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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:—

[ILLUSTRATION] [Description: 628EAF. Page 062. In-line Illustration. Image of a woman peeping out from behind a mask.]

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!”