VOL. XII, No. 12.
SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 20, 1909.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
GOLD DUST TWINS ARE IT
Carolina St. Valentine's Costume Party
Unique and Enjoyable.
Heading of Original Verses and Two
Very Special Contests are Fea
tures of the Evening-.
ILTIIOUGII arranged en
tirely on the spur of the
moment and calculated
merely as an informal ob
servance of the day for
the younger people in the
liotel, Monday night's "St. Valentine's
Costume party" at The Carolina, proved
one of the most unique and enjoyable af
fairs of the season. Seldom has a larger
company of onlookers been crowded into
the music hall and never has an evening
provided more in the way of fun and
laughter, one novelty after another fol
lowing from the opening number to the
close, not the least of which were the
antics of the famous "Gold Dust Twins'"
the reading of original Valentine
verses and two "very special" contests
-which were kept secret until the very
last minute.
The music hall was very effectively
and appropriately decorated with stream
ers of white and yellow bunting gar
landed about the hall and caught up
with bows of green; large crimson
hearts standing out clear and sharp on
the white panels between the woodwork
and graceful ivy festooned on the chan
deliers. High up above the center of
the floor hung a monster heart twined
writh ivy, four crimson streamers leading
to opposite corners of the hall, and
above the entrance door "two hearts
that beat as one" suggested not alone a
welcome, but the spirit of the occasion.
In one corner of the room was a large
archery target made of a trio of red,
green and white hearts, the general
effect was further carried out by the
small hearts containing verses which the
dancers wore.
Long before the hour set for the grand
march at 9.15 the music hall was packed,
in fact many had gathered there to se
cure the best seats long before the lights
were turned on, and row after row of
chairs were brought in to accommodate
the crowd until the floor space was so
limited for dancing as to make it utterly
impossible to provide seats for nearly
two hundred people who packed the cor
ridor, and many of whom stood until in
termission.
At 9.30 came the signal to the orches
tra which brought forth a round of ap
plause from the onlookers and shortly
after the admirers of the patron saint
appeared, almost everything in the line
from the five cent "comic" which the
office boy sends anonymously to his em
ployer, to the ten dollar "special" which
the country lad brings in person to his
sweetheart, Round the hall the group
circled 'mid laughter and applause, the
march ending in a Paul Jones twostep,
several dances and the reading of verses
following before unmasking.
THE COSTUMES.
Unquestionably the cynosure of all
eyes were Mr. II. E. Foster of New
York, and Mr. Paul E. Gardner of Chi
cago, as the famous "Gold Dust Twins",
so true to life that it seemed as if they
must have just stepped out from one of
the colored advertisements of the Fair
bank company so extremely ludicrous
that to look at them was to burst forth
into roars of laughter so cleverly they
impersonated a difficult part with finish,
grace and delicacy. The costumes which
ing dress with black domino masks
among them Mr. John.E. Porter, of
Pittsburg, Mr. S. A. Rauh of Cincinnati,
Dr. Myron W. Marr of Dorchester and
others.
Among the women the costumes worn
by Miss Priscilla Beal of Uniontown and
Miss Lucy K. Priest of Boston, were
easily the leaders. Miss Beall made a
bewitching "Diana" in a wood nymph
gown of emerald green and vermillion,
her flowing hair garlanded, and a bow at
her side.
Miss Priest was very winsome as a
"Cowboy" girl in khaki skirt, white
waist, bright neckerchief, broad brim
med sombrero, pistol, holster, cartridge
belt, riding boots and clinking spurs.
Mrs. Allan E. Lard of Washington,
and Mrs. I. C. Hates Dana of Great Bar
rington, were irresistibly demure as
"Nuns," all in black and Mrs. Robert E.
Stone of Boston, made an inimitable
"Topsy," a gunny sack her gown and
her hair done up in tiny braids and tied
with bright ribbons.
Mrs. II. St. John Smith of Portland,
OME as usual, come at nine,
Please come dressed as a Valentine;
Bring a verse so we may see,
i.
What Valentine you wish to be !
