The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-01

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 Miss Mary Anderson represented Night" as did Miss Edna Cough,an, their gowns heavily spanged and their ooiffieures arranged with crescents.
 Miss Bessie Le Grande was a colonial beauty, her costume of yellow satin with lowered paners.
 Miss Sadie Elliott was a Japanese girl There were d number of young women who represented Spanish beauties, and suggested all the romance that Is asso- ciated with dark-eyed women in the case ment windows and smiling tantllizingly behind their lace mantillas. Among the Spanish ladies' were Miss Grace liar die, Miss Lucy Dwyer, Miss Caroline | Chisolm.
 Miss Margaret Nixon was an ideal Red Riding Hood" Miss Cobbs went as "a , "Colonial Girl.' 1 Miss Roden made a brilliant Carmen Miss Elizabeth Jemison was a beautiful Marguerite" Miss Hagood went as "Queen Louise" a role to which her statuesaue beauty was well suited.
 Mrs Tomlinson was a beautiful An toinette.'
 Mrs. Nathan L. Miler wore striking costume of pink with black poppies,
 Mrs. Eugenia Brown. Mrs. Frank Fowlkes were extremely attractive hg- l ures.
 l Japanese. her costume of yellow brocade.
 Miss Catchings went as Carmen in pale l yellow and black lace. Mrs. Felix Dfen- nen was charming in pink
 Mrs Algernon Nelson was an ideal Priscilla" Miss Trmble went as Diana.
 Mrs Solon Jacobs represented In her costume Bridge Whist and was an uh- usually attractive figure. , Miss Lucy Armes was an enchanting l "Dorothv Trainers. Miss Edith i Lathrop was a picture as Polly Prlm- rose"
 Mrs. Evins was in black. and was most fascinating figure. Mrs. Woodward went as "Pocahontas."
 Miss Ehrman went as military oni- cer, and was quite resplendant with eoiu 1 braid
 Miss Alice Ehrman, as a Japanese ""s gorgeously costumed.
 Miss Gertrude Ehrman wore the long waisted frock and blue sash of little l girl
 Miss Hume was a Dutch girl.
 Miss Roberta Hawkins represented a Laura Moses" figure.
 Miss Mary Phillips went as the Queen l of Hearts," Miss Tyson wore an evening gown of lilac with violets.
 very gay party of men went as 1 ''clowns" these including Solon Jacobs, l MT. Hill Ferguson. MT. W D. Nesbtt. MT. Webb Crawford, MT Frank Fowlkes, MT. T. H. Aldrich.
 MT. William P. Ward wore the cos tune of a professor.
 MT. George Ward was striking figure as a priest.
 MT. William Mudd Walker was a col onia gentleman.
 MT. Porter Walker represented a gen. teman from the Netherlands
 MT. Drennen was very finely disguised as a monk.
 There were a number of colonial and military costumes. which gave touch of army smartness.
 MT. Exum and MT. Rramsay wore col onial costumes.
 Mir. Robert Johnston was Toreador.
 MT. Robert Brown was attred as a count cavalier
 Mir. Arthur Chenoweth was a very handsome Prince of Como" His cos tune was of royal purple velvet trim i med with gold lace. with the lace frills and powdered hair of Bulmer's prince in the Lady of Lyons
 MT. Thomas Hefiin was attired In a yachting costume.
 MT. William Cameron and Mir Robert Hood represented "The Gold Dust rwins,' while MT. Norvelle Cullom went | as Happy Hooligan.
 Decidedly the most striking masquer-
 
 of the chief of police, escorting twelve convicts, wearing the regulation stripes and in chains. In the full regalia of the office MT, John Yeatman was in the role of Chief" and the "convicts" their black and white stripes and handcuns in strange contrast with Martha Washing | ton ladies and coast beauties were im- personated by MT. Edward Crawford, MT. Jack Asbury, Mir. Herbert Buell.. MT. Owen Browen, Nr. Brett Brown. Mr. Owen Gillispe MT. Robert Dawson. MT. Tom" Brown. MT c. A. Ellis. MT AL fred Walker Mir. Jesse Yates, Mir. Alex ander Chisolm.
 After the grand march there was gen eral dancing until midnight. just as fare wells were being said to the old year the New Year suddenly appeared imperson- ated by Master Henry Badham. who dis trlbuted bells. and 1904 was ioyously rnng in. moment later the guess unmasked.
 The cotillon danced after 12 was led by Mir Hill Ferguson. who is perfect leader, and Miss Watkins. MT Ferguson went as a court jester and Miss Watkins, who was a brilliant figure as Holly" 1 The cotillion was one of the prett, st ever danced :n Birmingham. Appropri- ate to Leap Year the figures introduced 1 what might be called play ill four acts. l In the first figure the men were pre- | sented with cards by the young women, | the cards announcing Its Leap Year. | Will You Marry Me- In the second 1 figure, the cards given the women by the men contained the answer: Certainly, on February 29.' In the third figure, a l sprig of mistletoe was presented the wo- men, while in the fourth figure, the men | in the role of attorneys. presented to 1 the women cards as follows:
 Madam: You have been flirting with | another, and have broken my client s heart. We sue you for $20000 Breach of Promise"
 The climax of the play" was reached as the young women returned the following reply: Don't believe like the Leap Year Style. You make | love to me-
 The cotillion was. of course. quite late
 Miss Geoage Weatherly was charming | as Boo Keep.
 Mss Annie Mae Phelan was equally as charming as Dolly Warden. | Affpr00Ou RPCenfinn