Evening star., 1935-02-05
BOHEME'S GUESTS
REVEL IN ORIENT.
Melville Grosvenor and Wife
Win First Prize for
Costumes.

Lavish costumes, settings and pag-
eantry at the twelfth annual Bal Bo-
heme of the Arts Club last night, cap
tured "the feeling of the Orient" for
more than a thousand mandarins,
dancing girls, torch bearers, devil
dancers, Eastern potentates and such.
The decorations of the Willard Ho-
tel ball room combined with novel
lighting effects and costulmed pag-
eants to sweep the guests into the
full spirit of the affair For a night
they abandoned themselves to their
roles and made merry after the
fashion of Bohemia
Thirty-three members of the Floor
Committee were garbed as mandarins.
in Chinese blues, reds and colds. At
least three hundred entertainers. long
rehearsed for the affair, put on folk
dances, professions and comedy skits.
The background was dominated by
huge, painted Oriental diety, flanked
by Tibetan gateways. The walls were
decked in Oriental masks taken from
authentic sources, and from the great
central chandelier flowed Streamers of
colors in striking contrast.
Grosvenors Win Prize.
First prize for the most beautiful
authentic costume went to Mr.. and
Mrs. Melville Grosvenor. son and
daughter-in-law of DR.. Gilbert Gros-
venor, president of the National Geo.
graphic Society.
Grosvenor'S costume was gift from
a Chinese king, while Mrs. Grosvenor
was garbed in regalia made by natives
Of Harbin, Manchuria.
Second prize went to Mrs. Edward
Hagan, dressed as an attendant to a
Manchu empress. Leland Williams
costume, that Of New Zealand devil
dancer, was adjudged the most anus
ing and original.
An entrance fee of SIS a person was
charged to defray expenses of the
ball
Costumes were judged by Charles
Bittinger, president of the Arts Club;
Clifford K. Bergman. cartooniSt for
The Star, and c. Powell Minnegerode,
director of the Corcoran Art Gallery.
Hour Of Pageantry.
The pageants were staged for an
hour preceding midnight, and went
off promptly on schedule. This was
followed by awarding of prizes and
supper downstairs while the floor
was being prepared for general dane
ing.
The Minister of Czechoslovakia, DR..
Ferdinand Veverka. was among the
guests of Mrs. Jacob Leander Loose,
as was Brig. Gen. William E. Horton.
Miss Mary B. Adams was hostess to
Mrs. William Littlefleld, Mrs. Herman
E. Gasch, Miss Bessie Hickey, Col.
John Hams, Camdr. Spencer Lewis,
Oliver Gasch and Norman Frauen-
helm.
DR.. and Mrs. Grosvenor enter
tanned DR.. and Mrs. Frederick v. Co.
vile and Mr.. and Mrs. Neville Gros-
venor.
Mrs. Frank B. Gibson was hostess
to Mrs. w. F. McBroom, Miss Eliza.
beth Richards of New York, Miss Vir-
ginia Marshall of Radnor. Pa; Mr.
Walter S. McBroom, Noyes Reynolds
and Barlow Mather Of New York.
Guests of Mrs. Pitts.
Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. William Car
penter were among the guests of Mrs
Pembroke Pitts, who also entertained
in her box Mrs Stephen Koudouroitin
Miss Mona Gill. George MacGonicle
Ralph O'Brien and William Lowery.
Mrs. o. B. Campbell had with her
Mrs Truman G. Palmer, Mrs. Ben
jamin Smith, Mrs. James Barnes, Miss
Dorothy Barnes, Miss Mary Hobart,
Miss Grace Hobart and Capt. Horace
Smith.
Mrs. Charles Piez was hostess to
DR.. and Mrs. Macpherson Crichton,
Mrs. Gwendolyn Brownlee, Comdr.
and Mrs. G. Laurence Schetky. Mr..
and Mrs. W. B. Shearer, DIR. c. F.
Karns and Abbot Maginnis.
Miss Helen Campbell was with Mr..
and Mrs. Norman Anderson in their
box
Miss Mary Myers and Miss Louise
Myers occupied the box of their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Hewitt
Myers, and had guests with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. NJ Leisenring were
hosts to Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Quincy,
Mrs. Carl Casey, Miss Edna A. Laws
and Mr. Walter c. Silber.
One of the largest and gayest
parties at the Bal was that of DR.. and
Mrs. r. Lyman Sexton. In this party
were Mr.. and Mrs. C. Marshall Fin
nan, Mr.. and Mr.. Thomas c. Vint,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Wright. Mr.. and
Mrs. Conrad Wirth, Mr.. and Mrs.
Rowan Gather, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Nolen, Mr.. and Mrs. John Koons, Mr..
and Mrs. L. P. Steuart, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Smith, Dr. and Mrs. w. j. P.
Orr, Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Brengle,
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Bell, Miss Vir-
ginia Flautt, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Throckmorton.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. Ridgley Chapline
had with them DR.. and Mrs. Walter
Lowdermilk, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert r.
Hill and Mr.. and Mrs. r. S. Campbell.
Hostess to Students.
Mrs. Frederick E. Harrington acted
as hostess in the box of the Chevy
Chase School, the party including
Miss Bertha Noyes, Miss Dorothy
Daley, Miss Marjorie Baer, Miss
Anna Ann Myers, Miss Betty Ruddy,
Miss Katherine Henske, Miss Jean
Miller, Miss Margareta Grief, Miss
Mildred Stull, Miss Jean Smith, Miss
Barbara Davis, Miss Virginia Sylves-
ter, Miss Odema Herbert, Miss Sally
10 Densey, Miss Barbara Bonham,