Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-02-24
Brilliant Fancy Dress Ball at
Skating Rink

Brilliant Fancy Dress Ball al
Skating Rink
A brlllicnt fancy dress ball was
given last Friday night in the
skating rink. and was attended py
a large crowd Of spectators. The
decorations were elaborate and
tasteful, and consisted of numer-
Gus College pennants and fraterni-
ty banners. The dancs,was given
under the direction of Miss Annie
r. White, the Librarian of the
Washington and Lee University.
The dancers were students OF
Washington and Lee, a few ca
diets of the V. M. l. and young la
dies and gentlemen from Lexing.
ton. including a number of visiting
young ladies. Numerous electric
bulbs and Japanese lanterns SIZED
n brilliant light over the happy
scene.
The costumes of the dancers
were varied and striking, many of
them representing the Colonial
period. Music for the occasion
was furnished by the V. M. /. or
chestra.
The chaperones were: Miss
Annie White, Colonial Court COS
tune; Mrs. A. d. Estill, black
net; Mrs. F. Mallory, cream net;
Mrs. j. r. Long, red crepe de
chine; Mrs. w. LeConte Stevene,
grey crepe de chine, pearls; Mrs
Il. j. Farrar, white crepe; Mrs. j.
w. Kern, black elk; Mrs. w.
s. Currell. gray silk, caneos; Mrs.
A p. Staples, black silk and net;
Mrs. D. C. Humphreys, black net;
Mrs. E. M. PendletoD, Spanish
costume; Mrs. j. W. Gilmore,
black elk and jet; Mrs, Harvey Z.
Wise, white lace; Mrs. w. Cosby
Bell, blue rajah silk; Mrs. Ger
trude Logan, French ma:que; Mrs.
Cross, lavender silk. pearls and
diamonds; Miss Elizabeth Ora
ham. white lace; Miss Margaret
Graham, white satin; Miss Carrie
Hartman, yellow messaline; Mrs. Ben
jsmin Huger, white chiffon, lace
trimmings; Mr.. j. c. Long, Am
herst county, yellow and black;
Mrs. Harry B. Cook, Denver, Colo,
white silk apd diamonds: Mrs.
Keezell, wife of State Senator Kee
eel of Rockingham county, black
silk.
The participants in the opening
figure were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel b. Walker,
Lexington, Colonial Costumes.
Miss Guendolen Howe, La Diable,
with Mr.. Bernard Krug, Turkish
Zouave.
Miss Elizabeth Bruce. Gypsy, with
Mr. Houston Barclay, Court Fool.
Miss Agnes Patton, Irish Peasant.
with Mr. Strassel, Irish knight.
Miss Lucy Patton, Japanese Girl,
with Mr. John Page, French Peasant.
Miss Margaret Robinson, Lady OF the
Lake, with Mr.. Hughes, French Sol.
der.
Miss Rachel Howertop, the Pink of
Fashion, with Mr.. Slough, Clown.
Miss Mary Chsmpe. Daughter Of the
Regiment. with Mr.. Ellyson, Clown.
Miss Elizabeth Preston, Folly, with
Mr.. Martin Withers, Scotch Highland
er.
Miss Louise Hasklns, Fencing Girl,
with Mr.. Ralph Powell, David Garrick.
Miss Eloise Gassman, Mary Jane,
with Mr.. Eostson, Jester.
Miss Nell Brockenbrough, as Bessie
Mccoy in Three Twirs," with Mr..
William Paxton. Musketeor.
Miss Zelda Lee, Lynchburg, Prince
ton Girl, with Mr.. Il. Anderson, Head
Clown.
Miss Kitty Brothers, Suffolk, Red
Riding Hood, with Mr.. Walter Hood,
knight.
Miss Kitty Rogers, Italian Peasant,
with Mr.. Albertson. Court Jester.
Miss Susan Currell, Portuguese
Peasant, with Mr. w. 4. Webster, Chi
naman.
Miss Emily Robinson, Pricil!a, with
AFR. Lewis, Spanish Cavalier.
Miss Bessie Holland, Suffolk, Prin-
cess Favia, Mr.. James Caskie, Peasant.
Miss Mary Stuart Cooke, Roanoke,
Empress Josephine, with Mr.. Robert
Thatch, Robin Hood.
Miss Elise Miles, West Virginia, Hor
tense, with Mr.. John lizard, French
Peasant.
Miss Utterbach, Lyn ;hburg. Folly,
with Mr.. Pipes, Count Of Monte
Cristo.
Miss Jane Walter, Staunton, French
Peasant, with Mr.. Laird, Toreador.
Miss Gladys Head, Lynchburg, Pri-
ella, with Mr.. Charles Glasgow, Sail.
or.
Miss Edith Jamison, Roanoke, Jul
iette, with Mr.. Walter Mcdonald, Sail
oil.
Miss May Eoff, st. Louis, Mo-, Span