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Show Society MASQUERADE PARTY. Halloween wab gaily celebiatcd at tile homo of Mr and Mrs F. L Ken-yon, Ken-yon, 115 Twenty-slth street, last evening when their daughter, Misc. Grace Kenyon entertained at r. masquo Hallowe en part) The room were typical Hallowe'en scenes Ir. the parlor festoons of black and or ange, through which black witches with their bronms Eeemed flitting formed a canopy, the lights wen turned low and the glow from the logs in the fireplace cast rnjs of light into th$ deep shadowy of the r"oom. In the dining room a canopy of black mot in graceful festoons nt tin chandelier oer tho dining table nnd witches, black cats and bats ndded to the decorative plan A large jack -o' -lantern on a black base form ed the centerpiece, over which was suspended the -wheel or fortune, irom which narrow streameis of brown ribbon, rib-bon, with an unlquo fortune at their ends, extended to each plate. Hand-painted Hand-painted place cards with Hallowe'en design and dainty pohl birder ind menu folder, also in deep shaded blown pastel 'painting, the black cat and the bat Leing conspicuous in the upper left hand corner, and a brown ribbon bow of harmonizing shade fastening fas-tening the leaflets together, marked the place of each guest These were given as a souenlr to each on departing de-parting Tin pumpkins, each containing contain-ing a small candle, were placed at eacn plate and black witches encircled tho snowy damask cloth. Vases of white afters in which witches were cuu ninglj hidden, completed the table decoiations. In the broad doorway a poitlere of red apples suspended by narrow bro-wn ribbons was a pretty conceiL The costumes were varied and some of them afforded much amusement Devils, witches, Indians, clowns,, tramps, gypsies, "Uncle Sam." Happ Hooligan, Topsy and the Eowoiy tough mingled In gav familiarity with the j old-fashioned dame, the Colonial dame . the girl in the diiectotro gown, the j dainlj maids and the jolly cook Bluebeard's vault, the drawing of ' a future husband by the girls lower- J Ing long Hne3 of nanow ribbons from j the upper balconj to the deep, black shadows below and a vaiiety of time-honored Hallowe'en diversions, I including tho dance b. the firelight,! were followed by the following menu Hobgoblin salad, talismans, fairv j wand, sorcerer's surprise, nerve tonic, ton-ic, pigeon wings, capeis spinster ', thimbles, brownies, elixir vita witch-' es broom, fortune cups, moonshlno a 1 la perte, owl s nest and ghost glim- 1 mer. The reading of tho fortunes pre ceded the serving of dessert I Ttvo ghostesses appeared during thp evening from out the darkness of tall shade trees and were admitted to the ' festivities by the little maids, Florence Flor-ence Paine and Florence Browning. who received the guests of the ven Ing with demure grace. The ghost-esses ghost-esses made a brief visit and left as silently as they came, leaving the merry party to conjecture as to their identity. Prizes for the most unique and well carrlqd-out ccstumse wore awarded to Topsy and the tramp, Miss Irene Paine and Frank Davis being the originals- of these two laughter-convulsing characters. Thr gi,nsts were: Irene Paine. Norma White, Norn White,. Mrs. Mabel Davis. I oulse Scud-der, Scud-der, George Biidenbecker, Helen Mack, Mnry Farrell, Mario Sanford. Mrs. Florence Williams, Jessie Tike. Mr and Mrs. Harry Purdy, Ethel Thomas, Herman Purdy, Minnie Albert, Frank Davis, John Davis, Leona Paine. Harry Har-ry Greenwell, Parley Farrell. Arthur Nelson, Archie Williams Clarence Douglas, Tom Matthews. Lester Fly-gare Fly-gare of Ogden. and Minnie Heller, May Pike, Hattle Long, Myra Long and Clyde Thompson of "Salt Lake, and the little maids Florence Paine and Florence Browning. |