Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Students would pay no fee if they came in the nude, half price for wearing a lascivious costume, and full price for remaining in "street clothes". It was held irregularly between 1970 and 1984 and was cancelled by school president Hanna Holborn Gray after that year's ball sent numerous students to the emergency room and provoked negative ...
A masquerade ball (or bal masqué) is a special kind of formal ball which many participants attend in costume wearing masks. (Compare the word "masque"—a formal written and sung court pageant.) Less formal "costume parties" may be a descendant of this tradition. A masquerade ball usually encompasses music and dancing.
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us; Pages for logged out editors learn more
Roberto Coin, who turned 80 this year, shared his passion for Venice with friends at an extravagant masquerade ball in a historic palazzo on Venice’s Grand Canal.
Events like the Nashville ball make it possible to connect in real life, says self-publishing debut author Ivy M. Young, 33, from southern Illinois. She drove 3.5 hours to Nashville to attend the ...
A masquerade ceremony (or masked rite, festival, procession or dance) is a cultural or religious event involving the wearing of masks. The practice has been seen throughout history from the prehistoric era to present day. They have a variety of themes. Their meanings can range from anything including life, death, and fertility.
It was a full family affair as the 20-year-old stepped into society joined by her famous parents and ... Le Bal des Débutantes is a modernized take on the 18th century debutante ball tradition ...
A costume party (American English) or fancy dress party (other varieties of English) is a type of party, common in contemporary Anglo culture, in which many of the guests are dressed in costume, usually depicting a fictional or stock character, or historical figure.