The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-24
NEWSOF THE DAY
 IN SOCIETY WORLD Washington and LeeStudent Chats of Fancy Dress Ball THE SOCIAL CALENDAR A New Musician Is Introduced in Bir- mingham = Card Parties = Club
 Meetings-Other Topics of
 Social Interest
By MYRTLE MILES

A special from Lexington, Va. gives the following spicy. account of the annual masque ball.
 The fancy dress ball, the feature event of mid-season social activities at Wasll-i ington and Lee, was danced at the sNat- ing rink last night. The rink was fitting ly decorated for the occasion and the Mardi Gras spirit was rampant. The CO.'S tunes were distinctly varied, some were of striking elegance and others ranged from this point to the clowns and sundry newspaper comic characters. The opening figure was led by Miss Mosley of Sweet brier with MT. Witt, and in it there were ii couples These dancers were dressed in colonial costume and Miss Moseley and MT. Witt led them through an old fash toned Virginia reeE
 The dancers continued in mask until the. clock struck F, and the order was to dance with whom you please" Shortly before F the whistle was blown and all or the SO couples then dancing were led Il chance figure the line extending com pletely around the hall as MT. Witt led the intricate figure. After the removal of the masks a programme was danced,
  special figure was given to the cadets of the V. M. l.
 This the sixth fancy dress ball, was cas- fly ahead of all the rest. Over 50 visiting girls were present, the costumes were the best ever seen here, and In the general spirit of the participants was perfect in its levity.
 The junior promenade was given today and was eolipsed only by the fancy ball. On Tuesday afternoon the members of the Phi Delta Theta received in honor of the visitors.
 The young ladies attending the dances. were:
 Miss Mosley, Miss McGee, Miss Richard son, Miss Thach, Miss Orm, Miss Lind say, Miss Green, Miss Thomas, Miss Hampstead, Miss Brown, Miss Smelz Miss Burlington Miss Jalonick of Sweetbrief; Miss White of Lynchburg, Miss Wells of Staunton, Miss Fisher of Staunton, Miss Jones of Knoxville, Miss Swisher of Charleston, Miss Coner of Richmond, Miss Conquest of Richmond. Miss Mary Johnson of Richmond, Miss Cobb of Nor folk, Miss Dalton of Winston-Salem, Miss Landis of Staunton. Miss Bruce of Ports mouth, Miss Walden of Richmond, Miss
 
 lottesville, Miss Robertson of Norfolk, Miss Currell of Lexington, Miss Wise of Staunton, Miss Beard of Staunton, Miss Harrison of Amherst, Miss Nelson of Lynchburg, Miss Bell of Pulaski, Miss Champe of Lexington, Miss Corine Jones of Lynchburg, Miss Virginia Barclay of Lexington, Miss Stroop of Suffolk, Miss Robertson of Lexington, Miss Fisher of Roanoke, Miss Boiling of Baltimore, Miss : Waddey of Richmond, Miss Perkins of Ro- anoke, Miss Wyatt of Portsmouth, Miss Uterback. of Lynchburg, Miss Mish of Staunton. Miss Taylor of Richmond, Miss Darlington of Lexington, Miss Potts of Sheperdstown, W. Va., Miss Armstead of Portsmouth
 Among the patronesses present were: Miss Annie White. Miss Margaret Gra-' ham, Mrs. c. ". Swisher of Charleston, Miss Elizabeth Graham, Miss J. R. K. Bell of Pulaski, Mrs. Corse, Mrs. Suther- land Shields, Mrs. James Scott of Lynch burg.