Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-09
MERRY MASKERS.
Fancy Costume Ball of Hebrew
Ladies' Aid Society.
A Party in Which Prince and Peasant
Forget Their Stations and Had
a Good Time.

Folly escaped from Pandora's box
Tuesday night, and, with her beauty
and queenly robes, led the merry mas
queraders at the Purim masquerade bali
given in horticultural Hal by the La
dies Hebrew Aid Society. From o'clock
until the small rurs of the morn, sew
eral hundred merry people danced in
gorgeous costumes.
| A Providence costumer had been in
the city during the day and had brought
with him sumptuous array of mas
| querade regalia that would nave hon-
| ored the celebrated masque ball of Mrs.
Bradley-Martin. Kings and queens,
knights and their ladies' gypsies
and housewives, Faith and even
Folly We're there with their vo-
taries. All countries, from barren
Russia to Spain, sent diplomatic
representatives; and the place seemed
IKE a universal court. The ballet girl
with her histrionic peer were to be seen,
as wei as the sweet-faced nurse and
lover Even George Washington stepped
from the family album and once more
gave his eourtly presence to the occa-
sion. Mother Hubbard was there. with
out Jack, however. Egypt sent Qler
Cleopatra and China her mandarin.
Uncle Sam was in his glory, and Miss
Columbia, although taller than her
lover was none the less pretty. The
cap and bells also afforded genuine
mlrth, and the lady duster of the royal
pack stairs ffirted with him in a proper
10th century manner.
There were "a numbers on the pro-
gram With extras, the first four being
given up to the maskers alone, whose
majestic mien and decorous bearing
rent the admiring hearts with envy and
admiration. The grand march, with
over hundred in line, was led by j. ]
Damn, dressed as a prince, with Miss
Annie Feiga as a Turkish lady of rank,
Then followed the endless train in the
court universal and many striking cos
tunes were noted. Max Feiga created
a sensation, elaborately dressed as the
yellow kid" with Mrs. S. Silverman
as Grecian titled lady. Miss Ida Fei-
ga had an especially striking costume.
impersonating an Italian peasant. Louis
Feiga, as Dutchman, had a clever
| makeup, and Marshal Feiga as a
rooster, made a hit. A very successful
impersonation was that of Miss Jennie
Bedore as Folly" with a red satin
dress, whose miniature bells and scint-
Hating gems gave d most striking ef-
feet. argus was an equally notice
able success, being tnnpersonated by Mr..
Sweet
Among the other ladies and gentle
men noticed among the fnaskers are
the following: Miss Lucy Usher, Turk
ish girl; Miss Jennie Goldstein, Spanish
dancer; Abraham Meltzer, Esquimau; S.
Gross, Spanish boy Miss Sarah Leon
ard, nurse; Miss Leah Niman flower
girl; Miss Bertha Bradt, sailor girl; Miss
Sadie Mile, Little Lord Fauntleroy;
Miah SchuLnslzi, a Roman brave; Miss
IO4axr Nforr
Queen Victoria; Annie Levy, queen; L.
S. Feingold, Spencer, Spartan gentle
man; L. Feiga, butcher; Miss Ida Pot
ashinski, Russian girl; Miss Theresa
Bedore, flower girl; Miss Sarah Long,
sailor girl; Charles S. Schlesinger,
Washington; NJ. Schulinski, spade; L. C.
Seamore, Uncle Sam; Miss May Richus,
queen Of Egypt; Miss Ida Friedson,
gypsy girl; Mrs. NJ. Goldberg, queen of
Sheba; Mrs. S. Goldberg, Roman lady;
NJ Goldberg. gentleman of Louis XIV.
court; Miss Matte Sanders, violet girl;
Miss Ray Beeber, violet girl; Mrs. Mary
Ellenberg, princess; Miss Gussie Jacobs,
Cuban girl; Mrs. Ferguson, gypsy; l..
Feingold, Earl Of Essex; NJ. Goldberg,
NJ. Mills, clown; Mr. Goldstein, sport;
s. Goldstein, Clown I. Potaschuski,
bard; Miss Sallie Reinstein, Topsy; Miss
Sadie Godinski, an ox-eyed daisy; Mrs.
A. M. Lichles, Daisy Belle; Miss Ida
Publinski Italian lady; Abraham Melt
ger, prince; Miss Gussie Raswick, belle;
Miss Ida Raswick, belle; Miss Ida Is
rael, belle; Miss Ray Fein, gypsy prin-
cess; Miss Rose Mattuck, Scotch girl:
Miss Bessie Rosenthal, robe girl; Miss
Sarah Friedman, summer girl; Samuel
Friedman, walking delegate; Miss Mel
lie Corash, gypsy; Miss Annie Blom,
Miss Rebecca Sosner, flower girls; Miss
Rehecca MARVEL, American girl Miss
Alice Lord, violet girl; Miss Lizzie V.
NJ, Goodhue, ballet gir.; Israel Lewis,
soubret; Miss Rose Usher, Miss Ida
Schulman, Miss Ada Israel flower
girls; Miss Ella Crossman, fairy
queen; Louis Shapiro, Miss Rebecca
PontinoWitz and Nora Lerer, gypsy
girls; Mrs. Rose Jackson. gypsy piin-
cess; Henry Cohen, Max Grudberg and
Nathan Levenson, survivors of the
Maine; Miss Mary Kromberg, queen Of
the forest; Mrs. B. Scharager, trained
nurse; Miss Corinne Reubin, Manches-
ter, N. H., queen of the Merrimack;
Miss Eva Goldstein, queen of Spain;
Mrs. Levi Greenberg belle of the ball;
Samuel H. Kislotf, Russian rabbi; Rob
ert Pollet English jockey; Miss Pota-
shinski, American girl; Miss Anna
Davis, Newport belle; Miss Dora Pota-
shinski, Miss l.. Friedman Coney Island
bellies; Miss Annie Amdurski, school girl;
Harry Furguson, tramp; Miss Rose
Osheroff, Russian lady; Jacob Knopp,
Mephistopheles Miss Nellie Names,
flower girl; Miss Fannie Levin and Miss
Ida Gutenberg, nurses; Miss Bertha
Abramson, summer girl; A. ]. Furguson
Scottish Highlander; Leah Shapin, New
port belle; Miss Minnie Walkowitch
American girl.
The committee of arrangements con-
sisted of Max Feiga, B. Walkowich
Mrs. $. Silverman and Mrs. j. j. Damn
J. j. Damn acted as floor director, with
Miss Minnie Walkowich, Miss Sadie
Godinski Miss Annie II. Fega and Mrs
Al j Ferguson as aids.