St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-04

The social,event of the week, par eX-
celIence, was the bal masque with
which the gay and swell Nushkas ush-
cred out the old and welcomed the new
year. The club house on Summit ave-
hue was fairyland of beauty, and the
members unanimously declared it the
loveliest ball room and reception hall
they had ever viewed. In the halls. the
music room and dancing rooms ever
greens had been pentifully bestowed
upon the walls. and on these flakes of
cotton had been fastened together with
tinsel, which glittered and sparkled in
a merry winter fashion, so that the
rooms so decorated were fragrant of the
woods through which the Nushkas
used to tramp when winters
were the thing. On the walls
and in every available niche
were placed Mosques, CT mic tragic and
melodramatic, looking down like en-
VIOuS sponsors Of many New Years long
ago passed and gone. In the library
the walls and ceilings we're draped al
rernately with lengths of white and
pink cheeseclOth gathered to central
point overhead. and on each alternate
panel was placed green palm leaf.
The reception room was similarly
treated in blue. The ladies who re-
ceived, Mrs. l.. G. Hay, Mrs. A. Mac
Laren and Mrs. Lightner, stood under a
beautiful canopy i'll the hall. The con-
Scrvatory had N"en treated in red, in
which the Gre a border of the Nush
kas had pron4n ut place.
the Ban Opened
at II o'clock, with the blast of bugle.
A half dozen police masquers cleared
the floor and the grand march began.
The judges who were to award the
prizes were Col. Lamborn, F. Driscoll
and 2. ii. Kelly. Their good judgment
selected from the others two handsome
black directorie costumes as being those
the most admired. These we're worn
by Mr.. and Mrs. Stockton; an old apple
woman's dress: Mrs. Gibson, as the best
disguise; Pocohontas, as fine lmper-
sonation, Mrs L. c. Hay; Highlander,
fine representation. G. 0. Nettleton;
Uncle Sam, best disguise, G. M.
Jirggs. Many thought that there was
no costume there more beautiful than
that worn by Miss Margaret Smyth, who
appeared as an Egyptian water carrier,
perfect in all appointments and of ex-
Quisite grace. Some of the characters
which marched by the judges were
Bear. Cigar, Salvation Army. OthellO
ShepherdeSs, Courtiers, Hamlet, Dun,
dreary, Folly, Louis XIV, Hunt bal
costumes. Winter, Flower Girl, Blind
Beggar, Giant, Jap, Mikado, COWBOY,
Monks, Nuns, Milkmaid. Matador, Mex
lean. Queen of Hearts, Newspapers,
Miss Gordon as a NumphaeL, Mrs.
iph
Hamlet and Dnndreary were notable
Mosques. though the latter, in his ordi-
nary evening dress. evidently had scru-
pies against deceiving any one.
The Annual Ceremony
began with the singing of "Auld Lang
Syne," just before midnight. AS the
chimes told the hour "when graveyardS
yaWn" a policeman appeared with the
Old Year IN custody, and the old fellow
mounted the throne and made fare
well address, biddnga fearful goodbye,
and giving much palatabIe advice for
the future. AS the address ended. all
was suddenly dark, and dire confusion
broke forth from horns. diScOrdant
dddleS and other instruments of clamOr.
Suddenly there WAS a flash of red fire,
and on the throne where the Old Year
had stood appeared tile fresh, vigorous,
beautiful New Year, surrounded by his
satellites from all nations, forming a
Variegated pyramid whose climax was
1891, claiming obcieancG from all around
him, Miss Finch was the New Year.
The chimes sounded -, and the herald
with a flourish announced the New
Year. The lights were then turned on,
and there was The glad greeting Happy
New Year." Then there was supper
nd liz I I.,l =
dancing programme of twelve numbers.
IL was great day, splendid greeting
to the new year, ana all who were there
went home eDraptured.
some Of the ladies' and gentlemen present
were Col and Mrs. Andrews, Mr.. and MIS-
Stockton, Col. and Mrs. Mason, Col. and
Mrs. Lamborn, MIR and Mrs. Field,
Mr. 6 Hnd Mrs NewPTTt Mr. Gi,m and Mrs
GotziGn, Mrs Hail. Mrs. Wheelock, P
II. Kelly, f. W. Peet the Misses
Parsons, Breckenridge Yallie Gotham
Paterson Folsom, Williams, Brad
Barnabee, Hetfelfnger. j. n Hill and Prof.
A. T. Hadley, all of them being guests of the
club. OF the club members there were Mr..
ana Mrs, ii. Il. Drake, Mr.. and Mrs. A. B.
Driscoll, Mr.. ami Mrs. F. Driscoll Jr., Mr..
Elmer Mr.. and Mrs Cass Gilbert, Mr.. and
Mrs. C. M. Griggs, Mr.. and Mrs L. C. Hay,
Mr. and Mrs. Lightner, Mr. and Mrs. Mac
IaTen, Mr.. and Mrs. W. S. Morton, Mr. and
Mrs. Gardner Moore. Mr.. and Mrs Nettleton
MI and Mrs. T. b. Scott, Mr. and Mrs,
Selmes Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Spencer.
Mr. and Mrs. j. K. Taylor, Mr.,
and Mrs. W. Il. Thurston, Mr. and
Mrs j. c. Wall, Mr. and P. II. Ryan,,
Mrs. w. T. Maxfeld, Mrs. Squires
Misses Armstrong, Banning, Coul-
ter, Dawson, L. Dawson. Field, Finch. Emma
Gllfllan, Kathrine Giltllan, Gordon, Hall,
Horne Home, Kelly, Lamborn, Annie Lam
born, TimbeTlake, Emma Timberlake, Whee-
lock, Mason, Newport, Margaret Smyth,
SDaulding, Stephenson. Julia Stephen
son, Minnie Taylor, Winter and Mar.
garet While Messrs Ordway, j. j.
Parker, F. P. Shepherd, John Towns
end, j: d. Armstrong, W. n. Armstrong, G.
l.. Bigelow, II. f. Bigelow, L. S. Bigelow,
Boyle, Burns. c. A. Clarke, Dean, A. NJ
Drake w. j. DriseoI Getty Gilbert, Inger-
soil, McQuillan, Newport Peet, Pierce
Horne, Tighe, W Wall II. Weatherby, o. c.
Weatherby B. II. Wright Charles Wright
Yardley, E. b. Young, Y. Robertson, L. S