The Washington times., 1924-01-07
Gave Costume Party
Picturesque
Event

Ages were revived last night at the
picturesque Twelfth Night party
given by Mr.. and Mrs. John Hays
Hammond for their debutante
daughter, Miss Natalie Hammond.
knights and ladies came together
then to hobnob with Robin Hood
and his merry men; crusaders rub.
bed elbows with 'friars in girdled
habits and heroes and heroines Of
history and romance.
The spacious home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hammond, with it's stone faced
walls and its great fire place In
which Yule logs were burning, made
an effective setting for the colorful
assemblage. And. under the magic
hand Of James Reynolds-who has
devised some Of the loveliest scenes
for 1.-THE Folliee," and who is widely
known in Washington for his imag-
NATIVE work with the RAMS Head
Players-the great house had been
transformed into a veritable castle
of the Middle Ages. Great banners
of scarlet and gold contributed a
glowing note of color, walls were
Rarlanded with laurel leaves and
replaced the usual lights.
The revels began with a dinner
for seventy guests, all young people
and all in medieval costume. After
ward there was q delightful musical
given by Frank and Elizabeth Sher-
idan and Esther Case. They were
in old world costume and their
program was made up OF songs or
Medieval days. Interesting fear
lures thereof were the arrangements
of Elizabethan songs by Richard
Hammond, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hammond, which were charmingly
sung by Mrs. Sheridan and Miss
Case.
For the recital a number of addi-
tional guests were asked, and they
of course, were not in fancy cos
tune, so that modern and medieval
were mingled in picturesque effect
The guests for dinner were
seated about a table laid in the
form of a hollow square, covered
with q scarlet cloth and decked out
with boar's heads, sucking pigs
and great masses of rosy fruits
Ancient tones had been searched
for medieval recipes. and such
viands were served as spiced eggs
venison pasties, sorrel and rose
mary apples. A procession OF stall
wart henchmen in medieval dress
bearing aloft the boar's head and
all the famous old-time dishes
made it's way about the table as the
guests were being seated.
Between the courses many diver
sions typical Of the old-time cele'
bration of Twelfth Night-the time
when the Three Kings came bea".
Ting gifts to the Christ Child in the
Manger-were worked in. There
was a soothsayer-W. c. Norman,
assisted by Miss Martha Davis
who read a prophecy, for each OF
| the guests, and heralds in scarlet,
white and goId-Mr. Loveless and
Mr.. Duval-introduced the various
features Of the entertainment. This
part of the program was under the
direction of John p. j. Mulvane,
president of the Caravan Club.
Mrs. Hammond wore an up-to.
date evening gown OF black ana
gold brocade, but there was a hint
of the medieval in the flowing
sleeves Of scarlet chiffon, which
was borne out by the veil OF rare
black lace helR in place by a mag
nificent jeweled comb.
Miss Natalie Hammond wore a
lovely costume Of heavy rose col
ored silk, banded with gold and
girdled with jewels. A court train
of gorgeous brocade in which rich
rose. blues and green were mingled
with q CLINT Of gold, was hung
from the shoulders. Pearls were
twined in her hair which hung
in two long braids over her shout
ders and her rosy veil fell from a
1eweled circlet. Miss Elizabeth
Hammond also made a charming
picture in a flowing flame colored
robe, banded with fur, with a
medieval headdress Of cloth Of gold
sewn with jewels.
Other charming figures in the
picturesque throng were Miss Betty
Byrne, in flowing white robes with
little cap Of pearls, who looked
as though she might have stepped
straight from the pages of Romeo
and Juliet" Those other immortal
lovers, Paolo and Francesca, were
present in the persons Of Robert
Bell and his fiance. Miss Josephine
Hutchinson, who wore the exotically
lovely costumes in which they are
appearing this week in Stephen
Phillips poetic drama. James Rey-
nolds in black hose and golden
doublet, with scarlet slashed sleeves,
was another striking figure. And
Miss Evelyn Wadsworth, as Allen
A'Dale-or was she Robin Hood
himself twas slim and enchanting
in doubiet and hose.
Miss Ellin Mackay was imposing
and lovely as a court lady in blue
velvet slashed with gold, a tall
golden headdress and q flowing
blue veil; and others to whom
medieval dress proved intensely be-
coming were Miss Bessie McKeldin
and Miss Janet Moffett.
The guests at dinner were the
Misses Ellen Blair, Betty Byrne,
Helen Carusi, Nina Diamantopoulos,
Virginia Selden, Margaret Eustis,
Elizabeth Hit, Elizabeth Hanna,
Nancy Hoyt. Josephine Hutchinson,
Hugenia Lejeune, Helena Lodge,
Janet Moffett. Mary MONTGOMERY
Bessie McKeldin, Barbara Merri-
man, Ruth Stoddard, Claudia Read,
Evelyn Wadsworth, Gertrude eros.
venor, Natalie Pritchett, Margaret
Zolnay, Ellin Mackay, Helen Strauss
and Elizabeth Adams.
Winant Johnston, Leland Har-
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