The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-02-04
From Saturday. Daily.
THE OWLS MASQUERAOE

Delighted 0ad Observation-Disclosures
u bsred Party - the RIak Last EVSninE
e Last evening grand masquerade bal
! was given at tue e ghth Avenue Skat
8 ing rink by the Owl club of tnis city
! forward TO by those fortunate enough 70
have received Invitations, as the big
society event Of the year. Their antici
pations were certainly realized, TOR never
in the society history of our city has
such q brilliant affair taken place. The
town and their club Is social one. hav-
. ing for ats object the providing Of q
pleasant place for its members to pass
their leisure time" They expect TO rent
and handsomely fit up some rooms for
that purpose. II they are as successful
IN that as they were last night in giving
their first bail, they are to be congraku.
lated.
The club numbers the following gen.
tlemen:
W. X. IRWIN. president
3. F. Murphy, vice president.
j. w. Murphy, treasurer.
j. ]. Robertson, secretary.
r. g. Blair. G. Il. Russell, e. r. Peters
H. l.. Irwin ana Z. r. Russell, mem
bers.
MeSsrs. 8. r. Murphy. G. 81. and e. r.
Russell, r. @. Blair and w. Il. Irwin.
forme1 the reception committee, AID
Messrs. E. r. Peters, J. j. Robertson, J.
W. Murphy and q. L Irwin, the invita-
ton committee.
The success of the entertainment last
evening reflects great credit on the gen.
tlemen OF the Owl club. and their future
entertainments will be looked forward
70 with genuine pleasure.
At $3.50 last night the gay masQuer-
Gders formed for the grand march, and
the crowded spectators beheld dazzling
sight. One could easily fancy that peo-
pie of ages past had been suddenly re- |
stored to the earth and had gathered |
together for comparison. The ladies |
and gentlemen of the period were pres
ent as well a. the Dodge City cowboy.
Pocehontas, the gentle Indian maiden,
and the rest of the family danced with |
lords aud ladies of ancient time Every /
suitable character was represented from
clown to q French Marquis. The /
wealth and bsauty and elite OF the city
we're present ami the magnidcance of
their costumes ID many cases slmost
dazzled the bshoider Besides the !arge
num0rrs OF masqusraders. nearly all of
the leading people OF the city were pres
ent and afOer the unmaskang, ined in
the dancing OF the following pIogran:
/. Waltz
Q. Ql4 irIll4-rn: Owl.
3 SCI 'ttlsche
4. QIadniI--I j len Slpp~rs.
5 Dams PJiKa
8 W4ltz Qu"IriIIe
z L,nc-os.
3. Wiz
o Q lls-The Night Hawk.
10. Waltz
II. Scpmtlsch Ql.drllIe
10 p iks
ID. QIsirilie Reading" :
IA Ws'Z-P X.
Is QaAIrIl:-"O W Lang Syns"
10. II 'ms. sweet II 'ne-W llIz.
Tue programs were very neat aud
o als printed 10 various pO-
'itions were m tde to say (Orinted) funny
things and look WISE Not q number Ia
the program was sighted by any of
the d .ncsrs.
The Owls appeared ca Mosque Ia cos
tunes made especially for them, and
could not be recognized individually
Occasionally they would all utter the
owl crJ, Whitto-whIt- to-Who," in a
very realistic manner. One of them &C.
costed a mAsker with "Who, WHO'S
came an answer, George
Goddard, by thunder, who are your"
The Owls acted IS floor managers, and
later 10 ths evening dotted the owl cos
tune and appeared In full dress
The hall was handsomely decorated.
In q swing in the center of the rink q
large owl viewed the merry throng with
q patrODizIng eye.
A noticeable fast regarding costumes
was the absence of the usual negro Char
Acter. Comic characters were few, all
tended to respectable limitations
Below We publish Iist OF the chaIs &C
fers:
Ladies'
Mrs II p Clark, Dolly Warden
Mrs. 81 N VIcKery, House Maid
Mrs E a Moore, EmpOria Daily -.
NEWS.
Mrs E N FOrde, Black Domino. {
Mrs Chas Harris, National CoIors. &
Mrs Chapman, of Hartford, Gypsy 1
Mrs p E StrOmberg, Spanish Girl. {
Mrs Cal SeveEy, 1776.
Mrs Jack Gilchrist, FanchOn.
Miss Ida Moore, Fancy Dress.