The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1897-02-19

Despite the unpropltious state Of the weather,
which gave rain and gloomy clouds instead OF
moon-lit skies, Odd Fellows Hall, in gala
dress, opened wide its friendly portals on
Thursday night of last week to welcome
Scranton's beauty and chivalry, arrayed in
gorgeous costumes that served but to enhance
the charms Of gallant cavalier and lady fair
To speak of the Fancy Dress Ball as sue
cess would but family describe an event I'M
measurably superior to anything Of a similar
kind that has ever occurred in our town. The
variety Of the elegant costumes of divers aud
brilliant colors-in dazzling combination as
their wea1crs glided with graceful ease and vi
vacity through the "mystic mazeS OF the
dance" the bright faces, full of animation and
glowing with the rapture OF innocent reyelry;
the soft pattering OF twinkling feet that moved
responsive to the cadence Of appropriate melody
the whole was more suggestive OF a scene III
Farynnd than an incident belonging to our
terrestrial sphere.
1t were inydous, and well nigh impossible
to assign to any particular matron or maiden
the palm for loveliness Of garb or feature
| Each was lovely in her own way, which, while
it created contrast, did but heighten the
equal charms of her fair and friendly rivals.
| Under the excellent direction of Mr.. Ii. NJ
| plummer and Mr.. +. X. du Mont, who led the
german, number OF very pretty figures wer,
| skllfuly executed to the admirable music o
! Drngo's band, brought from Mobile for the
occasion.
The scribe who chronicles these events can
not close his account without bearing Yllliu!
and grateful testimony to the dainty refresh
ments Of which he largely partook and greatl,
enjoyed. He feels that he has been unable It
describe in adequate terms the subject OF hI
sketch, but the brilliant flashes of youth an'
beauty, of light and color, Of grace and melody
will Iinger for ave in his memory.
The following is brief note Of the reyeller
with characters pcrSonated:
Mr. W. NJ Cunty. George Washington costuin
Of black and silver; Mrs Canty wore Il delicate all
becoming costume of white and silver, representa-
he morning star; Mr.. +, II Lewis, colonial COS
|
Mrs f. ii Lewis represented spring in hanC
some costume Of yellow silk caborutoly trmme
with flowers and lace; Mr. H. NJ p,ummer cOl'
nial costume Of red plush, white satin and silve
three coruercd hat and white wig: Mrs H.
plummer represented a court lady in an eaborai
! costume of yellow satin with lung court train
red plush powdered hair and Jewels; Mr. l..
DeJcau wore a Mexican costume Of black velv,
and green satin, Mrs DcJcan wore u taking an
wei. gotten. up costume Of yellow silk which WI
decorated with gold trimmings and crown form
ed of large bugs Of gold-she was fine represent
, tion Of Il Cold Bug" Mr. McNea Young, co
ume of red satin; Mrs. Young looked charming
A costume of lavender brocadc claborutrly trn
med in yiolets, representing Violet :" Mr q.
Luce made an unusually fine Kings Jester; Mr.
| &, NJ Luce represented "Sprrg" in u charmiI
costume Of white urufuscy decorated with flo,
, rrs. Mrs Charles Farnsworth made a strikiI
{ "tleountra" in A beautiful Egyptian COSTUME
MIR r. r. din Mont wore A handsome princes &C
' tnmr black TIGHTS body of blnck velvet and cape
@ Yellow satin; Miss Nyra Alley represented
'Doisy'' in a costume Of yellow six, arristical
trimmed with the flower she rpurrsentrd: N
. prdrn Jane wore a brilliant spanish costume: Mi
. Alice Rourke looked petite and charming as
r | Sunnnwrr." Mr. Ira h Smith of Moss PoiI