GOWNS OF MAIDS IN AK-SAR-BEN PAGEANT A RIOT OF COLOR IN Ak-Sar-Ben Den a Land Of Perfume, and .Oriental ; Settings of the Far East Prologue Precedes Pageant, In Which Prince Discov ers, and Saves From Prison, His Queen Dancing Girls and Maids Make Scene a Gorgeous Affair. Within the huge tent of the Ruler of Quivera, all' was beauty, gran deur, splendor. The den of former days had been mysteriously trans- filanted to the sandi of the Orient and became the desert domain of King Ak-Sar-Ben. The interior was hung with costly i and magnificent . draoenes in shades ot yellow, or ange and flame. The perfume of exotic flowers was heavy in the air and jeweled lamps gently swaying shed a dull glow. over the scene. Out before -a dull gold curtain came Prologeue, Charles Gardner, dressed in the garments of the Orient. He spoke in verse and told the story of how in the olden days King Ak-Sar-Ben chose his , queen. In a far-off - land, a beautiful princess was imprisoned in a secret garden near a river. Here she pent the hours in weaving wreaths of flowers which her maidens threw Jnto the stream hoping that some prince might find them and rescue her. ' i The Prince Ak-Sar-Ben in the realm of Quivera discovered one of the wreaths and sent a.n ambassador with many gifts to seek the maiden and bring her to his land in order that she might become his queen. Thereupon the Prince, surrounded .by the Governors of his provinces, was invested with the chain of Cibola) and the star of Quivera as the king of the mighty lands. Dancing and revelry followed the coronation of the king and then the approach of the princess was an nounced. She was preceded by her maidens and 'pages. Upon her ar arrival she was greeted by the king $nd was crowned Queen of Quivera. The Pageant. ', With the opening of-' the curtain after the prologue by two great Nubian slaves, the garden scene was presented. The princess sur rounded by her many maidens was weaving the wreaths of flowers which her attendant, Mrs. Charles R. Dqcherty, threw over the garden wall into the stream below. During the entire scene, Mrs. Harry Steele sang a Hindu love song. All the colors were in the lighter shades and the brilliant blue of the sky was a decided contrast to them. Just at the closing of the scene, the ambassador of the Prince arrived bearing gifts to' the Princess and summoning her to the land of Qui vera. - PAGEANT. PART I. 0 people of the Kingdom of Quivera, The golden land of. Romance llee before you-"" Hear now a tale of how the King Ak-Sar-Ben , Old choose a queen to rule a happy people. ' In mystie orient, In a secret garden A princes la Imprisoned with tier maidens Amid, the flowers and by the flowing rlver Che 1 dreams of hero prince who U one day find her. . j Then wreaths of flowers she weaves, she and her maidens, And crsts them forth upon the flowing ' 'liver, ' , Hoping as down they float, some prince may see them, ' May seek her out and with love a cbaplet rcrown her j 1 ; , , Now one day aa the great King of Ak ! Snr-Ben Surrounded by his courtiers and his Gov ernors In pleasure barge -was drifting on the : river , A fairy wreath of flowers came floating downward Entangles In an oar The King's hand lifts it ' What gentle maid, he muses, wrought Its 1 beauty His fancy kindles, seeing destiny beckon . Ambassadors he sends to seek the prln . cess ' And bring her aa his queen to rule Quivera PART IT. ' Sinter now the court of King Ak-Sar-Ben ' A mignty King And may he live forever! The tw-nty-fifth king of that reyal lin eage :, Now wars have ceased Peace laps the land and plenty. The Governors ot th Provinces now the ' enter Vwear fealty to the King and , wait nrincess , : Vho Journeys toward him from a distant eountry. ,1 The lnglnr slaves, the King sends forth Wo meet her Whi.e nce and music fill the waiting moments, O peop.i of the Kingdom of Quivera Salute your King, the Governors, his , , Smpreat. A ' fanfare of trumpets announces the opening of the pageant . t Before the gold curtains, come the Prologue (Heroic figures in cloth of gold and flame, turban, etc.) who tells in the verse the story of the pageant summoning the audience as the people of Quivera to witness how their King Ak-Sar-Ben chose a queen to rule a happy people. The gold curtains part, and against an urban blue background is the se cret garden a flowering tree (after ! the manner of a Roy Neilson draw ling) is silhouetted against the blue -under it reclines the princess a Sjnaiden (Mrs. Harry Steel) is sing-":-iSl to a harp accompaniment .,rht