THE FIRST MASQUERADE. Saratoga in 1901 | ||
THE FIRST MASQUERADE.
The first masquerade at Congress Hall came off last evening.
The room committee wore rich and costly dresses, and names were
printed on the card as follows:—
62
Each gentleman carried out his character during the evening:
The Bull Fighter | F. H. Lord. |
Earl of Leicester | Dr. Fred. A. Anderson. |
Fra Diavolo | C. Anderson. |
Henry IV | R. H Southgate. |
Charles II | W. B. Gage |
Highland Gentleman | E. H. Stevens. |
Francis I | Melville D. Landon. |
Spanish Cavalier | W. B. Wilshire. |
Louis XIV | Henry W. Raymond. |
Prince Hal | E. H. Rogers, Jr. |
His Satanic Majesty | James Aveille. |
French Guard | James Prendergast. |
A gentleman from Philadelphia took the part of Satan at the
bal masqué. A High Church Quaker lady, at the Clarendon,
says “he did it devilish well!” While Mr. Saxe says he “looked
like the Devil!”
THE FIRST MASQUERADE. Saratoga in 1901 | ||