The Newtown bee., 1893-01-27
Fairfield County Chat.
TASHUA.

THE MALLETT BIRTHDAY MASQUERADE.
 On Wednesday evening, the 10th, Mrs Jane Mallett's birthday was celebrated by a masquerade ball at her residence. Of those invited, about 100 were present. A number of guests expected from Bridgeport were detained by recent sad bereavement. Among the characters per sonated were the following:
 Arthur Clark, Mexican.
 Mrs Arthur Clark, Undine; the acknowledg- ed belle Ot the company.
 Mrs Mary Gilbert 8 flower girl; she was elaboratey and elegantly dressed in pink silk and lace and green velvet. Her hair and head dress were much admired.
 Charles Gilbert blue jean.
 Mrs Charles Burr, ballet girl; the waist of her dress was black VelVet ant the snort skirt was partly colored and tringed with tiny bells; Q iaunty cap and white kid slippers completed her exquisite costume.
 Mir Roberts of EastOn, Prince.
 Three sisters from Bridgeport M isSes Wells, Red Riding Hood, tambourine girl and flower girl; appropriately and tastetully dressed and attracted complimentary notice.
 Miss Anna staples, q sQuaw; dress decOrat- ed in Indian fashion.
 costume of clothes pins and clothes lines, was unique.
 Frank Staples, Indian chief.
 Marion Williams, clown.
 Albert COan, jolly farmer.
 Ed sherman ot Easton, Columbus.
 Randolph Bradley, painter.
 Miss Peck ot Norwalk, Japanese lady.
 Miss Perry of NeWtOWn, snow.
 Miss LilliG Wilson Of Huntington, pink.
 Miss Mary Wilson, imposed traveller, seeking train to Saratoga.
 Mrs Bradley and Mrs Judson each repre- scented "Night," the one with gold the other with silver stars.
 Harry L. Bowles, as Grover Cleveland, at tracted attention, eliclted offers Of calls after he took residence in the White House, and re- ceiVed applications for appointment to office in his household Harry in size and form Elect
 Charles Keller, grandfather.
 Frank Wales and Albert Sohn, negresses.
 Frank and John Wheeler, negroes. These darIies contributed largely to the amusement Ol the company.
 The music by Bradley's band, as usual, was excellent. The dancing was contin- ued till q. m. At 10 o'clock the un- masking was the occasion of much mer- riment and amusing surprises. An abun- dant and elaborate banquet was served at II o'clock. A very pretty and service able standard parlor lamp was presented to the hostess, Mrs Jane MalIett. As Wakeman Wheeler, with two ladies from EasUon, came near the school house, he missed the road, drove onto bank, up- set, broke the vehicle, from which the horse Ca valuable animaD detached him. self and running, has not been heard from since. He passed Stephen Nichols store, that night. MT Wheeler and the ladies escaped without injury. Near Frank Mallett's, as MT Shelton was re- turning from the party, his horse took fright, jumped stone wall on which he left the sleigh, and gave the occupants the exercise of chasing him around the pasture to capture him, before they re- sumed their homeward journey. The party regard the entertainment as one of the most enjoyable evenings of their lives and are very enthusiastic in their appre- citation of the time and labor of the host ess, Mrs Jane Mallett, and of the com mitte, Messrs Clark aud Jennings, whose were so admirably plann- ed, and so successfully consummated.