FANCY DEESS BALL.

Observer, Volume 7, Issue 345, 18 July 1885, Page 10

FANCY DRESS BALL.

A fancy dress ball took place at the residence of Chief Judge J. E. Macdonald Epsom, on Friday evening* last, to celebrate the coming of age of Miss Macdonald. The affair was a brilliant success. The rooms were beautifully^ decorated with arum lilies and evergreens, and the assembly was a large and fashionable one. The following is a list of the principal costumes: — Miss Barstow, Queen of the Carnival; Miss A. Barstow, Street Musician ; Miss Batger, Mght ; Miss Bruce, Music ; Miss J. Bruce, "The Evening Bell" (This dress was very distinctive, representing the Evening Bell journal: the novelty of the idea and the tasteful and appropriate way in which it was carried out attracted very general admiration.); Miss Callender, 80-peep ; Miss Colbeck, Peasant Girl; Miss Corbett, Red Cross Nurse ; Miss Dudley, Spring ; Miss Fenton, Madam Favar; Miss Firth, Grace Darling; Miss E. Firth, Gordon Football Club; Mrs Ford, Olivia Primrose ; Miss Gillies, Monte Carlo ; Miss Gordon, Tambourine Girl ; Miss J. Gordon, Fisher Girl : Miss Green, ' Not Very Long Ago '; Miss Earner, Nurse ; ' Miss Hayward, Milkmaid ; Miss Hill, Hornet ; Miss Lusk, Snow ; Miss M. Lusk, Night ; Mrs J. E. Macdonald, Needles and Pins; Miss Macdonald, 'Mary, Quite Contrary ! ; Mrs Morison, Mother Hubbard ; Miss Moss, Japanese Lady ; Miss Newby, Lady Teazle ; Miss Owen, Folly ; Miss K. Owen, Huntress ; Miss Puckey, The Time of Roses ; Miss C. Puckey, Little Girl ; Miss liook, evening dress ; Miss Roskruge, Pamella; ' Miss Hoy, Yivandiere ; Miss Stuart, evening dress ; Miss Suttie, evening dress ; Miss Yon der Hyde, Peasant Girl ; Miss C. Yon der Hyde, Portia; Miss E. Von der Hyde, Dawn ; Miss Wilkins, Kate Greenaway ; Miss VVood, Nurse. Mr Baker, Don Cassar de Bazan ; Mr Barton, Sailor ; Mr Beveridge, uniform Engineers ; Mr Bruce, Cavalier, Charles 11. ; Mr Burt, Jockey ; Mr Colbeck, Sambo ; Mr Corbet, Courtier, Henry VIII. ; Mr Dawson, Neapolitan Fisherboy ; Mr Fairburn, Bunthorne ; Mr Gutteridge, Mr Hardcastle ; Mr Ilaultain, uniform ;Mr Heather, Dresden China; Mr Hill, Bluebeard; Mr Holmes, Attache ; Mr Hull, Ensign Beverly ; Mr Knight, Barrister ; Mr Lusk, Barrister; Mr — Lusk. uniform; MrMacLean,. Policeman ; Mr Moss, Indian Tea Planter ; Mr Moeaka, Stock-driver ; Mr Otway, Julius Csesar; Mr C. Otway, Courtier, George II.; Mr Perston, Barrister; Mr Phillips, Attache ; Mr Peirce, Tennis Costume , Mr Pollen, Attache ; Mr Purchase, Veteran Officer ; Mr C. Purchase, Nigger Baby; Mr Ridings, Gentleman 18th Century ; Mr J . P. Ridings, . Albanian ; Mr Smith, uniform Artillery ; Mr Suttie, Charles 11. ; Mr Taylor, French Cook ; Mr Todd, Barrister ; Mr Tolhursfc, Turk ; Mr Wansbro, Austrian Life -Guardsman ; Mr Wilson, Stockdriver ; Mr Young, evening dress ; Mr Younghusband, Indian Tea Planter.