The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-02-04

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Ground Hogs day. What II it was
rAiningi Sheltered BY kindly "buss,'
beautiful GsbutterAies" feminine came
with unmoistened wings and light heartp |
Quite, dies With hearts y to set unpleas-
ant weather at bay 10 the whill Of pleas.
ure. Crowded soon with the gay thfoug
were halls and parlors. and then came
music--excellent music-and the s1ight
tripping" Of the inspiring dance. After
ward an elegant supper. and then more
dancing, and not till late hour did the
happy com any adjourn. We might have
said more about it, but Slukes comes in
just now, With manuscript in hand, and
smile on his usually cadaverous "phiz "
Slukes wants to tell his story. and We
submit
"Was at the Butterfly Club, my crony.
Nice time gay company-charmlng but
terfiies. Many people there. Laid off
our overcoat; put away our umbrella; bat
ditto; brushed mud off our boots; went
into one parlor-buiterfies there; another
/ butterflies there; into hall more
butterflies; were dancing; looked We on
pleasedly. Fair one asked us if We liked
to see dancing. Answered 70 then, we
didst; nothing pleases us more, except to
wouldst Asked lovely butterfly femi-
nine, Lowest thou chicken salad-no,
no-wis't dance with US, we mean -
were absent minded. Lovely butterfly
said, yes. Hooked on. Took a posish.
Got on WI ong side. Changed about
One big fiddle and two little ones struck
up music. Danced We then desperately.
Tramped on partners dress and tore it.
Begged Eardon. Tramped on some ether
body's partser's dress and tore it. Beg
ged pardon. Swung lady with right
hand; swung lady with left hand; swung
lady with both hands; jumped about the
floor with the agility of snpersnuuated
drsy horse. and the elegance of a selt-pro-
polling, dislocated boot jack. Tramped
on evsrybody's dress aud begged every
bojy's pardon. Egad but wasn't it
Jolly? Danced until we got thoroughly
wound up and. had TO give over; then
went to supper. Magnificent supper
Had it been that that was let down to
Peer from Heaven 10 a sheet, but
wouldn't he Fave got up and pitched in
ami never word I And those oysters
never tasted We bettert than those.
Alter supper more dancing. Our ex-
perience didn't vary from first attempt.
Dincing and watching. my crony. staid
We there until The "wee sna' houss," adj
miring the butterflies, and visiting that
those aims Of ours was flower sat the
charming insects might light the feupon
And now, my crouy, as a faithful cor
pendent, after the fashion Of New
York and Washington city correspd ndens,
must We briefly describe the nota1les aud
their costumes:
Miss A. she was magnfcently at
tired ina dress aud slippers. She also
had hair OF her head. Her attend hnl Wis
Mr. 0. P. He was elegantly arrayed 10
a cravat and black kid gloves. He wore
whiskers. IL is sealdalously rp0rted
that he used Onguent to bring them ont,
aud that they are dyed. We ddn't be-
ieve it. The couple were generally n
ceded to be the most attractive oil the
company. They went home wheu The
party was over.
Miss C. p. She wore an elegad dress
Of some colbr with tail 10 it. She lad
ribbons on her head-hair Also Tue lat.
ter was frowzy; as it was "frowz+ d'' Cor
the occasion, however, it prodaeed
chafmiug effect. Her attendant " as MIR.
q. K He vas The handsomest man 10
the room and wore neatly fitting pair OF
pants and striped silk neek.tie.s AS his
partner was the loveliest lady present the
couple we're greatly admired They leit
| when the rest of the company did.
Miss E. F., by all odds the mos
charming lady at the party. She wore .
lovely dress. It had two tails to it. She
wore kid gloves and shoes. Her attend
ant. Mr. s. t, wore pants of splendid
fl. This couple went home when every
body else did.
Miss @. H. was richly arrsyed in
dress. 1t had three tails to it. The tails
were elegantly adorned with braid, or
something of the sort. They stuck out
horizontally in dancing and produced a
splendid effect. Her attendant w.s Mr.
\. q. He had on a brightly polished
pair of boots and an elegant wais,coat.
He wore whiskers and they were red
The couple didn't stay after the remain.