Evening star., 1925-12-05
JUNIOR LEAGUE
MAKES BIC HIT
With Cabaret Ball Which
Thrilled Society Folk
Last Evening.

last night, at the New Willard. was a
brilliant affair in every way. The large
ballroom was turned into a sea OF
round tables, and tables were placed in
the boxes on both sides of the room,
dainty clusters of chrysanthemumS
and other Autumn flowers, with can
dlestiCks, being the only bits OF deco
ration. The tables and boxes were
crowded with diplomats, a few officials
and literally all of smart society In
Washington. There were many din
ner parties preceding, but the hosts
and all their guests went on" to the
bail.
The advertisements" began
promptly, and there We're no long
waits. the whole being dispatched in
! Il professional and finished manner.
! Miss Nancy Hoyt and Miss Anne
| Hight directed the dances, and Mrs.
| Sylvanus Stokes. jr., designed the cos
tunes for the ''Moonshine Madness
! which was written by Miss Hoyt. The
| "Whirligig' of Miss Helen Marye and
| Mr.. Hopewell Darneille was what the
| name implies, for they Whirled and
| spun through the dance. The Fan
! TASTE Espagnol," danced by Mrs.
J Chauncey G.. Parker. jr., and Miss
! Anita Henry, was gracefully done,
| and their use Of the castanets splen-
| did. Miss Halle Brooke and Mr.
| Spencer Burr danced d ''waltze fan
! tastique," which was graceful and
| pretty.
! The "Moonshine Madness" depicted
| Representative John Philip Hill as
! the tippler" in cuba. calling the
waiter: Lieut.. Banjamin Uolcombe
! for one drink after another, and as
he called for it. it's counterpart ap
! peared and walked up the ballroom
| toward him.
The first was a. cocktail for which
! Miss Elizabeth Hit wore silver cloth
| shot with purple and a train of white
feathers tipped with black, and car
ried a cocktail shaker; Mrs. John
of gold veiled in black Spanish lace,
a -all comb and m2ntilla: Sparkling
| Moselle, Miss Betty Byrne, was in
gold satin tightly draped, her head
and shoulders just appearing above
| a hugh gold gauze wine glass. and on
her light blond hair u sparkling head
| dress; Miss Louise Sewell. az Red
| Wine. was in wine-Color satin with
| clusters OF grapes in her hair: Mrs
Juan Mayer, as Scotch" had a white
| dress, the skirt made entirely ot
ostrich feathers, q wide panel of black
| feathers down the back and black
liants about her head: Miss Caroline
Story, as Mint Julep. was, of course
In green. a large screen of gold net
| on which the green mint seemed tc
be growing, framing her head: Mrs
Scott Thropp. as Champagne, wore a
gown, the skirt of which was black
| velvet and the bodice gold cloth and
tall white ostrich feathers standing
up from the back of her head.
Miss Epps Hawes was Creme de
! Menthe. with green tulle skirt Over
abbreviated trousers, and snow
| white wig: Miss Margaret Flint wa.
| Benedictine in garb of a monk. hel
| robe of purple chiffon and her heaC
! covering of red; Miss Adelaide VOL
| stenholme in a pale blue Russian
peasants : costume brought bottle o.
Vodka: Miss Elsie Quinby in a rec
! and gold metal cloth kimono and {
! Japanese parasol, appeared as Saki
| and her sister, Miss Phoebe Quinby
in complete Hawaiian costume, ever
| to wig. died skin and bare feet. wa:
Okalulahau; Mrs. William Doeller wa!
MOonShine, in a white gown and {
! dazzling crescent half moon encircling
! her head. and Mrs. Sylvanus Stokes
jr.. as Absinthe, completed the mad
| ness" Her costume was of silver
cloth shot with green, the long traiT
lined with green, and on her head {
tight-ftting bonnet of rhinestones
from which very large green ostricl
feathers made a complete halo about
her head and shoulders Mrs. Stokes
designed the costumes for the pa agea Mt
After Absinthe appeared the drinks
| in stately procession strode from the
| ballroom, leaving from the opposite
end.
The final advertisements included
"SnOwballs." A dance by Miss Suzett,
Dewey and Miss Helen Gary: an ex
quisitely graceful waltz Clair d,
Lune." by Mrs. Chauncey G. Parker
ir. which she was obliged 10 repeat
The Naughty Nineties." a Blue Dan
ube" waltz of that period, danced b,
Miss Anne Hight and Mr. Reev,
Hoover. wearing the costumes of tha
day, Miss Hight with coiffue done
high on her head. and Mr.. Lewis Will
the side whiskers and mustache s,
smart" at that time. The insisten
applause. and even cheers. persuaded
them to repeat the dance. South Caro-
! lima. none other than the much dis
cussed charleston" appeared to bt
| a variation of a clog dance and wa:
! danced by Miss Helen Gary and Mr.
| Spencer Burr.
Officers of League.
The officers of the league are: Mis-.
| Virginia Hunt, president; Miss Heller
| NJ. Campbell, first vice president; Mrs
| PrentisS Gilbert, second vice president
Mrs. Gwinn Rust. recording secretary
| Mrs. Donald Mcknews. corresponding
secretary. and Miss Emily Mackall
| treasurer.
| Mrs. William J. Flather, jr.. chair
man of the ball committee, was as