maidens enter bringing blos soms tcwhe princess who weaves of them a wrath which she casts into the Ganges river hoping it may float down and meet the eye of some prince and bring nim to rescue her , and make her his queen.' (Cos v rumes are all pale shades, hand . dyed silks.) As the maidens are (lancing, a slave announces a party 'f" strangers. It is the ambassador of King Ak-Sar-Ben who has found 'one of the wreaths and sent him to bring the princess to Quivera. Her Maidens wind her veil about her and e besins her journey as the cur- taitwclose. ' jj i f ; The pfcologue now. comes before the ' curtaiiKannouncing we are in the' court of King AkSar-Ben. " Tn the blue moonlight the-sing ..,', slaves (Ak-Sar-Ben chorus) m thraurh the curtains, and grouped on the steps, with jeweled lanterns, sing a song of India as they go forth (down to the rear of the hall) to meet the princess. The governors of the provinces (board of governors) now enter 'the far end of the hall and pass up the steps and through the curtains, which slowly part to reveal the king on his throne, the high priest decorating him with the royal neck lace. An oriental ballet is danced by the dancing girls (with solos by Miss Zeit and Miss bwett.) As they are dancing a distant trumpet call announces the ap proach of a herald, who runs from the rear of the tent, heralding the approach of the princess, who Is preceded by the slave bearing gift and the special maids of honor, and the future queen now enters and is met at the steps by King Ak-Sar-Ben, who Crowns her and leads 4ier to the throne. The maids and governors are re ceived, then all the people of Quivera salute their sovereign, after which a great ball is held. The special maids to the princess were gowned in Oriental robes of chiffon made in Turkish style, loose and sleeveless and belted with sashr es of chiffon which were tied in the front. Bracelets of silver and gold,,, pearls and sequins were on their arms, and strands of pearls and vari-colored beads were worn around their necks. On their feet were sandals of silver. Miss Marjorie Cavers and Miss Louise Clarke, the first maidens to enter before the princess, wore tur quoise blue and electric green shades of chiffon with veils to har monize. Their crowns were of sold and silver, with which aigrettes, to match the costumes, were com bined.. , - Miss -Dorothy Kiplinger and Elsie Storz, who followed, wore hand- dyed chiffon in the shaded apricote colors. The crowns which were worn with these costumes were of silver and apricote shade sequins. miss riorence Kussell and Miss Helen Hussie had robes of Nile green over lavender and orange. On their heads were crowns of bril liants surmounted by large butter flies. , - The Misses Dorothv Heir and Dorothy Judson' had costumes of lavender, nurnle and orance chif fon. Purple and flame-colored se quins formed their crowns. Indigo blue and Deacock ereen were the colors worn by Miss Mil dred Rhodes and Mies Kahrin Lineburg, and wine color and green sequin? with peacock feathers were used to make their crowns. Miss Helen Walker and Marion Hamilton wore the varvinc shaHe of yellow, orange and flame; crowns of brilliants were also worn hv them. . a. The pages "to the princess were little William HosfnrH. ir id John Madden, jr., who are both re lated to former rulers of the realm. They were uniquely costumed , in Turkish style blouses and bloom ers of many colors. 1 John D. Creiirhton. 2d. and F.n. glebert . Folda, jr., pages to the king, were costumed in the same manner. The interlude consisted of hallet dances given by those girls especial ly selected for the purpose. At the close of dancinsr. which took nlare in the center of the Den, a trumpet was neara announcing that the princess was about to appear. At this signal all the dancing girls salaamed deeply and reclined upon the floor. -, . Misses Portia Swett and RlsiV Zeit of Chicago, were the solo dancers. Others taking part in the ballet included Misses Pleasant Holyoke and Vireinia Whitehearl of Denver; Flavia Waters, Donna Gus- tin, Marjorie Barstow of Lincoln; Mary K. Parmalee of Plattsmouth. and Elinor Kountze, Katherine Bax ter, Folly Robbins, Ruth Gaines, Martha Dox, Lucy Garvin, Elda Beason, Marjorie Gibson. Nora Vin cent, Mazie Gibson, Margaret An derson, trances Kllick. Charlotte Perry, Katherine Porter and Kath erine Gaines. When their acted as attendants to the princess in her garden they wore the pastel shades in the gowns. However, as the dancing girls of King Ak-Sar-Ben they were cos tumed