The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-01-31
Grand Dress Bail.
DEER PARK, Jan. 9th. 1890

L think your attention would have
; been attracted to Wing and Wing,
the home of E. G. Tillson, ESQ.,, by
the undefinable air of excitement
f which pervaded the very face of the
residence. Doors opening and shut
ting constantly, shadowy figures
Hitting across the white drawn
blinds, rays of light streaming from
every window invitingly reckoning
one to come in and see at least /
imagined them to do so and accepted
the unspoken invitation without
much demur, as my incinations
were all in unison with it. Enter
ing the hall | find the doors again in
a state of constant motion, opening
and shutting, emitting streams of
light, sounds of smothered laughter
and whispered words-an air of mys-
terry about it all; and what wonder.
From one door Suddenly walks the
dignitied Martha Washington with
Little Red Ridinghood, a Fairy
| Queen, two dainty, old time Village
Lasses, Little Eva and an Italian
Street Dancer following in her wake.
There is an animated buzz overhead,
and the winding staircase is sudden
| ~ filled with tro0Ding figures. Sum
mer and Winter hand in hand, with
the bright hued Butterfly fitting
just behind, the Rainbow, Morning
and Night, a Sister of Charity, the
Goddess of Liberty, the Coquettc of
Arlon and the Fashion Editress fol-
lowing in quick succession. Then
! the Two Orphans, Henrette dutifully
leading the blind Louise by the
hand, and both looking as dainty in
their pink and blue dresses, black
peasant waists, white shoulder hand
kerchlels and Normandy caps, as if
they had lust stepped out upon the
stage to look at and hear of Notre
Dame. The front door opens once
more to admit an Italian Brgand,
apparently on the best of terms with
his rather impertinent follower,
SambO, neither of whom seem in the
least awed by the entrance of Oliver
Cromwell and George Washington,
while Sambo is evidently on terms
of familiar intimacy with the jovial
monarch Charles II of England, that
unfortunate ruler, Montezuma, the
elegantly attired Black Prince and
the exquisite Romeo. The el trance
of the Ghost from Hamlet created
some CONSERVATION and excitement.
but an efficient Police Officer, backed
by several representatives of the
Regular Army arrived upon the
scene just at this moment and were
perfectly successful in their endeav
ors to maintain order. Lady Rosa
mond, attended by Sir Walter Ra-
leigh, arrived in time to follow the
mixed throng which seemed to be
! lrreSlStibly drawn toward the din
| ing room, attracted no doubt, by the
lively strains of music issuing there
from. The genial host stepped in
and announced leap year dance;
pardners were soon secured for
quadrille and the fun began. Of
course it was a masquerade; who did
not know that? Why it's coming
has been more than nine days talk
among the young folks Of Deer Park.
Dance followed dance in quick suc>
cession. the floor being constantly
filled with the bright, grotesque
and elegant figures of the masquers.
Mosques were dropped little before
twelve O'Clock and in the d9nQument
l recognized the following list of ia
miliar faces:
Miss Rida Jameson as Butterfly;
Miss Addie Tower as Goddess of Lib
erty; Miss Joe Hoye as Night Miss
Nellie Friend as Morning; Miss Nary
Garrett as Coquette of Arlon; Miss
Kate Davis as Fairy Queen; Misses
Mona Tillson and Mollie Head as
Two Orphans; Miss Orpha Head as
Summer Miss Ida Head as Winter;
Miss Fannie Hamill as Sister of
Charity; Mrs. Eva F. Riggs as ItaI-
ian Street Dancer; Mrs. l.. H. School
field as Martha Washington Miss
Susie Thrasher as Fashion Editress :;
Miss Salie Helfasty as Rainbow !;
Misses Effie MeIlor and Matte Da-
Wis as Peasant Girls. DR.. Hooking
as Oliver Cromwell; j.. Friend as
Romeo; ID. +. Graham as Charles
II: f. Thrasher as Black Prince; l..
Thrasher as Base Ball Champion; w.
Thrasher as Sambo G. II. Tillson as
Italian Brigand; l.. HI. Schoolfeld
as Ghost in Hamlet; r. Cropp as
Montezuma w. Garrett as Police
man; j. b. Bantz as Lady Rosa
mond w. Grimm as Sir Walter RAJ
leigh; u. Tower as George Wash
ington I. West as Lieutenant U IS.