, 1904-05-10
A Masculine Kettle Drum.

A Masculine Kettle Drum.
Last evenings entertainment at the
residence Of Mr.. r. Marsh, was one Of
the most elaborate affairs both in point
of amusement and the costumes dis
played by the guests. that it has been
our good fortune to attend.
The hours fixed for the beer" as it
was called, to distinguish it from the
coffee" in vogue among the ladies',
were Z TO 9, and about 1880 the guests
began to arrive. The host was arrayed
in a dark diagonal suit and brown mus
arrangement for the comfort and en-
joyment of his guests.
Messrs. Sprague, %Ivinson, M. H. and
w. A. Mills, Marshal Schnitger, DR..
Guenster, Harper Stryker, Heath and
Nichols were dressed in plain black.
Mr.. Otto Gramm wore a tack-ham-
mer coat, pantaloons and vest of Mich
igan gunnysack, with inlaid sole leath-
er buttons. His tie was deep red satin,
and his sole ornament was a large sol
itaire diamond made Of the bottom OF
a glass tumb err set in sheet iron. His
plug hat was cut two sizes o large,
SO that it would fit him all right this
morning. His hair was parted in the
middle with a damp towel.
General Mock wore a spike-tail coat
of gross grain gen d'arme blue, with
scarlet silk facings, and buttons made
of inch and a half corks with old brass
settings. He also wore a white vest
with same style of button and panta-
looms with old gold %suspenders. AS a
charm, he carried with him a large ir-
regular shaped nugget OF Lorrillard's
plug tobacco.
w. C. Wilson. jr., vas dressed in a
calico swallowtail coat a la mode, and
loose Turkish trousers, the legs Of
which were constructed OF different
styles of material. He had the appear
ance of a young man who had been
turned loose in an attic and been al
lowed to dress in the dark. He also
wore a pretzel as a bouquet.
Mr.. Scrymser wore a buckskin col
ored business suit with the tails Of
the coat caught back with two inch
brads and glue.
Mr.. Gregg wore plain black, with
canton Tanner sunfiowers and yellow
scarf. His hair vas carefully combed
across the bridge of his nose and held
in place with mucilage.
Mr.. Gibson wore a suit of almost
pure white, conveying the impression
that he had OVERSIGHT himself and
when he awoke and saw how late he
was, that he had jumped out Of bed.
put on his plug hat and started. His
hair and whiskers were parted In the
middle.
Mr.. Nye wore a Prince Albert coat
with the tails caught back with red
yarn, and homemade sunflowers. He
also wore a pair Of velvet knee
breeches, which during the evening, in
an unguarded moment, split up the side
about nine feet. This together with
the TACT that one Of his long black
stockings got caught on the top of a
window cornice, tearing a small hole
in it, letting out the sawdust and baled
hay with which he was made up, SEEM
ed to cast a gloom over the counte-
nance of this particular guest. With
one large, voluptuous calf, and the
other considerably attenuated, Nh.
Nye seemed more or less embarrassed
Mr.. VanKuran was dressed as Oscar
Wilde, and with his long hair and ele-
gantly aesthetic costume. and earring
a large lily in his hand. he was unques-
tionably the belle Of the ball.
Mr.. Dysart wore white knee
breeches, spiketail coat and very
aesthetic costume generally.
Mr.. Williston was attired mainly in
a long duster with large c~ream-colored
tissue paper cravat, colored eye glasses
and canton flannel plug hat.
Mr.. Bacon wore q long duster and
paper s~unbonnet.
Mr.. Wagner wore . plaid suit corded,
and striped hose. displaying the fault
less proportion Of his limbs.
MI. Roger was attired in . long, all
wool three-ply dressing gown and slip
pers and cap de mutt.
Mr.. John Guenster was dressed in
plain black, with enormous bouquet OF
tropical flowers and hair parted in the
middle.
Mr.. Clark was dressed plainly in q
dark suit, and decorated with a sill
ver-plated corkscrew.
Refreshments were served at regular
intervals, every fifteen minutes. by
the host, assisted, by Mr.. Gramm and
others.
One Of the active features Of the
evening was the address Of Mr.. John
Guenster over the dead body Of Caesar,
Mr.. Oscar Wilde VanKuran furnishing
the corpse.
At . o'clock . party Of ladies In COS
tune, visited the scens and remained
until the close Of the ceremonies about