in- the very vivid colors, all shades of yellow, purple, orange and flame. " ' At the same time the stage which had been in darkness began to light showing the king upon a huge divan over which was a rose colored canopy. As the blackness was dis pelled, the group of. governors and slaves who were around him be came visible and the ceremony of investing him as king ; was per formed. ' ' The' princess, with her maidens then advanced from the opposite end of the Den. When she reached the stage, she was greeted by the king, who crowned her. After the greetings of the governors, the bal let in the arena proceded. Immediately after the dancing, the Board of Governors went into the arena and escorted a number of Omaha's most prominent women to the throne where they paid hom age to their rulers. 1 The ceremony of the cornation having been completed, the ball began. BATIK SILK AND ORIENTAL TRAPPINGS 1 ; jh Witts d i v ' v mmgammmmmmmmmmsmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm mmmmmkmtmmmmmmhmtmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm mwmmmmmmmmm in i M iifl j. it 1 t. ''i tl Y A new Chicago theater has includ ed in its building plans two rooms on the third floor for the-use of the children whose mothers wish to see the show and cannot leave their little ones at home. A dainty nurs ery and a.cheerfu). airy playroom have been provided. , , ' V The 12 special maids to the 25th queen of Ak-Sar-Ben, gpwned in their Oriental costumes, are as follows: Upper row, left to right: Misses Katherine Lineburg Marion Hamilton, Florence Russell, Helen Walker, Helen Hussie, Mildred Rhodes and Dorothy Judson. Lower row: Dorothy Kiplinger, Louise" Clarke, Elsie Storz and Dorothy Belt. Miss Marjorie Cavers, who was also a special maid, is not included in the group. I " . - ' Ak-Sar-Ben Ball Room Scene of Splendor and 1 Richly-Gowned Women Bright Colors Show Trend of Style all Room a Fashion Parade Bodices Very Low With No Sleeves and Long Trains the Jewels Include Many Precious Stones With Diamonds In Lead. Nev?r before in the history of Ak-Sar-Bn have the costumes been such a riot of colors. The 24 pre ceding queens, their maids and at tendants have chosen the delicate shades. This year, however, every thing was changed. From the sol emn coronation ceremony of for mer years, the affair was switched to a scene of eastern splendor, gay costumes of bright Batik gave at mosphere such as has never before been seen in Omaha. Even th ball room floor gave evi dence of a shift from the pure whites to pinks, greens and other, striking colors. Quite a relief, it was, after the dull shades of war days. Hundreds of Omaha's select at tended the coronation ball and their costumes will be the topic of con versation among friends and ac quaintances for. many weeks. . The Gowns. A Ashton, Mrs, Charles H. Gown of black satin, hodic of sequins, cut very low and made without sleeves. En train. .Car ried emerald green ostrich fan. Dia monds, Allen. Mrs. Edgar Gown ' of black net made over soft black satin (and trimmed with cut Jet. ' . Alvord, Mrs. A. J. Attractive gown f satin charmeuse in the rainbow shades. Overdress of silver lace. Bodice mad of tulle In the rainbow shades. Low cut and sleeveless. Dancing length. Corsage bou quet of orchids. , B - , Beldon, Mrs. C. C Black satin with overdress of black net. Bodice cuLisquare and low. held with sholder. straps. Short loose sleeves. Long train. , Bradbury, Mrs. W. J. Gown of soft black satin with' pverdress of black silk net. Skirt mads round' length Low cut bodice of blue sequins. Brautlgan. Mrs. H. W., Denver Gown of black silk net made over black satin. Skirt made short. Bodice cut low and made of blue and silver sequins. Diamonds. Barlow, Mrs. Milton Gown of black pan. iuaue snori. oieeveieas ooaice cut low. Burns, Mrs. Robert Pale green satin made in Grecian effect, brocaded In sil ver. Girdle made of rope of satin which goes twice around waist. Silver balls fin ish the cord. Short sleeves. Shoulders finished with ostrich. Blackwell, Mi.. W. S. Gown of white lace over white satin. Bodice of white lace and tulle and finished with short tulle sleeves. Dancing length. Bingharo, Mrs. TV. W. Black satin with overdress of black marquisette elaborately trimmed with beaded passementerie. Bod ice cut square and finished with long sleeves of black marquisette. Diamonds. Buchanan, Mrs. J. B. Dainty gown of black net over black chiffon. Sleeveless bodice. Dancing length. Baker, Mrs. Benjamin S. Turquoise blue georgette crepe gown made with a