The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1893-03-17
SEVENTH ANNUAL MASQUERAD DE
BALL.

| Elaborate mes-Unique Decorations
anu Merry Party Of dancers.
The Ladies of Rebekah lodge held their an
| nuai mas asquerade last evening. at the town
nail. The Invitations were issued last week,
and were very neat. The hall was simply,
| but tastefuly decorated. From Its centre
streamers OF pink and green. the colors OF
the club, were draped In graceful festoons to
the sides of the hall. Suspended from the
GENRE OF these streamers were three large
eilded links, the emblems of the order.
Across the stage arch wss deep band of
white bordered with pink,upon which was the
ensign, In letters OF green and pink,
~ .. Dennis Rebekah Lodge No. 1. Brattle-
boro, o. F.'To each of the gas fixtures, was
attached bow knot of pink and green and
alternately under each hung picture emblem.
attic OF the order. The orchestra was seated on
a platform GU the southeast side of the hall
near the stage, this platform being draped In
the stars and stripes. The floor was well
waxed for the dancers. Leitsinger's orchestra
furnished music and Il. Wales officiated as
| pr0mpter.
The programmes were very pretty, repres-
enting sledge drawn by two white reindeers
containing party of masqueraders, the
contained the announcement. the second
the order of dances which was as
follows headed by the appropriate slmile:
"Grace Ia to the body what good
sense Is to the mind" (D Grand
March and Quadrille, Welcome; 2, Quadrille,
Famiy:3 Waltz and Polbo, Our Friends; 4
Lanciers Quadrille, Rebekah; D. Lady Wal
pole Reel. Password; 6, Qaadrile, Good
Walking:7 I, Waltz and Schottische, Fllrta.
tIon 8, Q iadrilIe, Bands Choice; 8. Portllnd
| Fancy. Masquerade of '93; 10, Qladrille
Lancers11, Waltz, Whlrl: II. California
Reel, On Pm so tired; 13, Quadrille, Goat.
On the opposite side were the engagement
lines, while on the last page were the numer-
Gus committees and the concert programme
Committee of the arrangements. Mrs. A. II.
Combs, Mrs. II. S. Goodenough ard A. IL.
Combs, Floor directress, Miss Alice Neet,
Aids, Minnie Brown, Alice Sturgess, Mrs. G.
Stockwel, Eric Landry, Chas. Veet and Fred
Hopkinson. The concert was as follows: |,
March. 'Hlgh school Cadets Sousa; 2Over-
ture, si3anquet," ScbepegieIl; 3, Selections
from Wang" Morse; 4, Finale, "a Trip to
Chinatown"
Costumer Herman Buchholz of Springfield,
Mass. was In attendance at the town hall
yesterday, and had some very pretty and
elaborate costumes.
The members of the lodge were dressed In
pink aud green and white with sashe5 OF pink
and hea9-dresses of the same colors. After
the concert the ladies gave very unique
drill as follows.
The ladies entered In double file from the
south west corner Of the hall led by Misses
Alice Veet and Alice Sturges, separating aud
matching single file down the south and west
sides respectively. From this point the drill
was more or less complicated. consisting of
diagonal aIternations, circlng, snake curves.
and quadrupe filings. The initial letters of
"FrienshIp, Love and Truth, II. l.. Il T.'
were formed as parts of the marcn. the whole
being splendidly executed by % ladies':
Following WAS the grand march In which 30
couples besides the lodge members particl.
pated. The Iunmasking took place In the I'd
figure and the ..family quadrille," In which
the whole p4rty participated wss very anus
ing. The n5asqueradcrs numbered but few
and We're ad follows
Little Lorh Eauntleroy, Miss Grace Kinson.
irwin schfns girls. brown aprons, checked
shs p wls, SUM- enness ana sinses, Misses Julia Al
TwiaJ IL pinE sosiumcs. .Mlssoi Mae stoekwriis
Blue with white lace, Miss Alpha Phaneuf.
ScbooiNgIrl, Miss Flora Ellis.
Night Mes Bertha Stone.
Lady nj nicker boxer, Miss Mabel Johnson.
Pink Greenaway costume, Miss Ollie War.
ner.
Yellow, Greenaway twins, Misses Florence
Thorne ana Myre Titus.
Reu Riding Hoods, Misses Amy Jones and
Babies in yellow and white, Misses Stella
and Minnie Scott
Blue and white gypsy costume, bell trimmings,
Miss Gertrude Moore.
Red and black gypsy costume, Miss Sarah
Flower vender, pink, low neck and short
sleeves, carrying basket of flowers, Miss ONE
Miller.
GYPSY, Miss Ida Haskell.
Red peasant Dress Miss Addic Spauldipg. !
black silk and lace costume, Mrs c Spauld
ing OF Lyndonville.
Flower girl, black lace and roses with wreath.
Miss Rae Fisk.
Martha Washington, Miss Ellie Wilder.
Old Mother Hubbard, Miss Louise Williams. |
Gypsy dancing girls, in pink and white and
D!ue and white satin, with spangles, Misses |
Harchlieffe aayes and Susie Dunn.
Patchwork. Miss Mary Bartlett.
Lady Columbus, Miss Mary Dunn.
Indian, Leslie Walker.
Prince, in black velvet, blue satin and span.
,les, MIR Wilbur.
Domino, Lewis Barnes.
Scout, Guy Chatneld.
Coon, Perley holmes.
Farmer boy. Mortimer Stoddard.
Sailor, Walter Cobb.
The hall was well filed and the party was
N the whole successful.
Among the out of town guests were Walter a
ienry and Walter Rogers. Bellows Falls Mrs
Spauldipg, LyndOnyille; Miss Mary Bart
att, Boston; Jas McNulty, Putney.