San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-22

Tuesday morning from her home in
Paducah. Ky, TO be the guest of
Miss Ada Maverick for the Carnival
season. Miss -Covihgton has many
! friends in San Antonio having spent
| the summer with Miss Ruth West
and Miss Maverick several years ago.
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Mrs. Chase Holland and son. Chase
Jr.. and daughter. Barbara. of San
Angelo will arrive Wednesday morn
ing to spend Fiesta week with Mrs.
Hollands parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ,Guy
Mcfarland.
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Miss Elsie Scott spent Sunday in
Beevillc as the guest of Miss Alice
Ballard.
Mrs. A. /. Wright has as her
guests. Mrs. ]. X. Scott of Corpus
Christi and her daughter, Mrs. W. +.
Pope also of Corpus. Mrs. Scott
and Mrs. Popc will remain in San
Antonio about ten days.
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Miss Onaina Young of Fort Worth.
is the guest of her brother, Duvall
Young Jr., for thu Carnival week.
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Mrs. John Schenck>is the guest of
Mrs. Rex Cozby for the Fiesta.
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Miss Noelie Mstrot and Miss Cora
MAY Young of Galveston are visiting
their aunt, Mrs. Z. II. Moore on Rus
sell Place.
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One Of the most b: liant events of
the year opened Carnival week. Mon
day evening. at the Gunter Hotel, the
Bcxar County Pioneer Association
gave tner annual bali 1t was the
usual success that these balls are
every year. &Young and old Joined
in the dance. In the ballroom
flags decorated the walls. Huge
crowds thronged in and out, watching
the old time dances. Quaint costumes
with full skirts, tiny nosegays, pow
dercd hair, and coquettish fans, gave
the ballroom color. Supper was
served in the grill. Trays of sand
witches, punch, salad and cold meats
were on the tables. Upstairs on the
roof the young people danced and the
SUIT was NtIN tudl DN-
low in the ballroom where the older
people stepped the stately measures.
with stiff quaint curtsies or Joined in
the Virginia reel with a clapping of
hands and quick gay steps.
Charles r. Tips as King Antonio.
was presented at the ball in his royal
robes of white satin with powdered
wig knee breeches and crown. Frank
III. Bushick, with Col. Beaumont r.
Buck, was master of ceremonies and
announced the dances.
Among the prominent pioneers in
old-fashioned dress were Mrs. r. l..
Dinwiddie who wore n frock of laven-
der tulle made with TERED skirt, and
lace bertha. She cIfried a colonial
bouquet. Mrs. Rena Maverick Green
was gowned in a quaint frock of white
lowered in blue. She wore blue roses
in her hair. Mrs. F.. J. Larkin wore
a blue tulle frocks. Mrs. T. f. George
was gowned in lavender. Mrs. George
Wurzbach. chairman Of the ball. was
gowned in blue tulle. Mrs. Albert |
Maverick was gowned in black with |
a becoming collar of soft white tulle. |
Miss Eleanor Ondeidonk was n charm
i1g figure in her grandmother's gown
Ct finest white linen with a bertha of |
rare lace. She carried fan with a |
tiny mirror in it that her grandmother |
had taken to the Jenny Lind concert. |
Her hair was arranged in quaint style |
with an old-fashioned comb. A large |
pin, also an heirloom, held the bertha |
in place.
Then there were other pioneers pres
ent who did not wear colonial costume. |
Mrs. Frank Bushick was gowned in |
black georgette over satin beaded in |
jet. Mrs. Aida Prescott wore green |
lace brocaded in silver over green satin.
Mrs. Winchester Kelso wore a lingerie
frock of cream color trimmed in filet
lace. Mrs. Henry Drought wore a
black lace frock over gold cloth. Mrs.
Sarah King wore black lace. Mrs.
Fred Hornaday wore black georgette
F,sGIed in green. Mrs. John Bulls
wore black lace o;er silver. Mrs. l.. !
b. Clegg in white lace. Mrs. NJ. NJ.
Mooney wore black georgette embroid-
cred in steele beads. Mrs. Matte
Murray wore frock of Law
ender georgette beaded in pastel |
ShaGcs. Mrs. F.. w. lyman was
gowned in n model of black. Miss
Kathryn lyman wore a blue chiffon |
froo'. Miss MAJ CT Johnson wore
rrchid chiffon trimmed in French |
flowers. Miss Mildred johnson was
rowHed in apricot taffeta. Mrs.
George Eichliiz woIc gown of gold |
heavily beaded. A god band bound |
her hair