THE INVITATION.
helped to produce the strange appari
tions, included black tights over which
were worn yellow tarletan ballet skirts,
yellow garters and neck scarf s,a stocking
drawn over the head in which eyes
were cut, the finishing touch to an im
personation which was absolute perfec
tion. In striking contrast with them were
Edward Beall of Uniontown and Ralph
Gardner of Chicago, immaculate as
"chefs", all in white. Mr. Joseph Upton
of Philadelphia, made a jolly "Dutch
Boy" in white knee breeches, blouse
waist and farmers' hat tied with red rib
bon and Mr. Robert E. Stone of Boston,
an excellent caricature of the typical
"Hayseed."
Mr. J. V. Hard of Pittsburg, was ex
quisitely gotten up as "Little Boy Blue"
in a boy's suit of blue satin with white
stockings and sailor hat.
Mr. Edgar B. Anderson of New York,
was a "Bell Boy," Mr. J. V. Eadway of
New York, an ''Old Woman" and there
were the usual "Masqueraders" in even-
wore an elaborate costume representing
"The Moon" and Mrs. G. II. Converse of
Boston, was the "Queen of Hearts" in a
similar conception.
Miss Sarah Mercur of Philadelphia
was charming in a gown of white orna
mented with crimson hearts, Mrs. Her
bert L. Jillson of Worcester, made a
quaint "Pilgrim Maiden" and the cos
tumes worn by Miss Sebra House of
Troy, Mrs. S. A. Rauh of Cincinnati, and
Miss Barber of New York, were all clev
erly carried out.
Prizes were awarded for the best cos
tumes, the decision being left to a com
mittee including Mrs. Leonard Tufts,
Mrs. Fink, Mrs. Southgate, Mrs. Hood
and Mr. Raymond, and the vote for the
"Gold Dust Twins" for the men's prize,
was simultaneous and unanimous. More
difficulty, however, was experienced in
awarding the women's 'prizes, a - tie re
sulting in favor of Miss Beall ; and Miss
Priest, which the former won on a toss,
the winners called forward and the
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RECORD BREAKING FIELD
One Hundred and Sixty-seven Enter
for St. Valentine's Tourney.
Walter J. Travis and C. T. IBecker
Fl-li it Out in Final Hounds
llefore II ig Crowd.
XACTLY one hundred
and sixty-seven players
entered for the fifth an
nual St. Valentine's golf
tournament, preci s e 1 y
one hundred and fifty-
one attested cards being turned in for
the qualification round ; a record which
has never been equaled in the history of
golf in this country. Thoughout play
was exceptionally fast due to the com
pact manner in which the field was
bunched, and big sets of ties marked the
close of each division, but twenty strokes
intervening between the last to qualify
in the first division and the final or
seventh division, thirty-nine players
making up the list of the "also rans."
Saturday's final round for the Presi
dent's or first division trophy, was fol
lowed by a gallery of over three hundred
people, Walter J. Travis of Garden City,
winning from C. L. Becker of Woodland,
in a contest which was uncertain in its
outcome until Mr. Travis evened the
score on the thirteenth green. Mr.
Becker started out by winning the first
hole, the second being halved and Mr.
Travis taking the third. Tv?& "pairs of
fives resulted on the fourth and fifth,
Mr. Becker gaining the lead "again on the
sixth, with a fast three, but losing it on
the next green, with a bad seven, an
other three on the eighth, giving him a
lead which Mr. Travis overcame on the
ninth, with a par three, starting home
all even.
The tenth, however, was 5 1 in favor
of Mr. Becker, and the crowd began to
feel the tension; pairs of fives and fours
on the eleventh and twelfth, setting con
version abuzz and pitching interest
high. On the thirteenth, however, luck
favored the former champion who just
escaped the trap, made the green and
went down in four, to five for Mr.
Becker, tying the score. A four, three
and four for Mr. Travis, to a five, four
and five for Mr. Becker, decided the
match on the sixteenth, three up and two
to play; the two remaining holes being
played in 4 4 and 4 5, the medal .play
scores forty-one out and thirty-seven in
for Mr. Travis, against forty-two out and
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