DUCHESS IN GOLD CAGE.
PRINCESS ON 'AN ELEPHANT AT A
BALL,
PARIS, May 29. The sumptuous mansion of the Comtesse Aynard de 'Cliabrillan was yesterday evening converted into a scene from the "Thousand and One Nights." An immense tenji had been erected m the courtyard, and- it was hung with superb Persian stuffs?' and- tapestries, while : £he elite of Paris assembled: m gorgeous Oriental costumes.
The comtesse herself presided m a magnificent Persian costume of green and gold, with an immense white aigrette m her hair. Each of the principal entries was announced by M. Andre de Fouquieres, the Parisian Beau Brummell.
The Princess d'Arenberg came mounted on an elephant richly bedecked with Indian trappings.. Then came the Duchessc de Germont-Tonnerre and the Coriitesse Stanislas, de CastelJane m gold cages, followed by the Marquise tie Braiites (m- ;a. flb-wei^strewn Egyptian canopy, accompanied by Pharaoh and his slaves. . A
The Comtesse de Lubersac danced an Oriental measure witli charming grace, and Prince Luis Fernando of Spam, m an ethereal costume and with his features, painted a greenish hue, executed a Hindu dance. '
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12814, 13 July 1912, Page 3 (Supplement)
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