The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-18
Masquerade at Hyde's Hotel.

SUDBURY, VT, Aug. 16
Editor Rutland Globe :-'I never rains
but it pours'-ihe proof of which is the
succession Of fetes, ilumnatons, straw
rides and theatricas, which have occurred
the past week. On Monday evening, Miss
Edith Kent celebrated her ninth birthday
by fete on the lawn, at which some
twenty girls and boys spent merry even
ing. The birthday cake contained ring
and was oinanented with nine burning
candles.
Ga Tuesday evening occurred the grand
event of the season.
TIE MASQUERADE BALL,
given conJointly by Mr.. and Mrs. Hyde
and their guests, the former sharing both
the expense and labor of the occasion.
The decoration Of the grounds with colorei
lights, the festooning of the main hall, the
band of music, and refreshments were all
given most gracefully to the guests by the
host and hostess.
At eight o'clock you might have seen
gliding through the long varandah strange
sights of "auch stuff as dreams are made
Of" apparently. Strangely cleaning
through the dusky night, came gentle
Aurora (Mrs. Holiness clad in robe OF
blue yelled 10 clouds of white, and crowned
with the morning star.
Sable Night (Miss Bryan accompanied
by Siturn and his rings Jupiter and his
moons flashing comets from her forehead
ana consultations from her robe seemed to
challenge the fair Aurora to display of
charms. But even while the stars shone,
snow-nikes fell and lodged upon two of
our farest guests Miss l. Fisher and Miss
Dodge who foated hitler and thlther to
the evident di.tress of that Blue Dominoe
(Eggeston) who sought for snow flakes
only to find himself "Snow-bound." Two
Indians (SpIague AMI Fisher with awny
skins were SO neatly alike that pretty
nurse maid and IA charming pea ant girl,
(the Misses Fisher with whom they es-
sayed a pa'c.fac dance, were at loss to
distinguish their twin partners. The Cir
cassian Princess (Mrs Wa.ers) robed in
oriental splenlor, waltzed with the Spanish
Lady, (Slrs. Diake) whose charms were
only heightened by her lace mantilla
through which shone cream col
ored silk, fastooned with flowers.
Undne Miss Ada Bryan was robed in sea
green and had woven in her hair the pearls
of some fair mermaid. Near her appeared
the scarlet and white costume of the court
jester dam with cap and bells in constant
motion. Then from the shadows stepped
the stately form of one who Just one hun
dred years ago had joined in tournament
and ball, as now, while DER him time had
ne power but as stately now as then,a con.
tinenlal gentleman (Col. Holmes.) Gentle
Cinderella sent a party from her bridal
ball-a fairy edith KENT, two maids of
honor, in white satin, (Slda Holmes and
Maude Felt,) and one little courtier (Homo
Franclsco.) There was jolly Jack Tar
(Fisher) whose unsteady feet rolled through
waltz as though an ocean rolled be-
tween. OF dominoes there was no end and
the Transformation more marvellous, among
them Mrs. Felt, Dr. Drake and Mr.. Bryan.
The good old German Krss Kringle,
MIR. Drein, came, glanced at the thermom-
eter and fled, leaving behind his pretty
German maid, who peted us with apples
from her basket Mrs. Orein). The spriyht
ly Swiss waiting maid Miss KENT nearly
solved the problem of perpetual motion,
and last, but not least, the silver haired
madonna (Mrs. Knight who wore no mask
to conceal the features that have been fam
iliar to the guests at Hyde's for years.
Masks were thrown aside at ten o'clock,
supper at eleven and spirited rendition
OF zone wide river to cross" closed the
evenings entertainment. SPECIAL.