Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1921-09-30
P0MFRET DANCES
AT THE BOOK BAL"
Craystoke Is Scene OF Gala
Social Affair Held Last
Saturday Evening
Many Beautiful Costumes.-Prize
Goes To Hostess

Pomfret, last Saturday evening. re.
gained something Of its old time gay.
ETY. when "Greystoke," one Of the
larger summer residences on The
Street and formerly the old home Of
the Pomfret Club, was opened for A
Book Ball" given for the benefit Of
the Pomfret Library. About 100
guests were present, including most
Of the summer residents and many
out of town people who were visitors
over the weekend.
The guests had been requested to
come in costumes representing popu-
lar books, and while a minority CON
tented themselves with wearing eve
ming dress with some slight insignia
indicating the name of book or play.
the majority Of the guests were in full
costume.
On entering, the guests were re-
ceived by Miss Harvey, who loaned
the house for the occasion. costumed
as Queen Victoria as a widow, Mrs.
Freedles as the Queen at the time Of
her coronation, Mrs de Florez as the
Queen as a young girl. Charles Swain
as the faithful gillie, John Brown.
Lawrence Perkins as Lord Mel
bourne" and j. j. Whitehead. Jr.. as
"Disraeli,' the group comprising the
committee that arranged the ball, and
eostumed after characters in Stra-
ehey's Queen Victoria" and Emil
nent Victorians"
When all of the guests had assem-
BLEED there was march through the
various rooms, giving the spectators
an opportunity 70 see all of the vari-
Gus costumes. The prize for the best
costume was awarded TO Miss Harvey
by Robert Hillyer.
Music was furnished by Wietstein's
orchestra. and supper was served at
II o'clock.
Among the costumes which attract
ed comment were thoss worn by
CORTLAND Hoppin, who as Queen
Victoria in her old age. was quite as
remarkable as any seen; Russell Per
kins and Arthur Lapsley, a. The
Sheik": Robert Hillyer. as Guy Man
nering" Mrs. Lapsley, as Russia In
the Shadows; Mrs. Nieks, as Polly
Of the Circus: Mrs. Lorillard, as
Mrs. Wigs of the Cabbage Patch ;
the Misses Holt, Miss Rotival
and Miss Frances Elliott, as Little
Women; Charles Saurens of Cam
bridge and Thornton Delehanty Of
New York, as Crime and Punish
ment": Miss Boult, as "Hypatia ;
Miss Whyland, as The Bat; LUZ de
Florez. as Spanish Gold; Miss Ber-
tina Stevens, as "A Tale Of Two Cit
les; Mrs. Overlook, as THE Rosary +;
Miss Lowell, as wild Animals | Have
known; Mrs. Leonard Swain, as
Aida: John 7. Grosvenor, as THE
Last Of the Mohicans"; Mrs. John r.
Fell. as Rallies" Miss Barbara
Weaver. as Woman Triumphant ;
Mrs. Joseph Hoppin, as "Carmen" ;
DR. J. c. Hoppin, as IAN Attic Sol
der: Mr.. Lorillard. as The Light
ming Conductor Mr. Chase, as ''Sev-
en- KEYS to Baldpate"; Mrs. Richard
son. as a Bow Of Orange Ribbon ;
Miss Thompson. as Nurse Marjorie" ;
Mrs. John Grosvenor. as "A Red Cross
Nurse: Hamilton Holt, as Way
Down East; Mr.. Palmer, as "A Tale
of Two Cities; Mrs. Sheppard, as
"The Strawberry Handkerchief
Miss Mathewson, as THE Woman in
White; Miss Noyes. as The Green
Mantle: Miss Elizabeth Bigelow, as
San Old Fashioned Giri; Mr.. and
Mrs. Bigelow. as "The Captives"
Mrs. Whyland, as "The Princess of
Thule; W. C. van der Lam, as
tsYoung's Nightthoughts"; Mrs. van
der Lam, as 1.-The Speetator" Mr..
Campbell. as "Midshipman Easy ;
and Mrs Campbell. as Madame But
teray"; Mr.. Benson, as Huckleberry
Finn" and Mrs. Benson, as The DARK
Flower"