, 1877-01-06
oLYMPIA,S CARNIVAL.
FIREMEN's MASQUERADE AT
THE CAPITAL.
A PERFECT BONANZA OF FUN!

The staid and solemn jokers of
the Capital city turned out in full
force Monday night, it being cele-
bration of the New Year by Barnes
Hook and Ladder Company. To
place the amusement within reach
of all, tickets had been fixed alta low
price of $1.50, with supper at IS cents
per couple, so that it was impossi-
BILE for man to spend more than
1925 A strict surveillance was made
in the issuance of tickets and still
further carried ont by the examina-
tion of all dubious masks. The mu-
sic was furnished by j. NJ. Hays. R.
S. White, Prof. Roberts and latter
the unmasking) Sam. Woodruff.
The hall had been tastefully decora-
ted with evergreens and the floor
waxed to T. The managing COM
mittee were Messrs. w. G Neate, r.
O'Brien, E. N. Ouimette (by chance,
the usual way) r. W. Ryerson and
S. NJ. Percival, the decorations be-
ing done under the supervision of
Messrs. Williams, Parker, Manning,
Rowe, G.. A. Barnes and Turpin.
The music struck up little before
9 o'clock for
THE GRAND MARCH
And for q few moments the broad
hall (far superior to, any other on
the Sound for purposes ofthis kind)
seemed like a dream of fairy-land.
Spanish senoritas flirted their fans
in the faces of Intelligent contra
bands" while Swiss shepherdesses
leaned lovingly upon the arms of
disciples of Confucius. A snow
queen in pure white, was accom-
panied by Mephistopheles in lob
ster red while patriotic young lady
as 1.-The Star-bangled Spanner" had
accepted an Italian debardeur as her
escort. The children present were
the most enraptured of all specta-
tors and their artless prattle mingl-
ed with the strains of the music. A
giantess with flexible head dashed
through the crowd, sometimes eight
feet high, with mask that was fair
ly hideous. Then came hand-or-
gan grinder, making dolorous music,
followed by Diogenes with his Ian
tern; while a ghost with a candle in
his hand vas flirting with Granger
ess. At length the march ceased
and they formed for
THE OPENING QUADRILLE.
By arrangement of the managers
one unmasked couple were allowed
to dance in each set. The gentle
men in citizens dress, were Gov. E.
P. Ferry, Gen. W. McMicken, Capt.
T. A. Wright, Samuel Coulter, Capt.
Jas. Lawson, T. G. Lowe, r. W.
Ryerson. G. A. Barnes. Chas. Bur-
meister, Hon. J. P. Judson, Thos.
Prathers, DR.. A. H. Steele, Marshal
Blinn, Col. J. r. Wheat, Samuel
Williams. T. F. Mac Elroy and the
editor of this paper. The unmasked
ladies were Mrs. Gov. Ferry, Mrs.
Struve, Mrs. Frank Tarbell, Mrs.
McMicken, Mrs. VIM. Crosby, Mrs.
Lawson, Mrs. Elwood Evans, Miss
Evans, Miss Olivia O'Brien, Miss
Annie Spain, Miss Minnie Cushman,
Miss Fanny Crosby, and others with
whom we we're not personally &C
quainted. Witching music lent the
incentive to dgility till the represen-
tative of the DISPATCH found himself
in the mazes of the "Lancers" with
the "girl of the period for a part
ner. This was no other than Saml.
Woodruff, whose makeup was i'm
mense = equal to Dan Setchell's
Madame Vanderpants'' or Letting
wells "Clorinda." The "fat boy
in Pickwick" is yet unknown. Prob
ably it was Hon. Frank Tarbell At
midnight came
THE UNMAsKING,
And the air was resonant with the
stereotyped cries of ST knew you
all the time" and didn't I told
you 500" We had identified two of
the party previously, but some of
them had their own fun with us, ,espe-
cially Tom Woodward and J. M.
Page. We give few of the most
appropriate dresses and best sus-
tanned characters
Miss Stella Sizer Danohfer of Rapimenf