Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-02-23
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md Ladder iaddics WAS = great suo9osa.
Tho door was filled with 1 v~arisgsted shfone
on devotses or Tsrpsishore in tho balcony
and foyer after 8 O'Clock, only standing
room could DO found and that wss very T
On the floor the scsns was
aud brilliant. The wAxsd door
alistensd under tbs grotesqus f6otgsAr Of
the jolly crowd, as the grand march
threaded its dizsy circles, round and
round, zach participant assuming tho stsp
that conformsd to hts costun6s. 1t wasA
time for rejoicing. The grand march was
great stun, and tho dancs went mn 81
Uncle Sam swung ths sunfiower maiden
from kansas in true colonial style. The
Dagoa, with his trained but untamed bSAry
delighted the youngsters ID the foyer. Nj.
Raspberry was numerous and popular.
The yellow kid was in evidence and proba-
bly, thought "wa'tell,n 1opsy cut pigeon
wings around the room aud Spanish cava-
liers, with their arms around mercantile
girls, pirouettsd across the polished Aoor.
A fat German served as punching bag for
the pagilistic Apaches, aud some strong
lunged freaks tried hard to make the wind-
mill lady's mechanism rsvolve.
1t was all funny and capitally ridiculous;
better music could not be desired than that
furnished by Profs. Miller and Nsiissn's
orchestra. The party willslong remain q
pleasant memory to those who partici-
patsd. The Rathbons 6isters served q
splendid supper and were literally patron
lied. Promptly at IL O'Clock the prixps
ware awarded and everybody unmaskel.
DIR. Olney, DR.. Gordon and Geo. w. Luz
kens named the prize winners - follow5;
Gents'handsomest costume, Prince Carni-
val, Elmer Quinlyi ladies' hat dsomest cos
tune, queen OF stare, Mary Propp; most
appropriate costume Of the day, Uncle
Sam, H. H. Bartel ;iadies' most appropriate
costume of the day, Columbia, Mrs. Bart
lott; ladies' NEST original costume, wind
MIL, Miss Hardness; gents most original
costume, bear trainer, Dewitt Pierce;
ladies' most comicai costume, bloomer
dress, Miss Campbell; gsnts' most comical
costume, negro with low GROWN stove pipe
hat, Fl. Bowman; ladies' most ridiculous
costume, newspaper woman, Mrs. Dona-
hue; gents' most ridiculous costume, white
polar bear, John Steward ;ladiss' best acted
character, rain bow dress, Mrs. Burks;
negro with linen hat, H. Wright.
Bloomer costume or coming woman,
awarded Miss L. M Campbell, Of Boston,
Mass, costume worn, regulation bloomer
costume by ladies'branch OF MASSACHUSETTS
wbaeImen5s asaociatiou.
CHARACTERS REPREsENrED.
S.A .McConnell, Russian knight John Quig-
ley, Uncle Sam Joe Joquel, Howard Brcm-
agsm, Will Schultz, Indian; Hugh Wight,
Geo. Kilmer, Niger dude; Lilly Koeble,
Annie Frakes, Good Luck John Ellsworth,
domino; Bessie Green, Hattie Nickols,
twins; Miss Mary Propp, queen of ftars;
Mrs. Mcconnell, Mrs. QuigIey, Topsy;
Henry Flsck, clown; VIM. Barber; Lawles,
fat boy; Pike Ravens, Punch; H. Bow
man, dsrkey; B. Bartel, Uncle Sam;
Henry Romero, Frank Fleck, Chinaman;
Mrs. Tom Coffee, peanut girl; Maurice
Dapziger, comic dude; Julia Danzigsr. SER
want girl; MIR. Hsfernen, nobody much; l.
c. Grnber, babyi Alice Koeble; Stella Nc
Csddon, queen of diamonds; Miss
Reynolds, Japanese; Miss Carr, Miss
Shock, school girl; Tom Holmes, duke;
william Holmes, Hugh Quigly. clown;
P. D. Sandoval, tame Indian; Irwin Hen.
~, Yankee Doodle; Nellie Phillips, pop
corn girl; Bessie Thomas, sun-fower girl;
Mike Montoya, queen Of night, Joe
Schmidt, Chinaman; Maggie Lsshley. |
school girl; Jim Hume, Mark Hanna;
Alice Barber, Florence Bell, sailor girls
Arch Bell, sailor boy; Miss Ball, orange
girl; Grif Roberts, Yankee; Jno. McCol-
hard times; Miss Campbell, bloomer
girl; Mrs. Bartlett, liberty; Matte Wells.
candy girl; key Lewis, jr., clowns;
Mrs. A. R. Quinly, princess; Mrs. Chas.
Lynn, Pocahontas; P. A.. Lynn, rubaine;
Miss Wayne Hansen, school girl; Mrs.
Jack Lapgston, gypsis; Harvey Tremble,
monk; James Cook, English sportsman;
Lyons, button girl; MammIe Lyons,
school girl; Mira Hardness, the latest thing
In wind mill; ID. d. HARNESS, what is II;
Hannigan, liberty; Art Hannigan,
chamber maid; Francis Herbert, topsy;
Miss Sherwood, Kansas sun flower; Nora
gypsie girl, Mrs. Donohue, publish
ing houses OF L.. "; DR.. Warrington,
Queen Lii; DIR. Meyer. her private secret
ary; Miss Annie Romero, malinchs; An
ME Eckars, frost; Karl Grosschner, Faust;
B. Smith, Spanish girl; Miss Schuman,
morning; e. p. Macksl, Spanish prince;
Miss Lola Duetschman, malinchs; Joe
Spanish Mrs. John Burke, rain
bow; D. W. Bowen, girsy queen; Lola
Romero, spring; Bertha Koebls. Strousse
store; F. W. Fleck, Rossnthal store;
Jack Langston, Mexican; Jno.Saler, clswn;
Elmer Quinly. Prince Carnival; Miss Ken
nedy, littls DO psep; Miss MolIis KENNEDY,
jocky girl; joe Gable, Arthur Lowe, Harry
Trague, monks; Mira. Grant, queen of dia-
Frank Mckay, sailor boy Miss
Raney. shepherd girl; Emma Parker, ia
panese girl; Julian Mccormick, nit; Willie
Schultz, monk; Claud Ransy. Spaniarl;
Harry Brown, B. Henriques, Ed Sporledsr, |
Indians; Maud S~avacool, dancing girl;
F. Nelson, Welchman; Dewitt Pierce, Six
Macaroni, and John Steward, Boar Cara
balda; Lille Elk, shepherd girl; Mrs.
publishing company.
In the absence of himself and family at
AIamos, yesterday, thieves broke into
the house Of Nicolas T.. Cordova, across
the river, and appropriated unto them
quantity Of provisions. This 10
the frat time be has received such
yisits. but it must be the Lee. enc,
P. H. Stevenson, one Of ths owners Of