The daily sentinel., 1899-12-02
REDMEN DANCE.
A Jolly Good Time-A Successful
Social and Financial Event.

Well the Redmen's dance 10 over and
all that was predicted for the pleasures
Of the night came to pass without jar
and with the least possible friction.
Nearly everyone predicted that thers
would be large crowd present and In
this their prediction was not at fault.
All the lower floor seats reserved fer Wis
itors were filled TO overflowing and the
aises were crowded. The gallery con-
tanned good crowd and the floor for the
masquers was 6lled TO OVERLOOKING.
Describing a nasquo ball and expect
ing to say something new 10 like at
tempting to write of the minstrsls, Of
the show which advertises that it is tho
greatest on earth. There is a certain
fixed program from which it IL impossi-
BILE to eliminate old features and no one
WHO enjoys the f'ivolity Of the masque
ball wants these features omitted.
The costumes were fairly good. Those
costumes built at home were the better.
The tnssl and the tape OF those import
ed looked wovn,a a. il oven they were tired
of the game. To mark special costumes
would be impossible, the imported ones
comprehend the old figures so familiar
o the masqusr, the domino. the doll, the
donkey, tho flower girl, the nurse, In
dian, colored gent, ets. ets.
At $50 to the minute the grand march
took place, led By the Grand Saehem Of
the tribe, G. 81. Petris and wifs, both
dressed in telling Indian costumes.
There followed then a long array of
masquors to the total number of seventy
five couples. There were more than this
in costume and the number In the Grand
march could readily have been increased
to a hundred couples, but the floor was
more than we'll filled with those who
participated in the Grand march.
At eleven or thereabouts the stage
was cleared and a very realistic Indian
massacre scene was presented, depicting
the cabin Of the early settler in the
woods, the from tiersmen being dressed in
the conventional buckskin. The mid
night attack on the little cabin was very
prettily conceived There was forrest
scene and the coming OF the Indians,
the burning Of the cabin and . liberal
display of bad mans gun work, provoked
very wild scene or the masquers,
who hooted and yelled in approval.
At the time Of the unmasking the
prizes for the costumes we're awarded.
Mrs. William II. Crawford, was given
the first prize. She was dressed to rep-
resent fairy with wings and all other
accessories OF thst fairy creature.
Lynn Kennedy, son of Mr. and Mrs.
w. A. Kennedy, Of Fruit Ridge was
awarded second prize. He was dressed
in Continental costume and he portray
ed the character in most excellent style.
He was the typical courtly gentleman of
of the Continental period and acted the
part as II to the manor born.
For the best Indian costume the prize
was awarded to r. A. Jacobs. Mr..
Jacobs certainly looked every inch an
Indian and he acted the part. Unlike
many others who were dressed 70 repres-
ent characters and failed, and acted Just
the opposite OF what the Characterization
called for, he acted his part Of the
Indian.
Altogether it was most successful
dance and reflects credit on the commit
tee who took the matter In charge. 1t
equalled, although not sxcelling their
other efforts and the committee can rest
satisfied that they did their work we'll,