stiver lace tunic. Bodice trimmed with turquoise blue tulle. Baxter, Mrs. W. F. Pink satin" with overdress of pink net and sequins. Skirt made dancing length. Pearls. Baker, Mrs. H. N. J. Black satin gown with overdress of black lace. En train. ' Beardsley, Mrs. E. A. Handsome gown of black satin made with overdrape of black net. Black spangled bodice, low cut and finished with long net sleeves. Birss, Mrs. F. J. Gown of black silk net made over black satin and trimmed with cut-Jet. Brlnkman, Mrs. C. F. Apricot satin made with an oversktrt of silver lace. Bodice made of Iridescent chiffon, sleeve less. Skirt round length.. Diamonds. Bonney, Mrs. Oliver Handsome gown of peacock blue tulle. Bodice cut square and made of iridescent sequins. Skirt made with panels of peacock blue velvet. Dancing length. Jade and diamonds. Boyer. Mrs. E. P. Gown of pink satin charmeuse. Bodice of pink beaded tulle. Fishtail train. Flowing tulle sleeves. Burgess, Mrs. Ward M. Nile green satin, made with buffoon skirt and trimmed with sequins. Slippers to match. Baldiige, Mrs. H. H. Handsome gown ot black satin combined with black lace. Made on long lines. Brinker, Mrs. Lawrence Gown of pink velvet combined with silver lace. Wore liver slippers. Corsage of orchids. Belt, Mrs. W. B. T. Black satin, elab urately trimmed with cut Jet. Conant, Miss Edith, Boston, visiting Miss Erna Reed Dragon fly blue satin, trimmed in silver. Tulle panels of same shade. Silver slippers. Congdon, Miss 1 Josephine Peach blow satin, trimmed with electric blue tulle. Cunningham, Miss ' Janet Dainty gown of yellow net over yellow satin. Draped skirt, made dancing length. Bodice finished with elbow sleeves of yellow net. Cunningham, Mrs. G. C. Gown of coral net, made over white satin. Carlisle, Mrs. S. S.f-Black silk velvet Low-cut bodice. Sleeveless. - Clarke. .Mrs. Henry T.J Gown of flesh colored satin, made with an over-dress of tulle. Iridescent bodice. Dancing length. Cutler, Mrs. Hugh T. Gown of tur quoise blue brocaded satin, trimmed with coral passementerie. j Clarke, Miss. Helen Gown of pink silk faille. Draped eklrt, made with panels. Throngs View New Ruler of Quivera (Continued From Page One.) desert One could feel that the camels must be lying down just outside the door and that the tur baned orientals were sitting in the sands, singing the weird, mysterious songs of the east. The present monarch of Quivera is the first whose coronation has been part of a story instead of mere ly a ceremony. Other monarchs of the line have taken their crowns in prosaic manner in Omaha. Their queens have been selected for them. Chose Own Princess. Not so Ak-Sar-Ben XXV. He chose his own princess and rescued her from prison is the good, old, story book way. And the immense crowd that filled every foot of space in the royal castle last night thrilled to the romance of the story. Ak-Sar-Ben XXV proved to be no spineless monarch who permitted his privy counsellors to select his queen. Not hel For, while he was still a prince in the rich and pros perous kingdom , of Quivera he found, one day a wreath of flowers in the river on which was a mes sage telling him . of the imprisoned princess. " Straightway he sent ambassadors with rich gifts and arranged for the rescue of the princess and for'her escort to his rich oriental kingdom. And when he beheld her. he found that she was seven times lovelier than he had pictured her. And the princess discovered that the prince was seven times more, handsome than he had appeared in her dreams. It was love at first sight. And so they were crowned king and queen of Quivera and lived hap pily ever after. The happy though royal pair were crowned amid the rejoicing of everybody within the royal dastle. Queen Receives Court. In fact, the king this year re ceived no crown, probably in defer ence to the recent progress in mak ing the world safe for democracy. Instea.l, a necklace was placed about his neck. The aueen. however, re- noble head. - . The oriental story which took the place of the former coronation occu pied about an hour. The prologue was , spoken. There were classic dance bv the fair daughters 'of Omaha and some from other cities, there was weird, mystic music which seemed to have the east in its very strains, there was the wondrous inarch of the Nubian slaves who went to bring the princess to the court of King Ak-Sar-Ben XXVf there was the discovery of the new king seated upon his oriental throne beneath its oriental canopy; there was the appearance of the beautiful 12 pnncosses, attendants