El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-16
Dances

The Terpsichorean dance on Wednes-
day evening was a picturesque assem-
blage and brought together many rev
elers who might have descended from
! their frames upon some ancestral wall
to dance till dawn on the eve of All
Hallows, as the poets say they do.
The spacious rooms echoed to the
/ laughter Of its masquers that repre-
/ scented many of the great nations OF
/ the world. Kings ana queens. cour-
tiers and peasants military heroes. ar
( dent phllanthropisUs and mere devOtees
OF fashion; all Of these guests had all
been so secretive about the roles they
were to play that IL was delightful to
note how they We're kept guessing, as
recognition was nOt-tOo easy.
Miss karma Dean was one Of the
successes OF the evening in her Span
lsh costume Of scarlet and yellow. with
d black bOlerO.
Miss Miller made fascinating span
ish danseuse, and her costume was one
Of the most satisfactory Of them all.
1t was all Of yellow and the deep
fringe and spangles made q very Car
menesque finish Even the toes and
heels Of her dainty slippers sparkled
with spangles-
Miss Gertrude Leighton was an in
dian maiden in the full panOpiy Of
buckskin and beads. and If Nlinnehaha
was half as lovely, Hiawatha did not
live in vain.
Mrs. A. l. Nicholson was a dainty
japanese woman Of high degree wear
In a superb kimonO of pale pink mag
n-ticentiy embroidered, ard Miss Kate
Stoker made fascinating gypsy, her
tambOurine tinkling merrily. Her COS
tune was Of red and yellow.
Miss Rachel Harper wore one of the
most perfect costumes at the ball. She
was Chinese maid in a costume Of
pink. Her hair was dressed after a
Chinese model. flowers at either side,
ard all sorts Of fascinating pins stuck
through il.
Miss Ann Wynn made a dainty Ian
anese maid, her kimono being Of black
and embroidered as only the Japanese
know how to do in white roses She
wore red sash and red chrvsanthe- {
NUNS at either side of the ChiEn n on
the back of her head. Her slippers Of 1
black velvet were the last touch to {
make the costume complete.
Miss Maybelle Hood and Mrs d. G. ]
Heinly were the only persons present [
their little satin masks in order to 4
see the merrymaking without let or .
hindrance.
Two couples were costumed exactly
alike as clowns, and they acted in the
clowns best manner They were quite
unrecOgniZable in their dress Of red
and white, one couple being costumed /
in red and white stripes and the other
pointed caps dangled merry red pom
pons. These undiscovered mysteries
proved to be Sydney Mayer and Miss
Glen Adams and Mr. Mayer and Miss
Kate Adams.
Mrs F. B. Fillmore was an adorable
little indian. Her costume was of red
and black. Mr. Fillmore looked especf-
ally well in his tramping costume. es-
Decially as he had gained so much
weight for the evening.
I. y. Locke made a fine Muscovite in
his military costume Of COssack off
GER. the long Russian coat and fun
trousers. His cap Of white fur com
pleted a very imposing effect.
J. G. Barada and D. c. HuntZfnger
had the time of their lives as chefs
and helped make the evening sue
cess, for they have that great essen
-ial for such occasions festive
spirit
Mrs J. G. Barada and Miss Hattie
Mae Loretz made charming little
French maids in their dresses Of an
black except for their dainty white
aprons and caps.
Miss Fannie Henning was another
French maid She looked so attractive
with her feather buster that several
7Oung men offered her a position for
ife.
Miss Ann Weeks was a 18th century
yirl, her gown of pOmpadour satin and
Ter hair piled high on her head with
Ong curls pendant from her cOiffure.
Miss Mary Wallace was a brilliant
spanish dancer in a black spangled net
,ver white, and IN her hair she wore
ed roses.
O. I. Bowen looked as though he had
,een pinched and had evidently Just 9
escaped, for he appeared IN the ball
Dom in a convicts suit and with
main still attached to one ankle.
Miss Josephine Shelley made very
IMPOSING student in her black gown
nd students cap.
Mrs. J. c. Esslinger and Miss Eliza
eth Aronson come as Folly. and as
'ollies were the reigning queens Of the .
all. Mrs Esslinger's costume was Of | !
elbow satin and Miss ASOnson's of
elbow and red satin. They carried the \
aster's scepter and their caps were =
nkling with bells
Miss Helen Roberts made a lovely n
smsel Of the court of Louis VI. in / q
Owder, patches and paniers. her | a
harming dress OF pale pink lowered / t