Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-02-11
THE COSTUME PARTY,

Inc party given friday evening, ny the La
dies who are interested in the Charity School
for the benefit Of that institution. was. in
every respect, great success In its own
peculiar line it entirely cclpscd every thing
of the sort previously known in Burlington.
and, whether measured by the numbers who
participated. the pecuniary results, or tho
amount of pleasure given. its success has not
often been cquallcd, very rarely surpassed, by
any public beneficiary entertainment in this
place.
The large dining hall of the American was
the scene of tho gathering. and it was filed
throughout the evening with perfect Babel
of costumes. ifnot of tongucs--an Italian
carnival without the sugar rlums. dress
convention Of (almosD all nations andagcs.
1t will not he expected of us, (much as it
might entertain our fair rea 'ers), to describe
fully the one hundred and fifty Clancy" drcss-
cs which formed the plrti-colorcd party. We
can only copy our reporter brief notes of
some of the more noticeable costumes.
"Count Ncsselrode," CDR. W. C. H-k,) rich
and tasteful suit of black silk velvet with lace
trimmings.
"Jonathan Slick "-(Mr. II. o. H--l)--a live
Yankee from the back settlements-one of the best
sustained characters of tho party-ready to swap
iack-knivcs trade horses or talk politics with
anybody, and who kept crowd of amused listen
IL. Al. II
"North and South" miss C. H-I)-a
double fronte1 woman. fair of skin and white of
dress one front, and Ethiopian in feature and
black as a coal, with dress to match, the other.
Miss Il, after furnishing abundant mcrri-
ment in this unique array, changed her dress, and
appeared as N LAZY Of one hundred years ago, in
"labt" actually worn at that period, and which
in its popularity of cut with waist close under
tho arms AMI skirt of narrowest dimensions, form
cd an amusing contrast with the ample dresses of
the present day.
a. Mr.. Bonner" (Mr. j. W-y,) clad in n
Ledger" suit ,-coat, pants, vest, hat neck-cloth
and all, of Ledger newspapers, while cob of
large proportions and bunch of Fern, attached
to his back, showed that his fayorte contributors
accompanied him
Miss Flora McFlimsy," (Mr. Al a tall
damsel, dressed to the topnotch Of modern nothing
ness-to-wear, with hoops of awful spread. This
character was admirably sustained BY tho young
gentleman who undertook it, and Miss Flora,
whom many took for vcritable young lady, was
decidedly of the greatest attractions Of the
crowd
"Queen Catherine" (Mrs. Il. W-b,)-royal
robe of velvet and ermine and train of white satn
worn with right queenly grace by its beautiful
wearer.
His Satanic Majesty" (Mr. A. Pc. IA
" gentleman in black" with slightly unhuman
couutenance, who moved noiselcssly Ground the
throng, or, seated on one side, watched the Vanity
Fair before him.
" Mrs, Jack Frost" (Mrs. NJ. rs, )-dress of
snow, veil of frost-cloud, and tiara of iccles; a
pleasing and tasteful costume.
"Gcn. Stark" (Mr. E. L--n) full Continent
tai regimcntals.
Goddess of Liberty" (Miss B--w)-
dress Of stars and strpcs,and bearing the Amer-
can hag,--a striking and beautiful costume.
Mary Queen of SCOTS, (Mrs. L. M-h) an
elaborate, truthful and exceedingly becoming
dress.
Modern Greek Warrior, (Mr. L. W. PIP, q
rich and Snowy costume.
Swiss Peasant Girl, (Mrs. E. W. P-k), scar
let bodice and white short skirt, beautiful and
piquant as possible.
Lady Rowena, (Mias i. U-d) a very rich
and tasteful dress.
"a Paddy from Cork" (Mr. D. u. P--k),
with his black eye, shillaleh duddecn, and drop
of potecn, with his wife Mrs. B---n) on one
arm and the Widow Machrcc (Miss L-n) on
the other. and "broth iv boy" with ventilated
combinations and ru1lcs in the rear, hanging on
behind. This group would not have looked bit
different if they hal just landed from the ship
which brought them from the "owld countree,'
and they kept up their character to the life, to the
immense merriment of all around them.
"Mrs. wouter Van Twillcr" (Mrs. C. b. Nh
a Dutch costume of the olien time.
"Little Red Riding-hood," (Aliss R--ts); and
Swiss girl miss L-y,)-very sweet and pretty
Spanish Nobleman (Mr. 5. C. M-c,)-an
elaborate and tasteful costume.
The Maid of the Mist, "or Genius of the water
fall, (NIrs. IL. L--s,)-a poetical idea, Gltingly
carried out with dress and veil in imitation of fall
ing water.
Persian Graniec, (Mr, II. L--sD--a striking
and truthful costume.
widow Bedott, (Miss s-r,) characteristic
and funny.
Monk of La Trappe (M:. A. r. B-t) in
black cow and robe, and rope grdle-a striking
figure.
"star of the Morning. tMiss NJ. M-y,)-a
snowy and beautiful dress of not one but whole
galaxy of stars.
"Mr and Mrs. jenkins, from the Chateaugay
settlements" (Mr. and Mrs. R--s,)-this couple
''kept it up" with vivacity fully equal to the
youngest present, and made no end Of fun for q
constant circle of listeners
"Night," (Mrs, R--t, Black robes AMI veil
sprinkled with silyered stars.
We should like to give paragraph apiece
to the Shaker (Mr, n. P--k) the Gipsay
Miss A--tD; the Spaniard (Mr.
II-r) the Fairy Miss L--n) Mrs.
Ben Franklin Miss F--te) ; the Bishop
(Mr. DIS the Maid of Athens (Alrs.
E-s) the Priest (Mr. j. Z. P-k)
the Count OF Monte Christie, (Mr. P--c);
the Llplmler, thi hlli-dozon pretty
Quakeresses and Shakcresses, the half-dozen
pretty Nuns, the hall-dozen pretty Flower
Girls, and the Swiss Peasant girls and Sailor
Boys, and Indians, and Hunters, and Turks
and Arabs, &c, &c. Sc, &c. but it is of
no use to attempt to particularize. All
mingled easily and convcrsed freely, and
smiles aud enjoyment were the rule of the
hour. Refreshments were provided in the
adjacent parlors for those who desired. The
Burlington Cornet Band furnished them
with good music at intervals. All the ar
rangements were good, and all passed of