The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-07-19
FANCY DRESS BALL.
A Scene of Beauty at Sweet
Springs Last Night.
Who. was Present and Their
Toilets as Seen by Bazoo
Reporter.
Mirth, Music, Melody at the Grand
Hotel Hall.
THE PARTY.


For sometime, grand fancy and dress
ball has been in contemplation At this /
point, and last night all the arrangements !
were perfected, and the affair came OFT with |
4 brilliancv and grandeur, exceiling any |
| thing oi the kind ever witnessed since first !
the Springs were opened to the public.
| Notwithstanding the intense heat, |
JOYOUS spirit seemed To animate the entire
party, and the dancing was given with i
grace and abandon particularly applicable !
To- the time and place. The music iurn-
ished bv the Sweet Springs band was dis
coursed in mastery manner, and the
large company presented picture OF "iair
women aud brave men, dazzling To- behold.
| MANY elegant dresses were worn, SOME be-
ing in fancy costumes and some In iuli
evening dress.
Among those wearing fancy iresses may
he mentioned:
Miss Bessie Pratt, "titania" like blonde
represented .'MigniOnette the opera
Of Chimes Of Normandy-in scarle;
dress, high heeled shoes, scarlet hose. white
blouse and scarlet cap. This Costume was
very much admired.
Mrs. Fairchild, daughter OF Mr.. Pierce,
Manager Of the Grand Hotel, wore an eie-
CANT Jockey suit, which we'll became her
/ sprightly manner and sparkling face. 1t
was composed Of Lyons velvet, but.
toned with silver buttons and
} ornamented with silver hOrseshoe,. Her
) icwelry was in exquisite taste, being horse
: shoes, heavily set with diamonds.
Miss f. Crawford, Of Mobile, Alabama,
: selected the dress vi Bohemian girl, and
, was the tender laughing voluptnOus child Of
the sun to the very life. Her dress was
pink silk, draped with Spanish lace, rich
velvet bodice, and an elegant mantilla,
5 the same being an importation from Paris.
Miss Crawford carried in her hand the
5 light 'castine,te" Of Spanish Ic1e..
D Miss Zenlma Marmaiuke was the pref
5 tiest creature imaginable in her dainty
!. dress Of "sea wreaths," idealizet by corn
: cOlored tarleton, trimmed Proiuseiy with
. sea grasses, daisies and Wild convolvuius.
n Miss Jennie Narmaduke represented
p 'Spring" in pale green carleton, caught
e here and there with pale spring grasses and
t delicately tinted wild flowers.
: d. W. Marmaduke, Jr., was the
: brightest, lightest, drollest little "Ciown
i imaginable and wore his tights. striped
e stockinette dress like His Majesty's own
1 His cap was conical in shape and hi
lcnuDDy I0cc was PHA"~iSS A'A A"AA "',N
i drollery OF expression.
d Miss Charlotte Thornton, Of San AntOnia
: Texas, was "Maude Muller" As she ''rakee
v the meadow sweet with hay" and was per
l. lee, in white India null and highi.
n draped overskirt. Pale blue sural
D silk bodice, filled i'm with elegant pCin
" d. Alencon lace, and lace handkerchief.
r Miss Jean Cochran, of st. Louis, was il
N character ~ "iradmama Tipev-toe, ant
er wore her neat. soft, gray dress, with 1t
II straight waist and white kerchief, mucl
III as that famous old lady did when she wa
G. wont to Journey to the we'll so long ago.
Ella Cochran, OF st. Louis, represente'
ID sMadame Pompadour," that iamou
III woman who was wont to rule France II
4. the palmy days Of Louis Nv, and we'll sh
nd personated the character. Her dress VII
x pink satin, highly pulled corsage an
stOmacher, with hair deliberately couture
70 in pouderous rolls and braids.
i'm Miss Lille Haryicastle was sweet!
ne pretty, peasant girl, in pure white, as b
&C. comes her years.
as Miss Cora Kinney, Of BoOnville, who
m a pretty blonde, looked very attractive
;s a Flower Girl. Her dress was sill
IN canpht here and there with flowers
al lovely shades Of color. Overdress OF lat
n. nrofnsely trimmed with wreathes an
rn moses. corsaee boquet OF wild roses, di'
te- mond earrings and bracelets.
Int Miss Della Hardcastle, Of Sedalia ":
nd extremely lovely in the rich dress OF
mo- Spanish SenOrita, elegant canary-cOlOrt
1T silk underskirt, with rich AOunces OF blas
lace long Spanish veil and scarlet hos
reei aided much to the brilliancy Of this CO
rae tune. and it was pronounced BY all as
tes lovely creation of skill and taste.
,ed Miss Henrietta Epstein, OF st. Lou
he was robed as . fairy, in q very beautii
he white costume composed Of lace and satl
ltv and decorated with white daisies: i
zee delicacy of its conception and finish v
nj very much remarked.
lat Miss Ray Epstein, of St. Louis, rePl
sented fairy also, but was different in
make ND from that Of her sister, bel
made Of lace almost entirely and trimm
low With rich, white satin bows. Ornamen
ma Miss Mamie Marmaduke, represent
Ter. aFollv." in q scarlet black and b!ne Dire
en-. With the inevitable cap and bells
He rattle for the hand.
was Miss Ada Nave, Of Kansas City, Y
,ere Hebe-the beautiful-fr0m the opera
DOT Pinafore. and wore black silk trimmed v
mt. white lace, and rich ribbon sash and bo
uld Mis- Ada Cochran, Of St. Louis, wore
an white silk court dress Of the time OF he'
nth VIII. It was elegantly decorated "
Don lavender silk and cream lace.
TRY Miss Ida Lloyd, of Kansas City, pre-
liar Gypsy costume Of blue silk and black
vet, earnished with scarlet and blue
his hons.
;eht Master Jack Nave was the cunning
Ak. little Jack of Hearts" ever represent
per- and charmed all who saw him.
erv. Mr.. Tom Kehoe, of Sedalia, was in Oh
aeo. acter ~ George III, and looked that no
IONS personase to the,life. His dress was G.
,oat. posed Of garnet velvet knee breeches,
e of vet doublet trimmed with white fur