St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-05
NUSHKAS ARE NOVEL.
Their Late Masquerade Was a
Brilliant Social
Event.
The Domain Of Momus In
vaded for One Brief
Evening.
Costumes That Elected Adj
miration While Others
Drew Laughs.
Some of the Striking Presen-
tations Made in the Co.'S
tuning.

present season as having occurred
under the banner of the 400, the bal
masque of the Nushkas on New Years
eve was the most unique and thor
oughly magnificent. The decking and
illumination of the interior of
the spacious club house had
evidently been made the special
care of thoroughly artistic designers
who did their work well. The signs of
the season were everywhere present.
Holly in abundance clung to pillars and
Surmounted all entrances with its CHEEKY
combination of red and green. Little
sprigs of mistletoe nestled here and
there amid the profusion of win
ter foliage, presenting TO the
merry maSquers of the male
persuasion opportunities not always to
he had. The stars and stripes hung
aloft. draped in peaceful folds, and
never were the national cOlorS so nearly
eclipsed in brilliance and beauty as in
the wonderful combination of all known
shades. composing the costumes OF those
rallying beneath it on this New Years
eve. The arrivals began about 10
O'Clock, and from that time there ar
rived a continuous line OF carriages
bringing to the scene OF merrlment-
princesseS. courtiers, clowns and curl
Gus characters generally. With the
first strains of the grand march FULLY 2OO
Mosques were in the procession. ana II
is extremely doubtful, so excellent were
the DISCUSSES, whether any one knew
any one else until the signal to unmaSk
was given, and baggy-breeched turk
with face like three-tlme murderer
became suddenly metamOrphoSed into
pretty girl in very remarkable ana mn
wonted get-up.
a decrepit old lady, after hobbling
about painfully for an hour, was sud-
denly bereft of her limp and became
very active, very erect, and Miss FANNIE
Gillian.
Miss Jennie Moore wore an extremely
pretty arrangement of the American
flag, in the name of which she appeared.
Her disguize was complete, and she took
every one by surprise at the stroke OF
twelve.
The matter of awarding prizes to those
most brilliantly costumed was most
difficult one, and. Notwithstanding that
the decisions were reached after much
deliberation on the part of tne Judges,
there is still some difference of opinion
as to the justice of the awards.
The costume worn by Miss Dean was
most beautiful in conception and won
derful in arrangement. She repre-
scented autumn in robe OF russell yell
low and fawn-colored fur, carrying In
one hand a sickle and in the other a
sheaf Of wheat.
Miss DriscOll, who took the prize for
being totally understandable, appeared
as a choir boy and looked very charming
in the get up.
Mrs. r. r. Selmes, who appeared as
Turk. maintained the character wonder
fully well, deceiving every one, ladies
and gentlemen alike, until the last sec
Ond of the old year had fled, masks were
removed and she stood revealed.
Percy Parker, who appeared as
witch, was wonderfully disguised, and
took the gentleman'S prize for the I'M
penetrability of his disguise.
A. V. Krech tumbled over his wooden
shoes for an hour, diStgured his deli
cate jaw with big Dutch pipe, was
about as good funny German charac-
ter as ever wore a mask.
Miss Finch, of Milwaukee, went as an
angel, and looked it, in a short white
dress and linseled wings. Miss Kitty
Gilfillan, as Russian peasant girl, was
very pretty, and Mrs. w. II. Lightner
and Miss Madge White were well dis
guIsed as Quakeresses.
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at home in the role, which was scarcely
a disg uise, for she looks the character
without makeup.
Misses GotZian and Hammond, and
Miss PeOtt, of Minneapolis, were Asa
tian girls, while Mrs. j. j. Parker, who
says she represented greenhorn, looked
very charming in costume of green
tarlatOn.
Mrs. Ordway and Mrs. Cass Gilbert, as
Pearls of Pekin, were the observed of
all observers, and the costume OF the
former was in fact work of art.
Mrs. Morton, who came IN the gulSe
of Spring, wore green silk with grasses
and VinletS for garniture, carrying also
basket filled with violetS.
Mrs. Barnum, as court lady, was a
success, and Mrs. Will MaXtield as a
peasant girl looked beWitchingly de-
mure
Miss Lamprey was the loveliest butter
fly in the worlo, with wings and all to
match, and Misses Stickney and Bige-
low. in costumes of yellow and black
and red and black respectively, were
the gaYeSt Of the gay.
Mrs. Capt. Wall surprised the critics
by appearing as one of the little maids
from school.
Miss Nellie Auerbach looked the
dearest little Red Riding Hood who
ever lifted latch.
The costumes of the gentlemen were
the most striking ever seen at an event
of the kind in st. Paul. A. M. Peabody
as Dutcnman was perfect III every de-
tail.
B. Hay wood Wright doomed up as
Folly. in a costume of black satin.
NJ. de Forrest, as MephistopheJes,
looked fiendish enough for anything,
in yyit tn Mr. Mnrricot,
of Minneapolis, as Prince Charmant.
j. j. Parker's get-up was his own
Idea, and strikingly original one at
that. He wore white dress suit with
a black shirt. and became quite the
rage by virtue of his triumph in the
matter of costume.
Walter DriScolI called himself "But-
tons" a country schoolboY. He looked it.
Mr.. Duncan, of Lexington, called
plaintively for Dearest about once a
minute in his character of Little Lord
FauntlerOy, and having found Dearest
in the person of cute little peasant
maiden, betook himself to a convenient
alcOVe and a discussion with the maid
from Siberia of the evils of Russian
government, or something
w. S. MaXfield as LIE MarquiSe seemed
little at sea and glad to diSmaSk when
the time came.
MesSrS. Wheelock, Skipworth, Bige-
low, MaXtield, Wall and Boyle were all
elegantly dressed in various characters.
Fred Driscoll looked the Turk he
dressed for, and Mr.. Ingersoll must be
a Persian by extraction.
II. w. Weatherly.a s Russian lancer,
was gay figure and caught the bright
eyes inside many mask at the first
glance.
Harry Fosters get up as a Mexican
yaquero. was great thing, while James
Elmer tried his best to top off the whole
affair in the role of the giant. AS the
first stroke of twelve announced
the death of the old year and
the advent of the new, all the lights
were turned out, the only illuminants
being the fitful red CLEANS from the
hearths. Then, as the last stroke of the
hour rang out, the house was again
abIaze with light, and down the broad
staircase came the youthful year, pre-
ceded by the four seasons, prettily rep