Birmingham Notes

Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 13, 30 July 1891, Page 2

Birmingham Notes

[our own correspondent.! A plain — most plain — and fancy dress ball was held in the Town Hall at Birmingham on. Friday night. The building was very tastefully decorated for the occasion. The dance was a very enjoyable one, but there was not much fancy dress about it, and the fancy costumes worn by the ladies were far from original. • The gentlemen, too, should come m for a little rub — they should, on an occasion of this kind, appear in a costume represent ing some character or epoch— or in eveniug dress. The fancy dress, would, of co! r<e, be preferable, but the latter would at least have the merit of originality, as far as Birmingham is concerned. However, as I mentioned before, the hall went off very well indeed. About 25 couples " tripped it merrily " until the break of day. The musicians. Messrs Curreen and W. E. Oossey, gave every satisfaction, m fact the excellence of the music was generally remarked. The refreshments were first -class, the arrangements reflect ing credit on the committee. The fancy costumes worn were:— Mrs Whishaw, " Night," Miss London, " 17th Century," Miss Bell, " Nancy Lee," Miss Richardson, " Queen of Hearts," Miss Whishaw, " Flower Girl," Miss Bromley, " Good Luck," Miss M. Richardson, " Good Luck," Mr H. S. Munro, " Sailor," Mr Bell, " Naval Officer," Mr J. London, " Cricketer," Mr W. Beard, " What you j Please. The night was very fine, and about five o'clock in tha morning the as setnblage dispersed well satisfied with the night's enjoyment. [Owing to some inexplicable cause the above only reached us on Tuesday afternoon.— Ed. F.S.] .