Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-02-27

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necks, is beyond the pen Of the Amercax.
Suffice it to say, that the magic arts Of
dress transformed the natural. every day
forms Of common life into resemblances
appropriate to the characters assumed. rem.
dering It difficult to detect the original
Perhaps the impenetrability OF the dis
guises was the most striking) feature of the
evening.
In the first dance, the round of the Sicil-
Ian Circle. where each met all the sothers.
1t was rare for any one to know his partner
or any one her ris-d-ris. In the galleries
1t was still worse, no father knew his own
child, few mothers could detect their own
daughters, and one gentleman, it is said,
was unable t0sdiscover his own wife until
the next morning, s'When daylight did APP
pear" Blind. Cupid was the only detec-
tive who laughed at DISCUSSES. and who
showed to loving hearts, by some hidden
sign, the objects Of their adorstion. Sew
eral couples seemed to know ntuitively
"who was who;" This Was one of the mys-
teries of the evening.
Spectators, equally with the dancers, en-
joyed the gay novelty. The antics of the
Joyous throng would have stirred the blood
of an Anchorite. 1t was n picture of the
world, exaggerated though it may have
been. Kings there were. who looked every
inch king-Queens Of stately mien and
naughty bearing-Lords and Ladies', high
and mighty-ghostly Fathers with crucifix
and rosary-Saintly Sisters, pale and dove
eyed-Pages, nimble and courtly-knights
doing their deroirs to tickle and imperious
lady -loves-Clowns in their motley CARDS
aping the follies of their superiors-God-
desses of Liberty wearing the dear old flag
Daughters of the Regiment. 1.-THE and gay
and bold-Fairies of the Red. White and
Blue-Military Heroes, strutting with
though in ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, fierce and
bloodv-Gipsey Queens.predicting fortunes
to all who crossed their palms with silver
Sailor boys active and brave-Fisher
mems daughters. sun Drowned and grace
full as Undines-Flower girls, blushing and
beautiful as their own sweet flowers-Lit-
tie Bo-peeps with their merry eyes spark
ling through their expressionless masks.
Highland Laddies supple and strong-High
land Lassies with silken snood-Indian
girls with dusky skins and arrowy forms
School girls fresh and rosy-Mrs. jerks
flirting and flippant-Women who dare
do all that may become q woman-Fools
with their rattles-Emblems OF Night with
nantes dark, buttoned with multitudinous
stars-of Winter, heaped with the snow
white ermine-ofJune, fragrant and blush
ing with roses-Darkies, fun loving and
music loving, from old plantation homes
State prison birds-Gamblers-ku LUX
Devils, all these, with the rest Of man
kind, would. We are sure, make up n very
respectable world.
At ii O'Clock the crowd adjourned to
the Hall below, where bountiful and
excellent supper had been prepared. under
the direction and manageme nt of that most
liberal caterer. DR.. J. I. Osgood, whose
skill in supplying teeth for food is only
equalled by his immense capacity in furn-
ishing food for teeth.
When the masks were laid aside, the fun
reached its height, and from one end to
the other Of the long tables arose shrieks
of laughter, explosions OF delighted sur
prise, and EXPLANATIONS from gentlemen
that sounded very much like The Devil. |
is that your
A few hours more of dancing terminated |
the occasion. and al 3 O'Clock all had |
found their quiet homes, and sought their |
pillows, where in dreams they still saw
the merry dance, the gay crowd. and heard
the sweet sounds OF enchanting music. |
As the managers wished, the stric'est |
order and decorum was observed by all, |
and nothing occurred TO detract from the |
pleasure of the evening.
We give below the names and charac- |
tiers of the maskers SO far rs We have been |
able to obtain them.
Irish z migrant Girl. Mrs. Be,sey Andrews.
Buffalo Hill |