El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-29

As the closing hours of the nine
tenth century's stay draw nearer, il
becomes more and more evident thai
it is TO be shown the door in Ell Paso
with as gorgeous a society function as
will mark it's. close in even the largest
cities of the east.
The Woman's club of Ell Paso are
working with ceaseless energy on tine
preparations of the Century ball which
they viii give in h Sheldon hotel
during the last few hours of the pres
ent year and century and running into
the next.
The costumed dancers at this ball
are to be in groups, each group repre-
senting an epoch in the history OF
America and the costumes are to be
after the fashions of h days repre-
sented by the dancers. Not only Will
the costumes be after the fashions OF
those days. Du also the coiffures, wigs,
powders and all the frivolities OF the
styles of both men and women will be
represented by the members of the
groups. And the costumes will no all
be made as fac SMILES Of the old time
dress. for many of them that will be
worn at the century ball will be heir
looms that have been in families since
the days in which they were worn.
They will be the real things and not
counterfeits. One lady will wear a
wedding dress that n of her ances-
tors wore when married about a hun
dred years ago. Another will wear a
dress that has been in the family fifty
years. and there will be many such
costumes to be seen in the dance that
night.
The first epoch represented will be
that OF the days of Columbus and that
famous navigator will be represented
by Major Loughborough. dressed in the
court of the time of King
Ferdinand. with doublet n hose n
velvet cape. Mrs. Rawlings, president
of the club, is the leader of this group
and will wear a Queen Isabella cos
tune with the train hanging from the
shoulders.
The second epoch is that of the In
dams as found by the first settlers in
Ameriea.and will be led by Mrs. STAN
ton in a sauaw costume given to her
father by the Ute Indians among whom
he spent some time. The men in this
group will wear the we'll o garb
of the early Indians with feathers in
their hair and moccasins on their feet.
Miss Logan will lead the group rep
~resenting the line OIL the Dutch settlers
in New York. The costumes will be
those of the Dutch peasants, the wo-
men wearing short skirts, velvet bod
ices and white guimpes and the men
in knee trousers with buckles at the
knees and low buckles shoes and broad
brimmed hats.
rhe third epoch represented, that of
the Puritans. will be led by Mrs. Tuttle
and the women will veal white caps
and kerchiefs M long plain gowns,
while the men will be dressed in the
well known Puritan garb with long
coat or cape and wide white collar.
The Huguenots will be represented
by the fifth group and Wi. be led by
Loughborough, dressed after the
of the girl in the well known
of the "Huguenot Lovers" The
men in this group will be dressed like
the young man in that picture.
The long, full. gray dress of the
Quaker women will be worn by the
in the sixth group and it will
be led by Mrs. Akin. The men will
year the long Quaker coat on the Or
der of the Prince Albert, and the
Droad brimmeu Quaker hat.
Miss BeaIl will lead the seventh, or
Colonial group. in which a genuine Co
Ionial costume, n hundred years old.
Will be wor and the dresses of all
the ladies in this group will have the
plain skirt, Planners on the side,a long
train and low necked waist. The men
will wear the double-breasted cutaway
,oats, knee trousers and Colonial hats.
The eighth group will be the boys
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