They got up a masquerade , and had a gay time New Year's Eve. Yet what assurance have we, said the prince, that this is not some varlet masquerading in his master's harness, or some caitiff knight, the very touch of whose lance might bring infamy upon an honorable gentleman? He tried to make us act plays and to enter into masquerades , in which the characters were drawn from the heroes of Roncesvalles, of the Round Table of King Arthur, and the chivalrous train who shed their blood to redeem the holy sepulchre from the hands of the infidels.
This little bit of byplay excited Annie's curiosity, but Meg was too tired for gossip and went to bed, feeling as if she had been to a masquerade and hadn't enjoyed herself as much as she expected. As for me, I am an inveterate opponent of socialism just as I am an inveterate opponent of your own mongrel democracy that is nothing else than pseudo- socialism masquerading under a garb of words that will not stand the test of the dictionary. She had her doubts about it from the beginning, for her lively fancy and girlish romance felt as ill at ease in the new style as she would have done masquerading in the stiff and cumbrous costume of the last century.
Double-click any word on the page to look it up in the dictionary. Massasauga Rattler. An example of a masquerade is hiding the fact that you have two pets from your landlord. That masquerade of misrepresentation which invariably accompanied the political eloquence of Rome - Thomas de Quincey. An example of to masquerade is pretending to be a guest at a wedding you're crashing. In courtly balls and midnight masquerades - Alexander Pope.
I'm going to masquerade as the wikipede. What are you going to dress up as? He masqueraded as my friend until the truth finally came out. A freak took an ass in the head, and he goes into the woods, masquerading up and down in a lion's skin - Roger L'Estrange.
She dyed her hair pink to masquerade her grey strands. He wanted to masquerade his feelings for the woman. She told everyone she was out of town during the week to masquerade that she was unemployed. They all removed their masks at midnight, so the dance was no longer a masquerade party. All rights reserved. This celebration is associated with the Roman Catholic traditions and their pre-lentin festival, that of the Mardi Gras. Though it is noted historically that the Mardi Gras in New Orleans started in , it wasn't a party for everyone.
By the time came around, it was put into law that African Americans were not permitted to participate. They could not attend the Mardi Gras Balls.
Up until , only the social elite, the upper crust of white society could attend the wild parties and celebrations of costume fantasy. This ball was given by the notorious Truman Capote. Only the chosen were invited to his affair. You had to come with a mask and the chosen ladies of the event had to also carry a fan with their costume. Capote hosted his lavish ball on November 28, It didn't matter how rich or famous you were, because Capote was in charge of his guest list.
If he didn't want you there, you didn't get an invitation. On March 26, , another extravagant party took place called the Vanderbilt Masquerade.
This event was hosted by the multi-millionaire Alva Vanderbilt. Last but not least is the Masquerade of This is also known as the "ball of burning men," because during the festivities of crazy costumes of wax and hair that the male figures wore; a fire broke out and several male attendees were set on fire by accident. Those caught up in the flames included the lords and the king himself. Mardi gras Masquerade Ball. Carlos Beistegui Ball of the Century.
Flowers for a Party.
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