The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-06
JUNIOR LEAGUE
CABARET IS
SUCCESS
Imagination and Humor
Mark Gala
Evening
BY lean ELIOT.

ball, about which Washingtonian
are still talking and which still re-
mains Something to. shoot at
And If there wasn't quite the same
bubbling carnival spirit last night
as marked the earlier party--well,
It must be remembered that that
was In reorganization days when
bubbles could be poured openly out
of bottles.
The Junior League fete reminded
me of the Chariot Revue, with
imagination and brains taking the
place OF lavish expenditure. The
costumes for the sundry cabaret
numbers were colorfu1 and pic
turesque in the extreT1ne3 with a
touch Of ennagnificence, but there
were no extensive--and expensive
decorations. And yet the IA
miliar Willard ballroom took on an
unfamiliar aspect from the long
lines Of tables down the room and
IN the boxes, while the lovely
gowns of the women grouped
around them were most decorative
In their effect.
The keynote Of the BAH was in.
formality and there was no "offi.
ciai receiving line. However, Miss
virginia Livingstone Hunt, presi.
dent OF the Junior League OF Wash.
: ington, stood near the door to greet
the guests, with members OF the
RaII committee round about to see
that everybody was made welcome
and an imposing list OF ushers to
escort newcomers to their, tables.
Mrs. Newbold Moves, was chairman
or the ball committee, her assistants
being Mrs. G. C.. Glover, jr., Mrs.
w. G. Flather, Miss Virginia Hunt,
Mrs. Herbert Howard, Mrs. Syl.
vanus Stokes, jr., Mrs. Chauncey
Cary T. Grayson, Mrs. r. p. David
son, Mrs. Allen w. Dulles, Mrs. r. H.
Wilmer, Miss Mary HELEN, Miss
Nancy Hoyt, Miss Cora Barry, Miss
Natalie Hammond, Mrs. Prentiss
Gilbert, Mrs. franklin Ellis, Miss
Anne Hight.
General Dancing AIternated
With Cabaret Feature
The program was cleverly ar
ranged so that general dancing
alternated with the cabaret num-
bers, supper being served the while.
Professional talent-in the hand
some person Of Brooke Johns-was
Communicated for one number, and
Nora Bayes, guest in Mr.. and
Mrs. Sylvanus Stokes box, con-
tributed a bit of unprogrammed
entertainment. But for the rest it
was all amateur. And clever! And
colorful!
The Beautiful Women of His.
tory were certainly no more lovely
than their modern prototypes
Helen of Troy, who Fired a thous-
and ships,a played by Mrs. Scott
Thropp, q tall and silvery figure;
Nine. Du Barry MRS William
Doellar), her evident charms set
off by a golden gown, full skirted,
and a powdered wig; Iseult Miss
Adelaide Wolstenholme) in royal
purple with a jeweled medieval
headdress, and Marie Antoinette
(Miss Margaret Dows), pathetic
Queen Of France, all blue and silver
with jewels in her powdered hair.
AS Pocohontas Miss Ramona
Lefevre was a romantic figure,
with a feathered headdress and
feathers sewn on her slim doeskin
skirt. Catherine Of Russia was
cleverly done by Mrs. David Barry,
her gorgeous brocaded gown built
out over hoops and the Jewels Of
the Russian cZars reproduced in
her headdress. Miss Anna Hamlin
as Jeanne dare, a boyish figure in
black, with silver helm and silver
cross upon her. breast, and Miss
Elizabeth Hit, as Francesca di
Rimini--soft green her gown-led
up in turn to the gorgeous figure
OF Cleopatra, played by Mrs.
Sulvanus Stokes, 3r.
She was sheathed In silver scales,
with an Egyptian headdress of
Jewels and swept the air with george.
Gus wings Of flame-colored ostrich
To Mrs. Stokes, too, must go the
credit for designing the. costumes,
with their striking touch OF exag-
geration. Wtllmott Lewis wrote the
explanatory words which accom-.
panied this number and the Incl.
dental music was selected by George
Angus Garrett.
HumOr and Dramatic Ability
Mark ''2Oth Century Terpsichore."
A maxine charmingly dances by
Miss Margaret Zolnay and Com.
mander Elmer Langworthy opened
the program, followed by a fantasia
Russo. with Miss zolnay as the
solo dancer.
Then at the last came Twentieth
Century Terpaichore," the cleverest
OF advertisements, showing the de.
velopment Of dancing In such
charming numbers as the Merry
Widow waltz; presented by Miss
Anita Henry--pi cturesquely gowned
in white organdie with touches Of
black and long black gloves--and
Deering Davis Those Wicked
Modern Dances" by Miss Anne
Hight and Reeve Hoover; k.Tango,"
zy Miss Natalie Hammond, very
chic in q purple frock with her
hair like laQuer--aIld Fulton Lewis
"The Way WelSeA People Dance, :"
by Miss Nancy Hoyt and Marion
Law, and AVaise Coquette,"" by
Mrs. Donald McKnew and Deering
Davis. s.5as
Mrs. McKnew. formerly Miss
Elizabeth Kingsbury, was dancing
in public for the first time and
was given an enthusiastic reception
by many who remembered her
charming work, The coquettishness
OF her dance was. carried out in her
costume, demure nauve chiffon,
with q cluster Of vivid cerise roses
at the waistline and wee cerise slip.
pers. In Those Wicked Modern
Dances" the turkey trot and the
bunny hug were revived to the IA.
miliar tunes Of fifteen years ago;
and Miss Hite wore a costume of
the date with feathers In her high
dressed hair
Miss Nancy Hoyt, who worked
out these clever numbers, was easily
the star Of the occasion and put
real hufnor and dramatic ability into
the rendering Of the way people
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