The Washington times., 1926-01-12
GAY SCENE AT
ARTS CLUB
BALL
Revel Equals Famous
Beaux Arts Frolic for
Spontaneous Gayety
nv JEAN ELIOT


CHARACTERS from the realms
~ of fact and fiction, history and
romance foregathered last evening
at the Willard for the Arts Club s
Bal Bolieme.
In the fantastic setting of dim
nToonlit garden. hedged about with
dinals coquetted with contadinas,
court ladies piroutted- with coster
lads, shieks and sloe eyed l1arem
ladies', pirates and peasants
frolicked together. as past met pres
eEt in joyous whirl.
''As gay as Washington first
Beaux Arts ball"-that historic
revel which remains the standard
after n dozen years-was the COM
ment frequently heard. There was
also occasional comparison to the
famous Quatz' Arts ball of the art
students of Paris. but although
there was measure of the abandon
OF this wild revel there was no
hint CT its alleged vulgarity
Witty Costumes
A few more inches of epidermis
that are usually exposed in the
ballroom. A few costumes which
might be termed "witty'.-if brevity
be the soul Of wit. but the revelry,
though spontaneous and exhilirating
was tempered with good taste,
The atmosphere of the annual
carnival of the Paris Latin quarter
was built up to a climax with
''En Charette.' burlesquing delight
fully the procession of the Beaux
Arts students. displaying examples
Of their work. Street characters
first. A dashing cuirassier DANES
Otis Porter1 vamped one midinette
and then another, to throw them
both over for a be-plumed lady in
black and yellow MAUD Howell
SMITH. Love in the ranks" with
reverse English. Flower vendors.
A street minstrel Harry Angelico),
with hand organ and monkey--and
q delightful voice. Gendarmes.
Then the student groups, archi.
tects. sculptors, painters. leading
up to Maud. the mule magnificent
mot to say post impressionistic-
whose antics under the guiding
hand of Felix Mahony; caused much
merriment. A gigantic red flannel
carrot brought about her. downfall.
Singing Games
Dancing, dancing, more dancing;
with advertisements at intervals. No
standing arounds just delay
enough for. "the arn1y.-n1embers
Of the floor committee in fantastic
uniforms of black and gold topped
off with huge white ttirbafls-tO
clear the floor THE Reve1 OF the
Rainbow with the Mckinley dance
ers materializing as moving mel
ody." More dancing. Les Fauvettes.
of the King Smith Studio in cos
tunes of James Reynolds inspiTa-
ton. playing singing games with.
q true flair for comedy. and beauty
More dancing. Miss Marguerite
Wieghell in a barbaric Javanese
dance, charmingly done. More
dancing. StroIIing players. Har-
lequin walter Beck. Pierette Har-,
riet Murphy and Pierrot tChanning
Smith. putting on their world old
tragi-comedy from time to time in
o two-minute patomine. Still more
dancing and to corking music.
Economically Lovely Gowns
Colorful costumes. Some roman
ticaIly lovely Some clever. Miss
Katheryn Hitehcock's prize winning
medieval dress Of flowing blue vel.
vet. with high golden headdress
and diaphanous veil, was both, for
she represented the widow of the
man who married a dumb wife.
Miss Elizabeth Gardiner, who took
the prize for the most original
costume was gowned as 1.-THE In
fanta Maria" after NeIasquez, her
white face and straight black wig
carrying out the black and white
effect-black velvet and silver-of
her picturesque gown.
The award for the most humorous
Characterization went to Mr.. and
Mrs. Eldridge," appearing respec-
lively as stop" and GO" their
red and green lights supplying the
only traffic regulation at the ball
The parts were taken by Christie
pher Tenley and Miss Peggy
Walker.
Many Masquers
The grand. defile" of the
masquers disclosed many picturesque
Queen Elizabeth" her costume
designed by James Reynolds. Miss
Catherine Critcher, wicked look
ing Mexican caballero, with chaps,
fierce mustachios. silver spurs and
a huge Mexican hat. Gideon A.
Lyon, an Arab in flowing white
bournous and turban. Mrs. Lyon
in medieval dress of blue Henry
h. Bush Brown in Arabian dress,
obviously authentic.
Anthracite, the dearest thing
in the ROOM portrayed by Mrs.
Theodore J. Pickett, swathed in Jet
from head to foot. Her son, Bever-
1y Harris, as a pirate bold, many
lady pirates-"the female of the
species" apparently more deadly
than the male" Two charming little
Japanese ladies in native dress,