The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-12-29
"AFTER THE BALL"
The H. and L. Boys Fulfill Their
Promise to Give the Event
of the Season.

1Ol11lSS ~ 14tS Il1O ivCAS
of the Season.
AS announced the Hook & Ladder ball
was given in the opera house last Mon
day evening. A good time had been
promised all who should attend and the
unanimous verdict was that it had been
even more than was expected. The or
chestra, with Dave Rosebrook as leader,
discoursed the best of music and in JUS
tice to them it must be said that the
walls of the old city hall never echoed to
sweeter tones or better time than on this
occasion, not even when professionals
were imported From 9 o'clock when
the caller announced the grand march
until d O'Clock the next morning when
lights over the merry throng below,
pleasure ran riot and the spectator
forgot his actual existence in his interest
in the variety of costumes and charac-
ters represented among the dancers.
The sublime and the ridiculous in fash
ion, politics and society were represented
singly and in combinations that could
not fail to arouse the merriment of the
most solemnized. 1t was an occasion to
forget care and every one in attendance
evidenced that they had done so to the
fullest extent.
Only dancers were admitted to the
main floor and in this way there was not
that crowding which usually charac-
terizes the masque balls. At about half
past ten the masks were removed and
many speculations as to who were repre-
senting various characters proved to be
ridiculously wrong, so complete had been
the disguise and SO well the part carried
out. College boys were among the
dancers and they had not forgotten to in
troduce an impromptu football contest
that evoked much laughter. Not only
was the grotesque represented, but many
of the costumes were elegant and costly.
After unmasking, spectators were admit
ted to the floor, an opportunity of which
many availed themselves. The net re-
ceipts to the H. & L. boys were some
thing over $50. The committee appointed
to arrange for the ball deserve mention
for their untiring efforts in the prelimi-
nary arrangements and in the manage
ment of the evenings entertainment.
To them is due much of the success
attained.
The prizes were awarded as fol-
lows:
To Miss McLyman, for the most
elegant costume-fan.
To Amelia Zirkel, for best sus-
tanned lady character dressing
case.
To Ella Schmidt-pair of "black
kids" for most original lady charac-
ter.
To Ira Nelson, for the most ele-
CANT gents costume-a silk muller.
To Sol Smith, for the best sus-
tanned gents character-a dressing
case.
To Fred Ober, for the most origi-
nal gents character-a pair of sus-
penders.
Following is the list of maskers
and the characters represented:
Misses-Iva Smith, Night; Pearl
Wells, Gypsy; Bessie Langley,
' prth of July; Eta King, Moor;
Lie Hess, cook; Irene Smith,
be; Ethel Langley, nurse; Jen-
Burke, Old Mother Hubbard
tie FELTON,, ballet girl; Miss Nc
an, ballet girl; Gertie Mackey,
bn's page; Ollie Armstrong,
bud; Bessie Barker, tambourine
Minnie Hodes, fisher maiden;
ia Zirkle, parlor maid; Ger
Garlic, heliotrope; Emma
rior, Hook & Ladder fairy;
Kendall, Spanish girl; Laura
has, Topsy; Lulu Gillett, sun
br; Hattie Gillett, dewdrop;
Eohice Alexander, blue bell of Scot
land; Maggie Mackey, marguerite;
Essie Mackey, gypsy; Myrt. Miller,
gypsy queen; Julia Bier, black dia-
mond; Addie Schmidt, bo-peep;
Ella Schmidt, Niger girl; Minta
King, grandma; Mrs. F. William
son, pink domino; Mrs. B. Woldt,
To~o.. Me-