Sept. 3,.1915. 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE and Reminder 27 
NEW OCEAN HOUSE, Swampscott. The Costume 
Party at the New Ocean House last Saturday was 
by far the biggest social event of the season along this 
section of the North Shore. More than 500 guests were 
present and fully 100 daintily dressed and fantastically 
bespangled ladies and their partners participated in the 
grand march. ‘The pretty costumes of the equally pretty 
nisses and matrons combined in making the party a 
perfect picture of beauty and fantasy, a riot of gay 
colors. 
From foyer to ball-room entrance, all around the 
broad verandas of the hotel, guests of the hotel and their 
f-:ends from the cottage colony were lined up to witness 
the festivities long before the party started. The dining 
room of the New Ocean House, where the hundreds of 
guests assembled for the dinner before the ball, was 
gayly decorated with the national colors. Distributed 
about the tables were favors consisting of fancy caps for 
the gentlemen and paper turbans for their fair partners. 
Tn addition there were myriad whistles and rattles which 
young and old blew and twirled while pandenioniun 
reigned unchallenged. 
The guests en costume began to assemble in the tea 
room shortly after dinner, many of them well disguised 
behind their make-up of rouge and powder. Just before 
nine o’clock, the line of march started headed by Miss 
Helen M. Judd of Brookline and J. Jefferson Richards, 
the Back Bay dancing master. Miss Judd wore an at- 
tractive Turkish costume and Mr. Richards in tight fit- 
ting trousers and a short jacket represented ‘Vanity 
Fair.’ Behind this couple moved the others, some dress- 
ed as Indians, Follies, Chinamen, soldiers, admirals and 
what not. 
For the judges to select the winners was no easy 
task, but after an hour of careful consideration during 
which time the dancers were sent through the grand 
march twice, the first prize for the most artistic lady’s 
costume was awarded to Miss Helen Judd of Brookline. 
For her clever interpretation of a Turkish lady she was 
presented with a tea set of unique design. 
Second prize, silver deposit perfume bottles, for the 
most artistic costume, was given to Miss Jessie Davis ol 
St. Joseph, Mo: Miss Davis’ costume was particularly 
attractive, her presentation of a court jester in a clown 
suit of red with large black spots, a pointed cap of red 
surmounted with a black pom-pom winning deserved 
praise from the guests. 
For the most fantastic costume worn by a lady, the 
judges presented a pair of cut glass candle-sticks to Miss 
Gretchen Sandmeyer of Lincoln, Ill, Miss Sand~eyer 
wore a gown from the “Follies” representing a Goose 
Cirl, consisting of a tight fitting bodice of white satin 
New Ocean House, Swampscott 
and flaring pointed skirt on which were silhouettes in black 
of the geese that gave the character its name. From the 
peint of the skirt floated balloons of various hues and 
above the tiny cap of white sailed a trio of large balloons. 
Likewise three balloons -were attached to the young 
lady’s ankles. 
The first prize for the most artistic costune worn 
by a gentleman, a mahogany smoking set, was awarded 
to F. $. Deland of Swampscott as a troubabour. The 
second prize, a hand-wrought cigarette humidor, was 
given tc Hammond Craig, dressed in a purple and white 
jockey’s suit. 
FE. M. Fielding of Brookline was awarded the prize 
for the most comical costume worn by a gentleman, a 
moire leather wallet, Mr. Fielding was dressed and 
niade up as a negress. He was garbed in evening dress, 
with neck, shoulders and bare arms disclosing the copper 
colored skin with carriage and actions which made the 
representation complete. - The character was well por- 
trayed even in the minute details of a coral necklace and 
hand jewelry. 
After intermission those in costume were joined by 
scores of other dancers, all participating in the battle of 
confetti which started with the: awarding of the prizes 
and continued for several minutes. The judges were 
F, G. Carleton, James F>.Phelan and Harrison P. Bur- 
rill. 
Among the many in costume were the following: 
John Craig, School for Scandal; Miss Natilie Welden, 
orange and white pierrette; C. E. Galloupe, orange and 
white pterrot; Miss Dorothy Taylor, Nobody Home; Miss 
Bessie Livermore, black and white Pierrette; Miss Muriel 
Livermore, black and white Pierrette; Mrs. F. S. Deland, 
Italian peasant; Mrs. E. R. Grabow, Rosalind; W. G. 
Fairlight, Charlie Chaplin; C. E, Kennedy, green and 
white Harlequin; EF. Robinson, Mexican; H. W. Pillow, 
Queen of Sheba; John Craig, Jr., troubadour; Mrs. John 
Craig, Turkish costume; Justin Dempsey, Tommy Atkins ; 
Miss Ethel Dempsey, Dutch girl; Miss Hyslop, Indian 
eitl; Miss Marion Burke, ragged gypsy; Mrs. Norman 
DeForrest, oriental; Eugene W, Ong, sailor; Mrs. E. W. 
Ong, colonial; Dr. J. Herbert Moore, black Pierrot; P. 
K. Reynolds, Mexican; Dan H. Brown, sailor; Samuel 
T. Patterson, admiral; J. M. Fairbank, fire chief; Wal- 
ter McKim, Robin Hood; Gerald Dempsey, jockey; Mrs. 
k,. W. Diehl, Night; Miss Hortense Sandmeyer, Follies; 
Ernest W. Diehl, Pierrot; Miss Helen Whitmore, colo- 
nial; Miss Gloria Geisinger, Peter Pan; Miss Katherine 
Culver, colonial; Mrs. S, T. Patterson, Spanish senorita; 
Miss Doris Thompson, gypsy; Mr. Everett Black, white 
Pierrot; Miss Helen Moore, Evening. 
Among those entertaining at dinner before the ball 
