Daily Kennebec journal., 1880-04-09

vest, purple check pants, and tall silk hat
HIS wife, in a wheel barrow, wore white en-
broidered muslin dress, white satin bonnet,
long blonde veil. and white gloves.
The Hot Cross Bun Man Richard Good
vim, hal a brown calico cutawav coat. buff
pants, yellow waistcoat, white cap. He was
plentifuly supplied with good buns, of course
-old King Cole
Was merry old soul,
And Il merry Old soul was he
| And he called for his pipe,
And he called for his bowl.
| And he called for his fdd.ers three
The Hing wv. ). Choate) elbowc his way
around in truly democratic manner, followed
by his iddlers three, S. w. Wyman, Howard
Goodwin and j. F. Pierce.
"Humpty Dumpty sat on wall,
| Humpty Dumpty had grea; fall"
The hero of the eyer-popular pantomine,
for the evening, was Robert Pierce. This
costume is too well known to require descrip-
ton.
"Mother Hubbard" Mrs. j. II. Manley),
evidently had ransacked her cupboard with
good success, judging from her makeup.
She wore purple petticoat. buckled shoes,
yellow overdress, with pocket, from which
projected bone, cap, and steeple-crowned
hat. She was accompanied by her faithful
dog.
''The man in the moon,' Lendall Tit
comb, looked down upon the merry COM
pany. The resident of our sister planet was
attred in black suit, with silver moons up
upon it, and his hat was ornamcnted with
crescents.
''Bo Peep (Miss Emma DEWITT, was one
of the prettiest toicttes on the floor. She
wore short skirt, red hose and slippers,
broad brimmed straw hat, trimmed with
flowers, and carried shepherdess' crook.
The Farmers Wife Miss Lucy Cony).
was there with her three blind mice and
the carving knife. Costume: Grey dress,
white apron and half handkerchief
The deaf Old Woman Mrs: ID. A. Cony)
wore plain brown dress, with shawl
DAILY Down Dilly' Miss Audrey Patten)
wore aycllow petticoat, green gown, green
cap with yellow crown.
"The old woman who rode white horse;
Rings on her fingers and bells on her toes"
was personated by Miss Jennie Whitehouse
''Maid in the Garden Miss Abby S.
Maney). Costume dark skirt, overdress
of bandanna handkerchets, trimmed with
miniature clothespins.
..Darby and joan Mr.. and Mrs. J. Z.
Badger): 'All dressed in black, with buckles
and swords behind their backs"
''Maid with milking pail, Mrs. Frank Z.
Nye.
Lady Bug, Mrs. Beaumont. Costume :
dress ornamented with miniature gold and
silver bugs.
Mistress Mary,'-Miss Annie Laly.
'sPeter White, ,"-F. b. Morse.
The THE Knave of Hearts,, Cd. c. Rob-
inson) was dashing appearing fellow, who
looked as if he might steal tarts if nobody
were looking. He was attired in a cavaliers
costume, wine-colored velvet and white satin
trunks, and wine-colored stockings. A long
white plume foated jauntily from his cap,
which was ornamented with hearts.
Dame Crump, d. C. Robinson
Costume Black silk quilted petticoat, Law
ender brocade ovcrdress: tall-panted ''Moth-
er Goose hat. parti-colored; red kerchef
trimmed with black lace. Under her arm
she carried a spitted pig.
"Jack Spratt could eat no fat,
His wife could eat no lean;
And so, between them both,
They licked the platter clean.
The amiable couple, despite their dress,
looked strangely like DR.. c. w. Davis and
Miss Emma Sawin. Mrs. Spratt wore an
old fashioned. figured calico dress, tight
sleeves with pufls, and a muslin cap.
''Sinbad the Sailor, Harry Dewitt. Cos
tune, a very pretty and neat white naval
: suit. trimmed with blue.
Butcher. M. C. Hervey. Mr.. Hervey
kept time to the music of the dance in typ1-
cal suit of white, apd scatched all hands to
see if they were running smoothly.
Little Boy Biue,-"(Everett Smith. oc-
: casionally blew his horn. We desire to say
'scffshally' that he sustained his part well.
Few better costumes were seine on the floor
s"The man with seven wives was J. Man.
chester HAYNES. This much-married individ-
, ual was attired in an enormous broad
brimmed hat, blue dress coat with brass but
tons, knee breeches, and white stockings.
The seven wives,-''each wife with seven
sacks" supposed to contain seven CATS
r were Mrs. J. Manchester Haynes, Mrs. H..
A. Dewitt. Miss Emma Hatch, Miss Hattie
Welch. Miss Julia Folsom, Miss Maud Gould,
Mrs. Nellie NJ. Fogler.
.Yankee Doodle came TO town
| Riding pony"
"Yankee Doodle in the case was Edward
Hendee who made "A splendid type OF the
Yankee that was never secn except on an oc-
, casion like this.
"Tom the Pipers son, &C. B. Morton.
"Tommy Tucker, Edgar Stetson.
''Bobby Shaftoe who's gone TO sea, -
Parker {. kalloch.
.Peter White
Will ne'er do right,
Would you know the reason Why
He follows his nose
Wherever he goes,
And that stands all awry.
Solon Cahill, Bath, represented the
crooked nosed gentleman of the song, last
evening and in the language OF an admirer
was the ''belie of the ball.
cinderella, Miss Robinson, Gardner
s.Jack-a- Dandy, Horace Sturgis.
Little Boy Blue, DIR. L. NJ. Diliing-
ham.
LADY Lee of London Bridge (Mrs.
Henry Richards, Gardiner), wore blue silk
Dress with lace overdress.
"Fatima,' Mrs. John T. Richards. Gar
diner) Costume White skirt, black
h waist, and green overdress trimmed with
gold.
L 1.-The jolly Miller, Henry Richards
Il Gardiner.
II king Counting cut his Money, Mr.
Il Harry Hubbard of Chicago.
Mr. c. C. Willonghby of this CITY, wor,
the plaid and tartan of a Scotch Highlander