Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-28
Indian Maid Wins
Masque Ball
Prize

A little Indian maid won the prize
last night at the Nine O'Clock German
clubs masquerade ball. Her pictur-
esque costume, draped with bright
hued beads and quaint head dress with
scarlet feather. her little bead embroid-
cred moccasins all We're perfect and
made UP the costume adjudged the
prettiest and most effective, from a
large number of beautiful and artistic
toilets When the Indian maid un-
masked to receive her souvenir Of tri-
umph, which was an enamelled circlet
pin inset with small pearls, the laugh
ing face of one of the seasons most
popular debutantes was disclosed, Civ
ing Miss Helen Dargan the honors Of
the evening.
This was quite a triumph for Miss
Dargan, as many beautiful costumes
We're worn, by young girls and the
young married women present. Three
sisters were lovely group of old fash
Toned girls. These were Mrs. Frank
Adair Mrs. Charles A. Dana Of New
York and Miss Leone Ladson, Mrs.
Adair wore a quaint gown of pale pink
taffeta, made with panniers and ruches,
and worn with wide brimmed white
Ieghorn hat adorned with a big blue
ribbon bow and tied under her chin
with blue streamers Mrs. Dana wore a
colonial costume with long bodice and
pannieIs of blue brocade, over a petit
coat of white satin. her powdered hair
entwined with blue ribbon. Miss Lad
son wore fiounced skirt of white chit
fon caught with garlands OF small pink
roses, a bodice of white chiffon and
lace and powdered hair
Mrs. Phinizy Calhoun, as a Turkish
lady, was lovely in flowing white chiffon
daaperies and bewitching scarf,
tinkling golden bracelets and bangles,
and the typical face veil Of the bellies Of
Constantinople. Another Turkish lady
in a similar costume which lends itself
admirably to disguise which is both eff
fective and fascinating was worn by
Miss Emma Kate Amorous, the soft
white folds of white proving as becom-
ing to her piquant dark beauty as to
the dainty blonde lovehness Of Mrs,
Calhoun.
Mrs Harry English was beautiful, as
Night" in a silver spangled costume
of black chiffon, with floating wells Of
chiffon around her blonde hair and
shading her blue eyes.
Miss Helen Payne and Mrs Alex
Smith. Jr., were char ming old fashion
ed girls, and Misses Nina Gentry and
Alice Vandiver were quaint little
girls" Miss Laura Ansley was a French
maid, in the typical black gown with
| frivolous white apron and big black
bow in her hair. Mrs. Leroy Childs
also represented a French maid.
Misses Mary Helen Moody and Ruth
Stallings We're dressed alike as Janice
Meredith, in lowered muslin with pink
| panniers and basques, hair parted in
braids, and carrying pink baskets of
| flowers.
AS usual at these affairs, there were
several pretty peasants of various pa
tions. Mrs. T. b. Fielder was a Dutch
girl. her long, fair hair worn in braids
down her back and her costume an i'm
| tulips. Miss Jennie d. Harris and Miss
Passie May Ottley were maidens from
Sunny Spain. Miss Margot Gushing
was a Norwegian peasant. Miss Anne
| Orme was Minnehaha Miss Marjorie
Brown was another yelled beauty of
the Orient while Miss Bessie Wood
ward was a wandering daughter of the
world, in her dashing gypsy disguise.
Miss Harriet Calhoun wore a black
domino with a white satin evening
gown. and Miss Emily Winship was
Little Bopeep Miss Carolyn King was
Folly" in cap and bells and Mrs r.
L. Cooney was also a Pierette.
A dear "little girl" in white frock
and blue ribbons, who attracted much
attention and admiration. was Miss
Jessie Thompson, who was chaperoned
by Mrs. Forrest Adair.
Among the gentlemen present Mr.
| Neil Rei6's costume Of Pierrot was ad-
judged the best, and he received the
prize. gold cuff links. Other men in
costume were Messrs. Ed Gay, as a
clown; Lauren Foreman, farmer: Do
zier Lowndes. a skeleton; WesterveIt
Terhune, a messenger boy; Charlie
Sciple. a cowboy; Jesse Draper, bish-
| Op; Joseph d. Osborne, toreador ana
| Joe Brown Connally q priest.