Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-01-14
Ell PASO CARNIVAL.
The Ball, in Honor Of the Queen, a
Grand Success.
DRILLING CONTEST RECORD.

The El Paso carnival is in full blast,
and the daily papers of the Pass City
give the information that the people
present outnumber the crowd in at
tendance last year.
The court ball in honor of the queen
of the carnival, Miss Edith Newman,
was held Monday night at Washington
park, and was the most brilliant social
function ever held in that city
Speaking of the ball and the lovely
queen, the FL Paso News says:
The scene was one of SURPRISING
beauty. The queen, Miss Edith New
man, who is recognized as one of the
most beautiful and stately young ladies
in FL Paso, was gowned in an exquisite
importation of white lace and chiffon
ove- white taffeta silk Her crown,
necklace and girdle, symbols of royal
ty, were of dull gold studded with dia-
monds, and the fair girl wore them
regally.
The bevy of beautiful maids but
served to enhance the loveliness of
their queen. The gaily decorated
rooms, the assemblage of handsomely
gowned women, the flower of Amer
lean manhood in full dress, the strains
of enhancing music were intoxicating
to the senses, and no one present will
ever forget the scene. The maids, a
rosebud garden of girls were:
Miss Maud Austin, gowned in white
null over white taffeta, the severely
plain style gracing her stately figure
to perfection.
Miss Alice Davis, in cream crepe de
Paris trimmed elaborately in bands of
peau de sole, and lace applique. A
very handsome lace bertha added to
the beauty of the becoming bodice.
Miss Campbell, of Maria, wore a be-
wildering creation of white liberty silk
trimmed in lace applique and bands of
pearls.
Miss Leigh White, white brocaded
crepe de chine and pearl ornaments.
Miss Boyle, white silk lace over
taffeta and wearing diamonds and
pearls.
Miss Kokernot, white chiffon over
Nile green satin with trimming of
point lace, panne velvet and cut steel.
Miss Lillian Smith, tucked liberty
satin with point de esprit ruffles and
lace applique.
Miss Julia Wilcox, snowflake silk
etamine over white taffeta with garni-
ture OF guipure lace.
Miss Stonerode, white taffeta draped
with real lace and ornamented with
pearls.
Miss Tarleton, white mousseline de
sole with diamond and pearl orna-
ments
In the rock drilling contest another
worlds record was made. and on this
subject, of vast interest to miners. the
News says:
Mighty men struggled for gold and
glory on top of the big block of granite
at Second and Santa Fe streets this
morning.
They are among the giants of the
earth, for when the results were an
nounced 1t was found that Chamber
lain and Make had done faster and
more effective work with their ham
mers than was ever before accomplish
ed in competition.
They distanced the Terrible
SWedes' in spite of their fine work
yesterday, and the team to get third
money was so far away from the win
ners that they were hardly within hail
ing distance of one another.
TO make the performance doubly
remarkable the winners worked only
IA minutes, when they might have
gone on for 60 seconds. The men ac.
complished the wonderful feat of driv-
ing their drills 43A inches deep into
the block of granite, and required but
IA minutes to do it. This is the worlds
record.