National Republican., 1876-08-15
BERKELEY SPRINGS.
Grand Masquerade and Fancy-Dress Ball
Characters Represented, &C, &c.


BERKELEY SPRINGS, W. VA, Aug. l., 1873.
To the Editor Of the National Republican:
SIR: The gayeties of the season at this wa
tering place eliminated last night in a gran1
fancy-dress ball and masquerade at the Berke-
ley Springs hotel, which was an event long to
be remembered, as well by the "lookers on in
Vienna" as by those who took an active part
in the festivities. The house contained over
two hundred guests, who, great and small, old
and young, with the elite of the village, well
nigh filled the capacious ballroom, while the
servants and employees thronged about the
windows and door-ways, eager to see and en-
Joy the brilliant scene. Mr.. c. E. Marshall,
costumer, had brought from Baltimore large
assortment of costumes, and was literally
patronized, while some, and those not the
least unique of the characters, wore suits pre-
pared by themselves. l cannot give full list
of those participating, but will name the fol-
lowing as among those doing so and
THE CHARACTERS WHICH THEY REPRESENTED:
From Baltimore were Mr.. r. Harper Pen
niDgton in several different characters, the most
telling of which was that of Brother Jonathan,
a real live Yankee, dressed in a garb made of
Centennial flags, and with conversation, tone
and action admirably suited to the part: Mr..
William c. Pennington in domino, Mr.. T. P.
Louey as the Earl of Essex, Mis-. May Loney
as a Polish girl, Miss r. P. Smith as Nor
mandy peasant, Miss Nicholas in domino, Mr..
Hoffman Gilmore as q jockey, Miss Ella De-
ford as a Spanish girl, Miss Hattie Deford as a
shepherdess, little Miss Belle Defori as a
flower girl, Miss Maggie Gregg as a house
maid, Miss Florence Wells as Maratara, Mr..
Geo. B. Coale in domino, and Miss Mary B.
Coale, Miss Kate Carroll, Mrs. Thomas Loney
nd naE i,,a
FROM WASHINGTON
were Mr.. H. E. Davis as paddy Miles Boy"
Mr.. J. Gait Davis, Mr.. S. r. Bond, Mr.. VIM.
Wheatley and Mr. George Wheatley, (the last
two from Georgetown, which should be Wash
ington) in domino, and Mrs. Senator Patterson
and daughter, Mrs. F. Wheatley, Mrs. F. Mo-
hun, Mrs. w. II. Clagett, Mrs. S. r. Bond,
Mrs. Thomas F. Wilson, Miss Josephine Davis,
Miss Carrie Taylor and Mrs. Clark in evening
dress.
FROM PHILADELPHIA
were Mr.. J. B. Wilson as the "Heathen Chi
nee;' Mrs. Wilson as market woman, with
live chickens for sale, (and a lively part she
made of it } Mrs. H. c. Yarrow as "Night :"
Mr.. VIM. Peters in domino; Mr.. James A. Rob-
inson as "Mephistopheles;'' and Mrs Charles
P. Hayes and Miss Lettie Robinson in evening
dress. From Louisville, Kentucky, was Mrs.
Patty s. Merriwether as richly dressed Gre
clan tamborine girl; from St. Louis, Missouri,
were Miss Jessie Baker as a Creole, and Mrs.
John Baker in evening dress; from Frederick,
Maryland, were Mrs. George D:ehl in evening
dress, and Miss Mary Diehl in domino from
Cincinnati were Miss Carrie Lehmer as q coun-
try girl, Miss Fannie Lehmer in full Court
dress, and Mrs. f. L. Thomas in evening dress:
from Lafayette, Indiana, were Mrs. X. NJ.
O'Ferrall in evening dress, and Miss EIma
O'Ferrall in pink domino; from Savannah, Ga,
was Mr.. VIM. Lay as Era Diavolo: from
THE CITIZENS OF BERKELEY,
and those having summer residences here were
Mr.. Eugene Van Rensselaer,, in domino Mr..
Thomas Defrees, as Country Bumpkin; Gen.
D. Fl. Strother, in domino; Master Johnnie
Strother as Young Cavalier; Mrs. Edward
Pendleton, as Topsy: Miss Beckie Tut, as
Morning; Master Phil. Pendleton, as a Boot
black and Mrs. Harrison, Mrs. Van Rensse-
laer, Mrs. Pendleton, Mrs. Dale, Mrs. Defrees
and others in evening dress; and from the
family Of mine host were Mr.. Albert R. Kirk
wood as the Organ Grinder, leading very
pert and mischievous monkey, well repre-
sented by Mr.. Unknown, disguised in what
appeared to be the veritable skin of one of our
Darwinian ancestors; Mr.. Alex. H. Kirkwood
as Peasant Girl, (and handsome one, too;)
Mrs. A. L. kirkwood as Margaret, and Miss
Carrie kirkwood as Summer.
Messrs. VIM. c. Pennington, VIM. Wheat
ley and II. f. Davis acted as floor managers,
and under the inspiration of Douch's music
all went "merry as a marriage bell" A. II
O'Clock the company unmasked, aud an excel
lent supper was spread to sustain the inner
mali, alter which the dance and revelry were
resumed and lasted till the ''wee sma' hours"
On the whole it is conceded that this was the
most brilliant and successful affair of the kind
that has taken place in old Berkeley's halls
for many years. DELTA.