The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-01-16 00:00:00

WIN:BORNS.
COUNTY FANCY DRESS TALL.

This annual elusion of the aristocracy took place on
Thursday night in the Corn Exchange, which hoe been
retraiuted and recoloureil recently, and looked tory Mee,
although the ,lecorationft were almost ail. All the
arrangements were carried out by the committee, with
General Maelean as itecretary, anti supper was laid in the
Masonic Lodge-mom, and refreshments'itervel in a stint'
roma adjoining the Istll-rown. %Ir. .1. Robinson's band
from liorchester provided excellent tousle, and dancing
was kept up front about 11) o'clock till the early
men, the varied fancy isistimiesot the large party present
making the scene a very gay and pretty • site. 'rite follow-
ing Imlies and gentlemen were present in the charaeters
named :—The Hon. Walter Sitgden, "Magpie Mrs.
Terkington, Pitritan lady of the Pith eentury ; Miss G.
Torkington, "Ceres:" Miss A. Torkingtom, huntress ; Mr.
Torkington, " Knave of Ilixirts ;" Mr. C. R. Torkitut-
ton, German peasant: Mitt,, B. Rooks, " Blue Bells
Mr 11. E. Kitson, Neapolitan fisherman : Miss Pearee,
ys.,sant of Juimper, Brittany : Major-General Sir Charles
114.)y1y, uniform of the Staff I tem ; Lash, D'Orly MS a
Spanish lady tyly. " Mistress Mary, Mary, all
contrary •" Mr. A.. K. Robertson, as in sailor ; the Rev. W.
M. Itgaih. evening dress ; Mr. Meyriek W. Heath,
"I•lnarles Surface:" Dr. liatterbury, evening dress ; Miss
IlltterbUrY, uostome el- the time :If I Issorge IV.: Mi. E.
Ilatterhtiry, as a milkmaid; G. E. Omni, " Buy a
liromn ; Mr. %I. .1. Druitt. evening :Susi; Mi. A.
Tanner, Croatian pisciaut ; General Maclean, evening
dress: Mr. C. IL W. Parkinson, evening dress ; Miss
Wyke-Sanith, llou.lre ; Mitts Follet. Circassian bride ; Mr.
Hay Murano, Gent costume time of George 111. ; Colonel
Thring, uniform of It, "al Artillery ; MIAS Emily Heath,
" Prince's BelleStstile from fairy tale;" Dr. Wyke-Smith,
evening ; Miss F. Maclean, "finely Two Sheet :" Mr. A.
Hurt, as a Ititetins Counsellor : Miss A. Blennerhasset,
" Suow Mr. Jimeney. " Massaneillo ;" Mrs. Price, a
Spanish ; Miss Pave. " Mary Seton • Mrs.
Browne, Court dress time of Louis XIV. ; Mr. C.
L. lirownc. Mexic ; Miss C. Maclean, "Fr.:
Lieutenant W. IL Somerset, RN., as 1. t„frit.lat
sruua,t the ts:rimlg Miss Iliately, A.soarilut peasant ;
Major-Genend Plehard, Madrm. -st-sotolto of the
olden time; Miss Pielitsr.l Persephone ; " Mt. dolma,
ere:sing 'lre.; Mr. Leal. 34 t,.:ailor; Mr. Horace
tte,ieirle tmgmere, evening dress; Mr. 11. Higgins.
Wi•elsor unifulou ; slr. Feloriek, evening 1re.,,,; Mr. T.
lr(1111'din no, Netsdit tit fi-herman; Miss D'ooly-Snotr,
"'Ws..sp ; " Mr. .t. F. Bernard, I•atalan isistume ; Colonel
Fel:gird-Cambridge, 19th molten/ : Mrs. Piekardd'aet-
tridee. 191. meter!: Miss lickaribeaudiridge. Puritan
lady; Captain B. IL Foster, Manderin : Mr. F. W. L.
l'ortmani. Bullingdon ; Mr. Jocelyn Ffoolts, "Jack
Ashore; Mr. Churchill, a* a jester; Mrs. Tregonwell,
as a Spanish lady of distinction : Miss Tretionwelli
" Night ; ?yrs. lowth, Maria, Empress of Austria;
ML; Lewitt, Russian lady ; Mr. 11Ple-Parker,
Creek costume ; Mr. Ashton-Smith, Bohemian
peasant : Mr. E. G. Farquharson, as an Arab ;
Mrs. F., G. Farquharson, " Duchess of f lainsborough ; Mr.
Baring, Egyptian costume; Mrs. Fort, in the costume of
a lady of the period ; Miss Fort, in the character of Sir
Joshua Reynolds' picture; Mr. Fort, as the captain
steamboat ; Mr. W. Grove, hunt dress: Captain Lloyd.
Jones, in the uniform of the eth ; Mr. Conway
Lloyd-Jones, evenin- 'tenon; Mr. H. Torkington,
a for-huntf .r • Miss Donstance Farquharson, aa a :
Miss k argutiarson, "GlaneuW ;" Mr. Green, as awkins;"
Mrs. P. W. Todd," Anne of Brittany; Miss Gertrude
Sntith, "Lady Betty ;" Miss Blanche Smith, in the
costume of a lady in the tone of Geirge Ill.: Maim
Shekels:v. in uniform; Lady Hulse, " Mary, I,llteen of
VlMillg I.ly .44 the lust century
Miss M. E. Hulse, " enclitic ;" Mrs. Fheler, ',truing
; Mrs. Tunter-Tunier, Steing ; Miss Ilarmay,
ltunnns ;" Miss Turner-Turner, " Esmeralda ;"
Fit, icr, " Ruth :" Mrs. C. Parke, dress of the ye:a 1.70110:
Mr. C. R. Burn, 4.4 a jockey; Mr. H. V. Burn. French
" Marquitaire ;" Mr. W. B. Browne, Italian peasant; Mi.
Flora:um l'rice, Italian peasant ; Lieut. Iliguold, R.N., in
undone ; Mr. W. Floyer, in Om uniform of a private
of the Inns of Court % olunte..rs ; Mrs. Farquharson, even'
' jug dress ; Mrs. Frederic Fame, " Madame de Sevigntl ."
?di. Alice Famptharson, "Ophelia :" Lieut. Shirley, R.d.
ott In sitaaish :peasant ; Miss Shirley, as a cavalier maid
sen ant of the time id the Ontimonwealth (1.
Shirley, as a Polish pea.sunt ; Miss M. M. Pmrke.,
tambourine girl; Miss Radclytfe, "belly Yurdett Miss
Paine, "Snow ;" Mr. it. W. Parke, Court drew of the year
ISOU ; Miss Edith L. Parke, costume of the 14th century;
Mr. Frank Farquharson, "Hamlet :" Lieut. Ernest