The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-04-20
Juvenile Masquerade.

On Friday the 18th inst, 5. s. Willis, the popu
lar musician and teacher OF dancing, gave his an
nual juvenile masquerade ball. The hall in the
post Office block is of the most elegant in the
state; the room is large, the ceiling high, the ven
tilation perfect, the floor almost as smooth as
sheet of ice frozen on still water and the entrance
wide and the building solid, so that no matter
how large the audience the most tmid feel safe
The masquerade was one of the most success
full ever given here The audience was so large
that il was difficult to get sufficient room for the
| little masqucraders. There was every character
from duke and duchess to the waiting maid, OF
the end man in negro minstrel show Add tC
the perfection of their toilets the natural grace
of childhood and the careful training which they
have received from Mr.. and Mrs. Willis and Their
infant sweetness, and you have as pretty a scene
as mortal eyes can behold.
To make any particular distinction would be
unjust, because there is something to admire in
each character. Miss Alice Macarthur SO distin.
guished herself as the "ScOtch lassie" in the
highland fling that she was called out the second
time; and want of space, not lack OF awarding
due praise to each, is our apology TO our little
friends and their parents. Through the kind as.
sistancc of Miss Matte Raymond, the new and
popular city clerk, and Mrs, Col Hapeman we
Learned the names and characters Of the little ac-
tors to have been as follows:
Ray Hoffman, Algerinc Zouavc Maurice
horse Jockey; Eva Hoffman, Cupid; Carrie Ray
mond, comet; Willie Huh, half brother Of TOpsy;
Geo Holmes, big Irshman VIII Cherrier chief
Dutchman; Sallie Waterman, jockey; Harry AL,
schulcr, little old gentleman; Chas Taylor, red
ribbons Mamie Holmes, English court lady;
Walter Chcrrcr, the quaker; Sadie Hathaway,
the bride; Martha Brown, milk maid; ThOs.
Lynch, black knight; Irwin Pratt, a girl in the
character of the queen of clubs; Isaac Degen, as
waffle boy; Chas Hunsbergcr, 1876; Carrie Col
well, milk maid; Ella thcrrcr, young lady; Mol
lie Hull, Peasant girl; jeanette Morgan, Lady
Morgan; Eta Card, old woman; Birdie llape-
man, dancing girl; Nellie Alschuler, fancy dress
Louie Lynch, daughter of the Regiments Mamie
Hail. riding girl; Maggie Stout, Highland lassic;
Fanny Reid, Mnnchaha; Emma Cliff, country
school girl; Elsie Trimble, work box; Edith Nor
gan, same character; Louisa Rathbun, old fash
toned lady; Eva Hathaway, ladies' walking maid
Toilet Bull Geo. Washington; Geo. F Bell, page
Annie Hathaway, wash girl; Philip Clark, sailor;
James Angevine, nun; Nina Morse, TOpsy; Ma
bel Trumbo, Scotch lassic; Lilly Leland ran
gers daughter; Fanny Trimbc, flour girl-rcp-
rcsentmg brands of flour; Carrie Glover, Peasant
girl Edna Lewis, old fashioned school girl; Emil
Miller, duke; Frank Trumbo, sailor; Harry
Lewis Sam Weller; Ross Mitchell, sailor; Ed.
Cameron, Capt. Skidmorc Guards; Ed Miller,
sailor; Theo. Stcbbins, Continental 20; Jose
Rhoadcs Poujto; Julia Van Tiiliain, JdJ0'tc
Ella Orr, morning; Eda Miller snow flake; Mel
lie Gift, huntrcss; Hattie Rathbun, flower Girl
May Stormont, night; Hattie Cliff, jockey; Daisy
Strawn young lady.
The little ones entered upon the scene with the
fullest enjoyment, and the audience were more
than pleased, and Willis has earned the just
praise due to himself for his efforts to cdu-
cate and refine the little people in the polite art
Of social meeting.