Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23
Bewitching Beaux Arts Ball
Early New York Attraction
Alluring Features-Pageant to Number
More Than 800 Persons

NEW YORK. January 22.--Society
Is prepared To he daz2led by the be
witching Beaux Arts Ball which will
take place at the Hotel Aston F'rida Y
night. The event has been planned
for many months 1t will have one of
the most alluring settings OF any af-
fair Of its kind ever held in this city.
A history Of Louisiana will he IN
folded in tableauX. The scenes have
been arranged with rare beauty, and
the exotic spell cast by the Southern
Cross pervades the stirring story from
: the time of Spanish conquest to final
acquisition by the United States
The pageant is entitled "A Pageant
of Old New OrleanS-1S03 and the
vivid costumes. charming ensemble
and colorful background are the result.
OF ideas contributed by famous artists
end architects. A large number of
persons prominent in society am the
professions will take part The cast,
ing and directing are under the super
vision of Howard Greenley, who is
also responsible for the unusually in
teresting scenario which follows.
AT the sound of trumpets a sudden
hush descends upon the assembly
The great events are about to trans
pire. Above the hiSh tribune the lions
and castles of Spain still wave. mute
symbol "a ancient an ltrity s..
fan.u II iyumpv 1. "a IN. "n'i
the drums The nght AIDES. an, .f.
of the mist Of time the past is evoked
Then in stately professional will
be seen the early discoveries. found
ers of the empire, and the long line
of governors who directed her vary
Ing fortunes. Strange and almost
mythical figures in the halfforgotten
garb of long ago will emerge for
moment into the light of tho present
and again fade into ohscurity
The High Admiral Iherville. the
first of the French foster parents by
right of discovery. filings about the
province the sheltering aegis of
France
Then comes Bienville, the first gov
efnor, rude but kindly guardian. and
beStows his gift of New Orleans.
A precious cargo arrives. with
Manon Lescaut and Les Files a Ia
Cassette, lowered by the King of
France Louisiana is portrayed re
Joicing in the splendor of The admins
tration of her new governor. the
Marquis de Vandreuil.
Ten years pass and the Chevalier
de kerlerec assumes direction.
AtT BlONlltCe IL DPSSL on all
sides by hostile Indians and the in
flated bubble bursts. Laden with
chains and invested with unfamiliar
garb bearing the red lions and golden
castles of Spain. the province is
shown as submitting to the authority
of her new masters. Later she &C
cepts the homage of the High Admiral
De Tlloa her first Spanish governor.
ana shrinks in horror from his sue
cessor. the Gov. Don Alexander
o'Rei1ly, for his cruelties to the citi.
gems.
Down through the years they
come. this company of Spanish gov.
ernors Of Louisiana. descendants of
conquistadors, TO pass in review-Don
Luis de UnZaga, Don Bernardo Gal
Nez Gallardo, Don Esteban Miro.
Baron de Cardondelet, Don Gayoso de
Iemos-all attended by their beauti.
ful Creole wives. descendants of that
brave company of Les Lilies a la
Cassette. and their official retinue
From Italy there comes a princess
Of the great Venetian family OF the
Santa Quirini and her little court to
look upon the new world sister. From
the secret haunts of the Rarataria
pirates the redoubtable Jean Lafitte
brings forth his motley crew. singing
their chant of conquest and freedom
They strike off the chains which bind
Louisiana captive to the Spanish rule
The long-awaited day is at hand.
The last of her Spanish governors,
the Marquis de Casa Calyo. and the
aged Don Luis de Salcedo. and their
official court restore TO the colonial
project I.aussat. ambassador OF
Napoleon. the birthright of this fair
daughter of France To the roll Of
drums and the sound of the Mar
seiliaise" the lions and castles of
Spain are lowered and the tricolor
floats from the high standards.
The American commissioners Clai-
borne and Wilkinson. and their staff
will then he seen playing the final
cards in the game of destiny Tri.
umphantly the province accepts their
homage and gracously confers upon
them her gift of the lilies of France
In the full flower of their renaissa nee.
a symbol of the new perfection at
tained under the flag of America
More than 400 prominent persons
will take part in the pageant. divided
into large number of handsome
groups. hallets. pirate Indian bands
and others. Among them are The
Spirit OF Louisiana. Miss Mary Nash:
Gov. and Nine. Galvez, Gordon Knox
Bell and Mrs. George p. st, George.
Attakapa chief, Indian princess and
band. ID. Putnam Brinley, Miss Ruth
Fallows; Louis PHILIPPE, Bruce Price
Post: Baroness de Carondelet. Mrs.
Leonard Cox: Gov. and Mime. Gayoso
de Lemos, Mr.. and Mrs. s. Stanwood
Menken
x II y
brilliant affair of late January
was the Christodora ball, which was
held last night at the RitZCarlton.
if;c,,, NF,isyl,t Post MAS chair.