The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-01-03
THE GRAND BALL.
The Hotel Phoenix the Scene of the
| Grandcst Ball Of the Season.

The Hotel Phoenix the Scene OF the
Grandcst Ball OF the Season.
As announced in THE NEWS from time
to time during the past few weeks, the
grand Inasque ball, given by the young
men of PaIatka, took place at the Hotel
Phoenix on last Thursday evening. Capt.
A. S. Merrill, proprietor of the hotel,
opened wide his doors and surrendered
his house to the use of all those who at
tended, and he and his corps Of assist
ants were dilligent in their attentions to
the guests.
The number in attendance was esti-
mated at four hundred, and fully one
hundred and sixty in mask, representing
almost every conceivable character.
When the dancers had arrived and all
was in readiness the band played the
grand march, and the crowd was so
dense that room could not be found in
the unbroken circle around the hall for
all the maskers.
Right merrily did all enter into the
waltz, the quadrille, the lancers, and
other dances, and light feet beat time to
the delightful strains of music furnished
by the Jacksonville band. Many Of the
costumes were elegant, some very orig
nal and ali in good taste, and the scene
is described as simply grand as the
prince danced with the market woman,
and the bright-eyed dominos were guild
ed by we'll meaning devils, or the clown,
with his queer capers, worshipping at
the throne of Morning, or Spring whirl-
ing over the floor with the Jockey. 1t
was glorious time, when dull care had
been banished, and Terpsichore held I'M
disputed reign over obedient and happy
subjects
Owing to absence from the city The
writer could not be present to get full
description of the costumes and the
names of the maskers, and he is indebt-
ed to friends who possess good memories
for the following partial list of those
present and the characters represented:
Mrs. w. j. Wineger, Blue Domino;
Mrs B. III. Enos, Rose Domino; Mrs. l.
NJ. Meyers, Red Domino; Mrs. +. De
Weston and Mrs. c. y. Richardson,
Black Dom;nos: Mesdame Joseph Price,
w. o. Wolff and b. p. Calhoun, repre-
scented three sisters in the Mikado. Mrs.
E. T. Lane, as the Marquisa; Mrs. w. ii.
Rosenberg, Market Woman; Miss An
ME Petermann, Queen; Mrs. r. j. Riles,
| Hibernian Huntrcss; Mrs. c. j. Rogero
Grand Duchess; Miss Noble, Indian
| Queen; Mrs G.. j. Zehnhar, School Girl
Miss Laura Teasdale, Market Woman
Mrs. L +. Hussey, the Union; Miss
Leila Bounds, tamborine girl; Mis-
Daisy Lee, winter; Miss Lucy Russell
as Olivette; Mrs. \. NJ. Haughton, cour
lady: Miss Ida McI.aury, night; Mrs
L. C. Butler, butter cup. One o
the most original costumes wa
worn 10y Miss Dunforth, of New York
who personated the Sunny South. The
dress was made of cotton trimmed II
palmetto and orange leaves, draperA
trimmed with small white fringe O
alligator teeth and caught up with small
aligators, coIsage Of cotton buds. An
other striking costume was that wori
by Miss Jennie Ransom, who represent
ed THE PALATKA News, the dress being
composed of copies OF the paper, nad'
up in pleats. Never did THE News hav,
q lovelIer representative, nor wa
ever 4 newspaper carried more grace
fully than on this occasion. Mis-
Lizzie Gray, tamborine girl; Miss Evi
Burk, morning; Miss Sadie Zehnbar
| pnnnfn-,
tas; Miss kato Pollard. ''The DaugiIte
of the Regiment" Miss LYDIA Sanford
flower girl; Miss Lou Smith, morning
Miss Burland, peasant girl; Miss Gussi
Sanford, night; Mrs. Spooner, tamborin
girl; Miss Emma Boyd, progressive Ell
chre; Miss Picnic Rogero, Norman'
peasant: Miss Cora LaPrade. spring
Miss Ola Leonard, sister of charity; Mis-
Katie Ransom, music; Miss Eva Corjes
Diana, goddess of the moon, Miss Matti
Gray, Little BoPeep; Mrs. McLarty
folly; Miss Jennie Ramsaur, music
Miss Hastings, Turkish lady.
OF the gentlemen present IN costunl
we could obtain Only the following: W
Fl. Specl,, prince, in blue velvet; ". @
Volt, page; Chas. Eaton. nob!eiaan
W. NJ. Haughton. prince in pink vel
vet: I. White, Spanish no5.eman: L
McLaury. Sir Joseph; j. E. Lucas, cour
Jester: NJ. W. King, Sunday Critic;
l.. t. Haz,itt, sipsy; Martin Gifiiu, dev
il: Frank Lane, Chinaman: Tom and T.
Bacon, the Two Dromios; c. j. RogerC
> | rorJ. I,,lr,a IT - Iya,~btop cIov-r. To,
Price, fisherman; Harry Gray. Richar
III; E. DeWeston, Richelieu; I. +. Hin:
sey, Richelieu: c. A. McLarty, Sir j
seph Porter: Joseph Haughtou, cavalie'
Will. Pratt. Indian chief: S. D. KinseN