Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1915-09-02

return to st. Louis this winter. Miss
Mofhtt remaining east to go to board
ing school in Connecticut and Mr.. Nc
,Candless to enter, Princeton Uniyer-
sity. Both wore becomingly attract
i've costumes representing a beautiful
Spanish princess with a heavy Car
fmencila veil of genuine Spanish lace,
and European prince, garbed in the
bright uniform of a nussar, with red
riding trousers, high boots, and typical
old fashioned military jacket hat.
Mrs. Moffitt in the dress of daughter
of 1912 made a mCst bewitching and
charmingly attractive hostess and Mrs.
McCandless radiated joy upon all, CO.'S
TUNED as an American Red Cross head
nurse. The guests Eegan to arrive
sharply after $50 and were received
at the door by the hostesses and those
in whose honor the party was given.
BY nine o'clock all had arrived and
midst highly prevailing spirit Of
good fun, the grand march began, led
by Mrs. Moffitt and Mrs. McCandless,
followed closely by the birthday hon
ored cnes and a great crowd of old
and young, many not knowing with
whom they marched, the disguises
and costumes were so cleverly pre-
pared. Scarcely had this gala march
ended, when, from somewhere in the
distance, the music of hand-organ
was heard. Gradually this sound ap-
preached, when after a short while,
Mr.. and Mrs. John P. Thomas of Hing
ham, Mass, made their debut as
Italians who had but recently emf
grated to this country, and had chosen
organ grinding as their profession.
They won the prize as the most origi-
nally costumed. Loud applause was
given them. Mrs. Thomas was as
beautiful as any of those noted Nea-
politan beauties, while Jack, as
usual, sent all into roar of laughter,
when he so cleverly announced his, in
America, newly acquired intentions.
The two costumes which took first
place as the most picturesque were
the two Sweet girl graduates repre-
sented by Mrs. George Shepard Page
Of Boston, who carried away the prize
last year at a somewhat similar ball
and Mrs. w. K. Dana Of Westbrook,
Me. Both were dressed in pure white
dresses with facial masques, each car.
rying her diploma tied In red and
white ribbons. They were absolutely
unrecognizable and were much ap-
plauded. incidentally, these young
ladies from st. Louis were dressed
alike: the Misses Sydnie Brown,
Elise Boeckler and Dorothy Collins
wore oriental costumes of unsurpassed
beauty. Miss Collins and Miss Brown
wore deep red Egyptian gowns with
many colored fringes and black lace
not obtainable since the outbreak of
the war. Miss Boeckler's costume
was was very similar I'M style, but was
of dark yellow color and she wore
many strings of pearls as a head orna-
ment. Miss Ruth Gregg of st. Louis
was most attractive fairy goddess,
with large golden star arranged In
her hair. Ices were continually served
with small cakes and most delicious
fruit-punch during and between the
dances. Coffee in delightful little cups
was INDUCED in by many who found II
very convenient to have 1t served on
the veranda with the Ice cream and
cakes. Two very large cakes, elabo-
rately decorated, one bearing eighteen
white candles with pink frosting for
Miss Moffitt and another bearing 10
pink candles on white frosting. Each
cut the first piece while enthusiastic
friends blew out the candless with
many good wishes for the birthday
prince and princess. The platform on
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