The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1921-01-20
The Costume Party a Success
With Large Attendance, Excellent Music
and Pretty Gowns.

The costume party and dance given in
the Armory last Wednesday evening by
the Universalist League and under the
direction of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Brad
bury was one of the most enjoyable social
functions of the season and well at
tended by dancers and spectators.
The hall was bright and cheerful with
the use of flags galore and poinsettias ar
ranged in fans on the balcony railing and
in bud vases on the little tables reserved
for the dancers
The concert, by McKeen's orchestra,
with Charles F. Hammons, soloist, was
most enjoyable. Its selections was in
terspersed with a Spanish dance given
very gracefully by Miss Olive Morse in
costume and by an Irish jig, danced by
the following children in costume: Isabel
Coombs, Doris Collins, Emily Rackliff,
Julia Chalmers, Fern Linnekin, Bernard
and Eugene Hammons. Warren South
worth, Harry Foster and Thomas Parker.
The latter was repeated by request and
was one of the most attractive features
of Mrs. S. C. Pattee's ball. The children
responded to an encore.
The first costume dance was led by lit
tie Miss Eileen Fernald dressed as Colo
NAL gentleman and accompanied by little
Miss Henrietta Coombs as a lady of that
date, making miniature pictures of George
and Martha Washington. They received
many compliments for their costumes and
also for their grace as dancers. Fred G..
Spinney as floor director wore an anti
quarian suit and was accompanied by
Mrs. Spinney in old style silk dress, Pals
ley shawl, poke bonnet and tiny parasol
Others in costume were MIR and Mrs.
Fred T. Chase, the latter in Eastern even
ing dress of brown and green chiffon; Mr..
and Mrs. Basil r. Allen, the former as an
overgrown boy and the latter in fancy
Halloween gown. Mrs. Charles Brad
bury was charming as a bride of the CO.
dey age. Her costume of white muslin
over pale green chiffon was complete
even to the bouquet and dainty green and
white parasol. Mrs. Albert D. Mowrey
wore a very ancient dress, net under
sleeves, pantalettes and "calosh" bonnet
Mrs. S. C. Pattee was becomingly gown
ed in tn, style of French maid and
looked the character. Miss Anne M.
Kittredge made a cute child of ten in
short full skirt, pantalettes and long
curls and little hat Miss Margaret NJ.
Mitchell carried out the style of dainty
lady of long ago in brocaded velvet and
| dlmlnutlVe gray velvet hat. Mrs.
Florence C. Fernald wore a black and
brown stripped full skirt, black lace
shawl imported from Calcutta and had
her hair powdered most becomingly. She
also wore handsome comb. Mrs. Cecil
Clay was striking in handsome black
gown en- train and an immense black hat
with crown of red wings. Mrs. S. S. l.
Shute was dainty and picturesque in +;
minuet costume of red and white brocad,
velvet over white lace and wore a larg,
black and pink picture hat. Mrs. Arthu
w. Morse was very quaint in an old blacl
silk gown with flowing sleeves and small
but picturesque bonnet of that date
Mrs. E. M. Glidden was in striking bu
decidedly becoming high colored EASTER
costume. Mrs. Elijah Ritchie was at
tractive in a quaint brown silk dress ant