The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-17
MRS. SPlNk'S FANCY
DRESS BALL A SUCCESS.

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silk and brocade satin with handsome
Miss Gladys Baker appeared as
Might" In a very striking costume OF
black gauze adorned with golden stars
and crescents.
Miss Ruth Weston Holmes appeared
as tambourine girl In dress OF black
and silver gauze with silver trimmings,
carrying tambourine with colored rib
bons.
Miss Hope Fletcher was dressed as a
dairy maid.
Harriet Helen Wendelschaefer was
charming as Queen of the Night" in
a magnificent costume Of sapphire
blue velvet and satin trimmed with
colored stars. ACCORDION pleated gauze
wings.
Annie Wendelschaefer represented
Break of Day" in a beautiful costume
of silver gauze trimmed with silver
stars and Partisan diamonds.
The little sons OF John Shepard, Jr.,
were noticeably cute and attractive.
Jack Shepard was dressed as a chef
or a cook-while little Robert, typified
a rat to perfection.
Miss Bessie r. Leete wore a beautiful
Polish costume. consisting of blue satin
skirt and draperies of white cashmere,
trimmed with swans down and silver
trimmings; blue satin jacket with sill
yer ornaments: cap of blue satin and
silver aigrette completed the whole.
Miss Flora Capron was charming as
an Italian Dancing Girl" viz: Dress
skirt of red crepon with lace petticoat.
chemisette of NULL bodice OF black
velvet laced with yellow; long ear
rings; gold cross and chain: red stock
'ngs and high buckled shoes. A head
dress OF many colors and a peasant
apron completed the whole.
Miss Hattie NJ. Briggs was Queen of
the Fairies"
The little children of Mr.. Frank d.
Simmons were noticeable.
Master Ronald Simmons wore
court costume of light blue satin with
gold trimmings and jewelled buttons,
a gray wig surmounting the whole.
Rachel Simmons, attired as a shep-
herdes, wore a dress OF white. orna-
mented with pink rosebuds. over a pink
petticoat. A pink hat and white crook
decorated with pink and white ribbons
finished this costume.
Elsie Simmons appropriately per-
sonified the season of Spring. She was
dressed in white muslin over pink, the
whole being showered with apple bios
SONS and a blackbird gracefully
perched on head and shoulders.
Miss Rowena f. Pierce wore beau-
tiful gown designed TO represent a
Daughter OF the Regiment" This con-
sisted OF a jacket OF cadet blue velvet.
trimmed with silver braid and white
silk. The blouse was of white silk null
with lace cravat and the skirt was OF
pearl white corded silk. A yellow and
white regimental drum, white hat with
white feather trimmings. completed
this costume.
Madeline Barden, dressed as Flow
er Girl" wore dress of pink silk mus
lin with trimmings of narrow black vel
vet ribbon and white lace. A flower
hat of pink roses and a basket of
flowers finished the whole.
Bessie Cranston appeared ss vio-
let Girl, in a dress of white muslin.
and cluster OF violets. A wreath of
violets around the head made an effect
i've finish to the same.
Martha +. Briggs was Fairy" in
a gown of white organdie with mar
row yoke of dainty lace and girdle OF
gold ribbon. A golden crown and
wand, with slippers 10 match, complet-
ed this simple and effective costume.
Still another Morning Star" was
seen in the costume of Beatrice Harris.
She wore a light blue carleton dress
covered with silver stars and pink
hawthorn wreath.
Dorothy Dempster was Pink Rose"
as represented in dainty gown of pink
trimmed with pink roses and carrying
a basket of roses.
Louise Dempster was a typical "Dai-
ry Maid in a light blue petticoat and
figured pompadour overdress, large
straw hat trimmed with velvet and
sunfiowers.
Louise Brockenbrough was dressed
as a Fairy with white gauze dress
and wings, gold spangled and gold
girdled.
Ruth f.. Kettletx represented But
terfiy" with yellow silk and yellow
gauze overdress caught with small but
terflies and large gauze wings.
Miss Marion Dean Kimball was
dressed very daintily as Flower Girl.
being all in pure white with a picture
hat trimmed with pink roses. She also
carried basket filled with pink roses.
The little Rausch girls were beauti-
fully attired in Hungarian peasant
costume.
Charlotte NJ. Pettee was attired as a
RED Cross Nurse in a blue dress.
nurse apron and cap, and band on left
arm with red cross.
Florence Pettee represented Ger
man Peasant Girl in red skirt, black
bodice. white waist, apron and cap.
Miss Alice Beciwith was attired as
Priscilla.
Marguerite Fidler was Butterfly"
clad in white silk tulle with trimmings