National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-02-19
JUVENILE MAsQUERADE.
Professor shsldon's Annual Ball for the Lit
tia (luaa.


Last evening was set or art by Professor George
T. Sheldon for the annu Lj1vebile m $50 nersde,
which was given at his cosy academy rooms, No.
1904 T street.
OF course, anxious mamas had spent weeks in
preparing for the or ent, and this iIt light
seldom seen and long to DO remembered. The
happy faces of the little ones wers hid by the
silken and lace masks, and the happy hearts COW
which made them for the time being queens,
cOurtiers and fairies, but not all the gorgeous
robes, wrought with cunning hand, could prevent
was wal ' as froIicsone as Cupid, and the king and
queen fully as demonstrative as the twin clowns.
But joy was not confined to the Juveniles, for
ranged around the room in seats three deep were
the proud mamas and papas, and in some cases
grandma and grandpa had also called to look on
with pride for an hour at the childish gam6ols,
youth SO long departed.
1t was good to be there, for all the throng were
and enter into their sports. At O'Clock the
gaily -arrayeG party were ranged in file, and per.
formed most intricate and interesting grand
that in turn by the following programme Of
dances: "Lsncers." "W altz and Glide" 30 usd-
.s" "GeImsP Ia :. n JOtS ATWEa ,.g BY
ing; LIS Bayadere," Miss Ella Gray; Highland
Hing" Helen Morsis, Nina Gunion, Lula Redd,
Miss Minerva Sheldon; "Hornpipe, Willie Roose.
IDez King and Nellie Acker; ia Sylphide."
Miss Lou Dursnt: "Madrillienno," eight misses;
pas de Tampa" Miss Cornie Denver; la SicL
lienpe," Mary and Florence Deering; "Cracovi-
enDe," Miss Nellie Acker; "Graud Scarf Dance"
Nsllie Gross. Dottis Markriter, Mamie Humphreys
and forty misses; "Comic Pas de Deux," Brook
Baker and Florence OroghaD; ia Smolenskl,"
Miss Ella Gray; "Tarantella," Ida and Sallie
Humphreys: La Ariel. " Minerva sheldon; "Irish
Jig" Ida and Sallie Humphreys; LA village"
Dottie Markrfter and Mamie Humphreys; IA
Oachuca," Miss Lou Dursnt; LA Zingerella,"
Hunt: "La Gitana,h Lou Durant, Nellie Acker
and Minerva Sheldon; "Pas Styrier," Ella Gray
and Lou Durant.
THE Washers.
There were about seventy tive costumes, among
which were the following: Misses LiZZie Run.
Joan of Arc; q. NJ. Moran, Gipsy; Cornie Denver,
"Naaid Queens" Lucy Ltlley, Morning; Mary
Hamilton, Folly; Edith II. Lay, Indian Queen;
Helen Moore, Flora; Mionie Rock, Sp anish Belle;
May Stott, Swiss Peasant; Estelle huyck. Folly;
May Huyck, Flower Girl; Florence Webster.
marEriter. Beliamin Franklin; Bsssis Martr,isr,
Marchi0pess; Ella Gray, Persian Princess; Lou
Durant, Flower Girl; Ida Humphreys, Gypsy
pbreys, Cracovienne; Mary Hooe. Flower Girl;
Lille Baker, "Fsnchion;' May Wilson, Enchat-
ress; Marie Msneer, the Press: Nellie Acker,
Cinderella at the Ball. Gracie Acker, Snowflake;
Belle Hunt, VivandeTe; May Deering, Colu mbia;
Florence Deering. Fairy; Laura Brook, Fairy;
Fairy: MnerVs sheldon, ShIns.e PiInc.s,; f GSet
King, Polish Lady; Florence Croghan, Vanity;
Lula Redo, Highland Lassie; Nina Gunion,
QuakeIesS.
Among the boys were, Masters George Hobbs,
Mephistophiles; A. H. Semmes, Earl OF Leicester;
Thomas Dursnt. Alonzo the Brave: Albert Acker
Earl Of Essex; Nicholas Acker, George Ill; Geo.
Manger, All See; Arthur Hooe, Wallace; Schuy-
Ter Stokes. Romeo" Durell Sanderson, Grand
Duke; Harry Hamilton. Sultan; Brook Baker,
"Hump:y Dumpty;' Willie Roose, King of the
Carnival; A. b. Morrison, "Iago;" Edeline Ham
iltoD, General Washington; Alex. Hamilton,
"Romeo;n Moor S. Falls, Powhattan; p. S. Gun
ion, Hig hlander.
At the conclusion Of the programme the adults
had dance or two, and then the company dis
persed.