The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-04-29 00:00:00

CALICO FANCY DRAB BALL

This grand fancy dress ball under distinguished
rnate mese off in the grated assembli-room,Rosl
oLl°. tie Tuesday evening. and notwithstanding Ahe
unfavourable state of the weather. there was a lames
crowd outside the hotel to triteseis the arrivals, which
been to take place a few minuses bef ore ten, and con-
tin oed up till near eleven o'clock. Writhe room presented
• fair odd but tilessing masted& The staircase and
, leading were hung with flag girksitbe entrance to the
bell room a wenn and effective lacb.sadUneeeebl7rsiN
was tastefully hung with flags sad leanese. Tie blase of
the pillars separating the mamas were lightly but r
ornemented with ivy sad torso aid Wide looperols
with tricoloured Bain Thu dons fr the niches which
suppma lights were p.eeliylstitionsi with wreath-
ing* of Omen rini Ilse mental pieces
, were also done, and green
work. A 'it= of e
e i5..4& at
onnd of the rem, en ag p
d am
orebastrs. vkars. to ass .orr hose's celebrated
orbs band, 66156136 sonnesedor.s neat betie
fl ird eleven o'cikeit. T 66 . Is a lid of duce
asoldlo Whiat 0 mit • d o(111166" istbeasisk
rid& ird excelhatro

Vtt.`sokes LAl:Asia*" laacers, ••Osigrein"; vales,
D • estop, "Protein* ." ; redo& • Blue Al.. ,
polka:" Kutechke"; vale% "10401 Nights"; val.e,
" Erb; in, Huh: Isomers, "'gaited Sorvice"' •
Iget"" • `slaa..• °Scare • Tale& "Lan Lieb Coen :
ezknissurka, " Violetti• ; vadat, " B•sethearlor
Royal Edinburgh'; vase, • Pinafore" polka,
" Bric-a-Brac" atop, • Vseriegra"; vela& "UP'''. I
lands" ; value, " Tout • Vami" Yak* " Mee Amour.?
The gay assembly preassesdl as odd but picturesque
medley. Harry—the bluff King Hal, hobnobbed vine •
Spanish lady—a gay pistillia& mad. up to • beautiful
Evangeline, and Mary Quo.. ol Soots was seen la close
proximity with Kuno Boyer. Kistrses Mary beton
dashed off with • gay knight of Windoor, 'hue lb, noire
modern but nay unUornes of the Ofikell of the 3bod
am/J.3140t mixed in pleasing &mimes with the odd
costume of • Coinage mandarin. Vandyke was Ininatilf,
as be jeieed Nit Undies, and Nancy Lee was on equal
match for a "Ralph Rackstrow." Moonlight did well for
my_great grandmothar, while • gallant huntanian of the
V. danced with • lady of Um court of L .uts xi,.
" Olivia." were charming creators& and • man of vats
• man was • Biting ignitor foe "Dully Yarded" Tb•
swarthy Zaueve was on friandlr tams with an English
barrister, and a court page made up to a brunatte
gips,. A Nrtpolitaa peasant was not at al shy in tho
of aa English Jockey. while. flower girl. mined
Isughingly with gay matadors. of the last century.
Quaint cbaract.r. of days goad by—bringing to mind
many a boozy page history—found agnmabes COW paniono
in thine of evening dress of room modern mate. "
leder was • lovely make-up, MI were (Mania and •
Watteau figure, and cams in striking contrast to the
Italian fisherman. Punsbnuello did not fall out with the
Twopanny Postulate, and Flora was lovely by the side of
sober-suited Twilight. A major of Um early Victorian era
bowed to Lady Dorothy Wears, and a Spanish gentleman
was quits at home with True Bina. Our Denali sailor boy
found an agremblo parther In Lady Teazle, and an
Albanian geetisenan did not object to quadrille with •
lady of the Ibtle century. There were old marquises of
the court of Long xi., mining freely with • sober
Puritan. Evening dreams, naval dreamt dramas of the •
diplomatic service, and others were them in abundance—
In all about 120 ladirt and aentaansea, representing dm
ante of the town and neighbourhood The following are
thou amass and the datum's they wore:—

Mime Jamak Noernandy peasant; Mr. G. Mira, Knight
of Windmr ; Ars. G. l'ipos, evening dress ; Mies riport.
Olivia; Miss Hume, as ragbag. Mary Satan; Honourable
Mrs. Muriel' B. Best, Mary Queen of Scots ; Cairlaln
Vaadeleer. 75th Regiment, GAM Infantry, as Mona.
Soy ar sad ihssonaillo Matador.; Yrs. W. Oily. Justice.
Spanish lady: Miss May Justice. Evangeline ; Mtn
Dickinson, Madame name; Mime Clara Blackstone
ert.white Chelsea China; Mr. Wood srard, 75th
Regiment, Ltrat Infantry, uniform ; Mr. CI. Blackstone
Williams, lawsuit's dram; lisr John Suckling. sandyke ;
Miss R. Balnbridee Smith, Haney 1..; Mrs ',myth..
evening drags °Goat Starlsk Itatsxn Man of War's
Man; Cognates@ Z Mise liar...
, as Dolly VW
-tat Infantry,

