The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-03
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Familiar Scenes and Fa-
16iliar Faces in New
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By JEAN ELIOT.
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3 WKYHEREVER fancy may be
4 NV bred or In the heart or
in the head lit was mani
fest last evening in. the imaginative
and colOrful headdresses worn at
the bal-de-tete.
Manchu bridal headdresses and
! Russian lsahoshniks, the powdered
! wigs Of Colonial days, Quaker bon
nets and Spanish mantillas, with
I occasional, graceful and extravaganza
arrangements of feathers, Jewels
and cloth Of gold turned an, annual
fixture THE ball for the benefit
OF Columbia HoSpital--into festi-
!. val. a familiar scene-the Willard
ballroom--into Never Never Land,
and lent new fascination to familiar
faces.
It was one OF those balls at
which dancing gave wary from time
to time to specialties-a parade Of
the lovely ladies who were wearing
j fancy headdresses, competitive
dancing, a lucky NUMBER dance
and several exhibition numbers by
that talented lad, Morse Allen,
whose "headdress dance" was espe-
cially effective and appropriate.
Time OFF, was also called for sup
per, served in the small ballroom,
so that it was late when the dancing
really became general and the ball
was still going strong in the small
hours of the morning.
Guests were greeted by Mrs.
Charles Cheney Hyde, president of
the board of Lady Managers of the
Hospital, assisted by Mrs. Austin
Kautz, chairman of the ball COM
mittee; Mrs. Walter r. Tuckerman,
Mrs. William A. Hill and Mrs.
Barry Mohun, Commander Robert
Henderson making the presentations.
Mrs. Kautz, who was gowned in
greeny blue, had on one of the
handsonnest headdresses worn, part
OF the costume of a Manchu bride.
Mrs. Tuckerman wore a vastly be-
coming white wig, deliberately
dressed with black and white
plumes, which was in effective con-
trast with her black velvet gown.
Prizes Given For Picturesque
Headdresses; Exhibition Dancing.
Prizes offered for the Ioveliest
headdress and the most original
went to Mrs. Jessnp, wearing a
medieval creation all gold and
orange tints, and to Miss Barbara
Stanfield, whose pretty head was
crowned with a picturesque and
becoming arrangement of pearls and
cloth of gold. The decision was
rendered by three judges, Eben F.
. Comins, Lynch, Luquer and Ward
Brown. Miss Margaret Zolnay won
a prize for exhibition dancing and
to Miss Margaret Sutherland and
!, Huntington Turner went the award
for the lucky number" dance.
! William Bonnie Clarke was master
of ceremonies.
Members Of the committee were
eliminated from the contest, but
many of them were gorgeously ar
rayed, some of their headdresses
representing much delving into his
tory or romance. The Spanish in
fluence was much in evidence.
Miss Kathryn Hitchcock was par
ticularly lovely, with creamy lace
mantilla arranged over a high comb
and topping off a crystal embroid-
cred white gown. Mrs. Robert Hen
derson also wore a lovely white
mantilla, but her gown was black.
] Miss Juliet Janin showed the in
spiration of Seville in her short,
fun frock, her embroidered shawl,
and the great tortoise shell comb in
her hair. Miss Lilita Dawson,
gowned in red, also wore Spanish
co21b and becoming mantilla.
Mrs. Victor Kauffmann's jeweled
kakoshnik, with it's long veil, was
singularly becoming and so was the
white wig worn by Mrs. r. M.
Kaufman, who had on black
velvet gown. Miss Bessie McKeld-
in's wig of silver thread worked a
Transformation, as did the tall pink
Fifteenth Century headdress, with
fits flowing veil, worn by pretty
Miss Evalina Gleaves. Her frock