Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-02-16
The Masquerade.

recollection by the assembled yout
and beauty present. II, shortly befor
the supper march, when the festivitie
were at height, Terpsichore could hav
gazed on the joyful scene, her thought
must certainly have been somethin
like this: Well, this is surely M
night in Ironton; my devotees are on
Tor time and to all appearances they'r
getting what they're AFTER" 1t was
beautiful and fantastic gathering; COS
TUNES OF beauty and elegance and wort
and Righteousness. The brigand fror
the sunny skies of Italy JOINS hand
with the fur bedeck3 rover of tn
north seas. Bridget and Dinah dance,
side by side with the faires5 of the fair
every cline and nation was represent
ed; he who wore the funeral black O
holy orders jostled against the ga,
chevalier, princes and serfs inter
mingled; it was picture of humanity
dress gathered from the four parts O
the earth. The opening march sound
ed promptly at nine o'clock, and from
that hour until five the next morning
the dance went gaily on; it was mad
wild rush for fun; the music never lag
ged, neither did the dancers; there was
none of that half-heartedness nor dispo.
sitiOn to hold back which so often
takes the real pleasure from an even
ing. On the contrary, all were there
to dance and all carried out that spirit
to the letter. The supper was furnish
ed by the young ladies, and it was an
effort in every way worthy the envi-
able name the fair ones of our Valley
have long enjoyed in this connection.
The tables were heaped with all that
was tempting, and the. assembly did
full justice to the spread. Then the
dance resumed and SO it continued I'M
til almost sheer exhaustion called for
home and rest for the weary merry
makers. The DISCUSSES were good and
many of the best known succeeded in
concealing their identity till the sup
per march called for masks to raise.
Following is an incomplete list of those
present and their costumes:
Misses Bertha Smith, school girl;
Ellen Smith, Spanish senorita; Miss
Vollner, Indian; Miss Osterhorn, school
girl; Miss Kerchner, Gypsy; Mrs Aug
Block, domino; Misses Belle Craine,
rose Kate Craine, tambourine girl !;
Mary Inner, equestrienne; Lulu Kaes-
emacher, Columbia Alma Jaquith,
Dunkard; Louisa Schwab, domino; Ella
Halter, winter; Olga Schmitz, baby;
Rosa Croy, sailor girl; Mamie Byers,
demon; Mary Myers, Gypsy; Kate Tay-
lor, baby; Lizzie Kendall, lawn tennis
suit; Belle Whitworth, negro girl;
Marie Gratiot, negro girl; Lula Fair
child, Bobeep; Mable Davis, Japanese;
Ollie Davis, phantom; May Whitworth,
school girl; Nora Patton, fancy dress;
Mrs Kate Delano, black domino; Mrs
Paul Patton, maid; Mrs Clara Nifong,
Mexican girl; Mrs. Hattie Block, jock
ey; Mrs w P Wemp, Uncle Sans bet
ter half; Mrs D F Reese, Egyptian
princess Mrs w H Reese, autumn
Mrs S w Andrews, Japanese woman;
Mrs Jno Blemel. night; Mrs H NJ Col
Inns, Bridget; Mrs G d Marks, fancy
dress; Geo Tual, knight; Thos Cain,
clown; Thomas Butler, negro dude
Jas Hurlbut, Mexican chief; Lee Duffy,
E j Hitzman, green domino;
NJ w Smith, Irish boy; E T Griese,
Dutch boy; Geo Mcleod, clown; Hy
clown; Willie Halter. brigand,
Jacob Lopez, cavalier; w III Byers,
English dude; Fred Beard, page; Wes-
ley Beard, jockey; Will Gross, page;
w P AXE, Dutch policemen; Joe Zwart,
clown; Jno Blemel, Santa Claus; Geo |
L Moore, negro; w P Wemp, lawn
tennis suit; Newman Farmer. harlequin,
Walter Newman, clown; S w Andrews,
Little Lord Fauntleroy; Hiram Baird,
Paul Myers, farmer; Geo Gay,
clown; Frank P AXE negro; Jacob
Mexican; Henry Block,
knight; Aug Block, monkey; Paul
Patton, la militaire; Theo Farrar,
cadet; H M Collins, veteran; Geo Cloud,
clown; Jno Schwab, negro dude; Alex
Fletcher, school boy; John Jaquith,
cavalry officer.
NOTES OF THE BALL.
Sam. Andrews grows younger every
lay and has more fun than anybody!
The girls all looked as tempting as
ripe peaches, and one or two of them
we're perfect visions of loneliness and
beauty!
The list of costumes, as stated, is in
but it's the best that can be
lone under the circumstances, and we
rust no one that is overlooked will
EEL aggrieyed.
Capt. Byers was there and made lots
IF sport
Knox. Ryan was the longest man in
he house; Will Gross, the shortest,
md close race among all as to the
lappiest!
Twas learned that warm milk is a
)anacea for the blues
The music was strictly all right.
Graniteville was we'll represented
md all seemed to be right in the midst
If the enjoyment.
Jake Lopez has decided partially
or red-carmine is his favorite tint.
The assistant postmaster lost his
leart with the departure of the Arcadia
rain at six o'clock.
The dancers all agreed that the ex-
.lusion of everybody without a masque
rom the ball floor was just the proper
move!
Lee Duffy, Jim Hurlbut and Ernest
Iitzman, the telegraphing trio from
staid until Home, Sweet
Home" echoed through the hall!
The attendance was about fifty coup
es: just enough to keep the floor well
lied.
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