The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-07
JUVENILE JOY.
The Fancy Dress Party at Mrs. L. N !.
Buford's Magnificent
Affair.
A Large Attendance of Little Folks
Attired in Bright and At.
traetive Costumes.


When the AReUs first announced that
fancy children's dress party was soon to
be held, very few were aware of the elab-
orateness of the affair, except the ladies
who had the matter in charge. Conse !
quenily great surprise and delight was
manifested by those who were fortunate
enough to be present and witness the
enchanting and fairy like spectacle that
was enacted The spacious and elegant
residence of Mrs. L. NJ Buford, on Sec
ond avenue, was selected ae the place for
holding the party. and very wise choice
| was ii. too. for more suitable place could
not have been found in the city The
ladies who had the affair in charge and
were especially instrumental in 50 ably
ministering 10 the pleasures of the children
were Mesdames L. NJ. Buferd, J. S. Gil
more. C. W. Durham, J J Parks, Henry
Curtis, Morris Rosenfield, c. ". Halves.
J. NJ Montgomery. Susan Edison. and
Henry Schmidt
The guests begss TO arrive at o'clock,
attirei In all conceivable costumes. They
were received by the ladies Of the commit
tee. aad each given a dance programme,
on which was their name and character
reeresented. The handsome parlors were
brilliantly illuminated. aHd in keeping
with the bright and sparkling costumes
OF the guests There were sixtynine of
the juveniles, all told, and as the grand
march was inaugurated in harmony 10 the
sweet strains of music from Schiliinger's
oachestrs, it is doubtful that tiia creator
of 'Ivanhoe, the dis;nheriiei Knight"
with all his wealth OF fancy, could
imagine more dazzling and beautiful
scene. As The 1.-THE and graceful figures
marched and counterma2ched by twos
through parlor. library, dining loom and
hall, the scene reminded the delighted
spectator Of the colered glass fragments in
kaleidoscope, AT the proper time deli
cate refreshments were served, after which
the dancing festivities were resumed. The
little ones enjoyed the fun exceedingly,
but not more 50 thap lhe spectators, who
were agreeably entertained by the orig
inali'y and picturesqueness Of the olca-
sion Following are names Of the CUES IS
and the characters jmgersoDa;el:
Waiter Rosenileld. Gen. Washington;
Agues Gilnere. Little B. Peer. Loals
Bufor3. sailor bog; May Havley, Rosebud;
/ Charles Durham, soldier boy; Bessie
Parks, Daughter of the Regiment; Jamie
k0owito2, Jockey, Oracle Kuowltoa.
Little Battercup, Ed Frvsinger. knigbt
Templar; Lacy Frysinger, Snowflake;
Dodie Halves, Queen Of Winter: Oracle
kshIke. Blaebird. Roy HoffmAsier. soldier:
Celia Parks, Marguerite; Everett Hawley,
Suufiower; Claire Gilmore. flower gin;
Oscar Schmidt, page; Fred Loeb,
prince. Mile Schmidt. Alsatiaa maid:
Nellie Craig, Kate Greenaway: Bessie
Gilmore, Italian flower girl; Charles b.
ford, prince; Irene Roseuheld. fairy; Willie
Donaldson Captain OF the PinaforesI
Maggie McEIb5ea; Highland lass; Carrie
Koehler, flower giTI; Minnie o'Neil. Snow
Queen; Anna BufoUd- fsiry queen, EvS
Mcguire. ssepher3ess. Agatha Edson.
Queen Elizabeth; Grsce Eelie frost queen.
Hattie Resented and Fannie Rosenfeld,
court beau;ies of the time Of Charles MI;
MARCO Posilewait, japanese lady: Harley
/ Donaldson. sailor hoy; ErIa Hughes,
lady Of the period; Julia Kohn. Wattesu
lsdy; Stuart Harper, prince. Cora GAYLORD,
America; Amy Sweeney, princess; Abe
Resented, jockey; Nellie Keinsfarier.
/ fairy; DAISY Scotch, Highland lass, Jennie
KoehleT, Italian lady; Frank Yore, Is
/ 9aimsux; Clark Buford, Rob Roy; Hope
| Curtis Lady Clara We're de We're; Anna
/ Freysinger. butterfly; Carrie Resented.
srtiSt: Frank Steel, sailor; Lncia Connolly.
/ countess Of the time OF Louis Nv, Hugh
Curtis, page; Maud Montgomery. Duchess
Of the time Of Louis Nv: John Champion.
sailor; Kitty Gest, queen OF night; Mabel
o'Neil, Persian lady: Clara Bryant. s
modern miss; Berthe York, queen of night;
/ Robert Harper. continental, Mabel Csdy
| butterfly: Bertha Adler. Vatican lady;
Spencer Robinson. Fritz, our cousin
| German Willie Stewart. gentleman Of
| the day, May Warren. flower girl; Willie
! Eggleson, peasant; Harry Gilmore. sailor;
/ Esther Rosenheld, snow queen: George
CHAMPION, pirate queen, and Dick Cramp-
ton, jester.