Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 October 1883 — The Rink masquerade. [ARTICLE]

The Rink masquerade.

The masquerade at the skating rink, last Saturday evening a most gratifying success. There wore more than 250 spectator, and 50 skaters present. Most of the skaters were maskod. Among the many characters and costumes presented, the following were ome of the most noteworthy, on account of either novelty or beauty: Mis s Jessie Bartoo, in the character of Min. nehaha, the Indian maiden, was a complete sueeess. Miss Anna Sigler represented 14 Night” in appropriate costnme. Miss Briltie Hyland was a perfe.ct Red Riding Hood, Miss Adda Hopkins was a gypsy, and Misses Floy Powell and Maud "Spitler old ladies. D. J. Thompson was a pig-tailed China hi an, a royal mandarin of the white button. Yal Seib done Oscar Wilde, to perfection. Fred Phillips was a typical Texas cowboy. Gale Chile©!" a down-east Yankee. F, B. Meyer a Mother Hubbard. Johnny Green a Turk, and Bayard Clark a Dude. There were probably other characters nearly or quite as successful as any of these but they escaped cur notice.