The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1896-01-04
TIE MASQUERADE.

on New Year'sege by Nadsworth Lodge
No. 80, |. o. o. T., was a grand success
in every way. The ball was found TO be
entirely too small To accommodate the
the large crowd. The music under the
direction of Dave Washeim was all that
could be desired.
The supper given by Mrs Tom Bry-
ant was excellent.
The floor was well handled by X. II.
Cowles, j.. G. Erb, j. +. George and N.
A. Hummel.
The grand march was led by Mr.. and
Mrs. j. +. George.
The costumes were many and varied
and many were SO original and well
made up as to cause considerable sur
prise. The JUICES for the occasion were /:
W. IL. A. Pike, I. w. Fitzgerald and +.
l.. Voorhees,. The prizes were awarded
as follows:
Best group Of three or more: New
Women, Mesdames /. j. Yeargin, f. G.
Hampton, b. d. Dilley, Misses Clara
Finley, Winnie Bellam and Edith Bel
lam. They took the cake-a fruit cake
with the compliments OF J. A. Gregory.
The ladies' were all dressed in bloom
ers and looked fine. The dress was very
becoming to all of them and their ap-
p~earance must have removed much OF
the existing prejudice against that style
OF dress.
Best group of two or more Army and
Navy, Misses Clara Johnson, Lizzie
Allen, Daisy Allen and Myrtle Bailey.
they received three pretty pictures and
six month subscription to the Wads-
worth DISPATCH with the compliments
of the DISPATCH.
Best dressed lady, Spanish Dancing
Girl, Mis-. l.. Sanford received an elegant
silver buckle, the compliment of X. II.
Cowles. The costume was handsome.
Best dressed group, Mrs. Oscar Foster
and Mrs. q. II. Goodnight, as Nevada
and California. Their costumes were
appropriate and pretty. They received
a handsome book, compliments of E
Griswold.
Most original, gents costume, d. V.
Merrigan as 1.-THE man from Love-
lock looking for his wife and the fellow
with her." He received a shaving out
lit with the compliments of the Wads-
worth Commercial Co. The character
was well taken and created a great deal
OF amusement. Dan always has a good
costume and takes the character he rep
well.
Best sustained character, "Hired Girl
Of '96," by Ike Lothrop and the terrible
infant by Ray Gill. They received a
handsome necktie, the compliments OF
John Lee. The entire outfit was well
up and well sustained, the hired
girl with blonde hair and boomers TAX
ing the chappies by storm while the
baby set up a fearful yelling when he
lost his nipple--attached to a hose lead
ing to a two gallon glass bottle-and
when he found it again received it with
the utmost delight. 1t was one of the
best things ever presented in u masquer-
AIDE and kept the spectators in IA roar Of
laughter.
Best sustained couple, Howard Nc
Nevin as 30 and Miss Flora Melvin as
'96. They received a box of cigars with
the compliments OF Ed. Short.
Mrs. X. II. Cowles and Mrs. f. l..
Voorhees, as bellies OF 80" had striking
costumes and were true to the style OF
those times. They deservedly received
honorable MENTION
Following were other characters rep
resented:
Mrs S Golding, Fancy dress
W 5 Macpherson, Wadsworth tough
kid
Mary Painter, Peasant girl
Ed O'Brien, Mikado
Josie O'Brien, Fancy costume
Sec Hammersmith, Domino
Daisy Tickner, Falling leaves-very
pretty effect
Mrs } W Swaney, Chicago chamber
maid
Mrs W Gill, Nurse
Alice George, Alice Steele and Posy
F~eiluagle, Topsies.
Lille Dwyer, Frost.
Tom Harrington, Chinaman
Mrs CT Young, Pop corn
Gallo, w BBC
Kate Murphy, Fancy dress
Seymour Epson, Domino
W Steele, Tie tourist
A simpson, Tie tourist
Maggie Donelin, Advertisement OF r..
II. Cowles
May Givan, Dawn
Harry Owen, Mikado