The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-03-02
A Very Successful Party,

The masquerade ball given by the Wood.
men OF this city at the Baldwin opera house
last evening was success in every regard.
Soon after o'clock the hall began to fill
with spectators, and maskers, entering by
another door. began to circle around the
room. These represented different cos
TUNES. national and otherwise, and formed
grotesque crowd. At 10 O'Clock un.
masking took place, and BY this time every
available seat was occupied by spectators
and the center was literally crowded with
those en- nadsQue. Here the Spanish cav
alier sauntered beside representative of
the celestial empire. and Pat, with pine
and shilellah, walked arm in arm with Isa-
bella of Spain. while two monstrous ami.
mated cigars kept time to the music and
joined in the dances. A greater variety of
masks has not been seen at any party given
at The Dalles, and the music furnished was
very excellent.
A committee on awards was chosen con.
sisting Of Judge Blakely, w. H.. Wilson.
+. S. Cunning and Mesdames John Filloon
and c. J. Stubling. After carefully pass.
ing judgment on the characters the first
prize, China tea set, was awarded to Miss
Rutfner, Qaeen Isabella Of Spain, rs the
most elegant costume; the second prize,
handsome lamp, to Mrs. II. Laurenzeu.
Spanish fish woman, as the best assumed
lady character; the first gentleman's prize,
to Lieut.. McAvoy, Spanish cavalier, a
rocking chair; second prize to s. A. Thur
man, Esquimaux and family. best assumed
character. As Sam had dog, sled and
Mr.. +. II. Moore's little boy 10 constitute
the family, we presume he will divide the
honors with them. Dancing was kept up
until an early hour. and thoroughly en-
joyed. The following is list of the char
acters:
Fred Archer, Chinaman; Julius Ullrich,
CUBAN girl; John McNeal, Far West; Chas
Griep. John Brown; VIM vanbibber, sailor;
II Hansen, boot black; r Liege. Turk; 81
Fulton. painter; VIM Nicholas, stylish
negro; Bert Bagley, coon; A B Lee. sailor;
Ed Drew. monkey; E L Fain. Turk; A
Simonson. George Washington: III L7nsdale,
mack; j Hampshire, mask; Willie Frank,
negro; M Buschke, regular fool; Gus Bar
tel, mask; Emerson old man; Charles
Frank, clown; W II Reavis. yacht man;
Frank Ruffner, miller boy; Fred Snpes.
dude; Chas Burget. dude; Paul Kreft, Irish
Mick; Floyd Harman, Spaniard; H Alex
ander. coachmau; Bert Barnett, Spanish
prince; J f Moore. E.quimaux; Ben vi.
rich. school boy; r McAvoy, Spanaird;
Chas Snipes, Scottish chief; Jas McCown.
Tpperary boy; Arthur StubIing. Irishmsn;
Mat Shoren, baker; B Gilmore, eclipse;
Vic Marden. lady; Chss Fritz, lady; AL
Reese, clown; N I Nolan. D.t:hes George
Moabus, coon; Sam Thurman, Esqulmaux;
N Ford, irish priest. MISS Buschke, low
ing sister; Allen. loving sister; Mrs Bon.
nell, nurse girl; Mrs Shoren. sleigh bells;
Mrs C Emerson. country lady; Lizzie vaa-
pelt. snow storm; Maud Cary. night; Miss
Austin, Mother Hubbard; Mrs A Urquhart,
old fashioned girl; Mrs X L Barreli, Span
ish lady; Clara Ruffner. Qaeen Isabella:
Maud Rufner. Red Cross nuree; Lizzie
Gates. Dutch girl; Mrs f Ruffner, miller
girl; Edna Erharr. sleigh bells; Grace Lauer.
night; Mrs Adams. good luck; Minnie Cos
ser. fairy; Christina Phirmsn, fairy; Jenny
Young. starlight; Misa Ulrich. snow;
Emma Fisher. Japanese; Miss Stubling.
irish lady; Mrs Ell Ryan. Soanish dancing
girl; Mrs Simonson, Woodman; Mrs Nc
Cartney. school girl; Miss Mccartney, Mar
tina Washington; Mrs, j C WIngfeld. coun-
try lady; Grace Akin. cotton girl; Lizzie
Akin. Italian; Lizzie Erk, Zulu; Miss Erik.
mask; Mrs H L Jones, orange girl; Mrs L
L Brauner, Bo Peep; Mrs II c Lauretzon.
Spanish fishing lady; Mrs Lizzie Firter.
mask; Mrs Millenist, night and day; Lena
Nelson, Chronicle; Mrs Kirk. tambourine
Rlrl; Miss B Fenton, German peasant; Mrs
Beck, Norwegian girl; Carrie st John, mask.