Middletown transcript., 1910-11-05
SMART HALLOWEEN PARTY
Clever and Comic Masquerad-
inu by 4 Jolly Crowd

ing by q jolly Crowd
i On last Saturday evening at th
handsome residence of Mr.. and Mrs
George v. PsyerIey, some 60of our yOunl
folks with others from Odessa, SassatFae
etc., took part ID . social affair Of NOR
than common intsTest-indesd in wha
may fairly be styled the most recherche
event Of the year.
All the guests we're masked-sO vel
that few II any discoveries were made un
I'll after the unmasking.
A number Of che costumes were stFik'
ingly original and effective. Mis- Nellie
Janvisr was dressed 10 long black gown
with big staring white buttona''all button
ed down''-behind, and so low and tight.
Iy hobbled that about the only locomo.
tion the agile wearer was capable of was
Q series Of semi kangaroo hops, funny
enough, and doubly 50 when performed
in the dancsI Miss E.. Mailley Of 0desss,
also Wiggled about in q hObble skirt,
wearing also an enormous picture bat GOV.
cred with lot of fruits and vegetables.
Another noticeable costume was that
OF Miss Esther ShaIIcross with 1000 fiery
tongues ell over its contrasting light back.
ground.
One Of the hits of the evening was that
Of Miss Helen Brady attired in 9 black
garb, long, unksmpt tousled locks flying
wildly over her shoulders as she tottered
about bending low over her old crOne's
cane like one OF the"weird sisters" stray.
ed away from their witches csuldron in
Macbeth. Quite variety Of pretty crum-
pied paper costumes in various hues
sprinkled through The mass Of revelers,
gave q color touch to the scene and more
than one Of the familiar portraits Of
Martha Washington was to be seen walk.
ing around.
Of sheeted ghosts there we're goodly
number. A daughter of the hostess rep
resented . Japanese lady, and Mrs.
Doughty. was cleverly gotten up ss 9 court.
ly dame of Louis XIV time with pompa.
dour hair powdered white, with her little
lad William, as a beII.covered clown,
tinkling from pate to heels as he scamp
cred about.
Lou Coppage wore an immense animal
head mask, whose long ears, wide jaws
and big eyes, moved in funny way when
the wearer pulled the strings.
Eugene ShalIcross was made up in fac
simile Of she Cream Of Wheat colored
waiter, with cap, platter, &c. Some half
dozen youths enlivened things as fiery-red
devils, with regulation horne, tails aud
hoofs; two students in caps and gowns,
and lot of parti-colored clowns were
the contributions made by the gentlemen.
The rooms were tsstefuIly decorated
with flowers and Rsudy autumn leaves,
and number Of pumpkin jack.o-lantsrns
in various parts of the rooms furnished,
thrOugh their grinning faces, an sppro.
priately ghostly light for the occasion,
aided by che CLEANS from q big open fire.
place 6anked Oh either side BY life.size ef- |
6gies of o witch and q ghost. Not until
The guests bad unmRsked we're the elec.
Eric lights turned ON. Thereupon they
lpent an hour or 60 in playing progressive
hearts, after which toothsome collation.
If chicken salad, Maryland biscuit, coffee,
ce cream and cakes was eerved, and the
delighted guests fingered sill but silver
II time was left between Saturday P. M.
Ind Sunday A. n.
The following are the ladies and gentle.
men who attended this agreeable social
flair: Mrs. Edward N: Vaughan, Mrs.
Joseph @. Parker, Jr., Mrs. Julian Foard,
drs. D. w. Lewis, Misses Josephine
Cochran, Clara Willis, Helen Brady, Eliz.
beth Lindlsy, Susie Foard, Esther Shall.
ross, Helen Shallcrosa, Kitty Pennington,
Helen Biggs, Nellie Janvier and Mary
NoWlandr all from MiddietoWD; Miss
Fanny johnson, from Sassafraa, Nd;
Misses Helen Townsend, Mary Townsend,
Ethel MailIey, Marian Mifflin, Frances
md Mary Aspril, from Odessa; and Mrs.
Hosea Doughty and little son, William,
rom Haddondeld, N. j.; Messrs. George
lockwood, James WoodalI, William Brady,
eugene shalleross, Harry Brady, Julian
FOard, DR.. Edward NJ. Vaughan, Joseph
;. Parker, Jr., Harry Lockwood, James
lockwood, Frederick Crouch, Elias Shall.
ross, Jesse Willis, Lloyd Bragdon, Dr..
D. W. Lewis, from Middletown; William
Townsend, Harry Townsend aud ClGTencs
Aspril, from Odessa; Isaac Gibbs and
Charles Crawford, from Sassafrar, Nd;
dF. Griest, from Philadelphia, and Lou
Joppage, from Wilmington.