Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-10-08
Editors Coming Back.

frequent. declaring their appreciation of the
royal time provided for them by the press
committee.
Editors Coming Back.
I'VE will all be back next year"
"A better time than we had in either
Chicago or Omaha" and such expressions
were common. To Mr. A D. l.. Hamilton
as chairman of the entertainment commit
tee and Mr.. ]. Logan Jones' chairman of
the press committee is due the credit of
providing the editors with such an attrac-
tive array of entertainments during their
stay. In the future there will be a host of
country editors who will help to call the at
tention of the public to Kansas Citys fall
festivities and any number of them have
volunteered the assurance-that next year
the crowds will be bigger than ever if they
can do anything to MAKE them SO.
Some of the Winning Costumes.
Miss Louise Reck, winner of the third
prize, for the most original designed cos
tune for lady, is a handsome young wom-
an of 16. She and her brother were cos
TUNED to represent two sticks of pepper
mint candy. They. We're in cylinders of
with inch bands of red. The cambria was
stretched over the pastebOard cylinders
which Were in two parts. one climber eigh-
teen inches high for the head and another
envelOping the body TO the feet
Miss Reck Wore red satin slippers and
stockings TO match and carried red fan
The sleeves We're long and covered her
hands.
Il think we ought to have won the prize. -
said Miss Reck. when the news was carried
to her at her fathers home yesterday by u
reporter for The Journal. They were the
most uncomfortable costumes at the ball
Mine hurt me SO that / had to go to the
dressing room and take it off before the
ball was over
Mrs. 7. b. Wetherby. of 1893 East Elev.
enth street. and her sister. Mrs. Emma
Moody. Of Greedy, Col. We're the winners of
the prize for the best double or twin ladies'
costume. They We're two Scotch lassies
They wore plaid skirts with white waists.
a sash Of plaid across the shoulder dark
caps with plaid bands. and flesh colored
stockings covered with plaid half way to
the EDee. The two sisters are about 80
years Of age. of exactly the same size dark
hair and pretty forms. and their appear
ance was quite fetching. Mrs. Moody came
to Kansas City to visit her sister during
carnival week, and had been in town Only
about ten days.
Charles f. Reck, young man who lives
at 1901 TrOost avenue. won the seventh
prize-most original costume for gentleman,
gold watch and chain. He and his i6-year-
old sister. who also won prize, represent
ed two sticks of peppermint candy. as de-
scribed in prize B. We had to lift them
into the carriages said Mr. Beck. Sr. yes
reporter for The Journal. The costumes
Were so long and held out with barrel hoops
so that it was impossible for the wearers
to climb into the carriage
Ninth prize was for the most grotesuue
costume for gentleman, contributed by II
l.. Pitcher. fine suit of clothes. Ed Bal
lentiue- n young man of - won this prize.
He lives with his wife at liiI Flora avenue
Mr.. Ealentine was in short red velvet
skirt with green knee trousers and green
stockings. He wore a green waist with a
kind Of vest front. His wig was Chinese
his shoes brown a false nose and a neck
lace of human bones.