The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1917-02-16
. UNIQUE DANCE GIVEN
. AT THE SEASIDE INN


Social prestige at the Seaside Inn
Thursday night depended on being
"tacky" and one was simply not there
If one wore a costume cOnventiOnally
correct according to fashions decree.
From 8 until II o'clock the dining
room floor, cleared for dancing. was a
bewildering maze of unique costumes.
that changed their minds a half dozen
times to please their whimsical wear
ers. The dance. given by Mr. and Mrs.
J. P. Glenn. for the hotel guests and
visitors, was a hilariously delightful
affair and was quite the most enjoy
able event yet given at the popular
hostelry
The dance opened with a grand
march led by Mrs. John E. Penfold.
| OF Jamestown, N. Y. and ]. P. Glenn.
An amazing creation was Mrs. Pen
folds costume, that started out with
the best intention to be smartly cor
rect from the standpoint Of 1927, but
yielded to the lure of modern fashions
with startling rsults. Mr. Glenn
must have laid aside his pillow for a
few minutes, to come to the dance and
was perfectly at east in his blue over
alls, that did their utmost but failed
by several inches to reach his boots.
! ~ uuuOCI VI ClcScI ukVI00 were III
troduced following the march. and in
the last Mrs. Penfold led the ladies in
march forming the letter 49," while
the men formed the corresponding
Il" The Riddles enjoyed a real
grownup" party for between each fig
ure there was a game and prizes were
given for the "tackiest" little girl and
boy. Little Miss Helen Godfrey, as
Sic HnnEinC with vNiro6 MIC tails
Haunting ribbons of every hue and q
much too small frock. captured the
| girls prize. while Rudolph Godfrey. {
| replica of a demure little maiden, wa!
| awarded the boys prize. Both prize:
were musical tops.
Following the cotillion the dancer
enjoyed hon until II o'clock. whel
the judges. who were Mrs j. r Hay
den. of Chicago: Mrs. r S Beck, o
Hartford Conn: Mrs. T. w Mclean
of kevesville. n Y; Madame Glenn
! Of Lexington, Ky and Mrs. George +
!. Moody, of Lockport Ky. announce
their decisions awarding prizes t
Mrs j. S Hutsell and John f. Pei
fold Mrs Hutsell was amazing in
costume that was not content wit
!, huge rosettes Of blue ribbon for trim
ming. but demanded MANY Yards {
lowered pink cretonne. and while h
shoes could not agree whether hlac
= or white was the proper color for sue
costume. her head dress cast il
J, vote unanimously for pink roses job
= E Penfold was little country hc
+, and though his hat was 50 small tn;
- it was scarcely visible TO the na}e
eye. his flowing red tie ana Gallo
trousers weYe generously large Mr.
Hutsells award was a mechanic
goose and Mr. renfold YVES given
he-whiskerea cocOanut man
A Other notable costumes We're VOL
re by Miss Dorothy Baker who was
charming gypsy; Miss Victoria Bake
who must surely have stepped fro
the cover of Vogue: Mrs 4 " Mil
4 TONsv whose psyche aspirea 10 u
-. told heights. Mrs NJ l. Baker VI
could have been no other than :
no Cobb. Miss Beatrice Baker. pictl
esnue in her Colonial costume Nj
Glenn. who left her churn to dan
with Mr. Stansberry smartlv CORE
- il English riding clothes-that is. L
til one glimpsed his coat Mrs II
Stall, who would have created a Sc
satiOn on Broadway: Miss Anne
Feltman. who intended 10 be 4 demu
maid ii white ana changed her mi
in favor OF a sash of yellow ere
paper and Miss Schodell who W
a delightful Quakeress. Jack Mot