Evening star., 1926-01-12
BAL BOHEME GIVES
MEDLEY Of COLOR
Artistic and Queer Costumes,
Entertainment ard Gay Fea-
lures Mark Affair.

The Bal Bohcme at the Willard
Hotel last night. given 10y the Arts
club Of Washington, scored splen-
did success for hrilliancy. originality
and artistic values. Bohemian at
every turn. the bah was a revel of
color, mirth and just the proper at
mosphere for such an event. Indeed.
the Bal Ruheme fixed itself in the social
world in a manner which assures II an
annual success and the one big. color
full. mirth-provokinS and artistic tn
umph Of each year to,come
Surprises and fun started with the
arrivals of guests at the ballroom
floor. where they We're greeted ny q
Sheik Of commanding preSence anu
passed on to three more ShelkS seated
on a daiS. their robes and headureSs
s,littering in soft lights, while as a
BACKGROUND for the throne was
skillfully executed mushroom scene in
the mystic blue tones Of moonlight.
Greeting the guests with merry jest
We're Arthur Musgrave. cameron
burnside and Theopholus Parsons
Entering the lobby next to the ball
room guests greeted themselves in
diStortlng mirrors and were thus sent
laughing into the ballroom. where
they were met 10y the floor commit
tee-Roy l.. NeuhauSer. chairman:
NJ
f. Lewis. Albion X. Paris, Asa Il.
Phillips, James Otis Porter. Henry J..
Staley. Nilloughby =. Chesley.
charles w Fairfax. Warren Akers.
Lewis w Austin, William {. Barnes,
Paul Rartsch. Louis \. Bauer. Lewis
L. C1ephane, George II. GlrtN, sam
uel Herrick. Burdis Baker and Lieut.
Lawrence F. Stafford.
All Aces On Parade
Almost beyond description was the
ballroom in its Silvery blue light and
decoration OF mushrooms. the far end
of the ballroom with It's gigantic dec
GRAFTON reaching from side to side Of
the chamber.
Presenting a Kaleidoscope scene of
brillancy. the costumes were of all
ages, styles and kinds from the old
est courts of Europe to the Bowery
i'll New York. and almost every race
of mankind since the days of Adam.
History was carefully carried out in
many of the richest costumes. old
portraits from famous paintings being
copied. while the Colonial period of
this country predominated.
The carnival features Of the pro-
gram We're carried out with snap. a
touch-and-go spirit which did great
credit to the program committee. Spon-
taneouS bits of fun broke from every
side, clog dance. a song, q tune
from the organ grinder. Harry Angel
leo. with the monkey Capering about
on his shouder--it all went to make
up the atmosphere for the Bal
Boheme.
No LapSes in Program.
Promptly at 10 O'Clock the rajah's
army marched down the middle O.
the ballroom to the strains of tn.
March of the Wooden Soldiers, .
stretched the Gordon rouge for an
aisle for the performers and the
sprightly program was on.
Miss Marguerite Weighell gave a
solo dance and at IL o'clock there
broke from the four corners of the
ballroom graceful dancers in costumes
of rainbow hues and the revel of the
rainbow held the stage. Those TAX
ing part were the Mckinley dancers
directed by Caroline Mckinley, includ-
ing: Alice Callan. Evelyn Davis. Har.
oldine Davis. Marian Evans. Frances
Fuller, Flora Lapham. Margaret
Laughran. Judy Lyeth. Dorothy Par
sons. Theodosia Shaler and Ruth Shoe
maker.
The fun Of the entire program was
at ll:30 o'clock, when the signal was
by l.. NJ. Leisenring. assisted by Mrs.
Maud Howell Smith and Mrs. Meria
Moore Forrest. Taking part We're:
street characterS-JameS Otis Porter,
Anne PEBBLES. Nell johnson. Mrs.
Maud Howell Smith. Maurice Jarvis,
l.. Norris Leisenring. Charles j. Fer
ris. William +. SUNNY, Paul V. Col
Inns. Architects group-Robert +.
Beresfdrd, Ward Brown. f, V. Muir
ply. Horace Peaselee. r. W. South
worth. Charles II. Stratton. Walcott
Waggaman, Joseph Younger, Leo
Wheat SCu!ptors' group-Joseph A
Atchison. Edward L. Muth. Beverley
II. Harris, Lynch Luquer, Earl Miller,
d. w. Turner, Mrs. Joseph \. Atchi-
son. Painters grOup-Cameron Burn
side. Felix Mahony. Arthur Z. Mus
grave. TheOphilus Parsons and Maud.
Who was maud? No one but Maud
can tell.
Les Fauvettes.
Les Fauvettes created a great sensa-
ton. They We're dancers from the
King Smith studio. including Clara
Hoffsetter. Helen Huffard. Josephine
Smith, Annie Laurie Barnard. Doris
WinanS, Theodosia Shaler, Julia
Crehore, Mildred Hoover and Shelby
Smith, who in red costumes. with big,
tiOppy hats. sang and danced and did
play games from old English nursery
rhymes. They did the Charleston,
southern clogs and dozens of impro-
vised steps and antics known only to
themselves.
Mrs. Agnes Wickersham led a bevy
of girls who threw confetti, distributed
faVorS and flowers and added to the