The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-03-08

utSl1ty niiicd Dditllt1 EdSld-
goula business man and son of
Mrs. Alfred Dantzler, Sr., and
the late Mr.. D~antzler, and Miss
Duvergne Watts OF Moss Point,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. L. A.
Watts. were crowned King and
Queen Joy TX at the annual Car
nival ball sponsored by the
Young Mems Business Club OF
Moss Point at the recreation
hall in Pascagoula Friday night.
The hall was gay with flut-
tering crepe paper streamers in
varied shades and the thrones for
the ruling couple we're mounted
on a purple draped dais occupy
the center of the stage in the
auditorium.
Although the names of the
members of the court had been
made public previously, the iden-
titles Of the king and queen were
not revealed until the king and
then the queen entered with at
PENDANTS to the music of the or
chestra.
Mr.. Dantzler was met in his
approach TO the throne by his
archduke, Earl r. Hammett of
Pascagoula, and King and Queen
Joy VIII, Or. r. G. EIey of Moss
Point and Miss Frances Leather
bury Of P~ascagoula, moved from
the throne which they occupied
prior to his arrival. Miss Watts
entered with her trainbearers,
Becky Bacot, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. e. H. Bacot of Pasca-
goula, and Margaret Thompson.
daughter of MIR. and Mrs. George
Albert Thompson of Moss Point.
The queen was dressed in a
gown Of white slipper satin and
net with fitted bodice and dou-
BILE peplum of the two materials
with sequin trimmed scollops
flaring over the full net skirt on
which satin bows had been APP
pliqued and outlined with the
sequins. A ruffle around the
neck was also trimmed with Sc
quins. Her mantle was of white
satin, lined with silver cloth and
studded with sequins and fell
from a de Medici collar edged
with sequins. A silver cloth
crown glittered with the sequins
and the scepter was covered with
the satin and tipped with rhine
stones.
Archduchess Meets Queen
She was met by her arch.
duchess, Mrs. Charles Armistead
of Moss Point who chose for her
gown white jersey and net en-
bellished with gold circle sequins
on the skirt. Mrs. Armistead wore
q shoulder corsage Of red roses.
Blue marqtiisette fashioned in
to a full skirted gown and high
lighter with gold sequins was
chosen by Mrs. Sydney Swan,
Pascagoula, a member of the
court. The shirred bodice was
finished with square neckline and
pulled sleeves and Mrs. Swan
wore blue mesh gloves and a.
shoulder corsage of pink carna-
tlons.
Mrs. Frank Nilsson of Moss
Point wore champagne net with
gold sequins forming a flower
design on the full skirt. Turquoise
blue gloves were used as a color
note and she wore blue forget
me-nots in her hair and a shout
der corsage of pink carnations.
Miss Katherine Rhodes of
Moss Point, as a member of the
queens retinue was attired in
pale pink net with puffed sleeves,
a sweetheart neck and ruffle
trimmed full skirt. A silver Sc
quin spray was caught in her
hair and her flowers were pink
carnations.
Miss Ruby Adams, Moss Point.
was dressed in aqua green mar
quisette and the ruffle which
outlined the hem of the full skirt
swept to a point high in the back
of the skirt. A square ruffled
yoke marked the neck line and
she wore pink carnations.
Duchesses Parade
A black velvet skirt with short
train and white waist trimmed
with bugle beads was worn by
Mrs. John r. Watts, Pascagoula,
and long black gloves, rhine
stone jewelry and a eorsage of
sweet peas and gypsophilia in
pastel shades finished the ces-
tune.
White jersey waist and black.
sequin trimmed, net skirt were
girdled with Chinese red in the
gown worn by Miss Jane Coul-
son of Moss Point. Miss Coulson
wore long black gloves and a
black sequin juliette cap and a
shoulder corsage of white carna-
lions.
A dress of heavy pink taffeta
was chosen by Miss Neva Cum
best of Moss Point and below
the fitted hodica fhp shirt flarad