New-York tribune., 1902-08-04
WESTCHESTER SUMMER RESORTS.
FANCY DRESS BALL AT LARCHMoNT-AU-
TOMoBILING MAKES Up FOR THE
EXODUS OF YACHTS

night of revery and fun was enjoyed Saturday
evening in Larchmont on the occasion Of the fancy
dress and masquerade dance at the Bevan House.
The dance. which is one OF the annual summer
amusement features Of Larchmont. attended
by nearly a thousand hotel patrons. cottagers and
yachtsmen from the summer resorts and clubs on
Long Island Sound. They came in yachts. autorno
bes stages. Illuminated trolley and all kinds
Of fancy turnouts. and were so numerous that
they completely filled the ballroom and the pIazzas
and left but small space for the dance.
The opening march began at 10 o'clock, and was
led by H Tuthili Spence. Mr.. Spence plain
evening clothes. but the rest Of the marchers num-
bering about hundred. were attired in all man
Of grotesque costumes. The young men were
dressed as sailor laddies. yachtsmen, army officers,
chauffeurs coons, ranchmen. Rough Riders, Arabs,
monks Highlanders, Cinnamon. chefs, walters and
messenger boys. Two of them. representing Uncle
Sam and Mephistopheles. were most striking IN
their make up. Gay costumes were also worn by
the young women marchers, who represented
''Florodora' girls. ballet girls bicycle girls and
Swiss mountain sing There was also an assort-
ment pretty college girls wearing their mortar
boards and gowns Salvation Army lasses carrying
bundles Of THE War Cry colorad cooks. chamber
maids and washerwomen. One OF the fair dancers.
who was dressed a stout Irish washerwoman,
caused much laughter by shouting, who threw
their overalIs in Mrs. Murphy's chowder!" The
masked dancers crcled around the hall several
times and were then joined by the other dancers
in regular evening costume Of which there were
about two hundred couples. Among the dancers
were many graceful and magnfcenty gowned
A partial list Of guests follows: Miss Theresa
Matthews. Miss Viola Bogert Miss Rosalie Sadlier,
Miss Rosalind Harrison. Miss May Wagner Miss
Graham Miss Hanscomc, the Misses Mclaughlin
Miss Maher. Mrs. Hugo ZIegfed, Miss May Mar
ble Mr.. and Mrs. Nauss, Miss Anna Nauss, Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Morgan. a1r. and Mrs. ". J. Nc
Kenna, Mrs. Hutchinson, Mr.. and Mrs. D. Stephen
Rroderick Mr.. and Mrs. NJ W. Mayer Mrs John
F Baudouine. Miss Blanche Alien, Miss Bjou
Fernandez Mr. and Mrs. John Brander, Mr.. and
Mrs Pulling, Mr.. and Mrs. Hartmann, Miss Fin
negan Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Campbell, Captain and
Mrs. NJ B. Steele Mr.. and Mrs R. Heather. Miss
Kathrine Duffy. Mr. and Mrs Henry Siegel. Mr
ard Mrs Frank J. Gould. Mr.. and Mrs. A. Bau-
douine, Mrs. Bogart Miss Maude Bogart Mrs. J.
Matthews, Mr.. and Mrs. J. Belden Rogers Mr.
and Mrs H w Albro, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Full
gran. Frank rank p White, Miss Co9tencin, Miss
Sprang, Miss BLANCHE Morasco Mr.; and Mrs.
Mrs. R. j, Held, Miss Madeline Mintha. Mr and and
Mrs Mrs r. c1osd b seeey NJ Mr. d md Nd Mrs R. Furman
and Mrs. Edward A. Maher, Mr.. and Mrs, Har-
Spence Mr and Mrs. s BaoM ao Mn rs and Nrs 6
". ]. Merrill: Captain and Mrs. Alfred stonns. Mr.
and and Mrs Mrs Wright M NJ and AND Mrs 5 Wa@s iiksGa and MF
s6P me oF tbe foon % aQ GaTge OF me Affair e9n
Spence. Richard Mamlok Lewis G. Spence Fred
Downing Irwin II Tint, pr. Charles D. Henry. J.
sbence 6 HaAe9 Howard sReerer kenPeth
gle, George NJ. stoeyer, C B. Rice. Edgar S Bloom.
James y. Hyman, ". J. Leon. Harold S. Harvard
Maurice Barretto. Robert T. Furman Chester
Curry. Leo Shire. Mortimer B. Stelle jr and WI
lard ". Ward George Douglas HeriOt, an artist
made some attractive posters advertise the
dance. These placed in the different hotels
This evening at the Victoria Hotel in Larchmont
the patrons and summer residents will be enter.
tanned by Sidney Woodward and the Florida Acad-
emy jubilee singers with and dialect read
ngs in the interest of their and Industrial
school a Jacksonville, Fla.
Since the yachtsmen have deserted Larchmont
temporarily. to go on the cruise of the New-Yorlr
Yacht Club, the automobile owners are having
their inning. There races nearly every dav
and the sport is attracting much attention among
the residents. Among the many well known New
Workers who have taken TO aqtomobing this year
man. r. K Owens. H. T. Shriver. William Murray
Jackson Gouraud. Austen N. Greer John II AIhro'
William c. Hubbard, Henry Siege. W. B. Hickok
G. F. Valentine W b Brown. R. H Lane, F.
NJ Park Miss Richards. Charles Kohlstede Mrs
Goodwin, ]. s Huyler S. S Renwick and ] d
Mills