El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-01

HOL- Z. Z. SMITH dancing a solo in
depreciation of MendeIssohn's
Spring song" was the sensation
Of TIE Halloween dance Of the Country
club Saturday night which was as live
ly and lony as any Halloween party
could be desired The solo dance of Col
smith OCCURRED when the frivolity was
Al It's height Judge Dan Jackson with
soIeihhlty appropriate for such an i'm
DOT tenl event announced the dance from
the little balcony above the fire place,
Wnlch was most deliberately decorated
VITA corn stalks To the Spring Song
prayed by the orchestra the colonel
danced While changing colored lights
were thrown upon him from the bal
cony- Inc cOlOneIs costume was a very
1ult ANNA Namma suit OF white. with
large black polka dots OrnamenuinS IT,
AT the wrists and ankles IL was fin
ished III pleasing frills. A large pink
Eauze fluff. that extended beyond his
shoulders. was about his neck He wore
q becoming wig Of blond curls, topped
by a little violet colored Partisan hat.
orhamented with plumes and velvet
ribbon streamers. The first solo was so
enthusiastically received that an encore
was demanded and so the dancer was
brought back to the open circle by the
Tchief Of police Of the Country club,
7 Capt r. 3. Going. and his assistants,
Folly and The Devil' opened the
evenings fun. leading the grand march
Miss Marion Young represented Folly"
aind Ernest Sauer was his satanic ma
5e-sty.
A number Of highly diverting novel
ties were introduced during the eve
ming A clog dance was executed on
suh9I table in one end of the ball room
By Miss Emily Kemp and Harry Ows-
ley-,-only they did not dance II together
Mr.. Flyvsley supplied tie head. which
was Trust through a HallOwe' en- decor
ated Scurtain and Miss .Kemp's hands
and firms. dressed for the occasion in
llttlef miniature shoes. were thrust
thr9uEh below the head and executed
thef dancing
Another surprise was the hula hula
dance, executed by Messrs. Winchester
CO9ley, Frank Coles George G. Morse.
Sntarles R LOOmis, c. E. Baton and
flley Brown. They were attired in
weird and wonderful costumes. with
SSoUth Sea Island skirts.
The final figure Of the cOtillion was
a Jockey race. After various intricate
movements had been executed the
dancers were swung into two circles
the girls in the inner one and the men
in the outer circle facing each other.
on the race track thus imProvised be
tween the two circles. the jockies.
astride Of hobby horses and waving
little whips, cantered and bucked and
raced around the course, the big loving
cup Of tin being won by Harry Owsley
astride "old Dobbin." The jockies were
Lieut. Robert H Fletcher. IT.. Lieut..
Dennis F. McCunniff. Talley Brown and
Harry Owsley- JEdge Dan Jackson
awarded the cup TO the winner
The favors giVen during the various
cOJillion figures were many and at
tractive and included little whips.
quaint fans, that developed into black
cats, all kinds Of quaint caps. bOnnets
and hats, whistles. buster ticklers and
many other novelties.
The decorations of the club were
most attractive Outside the lights
were all covered with green, and
across the porch were strung strand
after strand Of electric lights, Gov
cred with tiny jack O. lanterns. Tall
corn shocks hid the pillars and electric
light standards and in the center of the
porch was a gypsy campfire. Inside
the club tall corn shocks completely
hid the mantel and little balcony
above. and were arranged about the
wall and archways- Ferns. studded (
with chrysanthemums covered the
chandeliers and over the ceiling were
myriad numbers of jack O. lanterns.
Orange and black Halloween symbols
and figures were about everywhere. 4
Over the entrance to the card room