of. the queen, who entered slowly and walked the length of the room to the trains. of delicious music, and there was the entrance of the lovelv aueen herself, two pages walking behind the splendid train of her royal robe and several Nubian slaves walking before and behind her. Governors Gorgeously Clad. And who-. can ever forget the splendid entrance of the governors of Ak-Sar-Ben, headed by the hand some figure of Everett Buckingham? He wore a silk suit of Arabian mode, the tight silken trousers held at the waist by a heavy silken sash and upon his head a turban of silk sur mounted by a rare plume. The other governors were simi larly clad, all in silk, but the colors varying. At the side of each dan gled a gleaming scimetar. As they walked up and bowed before the kingsjind queen, the orchestra play ing a weird air that sounded of go ing out to primitive battle well, it was certainly worth going to see. And when they were seated upon their thrones and the people had pledged them homage, they gave a sign, the music started and the dance began, knights and ladies moving smoothly to the rhythmic strains, inaugurating- the reign of the new monarch and his consort. And so throughout the evening in the midst of this fairyland went the dance. : The wee. small hours arrived be fore the dance was over, and the automobiles had carried away the lovely ladies and knights to their hemes and the crowning of the new king and queen was a happy niemorv. ' ' back and front. Dancing length. Bodice of pink and white sequins, finished with short tulle sleeves. Carter, Mrs. R. L. Gown of black silk net, made over black satin charmeuse. Short sleeves. Clarke, Mrs. F. W White tulle, made over white satin and elaborately trimmed with sequins. Dancing length. Clarke. Mrs. William Hill Flame colored brocaded crepe. Draped skirt, caught, up In the back with flame-colored ostrich tips, and cut round length. Sleeve less bodice oi silver lace, cut low. sup pers to match gown. Cooper, Miss Mary, Pittsburgh, guest of Miss Wilhelm Gown of cloth of gold, made very simply. Draped skirt and low cut bodice. Gold slippers. Carpenter, Mrs. R. W., Jr. Pink panne velvet. Square neck, side panniers. Sil ver slippers. Diamonds. Crofoot, Mrs. L. F. Gown of black satin trimmed w,ith gold lace. creignton. Mrs. ii. A. liown or cnange. able orchid pussy willow taffeta. Trim med with crystal baskets with flowers falling out in different colored beads. Bodice cut square without sleeves. Skirt draped. , ".' D made of sequins and finished with tulle straps. Sleeveless. Dermdv, Mrs. A. . L, Handsome gown of turquoise blue charmeuse. Bodice made of turquoise blue chiffon and trimmed with gold lace passementerie. Cut new style of high back and low front. SleevelesV Gold lace trimmed the bottom of the skirt, which was made dancing length. Dia monds. Dresner, Mrs. Samuel Gown of black tulle over black satin charmeuse. Crushed bodice of black chiffon velvet finished with long tulle sleeves. Pearls. Corsage bouquet i of Ward zosps. Davis. Mrs. Thomas L. Blue satin' charmeuse. Skirt draped and made short Tight bqdice of silver cloth, made without sleeves. Davidson. Mrs. James E. Attractive gown of pink satin. Skirt draped and cut en train. Bodice elaborately trimmed with pearl passementerie. Slippers to match gown. Drlshaus, Mrs. Lester Gown of silver brocaded oyster colored white faille, trimmed with silver ribbon and French flowers. Sleeveless bodice, cut low. Purple cstrlch tun aind purple slippers. Darlow, Mrs. Alfred Gown - of black .'Sil In. trimmed with black sequins. Bodice Dale, Mrs. Fred B. Dainty gown of cream colored French lace. Dancing length. Dresher, Mrs. A. V. Black tulle made over Dlnck satin charmeuse and trimmed with cut Jet. Bodice cut square neck, and finished with elbow sleeves. Dunn, Henry Handsome gown of black silk lace made over black aatln. Skirt, round length. Davis, Mrs. B. B. Black pan velvet; en train. Low cut bodice. Dinning, Miss Louise Gown of black tulle made very short Low. cut bodice made of sequins and cut low.! pig tall train. Derby, Mrs. Gladstone Gray georgette crepe trimmed with sequina. E Edwards, Mrs. H. O. Gown of light blue charmeuse trimmed with self-tone lace. Bodice of silver tulle, finished with elbow sleeves of the lace. Silver slippers. Engler, .Mrs. George Orchid satin, elaborately beaded. Draped skirt. Low cut bodice. Slippers to match gown. Erlchson, Miss May Belle Lady Duff (Continued on Page Nine, Column One.) 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