Middletown transcript., 1871-11-18
For The M,kiieioma Transeript.
A sOiREE MAsQuERADE
As SEEN ny ORR SPECIAL.

As sEES ny ORR SPECIAL.
Having been honored with mn invita-
iion to select masquerade party ut Mr..
E's residence, at Town Point. on Nov.
9th, we duly arrived there on the above
named evening, for the double purpose Of
showing oursclf rs well us to see all that
was to be seen. On our arrival. the first
thing which attracted our attention was
the pretty arrangement Of the room. just
opposite the door, over aud on each side
of the mantcl piece, u large flag was tas,ily
drapsd over large mirror, the ends Of
the flag reaching over the windows on
each side. and fastened back with prctiily
made roscttes Of ground pine. From the
centre of the roUu four large lines of les
tooninc, made Of c, lar, intcrsperscd with
holly, run to the four 1rners of the room
and hung down to within four feet Of the
floor. Suspended from the cenirepiecc
was neat hanging basket, i:ndc OF wire,
aud tas,ily ornamentci with C.. lar, IVY,
&c. and all intcrmipglcd with flowers oi
different kinds and hues On the walls
in dIicron, places, were large wrcatls u
cedar as well as holly each one of which
was ornamenicl with mask, which adj
ded to the a,iractivcncss it not TO the
beauty Of the leafy tributes to the god
dcss Of pleasure. rihc entrance doors
large portrait of the Father of his coun.
try was suspended, surmoun,cd bya large
flag, which was guyy fes,ooncd to the
wide folding doors by large cords and
,asscls OF red and white neatly arranged
After duly noticing the unique arrange
mcnis of tho walls, we had an opportunity
to take note aud neiicc Of the gayly eos
tuned guests here assembled Dandy
Jim from Caroline. II Mr.. T. from Sas-
safras Neck, acted his part very we'll, as
did the old Continental Soldier, Mr. J..
Il. from Town Point. Captain Jnks, n
Mr. r. from Midlctown, sported young
ladies in their teens as we'll us some few
others who might be considered Of more
mature years. Mr. w, Lord Dunderry,
from the same place, spor,cd au immense
pair Of side whiskcrs us well as a huge
moustachc, and was very we'll disguised
indeed. The Wandering jew, Mr. C..
u. T. with his lengthy beard and tasty
costume; Xouavc Jacob, Mr. G. II.
Il. appropriately and nicely costumcd {;
Osccola, the Indian Chief, Mr. u. n T..
Jr. with gay plumcs and as gay costume /;
the Banditii Chief u Mr.. " G, +. with
his full, fancy Spanish ban1tti costume,
all four from the well known spot, Town
Point. all enjoying themselves with the
fancifully dressed party Mr. W., NJ d,
Bishop Of Oakland, with his stole aud
hat, took the part of bishop and carried
out the character TO perfection. The Irish
washwomau, Mr. J y. from Bohemi,
Manor. created quite deal Of mcrrimcnt,
as did Paul pry. n Mr.. q X from the
same place. The Dominic, our mutual
friend = Snooks Jr" was on hand and was
well disguised under the ample folds Of
his gown aud mask. There were some
without costumes and were therefore. in a
position to he considered rs minus char.
ac,cr. Among the fair sex, there were
several "nigh,s,' in fac, five diilcrcn, ones
all of them being preitily dressed, and il
some eases 10 defy detection, although u,
it is the business Of speciai to pry int,
things, We succeeded in finding out mos
Of the masqucradcrs before unmasking
the one dcfylng our prying eyes most be
ing Miss X from Delaware, Mary Queen o
Scots. very becoming aud pretty cos
e tune Mrs taly Stanton, woman
. rights woman, a Miss NJ from Sassalra
: Neck, was in her glory, with hcr.cain nm
= self efficient air There were two VIII
+ gave their cards and were u-hcrcd in n
a Morning. both looking really well. bu
: | Ia. ,la
Miss NJ Ca sprightly lively Jersey Miss
:. whose fine figure was well sc,t of by he
). becoming and pretty costume. Onc
'c the prcttcst aud ncatest costumes Of I'll
Is evening was worn by our Turkish Lad,
!. accompanied by her sister. tho GypsC
:. Girl. who was as nice little Miss as ol
b. would wish to sec. They were the Miss
a. G. from Town Point. The Flower cir
:, Red. White aud Blue, two or three a
IN roras and some others were on hand NJ
ID served to further cnlivcn tho festivities
s the occasion with their gay costumes nj
=" fair faces. The little Highland Shcphcr
ess, with her staff ornamentcd with ne
:, bunch Of ribbands, looked particular
erl nice, aad quite took the eye Of our specid
i. although he took care not to leave it
vi come known to tho Highland party. 81
:, was Miss s. b. from Bohemia Manu
Of Long may she wave her stall. II
Middlctown Band was in attendance Al
:. did the allotted work nobly and we
X Tho affair passed of very PLEASANTLY
as both guests aud managers, the latter. !
u Messrs. Evans and Foulks. dcservil
% cscdit for the tasty arrangements Of !
Of room, and for having so we'll conduct
the aiIair. Mny II put others in the n
:. ton Of following their example. rs regsr
+. Masquerades. Rusricus
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