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Show MRS. FISH'S DOVE AND BUTTERFLY BALL The Louis XVI. ball given by Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish at Newport the other night, in honor of her niece, Miss Helena Fish, daughter of Hamilton Fish of New York, was the greatest ball that Newport has seen in a generation. gen-eration. More than 400 invitations had been Issued and Mrs. Fish had a large addition, addi-tion, 50x60 feet, built to the east of the ballroom at Crossways, her Newport New-port home. The addition was left open on the west side. Beyond it was a bower of roses of delicate pink and red hue. In the arbor was a fountain, in which swam myriads ot goldfish, and there were gorgeous tropical water wa-ter plants floating on the surface and bending over the brink of the fountain. foun-tain. . The ballroom was decorated with numerous Louis XVI. baskets and garlands, gar-lands, blue and pink. In the corners were large orange trees, laden with fruit, and large French mirrors also J ; played an important part in the most magnificent decorative scheme. The ball was opened shortly before midnight by a dance of nymphs, done by professionals, the lights in the ballroom being turned on in moonlight effect. ef-fect. While this dance was in progress thousands of butterflies were liberated liber-ated and fluttered about the flower-bedecked walls and stairways. At the same time hundreds of snow-white doves were set free and flew around, billing and cooing. These came as a surprise to the guests, as had many others of a minor nature, such as changes in the electrical display In the garden, which was strung with thousands of incandescent globes of many hues. |