The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-15
Mutt and JcT Masquerade BAH.

When society abandons festivities
and lays aside its party gowns and
slippers for the prescribed forty days,
1t will take with 1t the memories Of
many delightful affairs for the sea-
son has been unusually gala in social
circles this winter. Ash Wednesday
falls on February 21 and a number
OF folks have taken advantage of the
Few remaining days To crowd in some
very delightful affairs
The Mutt and Jeff club gave the
last Of their dances before the Lenten
season. last evening. and II was easily
the gayeSt affair In the Jolly. If some
what brief, history of that organiza-
tion. The members came in masked
attire, ana each person. Judging
from appearances, might have step
ped from some comic valentine or
from the dainty lace and rosebud af-
fairs.
There were forty couples, practical
ly all masked, and the identity Of
each well concealed behind laominoes
and masks and unique costumes.
During the first intermission the
blare OF horns and the rat-a-tat Of
drums announced the approach of
what proved typical "Deutcher
Bund." Ralph Lewis, as leader, his
six feet and some more put away in
a frock coat and striped trousers and
his costume much be-meddl6lH and
adorned. lie wore a plumed hat and
welded the baton with much grace
and skill Messrs. Harry Mautz
George Schweinfurth, Alfred Slmms,
Harry Hume and S. Il. Golden, in
"Deutcher' costumes, numbered the
members. After playing a number
of selections the band they had really
practicd1 diligently a number OF
tunes) essayed to lead the grand
march and strutted ahead doing the
figures eXcellently. 1T is true, the
notes Of McNeal's five-piece orchestra
were unable TO be heard at times, but
what matters It when grand danes
and Spanish maid meet on equal
terms or the dainty hand Of a Jap
anese is given in the dance with a
clown
Horace Burns, OF ,Portlarl, Ore
gon. wore without doubt the feature
costume of tine evening. Mr.. Burns
was "a perfect lady and not only
concealed his identity from the ladies'
themselves but from the gentlemen
as WELL He wore white lace gown
made by Brown, a black wig and a
make-up that any woman might
have eavied. White slippers, gloves
and fan and all OF the necessary app
continents carried out the costume
that would have easily rivaled one
possessed by Eltlnge himself.
Mr. Burns formerly res1ied here.
At present he Is paying his grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. s. Il. DeWolfe,
and various other relatives here a
visit
Mrs. Daniel Evans appeared as Sis
Hopkins, calico dress, braided hair
and sailor hat. She was typical
isis" ana carried out cer part in an
excellent way.
Misses Hazel Killing and Katherine
Kirchner wore Indian costumes that
were very effective The costumes
were very handsome ones and were
complete from the black brald0i wigs
to the prettily beaded mocoasins.
Mr.. Howard Stoil was a tramp with
Identity well concealed Miss Emma
O'Brien was a "cullud pusgon" with
a bright fiowery dress and black
mask.
Mrs Howard Stoll, Mrs. Charles
Allen and Miss bessie Gregory We're
colonial danes, in the handsome cos
TUNES of those days and they wore
high powdered pompadours and
patches. Their appearance was very
regal and dignlfed as behtted the
danes Of those days.
Mrs. r. Il. Allen was a Spanish girl
In costume OF black and gold. Mrs.
Alien Is a brunette and her costume
was very becoming.
c. l.. Sanford, now Of Chicago but
formerly of this city, was clown
and a comic one. George Schwein-
furth was a dutch" man and he
sides a very dutch costume employdl
a broken accent that was very amug-