Evening star., 1926-01-12

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stunts, bobbing up in unexpected
places and creating fun whenever the
event threatened to become just a
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! Widow" Wins First Prize.
: Miss Katheryn Hitchcock, as the
Widow of the Man Who Married
I Dumb Wife" was awarded the first
prize. She wore a handsome and
( velvet. long and flowing. Blue chiffon
fell from her tail gold hat and framed
her face.
Miss Elizabeth Gardner. who repre-
sented a Falesquez painting in a
black taffeta gown. the skirt made
over side hoops. a wide band of silver
cloth inserted half way to the bottom
Of the skirt, the skirt sweeping the
floor. The bodice was tight fitting
with long full sleeves and drop shoul-
ders, bertha of exquisite lace finish
ing the neck line and held in front
by rare old miniature.
The third prize. awarded for origi
naitty. was won by Miss Peggy Walk
eT and Mr.. Christopher Tenley, who
appeared as traffic regulators. Mr..
Z Tenley in red suit Of semi-military
Stop" sign in white letters, and Miss
Walker in a similar outfit Of green.
her wings having the words "GoGo,"
, and they each had traffic whistle
which they blew at frequent intervals
when the traffic" for dancing be-
came too dense.
The prizes were three of the paint
ings selected by popular vote OF the
Arts Club members from the exhibit
of local artists held at the club
through December. The painting for
the first prize was "Spreading Trees, .
painted at Nantucket by Mrs. Mathilde
Mueden LeiSenring, wife of the presi-
dent of the club: the second, "A Quiet
Cove. by Mrs. l.. Macdonald Sleeth,
a water scene from California. Mrs.
ID. NJ. Hyde's Spring Morning" was
given for the third prize.
Mr.. l.. NJ. Leisenring, president Of
the club. was a French gendarme and
Mrs. Ileisenring was a Holbein por-
trait with black, gold and green head
dress. very full skirt and sleeves full
from the elbow down-an old German
costume.
Mr.. Gideon A. Lyon. chairman of
the ball committee. was a sheik in
white. and Mrs. Lyon wore a peacock
costume in blue and silver.
Box Parties and Costumes.
The Minister of the Serbs. Croats
and Slovenes. DR.. Ante Tresich Pa
Vlchich. was the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Francis A. ID. Hancock. who
also entertained the assistant naval
attache Of the British embassy. En-
gineer Comdr. Albert knothe, Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Bower. DR. and Mrs.
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Parmeley of Cleveland. Mrs c. S.
Mitchell. Mrs. Judy F'arnham of
New York and Mr.. William McCau-
ley, Cleveland.
Senator and Mrs. Capper were
guests in the box of Mr.. and Mrs.
Warren AkerS. who also had with
them Mr.. and Mrs. Edward F. Gam.
Mr.. and Mrs. Enoch Chase. Mrs. John
II. Bartlett and Mr.. John Manners of
London. Mrs. Akers was in a Turkish
costume of blue and gold and Mr..
Akers. as a member of the floor COM
mfttee. was in Rajah dress.
Nine. Peter. wife of the Minister
OF Switzerland. was the guest Of Mrs.
Charles Boughton Wood. who also
entertained Major and Mrs. Robert
Goetz. Sd.
Representative and Mrs. Fred S.
Purnell were guests of Mr.. and Mrs
them the counselor of the German
embassy and Frau Dieckhoff, the first
secretary of the German embassy,
Herr Emil Wiehl: DR.. and Mrs. John
Foote and Miss Grace Peters. Mr..
and Mrs. Droop entertained at din
ner preceding the ball.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w Fairfax
had in their box Mrs. Victor kaufY-
mann. Mr.. and Mrs Charles Hendley
n nj T.
Abbott and Mr.. Wilkinson of Mas
sachusetts. Mr.. and Mrs. Fairfax
were costumed as a Spanish lady and
gentleman. Mrs. Fairfax wearing i
lovely silver lace mantilla and a .,owr
OF silver gray brocaded velvet. Mrs.
Victor Kaufman wore a Martha
Washington costume and Mr.. and
Mrs. Hendley and Comdr. and Mrs.
Abbott were in Chinese dress. Mr..
Wilkinson represented a rajah.
In another box We're Judge and
Mrs. Stafford. Mrs. William II. Wood
ward. Mr.. and Mrs. Fulton Lewis,
Mrs. Richard Dean and Judge and Mrs
Wilbur Turner.
Miss Allne Solomons entertained in
her box Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony Wayne
Cook. Mr.. and Mrs Frederic William
Vile. DIR. and Mrs. Charles w Rich
ardson and the Misses Solomons. Miss
Aline Solomons wore a fifteenth cen
tury costume and Miss Isabel Solo
mons was in a colonial gown.
President of the Club a Host.
The president of the club and Mrs
l.. VI. Leisenring had as their guests
In their box Mrs. William Hamilton
Bayly. Mr.. and Mrs. r. b. Crowther
and DR.. and Mrs. William J. Mallory
Mr.. and Mrs. Willoughby Chesley
had with them Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur
Chesley, Mrs. George Cecil. Mrs G.
Wallace Hanger, Col. and Mrs. Edible
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