ji-no7itraii.-itio nano); as DollY-Tartin;ifir.
L H. (noddy. Mad Badman, Lyn (fanny, uniform
Mr. W. Hammon, Mod Regiment. uniform; Kiss B.
Dickinson. Spanish lady,* Miss Amy Young. Olivia;
Captain Oavarragh, 7151 k Rensient, uniform; Mo. John
H. Koran, Zouare ; Mr. Herbert Crow, court page of the
16th century ; Miss Banbridgectokit, B.
Bsinbridge Smith. summer' Scott.
uniform Bombay Midi COMO : KIN Stanley &et; flower
girl ;Kr. William Banton Pennon; Kr. A M. 12
On Regiment, uniform ; Miss Sala Justin, Un ;Kr,
Mallon. Ralph Mackinaw, EX& Pinafore__ ; Mrs.
Mallock, as Donna ; CaptainJ. F. Ballard, Mind Light
Infantry, uniform; Mn. William Non Mary Queen of
Scots; Captain Neal, Windsor uniform; Miss Edith
Dart:nen, moonlight'a _ Major Boyles, B. V. Hunt; Mrs.
Boy/a, patchwork; Mr. Hugh Span barrister; Kra
Hugh Spilka my great grandmother; Mien Coles, buy •
broom; Mr. C. J. Dates. Wrymouth. fisherman : Una
Batten, wasp; reatimick J. P. Calderon Henry VIII.;
Miss Diming , French Sower girl of the 17th century; Kr.
N. J. evening drag : Lieut. A. & Woods, 32nd
llegrt arm ; Baron de Casson esoomillo matadors,
enentury ; Kr.& Benton. *venni dm,; Kra Bain
bridge Smith, evening dress ; Lieut. Colin Pnist Jonas,
a M & Boecawen uniform; Dr. Stan EN. uniform; Mr.
Jonathan Clarke, uniform : Captain Boyce, uniform;
Lint G. H. Minn R.N. uniform; Miss Millar, Neapoli-
tan pennant; Kr. F. Vigor Hod Regiment uniform ; Miss
Moist,an kWh ; Kiss Moran, a Spanish lady;
Miss Mora Kirkuk a dower girl; /Gas Lnl Moran
zinnia ; Miss N. Harbor% Watteau figure; Miss Tomlin.
man Marguerite; Miss Ida Tomlinson, Canna ; Miss L.
Tomlinson a Venetian fisher girl, 16th century; Mn. W.
B. Tannins% evening dress; Miss Clifton, Spanish girl ;
Miss Doody Clifton Madonnas* peasant girl; Min
Agnes Clifton Tiara t Captain A de Marchmont 00th
ftlipßegiment), French postillion, 15th century; Mrs. Arthur
iri nary Les; Mrs 8.1 toss Strickland, Olivia (Vicar
of VisilmasM): Mr. J. H. Dennis% evening dress; Mrs,
L H. Derails% evening dress; Kr. Mercer, evening
d_rese ; 114*. Mater, arming dives' Miss Jennings
'ninny, Mary Lesson; Lieut.-Colonel Owen Swafaeld,
major of the early Victorian era : Mn. hen Meld, sober.
suited twilight (Shelley); Mr. J. Russell Cox, hunt dress
(Cattlatack); Captain Pretor, twopenny postman ; Captain
Cross (75th Regiment), Punchinello; Kr. Arthur Pain,
75th Regiment uniform; Mr. C. Broad Pain, an Italian
fisherman; Klee Bevan, Lady Dorothey Lefevr,,; Kiss
Oliver Bradford, Pauline; Captain Oliver Bradford Olftdt
Regiment), Claude Melnothe ; Mr. S. B. Miller, Mexican;
Mr. T. B. Cockerhan jockey; Mr. W. P. Cockerhan
sailor; Kn. Cookerhani, evening dress: Min Gianni.%
Clarrette : Mr. Jonanan Clarke, Spanish gentleman;
Captain Brace Evans (RN.), H. M.& Inecarren, uniform;
Mrs. Baugh, evening dross; Miss Hogg Lady Tessin
(School for Scandal); Miss Florence G. Scott, stags dress,
lady of 16th century; Miss Venour, lad. of last century;
Kim C. Venour, true blue; Kr. F. R. Johnston evening
dress; Mt.. L Halterton, Spanish lady; Mr. A.
Oliver. Albanian; Mr. Hamilton, uniform of the diplo-
inane service; Kra, Hamilton, Spanish Lidy ; the Misses
Lynn 'no name): Mr. Alleys. Clark, Milian trenity
(Fine de Malame. AMMO Yrs. Aliens. Clarke, one
Merintiae, Crewel L.enie xiv.): Captain Chian°, R.N.,
Chinese Mandarin ; Miss J. Grew% Lady. time of Louis
xvi. ; Mrs Grine:me, Mary Queen of &wt.. ; Mr.
Samuel Benton, court dress of the 15th century ; Mr. C.
=
.a, Hod Regiment uniform ; Flimlnce
na, puritan : Mies C. J. Venni% forget-rue-not.
The supper was served up in the spacious supper-room
adjoining the ball-roon and was of • moat rantran
description, the table being spend with all th• choicest
feints and viands in mourn , the catering of which fully
' sustained this character Mr. Rowe has won in this depart-
ment The whole of the supper was got up in the hotel
and redacted the greatest praise on the Ad dr 01.4i554. Mr.
Cole. Great credit is due to Mr. looks, Us, manaacc, for
his ability displayed in carrying out the arrangements for
thie. the best ball that had ever been held at the RoyaL
Dancing was ken up till the small hours in the morning,
when the company separated, all being highly pleased.