Arizona republican., 1901-02-26

lows. The grand prize to Miss May
 Roberts. who represented the Prescott
 Electric company. and ten other priz-
 es or 8 each. to Misses. Dewitt. repre-
 senting Geo. H. Cook. jewelry: Jessie
 sanford. representing Samuel Hill. 1 hardware; Agnes Conlon. representing A. Blumberg. dry goods; Cora Thomas
 representing B. B. company. pioneer
 house; Eva McCandless. representing
 Jos J. Roberts. meat market: Mateie
 Hat.in. representing w. P. Covllland, drugs; Rogie Pratt representing Jos s. Gales. harness and saddlery; Ada
 Hale. representing Ed Shumate, can dies. creams and catering establish ment: little Norcen Derr. representing
 J,hn Derr. Prescott tailoring establish
 ment. and little Bertha Goldsworthy us
 Postal Telegraph ccmpany's messen
 ger. It was universally conceded that
 the awarding of prizes was sat!sfacto-
 ry so far as the prizes went, but
 that there should have been at least
 twenty-five prizes instead of ten, as | there were many other costumes equal
 ly deserving with the prize winners.
 which received no mention or recosni-
 ton at the judges hands. The display
 made by the Prescott Electric compa-
 ny surpassed anything ever to have
 been attempted in a similar line in the southwest. Miss Roberts, who so flt-
 " represented tho company was attired Tn black velvet dscolette gown, un- derwired with perfect mesh of cleo tric currents and emitting forth wierd flashes of different colored lights as the various currents were turned on to the numerous tiny incandescent light globes with which her gown and hair
 were ornamented Miss DeWitt's gown
 was Paris pattern. of black velvet.
 trimmed with real jet fringes. and sol id gold fringe festooned over the bodice, she wearing about the costume and in
 ner coronet somewhere in the neigh
 borhood bf $3.O0O worth of Geo. H. Cooks jewels Miss Jessie Sanford wore black gown. over which were attached samples of almost everything carried in Samuel Hill's hardware de- partment. Agnes Conlon wore a Paris creation of black lace cver black satin. With magnificent pattern hat of black with white ostrich plumes, and ably carried out the suggestion of rich clothing and dress goods handled by A. Blumberg's New York store. Cora Thomas, as representative of Bashford- Burmister companys pioneer establish ment, was dressed as prospector. With gold pan, pick and shovel. can teen and a huge old "A" stuck In her belt, and made striking and effective picture in her red and gold. Miss Eva McCandless who was the envied pos- sessor of Jos. J. Roberts little baby pig, was attired in a white linen dress and apron. with cap. which MT. Roberts had made for her in California espec- ially for this occasion. and on the large. fancy collar of her gown were attached the saw, knife. cleaver and steel indicative of the industry repre- scented. Needless to say Miss Eva created quite hit In her study of black and white. as she always manages to secure prize. Mattie Hartln wore blue organSie. trimmed with frog-in- your-throat pill b1xes. frosted with di- amond dust. and carried a satchel filled with several hundred sample bottles of perfumes, which she very diligently distributed amongst the audience throughout the evening w. P. Gov illand got his moneys worth of adver- Using out of this. if it did cost him q dollar or two. Miss Rogie Pratt as a typical cowboy. coming onto the stage with wild whoops and volley from a Colts "A" also created quite a hit. and dressed in her neat short skirt leather leggings and ether trappings. did splendidly as representative for Mir. Gales. the saddler. Little Roreen Derr. attired in full dress little gents cos- tune of black brcadcloth. lined with satin. ably represented the Prescott Tailors, and deservedly won one of the two prizes awarded to the little tots. the other having been given to little Miss Goldsworthy. who in tiny suit If gray coat. vest and trousers delivered messages for the Postal Telegraph. Last. but by no means least, of the prize winners. came Miss Ada Hale, representing Ed. Shumate. her dress being of organdie. festooned with dice, playing cards. pop corn. candies and everything almost to cause .surrepti- tious abstracting of souvenirs of this event in the history of Prescott's festi- vhles.
 The gown worn by Mrs. J. E. Morri- son as representative of Henry B. Cliff ford and the great Belcher mine was gold colored satin decollete trimmed with lace and jewels and she carried off the honor of her position as master of ceremonies and directres ss of the car nival as only one accustomed to so- cieties rule knows how. Mrs. Morrison received the hearty approval and plau- dts of all by her enormous success of this undertaking. Following the en- tertainment came banquet. or rather a hearty invitation to partake of substantial collation, served by the only Shumate, at his new rooms, opened to the public last evening. which re- treatments were furnished free of of charge by Mir Shumate to all who cared to avail themselves of the invita- tion. There was served coffee furnish ed by R. H. Burmister X Sons com- pany. roast veal. beef, turkey. boiled ham. salads, sauces. etc. furnished by Messrs. J. H. Roberts. F. H. Baldwin and others of the contemplating mer- chants of the rustllng little town. We must not fail to mention the costume worn by the representative of c. B. Llnn's jewelry store. Miss Bertha Pent- land, which costume while II failed to |