St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-02-23
GEORGE Was THERE.
He and Lady Washington VS.
tied With Zurah's Ladies
Last Night.
Hiss Columbia Called, but Her
Father, Christopher, Sent
Regrets.
Klosterman, Of Michigan, Is
Looking for His Wire
Again.
Talk Of a Playground Park
News Of a Quiet
Day.

The fancy dress ball given by Zurah's
Ladies last night at Masonic Temple
was pleasant affair. Over 200 couples
were present, half of them in costume.
The grand march began at $3.50, led by
Fred Salisbury, attired to represent
George Washington, and Mrs. Fred Bar
rows, attlred to represent Martha wash
ington. There we're fully 200 guests
who participated in the march.
The hall was very tastefully dec
grated with ferns and pots
of green exotIcs. A huge flag was hung
in the rear OF the hall in such manner
that it formed a boudoir. which was
Illuminated by colored lights. Across
the flag in silver were hung the symbols
Of the Order of the Mystic Shrine, or
which the Zurah ladies form an auXil-
larry. The orchestra was stationed on a
| platform. and the musicians were ND
den from the view of The dancers by
spreading palms.
The costumes of the dancers were
elaborate and tanciful. the most Strlk-
ing one being that worn by Mrs. L. (.
! Mercer. She wore the cOlOrS Of the
navy. those that will soon be Haunting
! from the main mast of the new cruiser
| Minneapolis Across the blue skirt
| read"Cruiser No. Is" in pure white. Mrs.
| ii. Nj. Myers REPRESENTED Columbia. and
| her costume wa 4 picturesque one and
worn with grace. ne "i'r costumes
represented all ages, CHM : ana classes.
| A Romeo diScOurSCd VII. q .'.ar=uerlte,
| while Il Faust and Mephistol'drieS held
| converse with Juliet ~ toreadoi
! jotted his name down on the programme
of a Roman queen, while Brutus played
with the fan of dark-eyed Spanish
ducinea. There was no dlstlnc
ton because of dress, and though
| one lady wore the garb OF
the fair Athenian, Arethusa. she made
no ado OF whirling about in the mazes
of the modern waltz with blade at.
tired in kits and sash. 1t was Babel
of dress and coStuming. Fashion of the
time of Caesar rubbed against fashion
of the time of Marie Antionette. Each
appeared to have come to life unaWares,
! and Nv chance met on the glazed t1Ool
of the ball room.
There were sixteen numbers on the
! programme, and the dancers danced
away until the early morning. The
ball was given for the sake of sweet
charity. and the sum Melted was by lie
means Il small one. At the conclusion
OF the grand march, the Majestic
! POlonaiSe" was danced in the center OF
the ball room by four little boys and
girls, Florence Pew, Ethel Malcomb,
Eddie U'Brien and Richard Root. The
personnel of the various committees is
given below:
Reception Committee-Mrs. e. Will
Smith, chairman; Mrs. Emerson Cole
Mrs. B. Schlener, Mrs. IL. l.. Pratt, Mrs
W. ID. King, Mrs. George W. Frey, Mrs
5. B. Lovejoy, Mrs. G. c. Schultz, Dr.
Flora l.. Aldrch, Mrs. E. S. SteDbins.
Mrs. G. D. Boyce, DR.. E. S. Norred,
Mrs. A. w. Paris, Mrs. Robert G. Evans
j. l.. DObbin. j. A. Schlener, j. W
Nash, G. Z. CurtIss, c. Ii. Spencer, A
Nj. Shuey, c. c. Schultz. Dr.. a. G. Aid
rich, r. S. Keller, John HOrnbrook, IL
| c. Carlisle, a. w. Paris.
Committee Of ArrangementS-Mrs
George Il. White. chairman; Mis-. DE-
NJ. f. LenoX. Mrs. a. L. LeVerlng, Mrs
Charles Spencer.
Committee on Decoration-Mrs Fl. NJ
Myers. chairman; Mrs. ". NJ. Walker
Mrs. }. II. Atwood, w. NJ. Walker, w
II. Lyon, II. NJ. Myers.
Floor Committee-T. E. Mercer, chair
man; S. A. Whitworth, }. z. Harrison
Roland ii. Hartley, II. l.. Daniels. c
H. Lord, Murray A. James, q. VII
| Smith