The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-03
A Halloween Masquerade.

The most brilliant society affair OF the
week was The bal mosque" given By the
young ladies' Of the Knot A Gayne Club
Thursday evening la the old Rainier no
tel The room formerly occupied as an
Office had been thoroughly prepared FOR
the dance. A o.g fire hlazed In the open
fireplace. Chostly Jscklanterns cast a
strange light from odd corners. while a
search light covered by a gay-cOlore3
screen brought oHt IN beautiful effect the
psrti-colored costumes. Music was fiir-
nished by an orchestra from the First
Regiment band. ard between the dances
the young people enjoyed refreshments.
The costumes presented bewilder.ng va
rely Of characters, and so complete were
the DISCUSSES that rot until the uumask-
ing came did the most intimate friends
recognized one another. Miss Elaine Han
ford represented a lily, Miss Mcknight
the flagship Philadelphia, Miss Anne TUr-
ner ! dancing SRI. Miss Marian Canhelt
folly, Miss Relfe A widow, Miss Wade the
daughter of the regiment. Miss Hansari
night Miss Lawrence the queen Of the
fairies, Mss Philips folly. Miss Baxter
EV3ugeline, Miss McGraw b3s Miss
Waldron a flower girl. Miss Clark night
Miss Gullixon snow, Miss Annie Smith 4
young lady OF the olden time Mss Mamie
Spencer a Mexican girl. Miss Smith a
popcorn girl. while Miss Barrett. OF Puyal-
lup: Mss Noble, OF Tacoma; Miss Han
ford. Miss Laura Csnfeld and Mss Nor
gan. all in fancy dress, completed the list
OF young ladies' present. Among the
young gentlemen two of the most anus
ing costumes were those OF Mr.. William
Hanna and Mr.. William InElis, who ap-
peared as Chimmie Fsdden ami the Bow
cry girl. Mr.. Robert WEBB appeared as A
policeman, Mr.. Charles Clary as Meph,s-
topheies Mr.. Sidney Hansard as tle al
mirA Of the Philadelph,a, Mr.. Charles
Wurtell as Kate Greenaway. AR. Harry
Fredericks as a page. Mr.. O. w Ranke
as a clown, Dir. William Sllliman as a
Jockey. Mr. Robert Redheld as the nj
kadO, Mr.. VIII Pharr a Chinaman,
while Aiessrs. Reber. Calhoun and Relfe
we're dressed so precisely alike as monks
that they could 1ot ne distinguished. Mr..
6. Cotton. Mr EDWARD Herald. MIR. Robert
Brinker. Mr.. TeeC6srf isscksris. Mr. Claire
Farnsworth. Mr.. Burke Graves. AR. Car
ence Edwards. Mr. Ernest WurteN Mr.
Percy Parkinson. Mr.. Pendleton Miller.
Mr. Winlock Miller. all wore black DOM
mos, as did the following young gentle
men from Tacoma Mr. c. T. Hall. Mr.
Harry Egan. DIR. Archie Hicks, Mr.. Sam
uel y. Bridges Mr.. Delbert 4. Young.
Mr.. Harry Woodruff. Mr.. John NJ. Nc
Daniels, Mr. Walter II. Harvey. Mr.
Henry Higgins, Mr. Virgil Hayden, Mr.
William Erb. Mr.. Jack Brown, Mr.. Par[
Gibson. MIR. Thomas Tyler, Mr.. Jack Han
ford. Mr. Harry Cowlas. Of Olympia, and
Mr. Benham and Mr.. Appleton from the
ship Patterson, completed the list Of
young gentlemen. Mrs. Z. T. Ainsworth.
Mr. and Mrs. James D. Hoge. jr., Mr.
and Mrs Harwoo1 Morgan. Mrs. \. Z.
MacCiuskv. Mrs. ]. +. Mcknight, Mr.
and Mrs. Ebert Jackson. Mr.. and Mrs
DeLorme Harbaugh. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
St,mson. Mr.. and Mrs oliver y. Colvin,
Mrs. Charles CARY and Mr.. John H.
Bryant were also present.