Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1905-09-07
FANCY DRESS PARTY.
BAILEY ISLAND coTTAcERs
HELD FORTH AT COTTAGE :,
HALL RECENTLY.
Large Attendance and Many Unique
Costumes Worn.

Large Attendance and Many Unique
Costumes Worn.
The exclusive cottage set on Bailey
Island is still talking of the elaborate
fancy dress ball given az tie Casino
on the 26th. The pretty ballroom was
handsomely adorned with palms and
potted plants and from the centre of
the ceiling were hung numberless
streamers of many-colored bunting,
making dome of rainbow hue under
which the effect of the dazzling cos
tunes, gliding here and there, to the
dulcet strains of the Casino orchestra,
was bewildering and enchanting to the
eye. AT midnight a toothsome repast
was served, followed by a cotillion
which lasted into the wee small hours.
The dainty and costly favors were dis
pensed by Mrs. r. A. Thorp. Miss Jo-
sephine Flint, and Miss Octavia Yale,
presiding over table erected for the
purpose. The cotillion was led by
Mr.. Peck in conventional evening
dress. All in all, II was a most en-
joyable function. Among the promi-
..
Clara Louise Burnham, the celebrated
novelist, who appeared as a French
bonne, pink mousseline de sole, head
dress with large bow effect, carrying
child on a pillow. Mrs. b. looked
charmingly. Miss Tina Seward as Min
nehaha, Miss Winifred Root as Queen
of Night, Miss Starr in an elaborate
Florentine costume. Mrs John DeHart
as French ballet dancer, and Miss
Kellogg as a Neapolitan peasant, were
remarkably handsome and effective.
No less so were Mrs. Riborg Mann, as
an Italian peasant and her sister, Mrs
Baldwin, as Queen of Night, Mr.. and
Mrs. Addison Burnham In costumes
OF ancient Greece. and Miss Wells as
a Tyrolean. Mrs. Julia Wells was re-
markably realistic as Ophelia, and
: Miss Ethel Rogers was stupning in
Spanish costume. Miss Carrie Ty-
Ter appeared as Carmen and Mr.. Rog.
ers was the Toreador. One Of the
hits OF the evening was Miss Joseph
Inc Thorp as Mother Goose, with a
train OF little ones made up as Jack
and Jill, Simple Simon, Jack Horner,
etc. Mr.. and Mrs. Huntington Wood
man impersonated a New England
lady and gentleman of the old school
Miss Freeman was effective as Nine
Pompadour. Among the men Messrs
Franklin Root and Edward Mills won
all hearts as two dainty sailor lassies
Mr.. De Hart romped through the
evening as a side-splitting clown.
Mr.. Hinkel was a Gondolier, Mr.. Wal.
ter Henry Hall, the noted conductor,
was Troubadour. Mr.. Stanley
Filbert was Old King Cole, Mr.. Royal
Root, Uncle Sam, Mr.. George Root,
the scarecrow from the Wizard of
Or. Mr.. Philip Rogers, Mary Quite
Contrary. Mr.. II. willard Gray, Car
dinal Richelieu, Mr.. Ben Lucky, was
most imposing as Bluebeard. These
novel and effective costumes were al
most entirely invented and carried
out on the Island and were a great
credit TO the taste and ingenuity of the
colony. Before the dance. dinner
OF ten covers was given by Mr.. Frank
Hill Rogers at the stone Pillars"
cottage, which he Is occupying for
the season. Among those present
were: Mrs. Clara Louise Burnham.
Miss Abba Kellogg, the well-known
organist. Miss Carrie Tyler. the mini
ature painter, Miss Josephine Thorp,
the noted yiolinist of Orange, n. j.,
Miss Winifred Root, Mr. Edward
Mills, solo whistler on the Yale Glee
Club, Mr.. Franklin T. Root, baritone,
Mr.. II. Willard Gray, pianist of Lon
don. Eng, and Mr.. Doruv Fonda, End
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