The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-05

present scribe, could neither see
Probably this could not be helped,
for the long Willard ballroom was
crowded to capacity, the floor nat.
urally has no slope to It and those
who had not done their ticket shop
ping early were naturally doomed
to crane their necAs through the
performances. AmpIihers had been
INSTALLED but the members of the
cast displayed positive genius for
avoiding them.
This was the more aggraYating
tor tantalizing glimpsea Of chorus
that would have made Ziegfeld
himself jealous, Of q pony ballet
which out-Tillered the Tiller girls
Of slSits which looked engaging and
must have been humorous from the
roars OF laughter waited backward.
'sBiIlboard BalI'' Original
Moreover, the whole idea Of the
billboard ball." proving in song,
dance and advertisement that It
nays TO advertise, was original and
cleverly worked out. Hoardings
picturing the virtues Of many well
known-and well dvertised-com'
rnodities greeted the guests on
arrival, the whole entertainment
was arranged with the idea OF
Advertising something or other-for
= consideration, presumably-and
the program gotten out for the
occasion was filled with advertising
for local firms for which Junior
League girls had posed.
Some of us thought we recognized
the fine Italian hand of Senator
Walter Edge, q nationally. known
advertising man, in this but he
submitted that it was Mrs. Edges
idea-sne was chairman OF the
entertainment coYnmittee that
he had but helped to put it over.
Flash Of Fashion"
ga Flash OF Fashion" was one Of
the most successful numbers OF the
evening, largely because the models
paraded the whole length of tho
ballroom, giving everybody an opDor'
t,lnity to 'look 'en1 over" Gowns
from some Of WashinRton's smart.
est shops were shown Sy q Rroup Of
pretty girls, including Miss Lenore
Sculliu. Mrs. Edgar Allan Poe. ,ir.;
Miss Charlotte Childress. Miss
GLADYS Chapman Smith. Miss Bar
bara Hight, Miss Dorothea Morgan
Mrs. Vinton Pierce-the most sue.
cessflll model in Washington
society and quite the handsomest---
Mrs. Howard N. Tucker. Miss Fran
cesca Mckinney. Miss Anita Henry
who knows just how to wear her
clothes and was charming last eve.
ming in a magpie costume Miss
NorveI Munford. Miss Adelaide
WolstenhoInae. Mrs. Robert Choate,
Miss Gwendolirs Ffoulke Smith. Mrs,
Alan Winslow. Miss Frances Mckee.
Miss Delphine Heyl and Miss Kasa
Suther;and-sporting = lovely white
fur evening cloak over a blue-srcen
gown. ),
a dental cream number. with
Mrs. Winslow Van Devanter sing.
ing ''Buy a Tube of Tooth Paste
and brandishing a toothbrush five
feet long. also owed much OF its
success to the fact that the dental
cream girls'-Miss Charlotte Free.
man Clark, Miss Louise Clayton,
Miss Dorothy Hill. Miss Francesca
MCKINNEY, Miss Lila Tuckerman
and Mrs. Pierre Gaillard--went
marching round the room distrtb'
utinR largesse in the way Of samples
VI Gn61E W&1C6s {.
The Comic Element
The comic element was injected
into the show by Henry Suydam,
the proprietor OF a beauty parlor,
WiIlnott Lewis and the plano.
''The Origin Of Modern Reform,
Bicycling for ladies' was demon
strated by Miss olyve Graef, intro
duced by Marion Law. Mr.. s1y'
dam and Mr.. Lewis, both Of whom
nave fine voices, sang amusingly
Of the foibles Of Washington. In
boomers, tight.waisted jacket and
the most amazing Of hats. Miss
Graef was a true figure of fun
and Mr.. Law an able supporter.
Mr.. Law also led the group OF
'Tin Types'-Miss Suzette Dewey,
Miss Norvel Clark Munford, Miss
Helen Gary and Miss Mary Brad.
Iey-whose dancing and costuming
was amusingly characteristic of
the period.
Bin Posters Chorus
The program opened with a
chorus Of bill posters-Miss Mar.
J0G19 AuSt1S1 MISS MARY AOu1SS
johnson, Mrs. Winslow Van De.
vanter, Miss Rosemary Griffin,
Miss Minnie Veeder, Miss Anna
Southland Larner, Mrs. Carroll Nor
gan. Miss Carolyn Chamberlain
and poster girls--Miss Mary Cam
eron Hale, Miss Mary Bradley, Miss
Norvel Munford, Miss Dorothy
Bierer, Miss Caroline Thorn, Miss
Lucy Parker Larner, Miss Frances
Mckee. Miss Laura Towne, Miss
Dorothy Gibson, Miss Juliet Lee
Carpenter, Miss Maud Marshall
Mason and Mrs. Gerald Linke.
True professional finish marked
Astruttin' with My Sweetie," sung
and danced by Miss Helen Gary,
assisted by Mrs. Pierre Gaillard,
Miss Clark, Miss Barbara, Hight,
Miss Elizabeth Glen, Miss Suther.
land, Miss Katherine Dunlop, Miss
Margaret MackalI and Mrs. TerrilI
Brazleton.
Strong as Gibraltar" was sung
by Mrs. Carroll Morgan and Henry
Suydam, with a dance by Eight
as@e.s~e.se-s-e,se~s-e.s.e.