The Ocala banner., 1919-05-16
The Fancy Dress Masquerade
a Beautiful Affair

Beauty linked hands with original
ity, color with harmony and individ.
uality with art at the masquerade
fancy dress ball given Friday night
at the Woman's club by the young
ladies of the dancing set of Ocala.
To begin with the clubs handsome
dancing hall was exceedingly prettily
decorated in color scheme of pink
and pale blue, the effect Of the ar.
rangement of these two colors in
lattice work overhead being very
pretty and all Of the lights were
camouflaged in pale pink At nine
o'clock the ball was opened with
beautiful march led by Mrs. r. c..
Camp dancing with Mr.. Leslie An.
derson. Mrs. Camp wore very ex-
quisite Turkish costume in shades of
the palest pinks and blues elaborate
ly beaded, and her sash was of tur-
quoise blue and her headdress a gor-
geous arrangement of turquoise
blue feathers and silver lace.
Mr. Anderson was very handsome in
a Sir Walter Raleigh costume.
The music for this ball was fur
nished by the famous University of
Florida "jazz" band, and the music
from standpoint of pep, noise and
hilarity, was all that could have been
wished for.
There were large number of spec
tators in attendance to witness this
beautiful ball and it was in every
way a very brilliant social event.
Fruit punch was served all during
the evening to the tired and thirsty
dancers and also to the spectators.
There were girls masquerading as
men and men masquesading as girls
and let not your reporter forget to
say that all of the costumes from
clowns rags" to Psyche's robes
were intensely charming.
A large number of visiting boys
from the University of Florida and
a number of visiting girls added to
the charm and the festiveness of this
happy evening.
1t is impossible to note all of the
costumes as there were so many at
tractive ones there but among those
especially noted by the reporter were
the following:
Mrs. /. F. Bennett was Queen of
the Night wearing handsome
black gown, a black feather head
dress and carrying black feather
fan.
Mrs. H. l. Thompson was 'Bo,
Peep" her costume being of white
satin ornamented with a number of
lambs gambolling around the skirt
and over her bodice. She wore a
big black hat and carried a crook.
Mrs. Kirby was very cute as a
farm hand in blue jeans, blue striped
shirt and farmers straw hat
Mr.. w. M. Palmer wore a very
handsome suit of white satin trim
med in black satin, made in the
style of mans ballet russo cos
tune.
Messrs. James Taylor, George Loo
ney, Albert Harriss and a number of
others went as clowns.
Miss Lois Livingston was pretty
Fluffy Ruffles."
Mrs. Leverett Futch was an at
tractive flower girl and Mrs. C. R.
Tydings, Jr, was a Colonial girl, as
was also Miss Helen Jones.
Miss Callie Gissendaner as Pier
ette was adorable and Miss Lucille
Gissendaner made a very attractive
Folly"
Miss Elizabeth Hooker was hand
some gypsy girl and Miss Grace Pal
mer and Mrs F. r. Hooker were be-
witchnig Spanish dancers.
Miss Sidney Perry was very sweet
as an old fashioned girl and Miss
marguerite Edwards went to the bali
as farmer girl, wearing a gingham
suit and gingham suhbonnet: Miss
IsMamie Sheppard was a Scotch lassie
and there were any number of other
pretty girls wearing very beautiful
evening gowns.
Miss Louise Spencer was a ballet
girl, dressed in white tulle and her
sister, Miss Loureen Spencer was
tambourine girl.
Miss Alice Bullock, Miss Mabel
Meffert and Miss Elizabeth Davis
g@ere clown girls.