Evening star., 1933-03-05
INAUGURAL BALL
COL0RF I'll EVENT
Social Elite Rub Elbows With
ProIetariat as 5000 Pack
Auditorium.

HuullUI IuiIIs
The traditional inaugural ball
eclipsing in its brilliance, its color ant
gayety all Of its historic predecessors
officially brought to close last nigh
the gala and elaborate celebration O.
the induction into Office of Franklin
Delano Roosevelt, the new President O
the United States.
Nearly 5000 persons jammed th'
Washington Auditorium to take part il
this social finale of the inaugural feS
tivities In this crowd were the socia
elite, Washington's 400, who seldom
deviate from the companionship Of tn,
who's Who" as well as Washington
proletariat-the Government clerk
the secretary and the stenographer-al
mingled together, rubbing elbows II
celebration of the Democratic victory a.
the polls last November
Ball Riot of Color.
since the days of Grover Cleveland, wa.
a riot of color and revelry, framed ir
Q magnificent picture of music of the
fast-moving tempo Of the jazz era ano
feminine pulchritude at the zenith Of
its grace and charm. 1t was a fashion
show de luXe-a pageant of beauty anc
ornamentation.
Women'S gowns Wed with the bright
colors Of diplomatic uniforms. Officers
Of the Army and Navy, in full regalia
added a touch of color to the dazzling
gowns of the women and contrasteo
sharply with the somber black of the
men in formal dress.
Never since the night Of March 4
1909, when Republicans celebrated the
election of William Howard Taft has
Washington witnessed an affair ap.
preaching the Roosevelt inaugural bal
IN brilliancy. Not since that day has
Washington seen a real inaugural ball
Woodrow Wilson, that believer in SIM
plicity, was opposed to inaugural balls
and for one reason or another the
precedent he made has since been fol-
lowed.
Mrs. Roosevelt Appears
For time it seemed as If the ball
officially named, would be only semi
official in fact, for Mrs. Roosevelt haC
said she would be absent because oi
the recent death of Senator Walsh oi
Montana, the Attorney General desig-
nate The Vice President and Mrs
Garner, who are not particularly keen
about formal occasions, decided to fol-
low her lead But Mrs Roosevelt, in
response to the pleas Of hundreds who
wanted to see her, graciously changed
these plans and made her appearance
in the now-famous Eleanor blue gown
amid a resounding salvo Of mingled
cheers and applause. Mrs. Garner also
changed her plans just as graciously
and that meant the Vice President was
there, too. President Roosevelt, how
ever. did not attend.
Despite the crowd, the arrangements
were carried out as planned under the
perfect management and guidance of
Mrs John Allen Dougherty and her
aides.
Old-Fashioned Reception.
reception was staged on the first floor of
and Marine Bands alternately playing
the music. Then the United States
Indian Reserve Band, composed Of 20
full-blooded Indians representing 18
tribes, gave concert.
Then came the gala event Of the eve
n-Ag-the entrance and reception to the
Governors of the States who marched
through the big Auditorium under the
pancply Ct the official party including
the children and grandchildren of the
new State heads.
A stirring trumpet blast heralded the
entrance of each Governor and his staff
and color bearers, and this died into the
boom of the bands playing State songs.
The parallel lines of soldiers, sailors
and Marines standing at present arms
f~ onI f0r - -
professions.
AS soon as the procession for the
Governors ended there came a blare of
trumpets and hush and Rosa Ponselle,
the Metropolitan Opera prima donna,
sang THE Star Spangled Banner"
She was given an ovation and for an
encore she contributed Dixie
Crowd Grows Restless.
1t was shortly before midnight, how
ever, before the last Of the Governors
and their stats had to run the gamut
of the military guard of honor and
take places on the platform. In the
meantime restless crowd milled about
fhe Auditorium, viewed the guests in
Sthe boxes and waited impatiently for
|the dancing that was to follow.
The ball room was strikingly set in
. decorative scheme Of gold, white and
lgreen festooned with palms, shrubbery
land flags. Another striking feature was
E@he presence Of group Of descendants
lpf old Dutch families, contemporaries
tpf Klaus Martensen Roosevelt, the first
s.Df the Roosevelts to come to America
land settle in the Hudson River country.
AFTER the reception to the Governors
the musical portion Of the ball was
turned over to the dance orchestras-
all recruited from the radio networks.
Rudy Valee was there with his famous
Eonnecticut Yankees, Guy Lombardo
and his Royal Canadians and the Gen.
tral Park Casino Orchestra.
So on to the wee small hours of Sun
day the revelry and dancing continued
and another inaugural ball passed into
history.
Attends Her First Ball.
Mrs. Roosevelt remained at the ball
Tor more than an hour, leaving after
Rosa Ponsel!e gave her solos, When
she arrived she was escorted by mem
tbers of the Floor Committee including
Ia number Of White House aides. Upon
reaching the platform she was received
10y members Of the Reception Commit
tee. The new First Lady was a strik-
ing figure in a gown of blue and silver
lame designed on closely fitting lines
with a f1aring skirt. The neckline
was round. high in the front and cut
somewhat low in the back. Her only
ornaments were star sapphire clips and
she wore shoulder bouquet OF orchids.
Mrs. Curtis Dali, who was in the
large company accompanying her
mother, had on a gown of white Chi
nese brocade made On the new pre-
vailing mode, crystal passementerie out
lining the neckline The normal waist
line was marked by plain color sash
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