her Twelfth Night |
party the night before, was hostess |
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