Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27
Monticello Benefit
Ball Classed Among
/ Rare Social Events
Picturesque Costumes. With
Brilliant Colors Predomi-
mating, to Be on View To-
morrow Night.

The ballroom of the Mayf1owel
Hotel will present a brilliant spectacle
tomorrow evening, when there will be
staged one of the most picturesque
balls of the season. the Spanish Fiesta
Mi-Careme, which is being given FOR
the benefit of Monticello. Vivid
riotous color will be in evidence every
where, with red and yellow, the Span
ish coIors, the predominattng note
Beautiful draperies will be flung over
the rails of the boxes. the upper tier
of which will represent Spanish bal
comics, gayly decorated according TO
are-lons custom for the festive event,
f1ags--among them those Of Is Latin
American countries-Spanish shaWlS
with their rich embroideries, and bril-
liant silks. all will add their note of
picturesoueness TO the decorative
scheme. A large number of those
attending will be in costume, ana
strolling Spanish players, troubadours'
duennas with their high-carved COMBS
and lacey mantiilas, senoritas from
Spain. Brazil, Argentina-ali will form
a Kaleidoscope picture of beauty not
soon To he forgotten. Those who do
not care to come in costume will have
their part to play, as they will he
considered in the light OF tourists
stopping in the Spanish village to JOIN
IN it's Mi-Careme festivities
The committee announces everything
in readiness for the ball. which Will
omen promptly at $50 O'Clock. Nine.
Ekenrren is general chairman of the
committee and with her are Mrs.
Edward Terry Sanford. Mrs. CLAUDE
A. Swanson, Mrs. Lawrence D. Tyson,
Mrs. George T. Marye. Mrs. waiter
r. Tuckerman. Mrs. Peter Goelet
Gerry, Mrs. Charles P. Summeral'
Mrs. Edward W. Eberle, Mrs. Sidney
=. Taliaferro. Mrs. Copley AmorN'
Mrs. Walter Austin. Mrs. Delos A.
Rlodgett. Mrs. Mitchell Carroll, Mrs.
Richard Parker Crenshaw. Mrs.
James Carroll Frazer, Mrs. Henry w.
Fitch. Mrs Kenneth Gilpin. Mrs. Cary
IT Grayson, Mrs. Williamson ;.
Howell. jr.: Mrs. Breckenridge Long,
Mrs. Demarest Lloyd, Mrs. Brewster
Warwick. Mrs. Charles G. Matthews,
Mrs. Rushmore Patterson. Mrs re
Barnev Phillips. Miss Janet Richards
Mrs. William c. Rives, Mrs. Lindsay
Russell and Mrs. Joseph Washington
The Ambassador of Brazil Mr.. 5.
GurgiI de Amaral, will be the honor
guest at dinner tomorrow evening OF
Mr.. and Mrs. George T. Marye, VINO
are entertaining preceding the span
ish Fiesta. and will take their guests
later to the ball. other guests at the
dinner and in the box party to FOL
low will be Miss Eppes Halves, MRS.
Joseph Noel, Mr.. and Mrs. Gist bar
Mr.. and Mrs William Doelier, Mr..
and Mrs. Kenneth Gilpin, Mr.. and
Mrs. Rollins, Mrs. William Thomas,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Marye:
Lieut.. Nelson, Mr.. Grover Looming OF
New York, and Mr.. Cleveland Perkins.
Mr.. and Mrs Rolfe Boiling Will
have. in their box. party their son-in-
law and daughter. DR.. and Mrs. Jorge
F.. Bov6 Mr.. and Mrs. James Ellwood,
Mrs George Walker, Mrs. Laura h.
Rovd. Mr.. William Jennings Price,
Mr.. Rudolf Schoenfeld, Mr.. George
weitzei and Mr.. John Wattawa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Austin VIII
have with them. Gen. and Mrs. Henry
r. Allen, Miss Diana Cumming ana
Lieut.. Comdr. William Taylor, y >. y:
Mrs Thomas w. Phillips, Jr.' VIII
have as her guests in her box at the
ball, her daughter, Miss Janet PM.
lips: Mrs Allan Cowperthwaite OF
Paris. and Miss Marion Cowperth-
waite.
Miss Martha Goldman is, giving a
box party, which will include Miss
Helen North OF Newport, r. l., who
is visiting her: Mrs. Lewis Arn1istead
of Boston, Miss Hendrick. Mr.. Maxim
Karolik, Mr.. Harris Brown and Dir.
David Finley.
Among the other boxholders at the
ball are Senator and Mrs James
Couzens, who have given their box
TO Miss Margaret Wade; Count and
Countess Szechenyi. Senator and Mrs.
Lawrence D. Tyson. Mr.. ana MRS
Breckenridge Long. Nine Ekengren,
Mrs Alvin r. Hert, Mrs. Charles
Roughton Wood, Mrs. Gibson Fahne-
stock. Mrs. Rushmore Patterson, Mrs.
Lindsay Russell, Mrs. Brewster Mar.
wick, Mrs. Walter Tuckerman and
Mrs. It. H. c. Reed. whose box win
be occupied by Mrs. Thomas Hamilton
Wilson and Miss Alice. Downing