The times., 1897-12-12


Never since the prince danced with
Cinderella at the royal palace mas there
been such another beautiful bail as that
given by the two little daughters of Mrs.
Richardson Glover yesterday afternoon.
There We're about hundred little people
present, who came all the way from Fairy
land and Mother Goose's kingdom, and
out of Histories and to the great reception
hall. so that ordinary beings, such as
mot hers, and sisters, and aunts, and
papas, and nurses, might see how won Ter
ful they We're, with their wings and wands,
and brocades and sombreros, and caps and
bells and wings.
Little Miss Dora Clover, in white tulle
iTidescent with wings, led the march, as
Queen of the Butterflies escorted by
Charlie Ffoulke, as Uncle sam. Among
those many beautif IL and striking costumes
in line was Adelaide Heath, in bright satin
Tibbonsanda peaked cap, who impersonated
Folly" Natalie Lincoln. as Blue Prints,
III dainty turquoise frock, bOrdered with
photographs, and a tiny camera, which was
fastened TO her lovely hair; Master john
Russell Young, in scarlet satin, was an
ideal Venetian page; Margaret and John
B'ecRlnridge Were pocket editions nr Miss
Columbia AMI Brother Jonathan" emily
HeleE, as "A fairy queen, " in white tulle
spaneled with silver; tiny Richard Parkes
Kuhn, in white satin suit aud hat. as
"a gentleman oil France
Thomas Fiinckley made a picturesque
| embodiment of The Prince OF Wales.
Miss Nita Poor, in quaint frock 9nd old
| fashioned cOiffuTe, was vision of girlisli
Ioy elinesS as "a Debutante of So while
Miss Harriet Southerlapd would rave
chained Shakespeare, So picturesque Tas
she as 'POrtia," in scarlet cap and gown.
! Miss Alice Roosevelt, in powdered puIfs,
! brocade and coquettish fan, was as vGpti-
| waiting little marChipness as ever danced
the minuet in a French court, and Jean
! Crosby as "Undine" was as lovely as even
that famed water sprite, in a gown Of
sen green silk, with water lilies in hands
| and hair. Arthur HELEN typified 'Ci0a"
by wearing big white star on the breast
of his red suit and wearing a picturesque
sombrero.
Little Miss Hawley as Diana made a
fair young goddess in classic draperies tf
| hunting green with a bow and arrow, sug-
gestive Of the chase George Fr;ins in
Appleby wore a gorgeous combination 4
! bright colors and gold embroideries in his
| capacity as a Shah, and BENJAMIN Gibson
made chfyalrous prince. Josephine
| Johnston was one OF several pretty AIRY
| queens. Eleanor Reyburn in the tr;i,lf-
tional scarlet cape, made CHEEKY little
Red Riding Hood; Pierce Long, a
! Tyrolean forester; VIII van Reypen,
! BarTister, I-o iise Heller, Violet Elizahe n
Anderson, Japanese; William Goldsbor-
ough, Prince Arthur; Ellen Griffith, Pier
| rot; Alice Parker, Marie Antolnette; Eleanor
| Parker. Beaming Girl Gertrude; Gladys
| Hinckley, Roman Girl; Theodore Roose-
! welt in a dolnino and hood of black ana
| orange: May Louise Dunn, Dutch peasa At,
| Wayne Parker, as Lord Dudley: Charlie
| sigshee Kings Jester; Eleanor Sigsbee
| Empress Josephine Shelby Robinson, Dres
den Shepherdess; Ruth Townsend Fairy
| Queen; and Katharine EIkins, who made a
| bewitcting Carmen, IN black velvet, scar
| let satin. and bangles
The Chinese minister's little son made
an attractive picture in his native c;5stnIlne,
and rningling il the laughing, dancing
throng We're d picturesque crowd of gyp-
sizes, monks, clowns, peasants and da mes
and cavaliers. The youngest guest pres
| ent in costume was tiny Courtland Park.
err in rose tights and g6uze with silver
spangled wings. Another very young gen
tleinan present was Master John Sherman
McCallun, who wore a white slip and
pink ribbon. Tiny Beatrice Clover, the
baby daughter of the house, wore white
tissue tied with bright ribbon bows.
An orchestra was stationed in the recep-
ton hall, and the suite of parlors we're
| fragrantwithro roses, which were interrningle.i
with anncnciation lilies and poinselIa
blooms.