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If an ordinary dance or ball is enjoyable how much more so is a masquerade—that merry carnival in which identities are mysteriously hidden and all manner of pleasant pranks indulged in by the maskers, whose brilliant and variegated costumes transform the aspect of the thronging floor into a kaleidoscopic expanse of ever-changing beauty. The accompanying illustration depicts the sort of jolly scene to be encountered at a typical Chicago masquerade—a scene which, witnessed for the first time, is rarely forgotten until it is eclipsed perhaps, by another later and even more novel.

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Chicago by day and night
The Pleasure Seeker's Guide to the Paris of America
By Anonymous
Published in 1892
Available from gutenberg.org

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Wednesday 3 May 2023

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Century:19th, Entertainment, Place:Chicago, Place:Illinois, Women

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