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NORTH SHORE BREEZE and Reminder 17 
THE gayest week of the season in Magnolia came to a 
climax last Saturday night at the Oceanside ball. 
With opening-opera-night splendor the foyer, the ver- 
andas and the big ball room revelled in the sumptuous 
gaiety of the assembling of famous voyageurs. Fashion 
began early in the day whipping groups together for din- 
ners in cottages and clubs and at the hotels, and merrily 
drove the throng along in big motors to arrive at the 
Oceanside doors at nine. Fashion began earlier than the 
day of the ball, however, for it was a Costume ball, an 
unusual form of amusement for the Oceanside. Many 
appeared in costume, though it was not a Costume bail 
in the strict sense of the term. Fully 1,000 people 
thronged the ball room and piazzas surrounding. Among 
those appearing in fancy costume were: Mrs. Dorothy 
Potter of Philadelphia, who wore one of the most artistic 
costumes noticed on the floor that evening. It was orien- 
tal in effect, with pink chiffon over nile green messaline 
trousers; around the waist was a nile green sash, and 
she wore a lovely rose colored veil; her jewelry was a 
rope of pearls. Miss Alice Richard of New York wore 
a beautful minarette costume, with~scant white satin 
trousers, over which was a tunic of black shadow lace, the 
bottom trimmed with a row of pearls. She had a Turkish 
jacket of white brocaded satin, with little gold flounce 
and girdle of cloth of gold, and with elaborate head dress. 
Her sister, Miss Elvine Richard, was dressed like her, 
with the exception that her tunic was blue. Miss Helen 
Johnson was dressed as a little three-year old girl. Ken- 
neth Seggerman wore a white Pierrot costume, with black 
spots. Miss M. Gamage of Pawling, N. Y., was dressed 
as a little Dutch girl, with her hair in bangs, with real 
Dutch cap and with real Dutch Nell blue duck trousers. 
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R. R. Deiter of Baltimore was in a black Pierrot costume. 
Miss Marion F. Howard of St. Louis was dressed as a 
French maid. Miss Madelein White wore a powder puff 
costuire, of pink satin, trimmed with white swansdown, 
She carried a little hand mirror and a powder puff. 
Mrs. McElveen of Denver and her sister, Miss Virginia 
Case, were dressed alike, as French students in black 
velvet coats and trousers, big white collars and black vel- 
vet student’s caps. Mrs. J. W. Lee, Jr., was dressed as a 
little three-year old girl, with pretty little checked dress, 
pink socks, and hair in curls on her shoulders, one side 
being tied up with a big pink bow. Mrs. W. S. Roberts 
of New York was in powder puff costume of white messa- 
line, trimmed with swansdown, and with cap of white 
messaline trimmed with swansdown. Mrs. Hall, Persian 
costume. J. W. Lee, Jr., chef. Miss Ethel Morse, prun- 
ella costume,—white tulle skirt with silver spangles and 
with white satin bodice embroidered in silver, and a 
head dress of silver spangles. Miss Morse was one of 
the best dressed of the party. Mr. Honeyman was in 
black Pieirrot with white spots. Miss Rhoda Higgins, 4s 
French maid. Miss Brainard, watteau dress. The Burke 
boys as sailors. Spencer Kennard in Spanish costume. 
Miss. G. Solari of New York wore one of the most typical 
Turkish costumes of the many seen. Miss Caroline Mer- 
rall. modern Turkish costume. Roger Hill, Hindu cos- 
tume. Miss Dieter of Baltimore, improvised oriental 
costume. Wendell Anderson, Spirit of 1776. Miss Cath- 
erine Appleton of Buffalo, pale blue satin costume. Miss 
Brush of New York, Dolly Vardon dress, quaint in style, 
with little old-fashioned satin shoes. Miss Ryckman, 
real Turkish costume. Ted Robinson, Spanish bull fighter. 
To give a further list of those who were there would be 
to print the entire Oceanside register and then select a 
generous list of names from the North Shore directory. 
Everybody was there and all joined in making the ball 
the grandest and most brilliant of the many delightiful 
events at the hotel this summer. The ball was held in 
the big dining room. At intermission refreshments were 
served. The big room was festooned in bunting. 
Ovington’s 
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