Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1914-01-31
THE MASQUERADE BALL
A MOTLEY MELANGE
Secretary OF State Bryan in Two
Places at the Same Time.
GRAPE JUICE In EVIDENCE
Annual Fancy Dress Bal Ms,que
Given BY Naval 0ifieers--The
Best Ever.


Probably because of an incentive
in the way Of six prizes for originate
~ of costume, three for women and
three for men, the fancy dress mask
ball, held last evening in the auditor
ium at the Naval Academy, according
10 an annual custom OF the officers at
tached TO duty here, was the greatest
success ever.
Certainly there was more of va
riety in character of makeup" and
more elaborate and elegant costumes
than ever before. The judges must
have had most difficult task, and
nobody envied them. The bal masque
was held in the auditorium and no
enc was admitted unless in costume
and mask, except the three judges,
Governor Goldsborough, DR.. Thomas
Fell, President of St. Johns College,
and Medical Inspector A. NJ. ID. Nc
Cormick, u. S. N.
The ball room floor was crowded,
and the spectators file d the gallery,
many wearing dominos and remov-
ing masks sh jrtly after being seated.
The spectators included people promi-
nent in social and naval circles, and
professional walks of life. The
baud, in full uniform, was located
on the stage, but the band had
rival on the floor, even TO the band
master, Lieutenant Zimmerman, in
the person of one Of the naval Off
GERS costumed as drum major. He
led drum corps of Scotch High
landers, who, after marching arc und
the ball room, bare knees giving
spectators the "shivers," halted 10
front of the Naval Academy band.
and gave a demonstration of their
ability as drummer boys. These
Scots in kits must have been taking
lessons in be ating the drum for some
little time, so we'll did they per
form"
At $50 dancing began, and at
10 80 the grand march, in which all
participated, the judges standing on
the stage, as the motley melange
passed in review in competition for
the prizes. There were cowboys and
cowgirls, gypsy queens galore, bril-
gands. Several "harems" let loose,
for numerous costumes suggested the
dress of the ladies of the harem.
There were Turkish women and Egyp-
tian women, Highland lads and las
sizes, Sir Walter Scott, Pecksnuff.
Three girls representing the "Prin-
cesses Of Patches" OF at least we
can't tell what else they were intend
ed for. Each wore a feed bag, an
old straw hat and pipe-little else
to speak Of. There were Spanish la
dies and peasant maidens, TyroIean
peasants, pink lominoes-any number
of them.
The butcher, the baker, the candle
stick maker were all there. Hans
and Gretel, Dutch lads aud maidens,
Mrs. "Spankhurst" and "0ats for
Women" sailors, greasers, engineers
and even two daring middies, one a
"horrid plebe," paraded that ball
room floor and danced the tango.
There were dolls, ami little boys end
| little girls, colonial danes, a Yid.
dish gentleman and Little Bo-
| Peep. There was Little Boy Blue,
Mary Qalte Contrary, a negro man
my, and Golf Club Bag walking
about and intermingling will" Death
and "The Devil" The Court Jeste
made things merry, and the Turkisi
lady smoked cigarettes Tor rather
held one in her lips unlighted), and
the package in her hand. There wer.
pierrottes and Pierrots, the jockey
cards" Uncle Sam, Miss Columbia
all, all commingled with the Italian
organgrinder, and the rest Of the cos
moDolitan aggregation.
BIT the man of ell men WHIT
"graced" the floor, despite tue after
math of the Caraboa dinner and tina
damn, damn, damn the Filipino cpl
sc de, was the Secretary of State
Hon. William Jennings Bryan. Las
night Mr.. Bryan bad the clevernesl
10 be ia two places at the same time
He was the honored guest at Dime
in Washington given by the Secre
tary Of the Navy and Mrs. Daniels
and he was the most conspieuou
figure" on the floor at the fame,
dress ball at the Naval Academy audi
forum. Mr.. Bryan wore bic blacl
Prince Albert suit, and carried in hi
right hand the dove of peace. whiI'
in bis left he bore bottle Of crap
| juice. The impersonstor Of Bryal
Was young lieutenant, whose nam
il withheld, in consideration of Obi
| job" which spectators feared was a
stake owing TO his daring.