Creations Anonymous (creationsanon) wrote in musings, @ 2010-10-31 22:04:00 |
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Seattle Times
[Hot off the presses, within minutes of the Masquerade, a special edition Society Sheet.]
CENTRO MASQUERADE A HOWLING SUCCESS [Photo of costumed Henry VIII and the Gumshoe kissing.] The Halloween Masque at Centro on Halloween night was quite the smash, attracting a select crowd of attendants from all corners of Seattle society. Patrons of the restaurant mixed and mingled in masks and outlandish costumes, from 18th century beauties, to belly dancers, to firemen. Everyone turned out for what some are calling the party of the year, from well-known philanthropist and recluse Colt Byron, to Seattle's most eligible billionaire Thomas Brandon, to Jim Whitmire, proprietor of local 'The Magic Store' theatre. The Seattle Times' own Johnny Copeland and Max Main were in attendance, and they seemed to be enjoying the libations Centro had to offer with little restraint. Some of the mingling was decidedly racy, some more playful. Two men at the party, one dressed in a riot suit and the other as death himself, were rumored to have engaged in some less-than-savory activities in the men's room. A young woman dressed as a fairy was seen kissing a variety of partners throughout the evening of both genders. One woman in a nurse outfit and another dressed as a witch found themselves a slew of female conquests between them, while the Mezzanine was, according to one overheard conversation, where the really interesting activity was going on. [Photo of costumed Pikachu and Archer peering into the Mezzanine.] A man dressed as Henry VIII was seen with not one, not two, not three, but six different conversation partners over the course of the night, and eventually revealed himself to be society darling and author Adam Morgenstern. Rumor has it that the last of these women, whom he was seen kissing toward the end of the night, was none other than Daryl Hockney, fueling talk that the on-again-off-again couple may just be on-again. Some younger patrons were in attendance as well. One tiff between a pair of teenaged beaus dressed respectively in a pokemon and a Robin Hood costume had the older patrons yearning for their youth. Some patrons also came to the masque decidedly in character, delighting the attendees, including a young woman claiming to be a 'Captain Starsaber,' investigating our world from another planet, and a man dressed as a Harlequin and calling himself 'Arlecchino,' tumbling around the floor throughout the night. [Photo of the Hunter, costumed all in black, with the caption: The Bat?] Some costume highlights for the women included a young woman in elaborate, hand-painted sugar skull makeup, an unknown beauty dressed as a Lionfish replete with spines and a gauzy dress, a woman dressed to the nines as Jessica Rabbit, and a fallen angel replete with wings with missing feathers. For the men there was a Phantom of the Opera, a space man with LED helmet, a Cardinal and a Priest (who must have felt out of place at such a hedonistic event!), and a ranger straight out of Lord of the Rings. All in all, the party has created a great deal of buzz surrounding the couples in attendance and the new relationships sparked during the course of the event. There seem to be no end to the rumors surrounding the party, from reports by attendees of drugged drinks to insinuations that even some of the city's vigilante community was in attendance. Brigham Mercer, owner of the club, is surely thrilled that his party went down not only with a smash, but will be fueling gossip for months to come. What's next on the agenda? Well, the general consensus seems to be that if there is no Halloween masque next year, Halloween just won't be the same. |