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IS A COMJRFUL HCTUREI, - r . •Guest* in Costume* erf History of Todrjr Danced at Friday Night's Function.wMr. Edward Ball, dhtrge d*Atfairee of the American Embassy, and Mrs, Bell entertained with a moat enjoyable and# sinteresting dance on Friday evening.■ • Never has the American Embassy pre-is^nted. a more animated ot pictures qjoe scenes Over a hundred {nests attended, including come of the Ministers and 'members off the staffs of the various Embassies and Legations and prominent foreign residents.It vras suggested that the ^uestd should attire in Japanese costume, though not de rigueur, and It was the spirit in which this suggestion wa«a fulfilled by almost all of the guests that made the event auch a brilliant success.Guests costumed in styles ranging from the modern and in some cases even plebian to the oldest and most dignified historical types were mingling in the hall room and corridors presenting a vivid colorful picture.■Votes were taken for the beat costumes and amusing prizes were awarded. Mrs. Charles Burnett was announced aa the winner of the lady’s first prise. Mrs. Burnett was attired toi a true court costume representing the great poetess Murasaki Shlkibu of the Heian Jidal period, late tenth century. Every detail of the costume and make up was faithfully carried out, even to the fan which in itself was a work of art; the robe of magnificent brocade. Mrs. William R. Langdon of the American Embassy won the second prise and looked most charming as a peasant' girl, every part of her costume true to life and extremely picturesque.A tfftlfcttttft ***** t? Iff*unde* urttose tow*dfteiftd ft _ gown * 4 jfeung Mist Ber-nle. The toiumfrh of the evening was 'Ate entry of tstfo farming young daughters of the hosts* attired in Japanese fcimonoa md carrying trays filled iHtli totfvtdHr f*M to be distributed by them Among th« fatst#. They entered the ball lli a rlkish, gayly festooned with Aow*riJ and drawn by Mr. S. 0. Wyfcne; Sectetaty of the American Embassy,Japanese Jafftefrn effects were appropriately used throughout the ground floor of the Embassy and und4r a specially erected bower of flowers andlanterns In the main hallway, a buffet eupfcer was served.Mr. B*1 as * FV^iigrhn and Mrs. Bell as tfc* mother oka family, were de/ifghtful fat their cotftaaie and in thefir parts as host and hosts, No social function given in Tokyo has proven more enjoyable.ffetMS: tint ttMd VS40; tft msafts119.00; one yeir 136.00; foreign, mSDei it sseaths f2 5.00, one yesr *41.00 free to sll parts of Jspsa, Formosa sod Korea.*w buhub oi Ant AOTfrviRri nK^ncvSStiagi Basik accoBSl is: 29011 Tokyo.LOCAL ADVERTISING RATES.One Insertion, 94.SO per iniA.Three Insertiona* ft 1.00 per lack.Sis fasettieas, MO.OO pet lack Rste card lor idmtWag for long peHodi «! be seat on souttcsthNi* *Notices of MrtSTSttrUiei Sad deaths, »5.lt;T HUBiqpn.Hr*Central Restaurant“CHU-O-TEI”MARUNOUCH1 Only two minutes9 walk from IMPERIAL THEATER Meals Served a la Carte and Tabled*Hote ALWAYS READYGOOD THINGS TO EATThe Glen Line, Ltd.ForLondon, Antwerp RotterdamVIA CHINA PORTS, STRAITS SETTLEMENTS * COLOMBOTHE STEAMSHIP11 Glenshane ”Wilt fwR damfttfihed from Yokohama I “
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Tokyo, Tôkyô, JP
Sun, Oct 17, 1920
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