The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-01
Beaux Arts Ball Brings Out Many Odd Creations

The trend of fashion varied to the fullest degree last evening when the Civic Theater sponsored It's annual Beaux Arts ball ct the Hotel Elton. Costumes including aviHtors, hill billies, skeletons, Al- pine guides and even angels were intefmingled with guests in evening attire forming @ colorful group against the background of blue and silver which predominated through out the entire first floor of the hotel.
 Originally the idea of the ball was to have been futuristic with guests dressing as their descendants might have but the imagination would have had to be stretched a bit too far for most in attendance with the result that on unusual collection of costumes were in or- der for the evening. t
 Mrs. c. Milton Allerton, Mrs. c. Butler Sherwell, Mrs. Ackley Shove and Dr. Joseph Hetzel acted as Judges for the grand march and awarded Q prize for the funniest group to the group of four hill billies who were attired in torn shirts and ragged trousers and car- ried guns and e jug of "Shine" to complete the details and spending tho evening barefooted. MT. and Mrs. Richard w. Goss, cloverly at- tired in skeleton outfits were awarded the prize for the funniest dressed man and woman. The prizo for tho most original man was awarded to pr. Franklin Warren, wearing on original designed avia- tors costume with variations. MISS Lois Kilborn received the prize for the most original woman for her costume which was . black gown the front of which was covered with various labels and recipes and she wore q bright red wig. The award for the best looking woman went to Mrs. J. Freeman Coffey who was dressed in white crepe and for the best looking man to Henry Bur- yall.
 The ball was under the chair. fnanship of Mrs. John Brodie who conducted tho prize announcements and with MT. Brodio led the grand march.
 Among those in attendance were MT. and Mrs. John M. Brodie, both garbed as angels; MT. and Mrs. Richard ?. Puffer appearing in pink gingham play suits with yel- low wigs; Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Linn Hetzel, tho latter in Q Nor- wcgian costume; MT. and Mrs. Edward r. Carmody in striped flan- mel pajamas; Mir. and Mrs. J. War; ren Upson, the latter in turquoise satin; Miss Elizabeth Nuhn will her fiance, Charles E. Fulkerson, Miss Nuhn In 0 schoolgirl costume and MT. Fulkcrson as c sailor; Miss Betty Campbell with an ashes of roses matalasse tunic dress; MerWin c. Camp; Mir. and Mrs. Alan Curtis, Mrs. Curtis in black velvet with er- mine; Miss Nancy Buckingham in green ginghain rompers with Henry Burrall as afl Alpine guide; MT. and Mrs. E. Burnley Powell, Jr, Mrs. Powell in Q light greon knitted suit, and MT. Powell in white linen; MT. and Mrs. Richard Bayard, the latter in black chiffon with silver metal cloth; pr. and Mrs. John II. Foster, Mrs. Foster, Mrs. Poster in black velvet; Mrs. c. Butler Sherwell, In nquamarine faille; Daniel Marshall; waiter Wallace irl jockey costume.
 Edward sanderSor; Miss Eleanor Holmes with indigo and dubonnet chiffon trimmed in ruffles of cel- lophane in tho same shades; Wil- liam Blether; Miss Rita Haskin, lowered metal cloth; Wilby Ding. well; Miss Marion Rockwell, light blue crepe: Frank Phelat; MT. and Mrs. Lewis Behan, tho latter h white crepe; MT. and Mrs. Fran els Lawior, Mrs. Lawior wearing white satin; Miss Helen Miner, black crepq with c metal jacket; W. D. Pier5or in on afnbasgadors costume; Mss Virginia Herr in . green pa- jana costume with celiophane bows;