bal masque
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He was perhaps the most visible guest at Truman Capote's lavish bal masque in Manhattan's Plaza Hotel in 1966, dancing for a while with a candelabrum, then tossing it around, quarterback style, with George Plimpton.
From Time Magazine Archive
At one London bal masque she wore toe rings of diamonds.
From Time Magazine Archive
Paul Jespersen was uncommonly elated when he read the invitation, which was written on a gilt-edged card, requesting the pleasure of Mr. Jespersen's company at a bal masque Tuesday, January 3d, in the Association Hall.
From Boyhood in Norway by Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen
The Belgians called it a bal masque, and putting them on bowed before one another and requested dances, and even flirted coyly with each other over their bits of white gauze.
From The Amazing Interlude by Mary Roberts Rinehart
There is a bal masque to-night at Monceaux; the regent will be there.
From The Regent's Daughter by Alexandre Dumas père
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