Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-16
aociAL EVENT OF TWENTY-FIVE
YEARS AGO ATTRACTED
LOCAL ATTENTION.
BELLIES OF pAY BOOSTED
BUSINESSES IN COSTUMES
Merchants We'd With One Another in
Presenting Tas<y Arrangement Of
Promoted by Young Women a. In
dustriai School Benefit.

Twenty-Five years ago Marshall
town women were interested in an in
dustrial school for poor girls. where
the latter were given instruction once
household duties, now taught in the
department Of household economics In
the high school.
Twenty-Five years ago next FRIDAY
night an advertising ball" was given
for the benefit Of this industrial school.
Merchants OF the city We'd with one
another in presenting their different
lines of business at Forney's music
hall, the scene Of the festivities. Bellies
OF the city represented these business
boosters by wearing in their costumes
something to advertise the certain
lineA
Was "soms" Party.
II the reporter who did the adver-
Using party was any criterion, 1t must
have been some" party. The young
women who were responsible for the
effort were declared to be the hero
ines OF novelty n success"
What the Ladies Wore.
Many of these girls of yesterday
q few now answering to the name Of
grandma, and others as mother to
sturdy SON and winsome daughters
will recall with interest their costumes
OF q quarter Of q century To be
true, the more matronly figures OF to-
day might not be in harmony with the
ultra colorings described, blu you
know grandma and mother then were
Just slips Of girls. The costumes
follow:
Miss Hattie Coggeshall represented
the grocery firm OF Bailey & Forney.
Her dress was light blue, trimmed with
cakes, pretzels. crackers, etc. Large
hat trimmed with celery and cram
berries.
Mrs. Ackert represented the United
States Express Company in a grace
full manner. She wore a dark dress
covered with United States tags.
Miss LESSEE Richardson did he hard
ware firm Of J. c. Bullock & Co. She
wore white with the firm name in red
letters on the skirt. Brass chains,
strainers, skimmers, revolver. paddock.
and sleighbells were her decorations.
In her hatr she wore a paint brush
and long nails.
Miss Capitola Williams represented
the button department Of M. F. An
drews' dry goods house in very good
taste. She wore a pink dress trimmed
with a Grectan border Of brass but
tons.
Mrs. F. II. Willard represented W. H.
Gifford's pharmacy. She wore a
gobelin blue dress ~profusely trimmed
with sponges. bottles, etc. On her arm
she carried a channels skin bag with
sample bottles OF perfume and cards
OF the firm.
Mrs. Will Shannon represented the
hrm of Waldo & Shannon. Her dress
was white, decorated with the latest
style wall paper. Around her neck
she wore a necklace Of china dolls. She
was also decorated with lead pencils.
pens, paper knives, n many things
kept by this e%nterprising frm.
Mrs. T.. ]. Fletcher, front OF dress
was heavy peacock blue plush. finished
with silk cord Of blue and gold. An
elegant lace curtain formed back
drapery, also skirt draped Of lace. She
wore a chatelaine Of brass curtain
fixtures. large brass rings for ear
rings, necklace OF curtain fixtures.
Wilbur, Densel & Click.
Miss Mae Osman, blanket depart
ment of NJ. r. Andrews popular bust
ness house. She wore a white tobog-
gan suit that had a light blu Grecian
border on the skirt On her head she
wore a touue to match her suit.
Fred S. Williams n Charles NC
Combs represented the United States
Express Company in very attractive
style- Their linen listers were elabor-
ately trimmed with tags and all the
private trademarks of the company.
Epaulets Of the trademark were dec
grated with gilt paper fringes.
Miss Eliza Wright, dress OF white.
and lace, trimmed deliberately with
pictures Of all styles OF carriages car
ried by this firm. Epaulets Of silver
mounting. Rhoades & Carmean.
Miss Nellie Gerhart, white dress pro-
fusely trimmed with sra.!aE. natural
roses in abundance and begonias; hand
bouquet Of hyacinths and roses tied
with satin ribbon. Peeping out OF the
sn,ilax was a white satin ribbon with
the name Kemble Floral Company,
Oskaloosa, and among the back drap-
ery was seen the name Of the furniture
arm Of Wilbur, Densel & Click. IN
her hair nestled two lovely Marechal
Neil roses. /,
Mrs. L. 8. Peckham, dress composed
entirely Of -four sacks. labeled White
Lily; Queen Ann collar edged with
cranberries and looked very unique.
I. s. Peckham grocery.
". r. Forney, full dress suit with
watch guard Of cranberries. Few can
beat Rus. Bailey & Forney. grocers.
Miss Annie Gerhart. pale blue SIX
deliberately trimmed with cigars, cut
tie bone. spices, beans, cranberries,
dried fruit, chatelaine around her waist
Of assorted nuts with dust broom at
tached. Across her back was a label,
pig 1 Cigar" One n side OF her
dress was a panel of candy hearts and
on the other all kinds Of fancy cakes
and crackers; on the piaits OF ner
Aasoue hung two baD1 Of smoking to-
hacco. Letts-F1etcher Company. !.
ar. HAIRY Gefhart, booaEkeeper ae
ne First National Bank, represented
this business IN royal style. Dress
euft trimmed with silver money, neck
IL Of hank note, bank book IN skirt OF
coat decorated with one dollar bills. On
baek va First National Bank printed
a Gilt on blue satin ribbon.
lfia0 Martha Broadtead. dress o.
IS3Gh ltn1n, profusely draped with
Aa6l1ol1e Dsmasks1insn. Across the