The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-02-03

MISS GeneV1eye Brent was Deautl-
fully gowned in pale blue charmeuse,
with robe of beaded net draped in
chiffon
MAIDS OF BIMINI.
Pensacola has had many carnival
queens, and the Maids of Birnini on
Tuesday night crowned the third fair
sovereign who has reigned with royal
grace over their annual festivities, and
none fairer has worn the insignia of
her high calling. or welded with more
gracious dignity. the sceptre of her
power than she who was chosen on
Tuesday night as their ruler.
The Keyser auditorium, where the
ball was held, was very beautiful in
its decorations which were most artis-
tic. The throne was sylvan in its set
!, ting, and represented a trellis in q. gar
/ den of bloom, over which clambered
vines blossoming with pink and yell
low roses, in the tones used in the
gowns of Greenaway figures. The bal
cony was draped from end to end with
the native snilax, and tall palms and
I 81 the setting.
Quantity beautiful and admirably
carried out in every detail, was the
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wasted, old timey girls, with dainty
lace caps on their pretty heads, and
silk reticules swinging at the side of
the dainty lowered gowns. created a
picture very unusual and very lovely.
There are nineteen in all. composing
the ranks of this delightful carnival
association-the queen, and eighteen
other pretty maidens Soft silks were
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Turing as ever graced the gowns of any
maidens Of long ago. Pink yellow and
lavender were the colors chosen, the
lovely lowered silks worn over satin
islips of the solid colors, six groups of
each color. the whole combining to
make perfect flower garden of Green
away maids.
j The costumes were fashioned in the
short wasted style, with quaint, soft
lpuffing about the 10 wnecks. the high
waist ana about the bottom of the
gowns, and the pretty lace mob caps
were worn over the same color as pre-
dominated in the gowns. The dainty
old timey silk bags, edged with lace
were swung from the left side on long
silken streamers, and the effect Of the
nineteen girls all so quantity dressed
was beautiful in the extreme
Miss Malvina Davenport of Fisher
Vile, one of the most beautiful girls
that Pensacola can claim, was chosen
as queen by the maids and right regal
ly did she bear the honors of the even
ing. Her fair maids were Miss Mar
garet McHugh, and Miss Ethel Brough-
ton, chosen not alone for their popu-
larity, but because their petite beauty
made them especially adaptable to the
role of maids diminutive to the queen
Miss Davenports brunette beauty
was given distinction by her gown,
which differed from the others in its
long train. She wore crown of gold
studded with pearls, and carried a
jeweled sceptre She was piuuantiy
lovely in the pink lowered gown worn
over pink satin, her dark hair and
eyes and radiant coloring being accen-
tuated by her becoming costume.
Her maids also wore lowered gowns
over pink satin, without trains, and
carried pretty silk bags similar tc
those with which the ladies in wait
ing were provided, and in which the
pretty favors were concealed
The queen and her two maids came
from the front entrance of the audi
torium and advanced up the middle OF
the bali room. to the beautiful. dec
GRATED throne. Entering from either
side, the ladies in waiting came in
single file and advancing. took their
places about the throne.
After the formation OF a beautiful
tableau, and at a signal from the
queen, two maids chosen for the honor
Miss Sadie Jones and Miss Antoinett5
DiLustro, with pretty grace acted as
the queens messengers and delivered
to the king chosen by her to reign Col
the evening, her royal edict and eor1.
mand to share with her the throne
The king thus honored was Mr. julie;
Johnson. a popular young man whc
carried off the honors with much pride
and dignity.
The first three dances we're call fig,
ures, and were danced by the queer
aud court, and those whom they IA,
yored for their partners.
The queen presented the king viii
gold stickpin, an enameled bird. q: